FoodRxD

No such thing as a vegan

I totally respect people who choose not to eat meat because of the way animals are treated.  Growing up on a farm, I used to go and cry in the haybarn whenever animals where slaughtered.  My father must have despaired at this soft excuse for a Waikato farmers son he'd raised.......

But it's not natural, and it's not optimal.  The key word there - optimal.  Yes you can live to a ripe old age avoiding animal protein, but do you want years in your life, or life in your years?  An optimal existence is one that involves developing, nuturing and using a strong healthy body to its full potential.  And that potential is only realised through consumption of animals.

Yes it is possible to get enough protein from other sources, but please don't think you are protecting animals from harm as a result of your choices.  After you look at the photo, have a read of The Vegetarian Myth by former vegan Lierre Keith.  You can see a few pages at this link.

 

Not your normal post workout feed.....

There's a dish down at Nosh that is comprised of a couple eggs and bacon sitting on an enormous deep fried potato cake, all of which is drizzled in hollandaise sauce.  I have promised myself I'll only eat it if I've done a workout like Murph first.  So far the stars have not aligned for me.

So I decided to make a slightly healthier version after training today. 

Kumara (sweet potato) and zucchini hash browns with bacon, eggs and mustard hollandaise.

Hash Browns - grated kumara and zucc, squeezed out the juice with paper towels, beat a couple of eggs and mixed.  I fried handfuls in palm oil, another new fat I'm trying.  I now have lard, dripping, butter, ghee, coconut oil and palm oil for high temp cooking.  Ghee is still my favourite.  The palm oil tastes quite neutral.

Hollandaise  - I made a simple hollandaise by melting some butter (2 TBS) in a double boiler, squeezing in half a lemon, then slowly adding it to a beaten egg yolk.  Chuck it back in the double boiler and finish off, while stirring all the time.  Add some wholegrain mustard if you're feeling fancy.  Stack up all your treats and pour the sauce over.

Even with the better carb and fat choices, this is still a fairly serious calorie bomb- not for every day consumption.  My guestimate would be about 6P, 6C, 30F.  Way too much fat for a normal post workout meal; we could bring it into line by ditching the bacon, cooking the hash browns in less fat and going light on the sauce.