Saturday - Breakfast - Watercress with mixed greens and microgreens and coriander blossoms. Breakfast bowl with Blue Goose field peas, oats, spelt, barley, nectarine, pluot, kiwi, guava, longans, pear, banana, blueberries, raspberries, sour cherries, fig, pomegranate, mulberries, goji berries, goldenberries, walnuts, flax, chia, hemp, sunflower & pumpkin seeds, soy milk. Lunch - Mixed greens, a leftover piece of homemade veggie pizza, watermelon, and an apple. Dinner - WFPB veggie burgers from Tracy’s Real Foods, sweet potato and Yukon Gold oven fries, steamed broccoli and cauliflower. Dessert - Vanilla macadamia banana nice cream.

How fun! I’ve been to several Comic Cons with my kids, and there is SO much to see and do. Don’t worry about not wearing a costume - lots of people don’t.

That is so awesome. Watch out, before you know it you'll have your own herd like I do! Horses are my Zen.🙂🐴 Bless you for working at the rescue. There is such a great need for more equine rescues in this country.

I don’t have any personal experience to add, but a dermatologist I know said that her first and most important piece of advice for people suffering from acne is to completely eliminate dairy from their diets. She said that for many people, acne will disappear after dairy is removed - no products or scary drugs needed.

Friday - Breakfast - Watercress with mixed greens and microgreens and coriander blossoms. Breakfast bowl with soybeans, oats, rye, barley, mango, banana, kiwi, guava, longans, pineapple, Galia melon, blueberries, blackberries, pomegranate, apple, pear, lemon and orange zest, fig, apricot, chokeberries, elderberries, barberries, mulberries, goji berries, goldenberries, walnuts, flax, chia, hemp, sunflower & pumpkin seeds, soy milk. Lunch - Big salad with mixed greens and microgreens, tofu, tomato, beets, carrot, radishes, scallions, sesame seeds, jungle peanuts, cashew hemp Caesar dressing. A walnut chocolate chip WellBean bar. Dinner - We finished up the leftover posole. I made another batch of oil-free, salt-free tortilla chips and we ate those with salsa and guacamole.

Thursday - Breakfast - Watercress with mixed greens and microgreens. Breakfast bowl with snowcap beans, oats, spelt, barley, papaya, passion fruit, dragon fruit, kiwi, guava, longans, mango, apple, pear, blueberries, pomegranate, fig, sour cherries, lime and orange zest, mulberries, goji berries, goldenberries, walnuts, flax, chia, hemp, sunflower & pumpkin seeds, soy milk. Lunch - Big salad with mixed greens, tofu, sweet potato, almonds, sesame seeds, carrot, tomato, mushrooms, cashew hemp Caesar dressing. A walnut chocolate chip WellBean bar. Dinner - Two kinds of homemade pizza with lots of veggies - grilled onions and peppers, shiitake and oyster mushrooms, artichoke hearts, green olives. One pizza had tomato based sauce with Local Spicery’s pepperoni spice mix, and the other was topped with Dr. Fuhrman’s WFPB pesto recipe. The recipe calls for greens and nuts and you can mix and match whatever kinds you like. I used walnuts with kale, parsley, and basil. It turned out delicious and I’ll be making it again. It would be great over pasta, grains, or veggies.

Wednesday - Breakfast - Watercress with mixed greens and microgreens. Breakfast bowl with French lentils, oats, barley, kamut, blueberries, blackberries, pomegranate, kiwi, guava, banana, fig, apricot kernels, barberries, elderberries, chokeberries, mulberries, goji berries, goldenberries, apple, pear, longans, lemon and orange zest, walnuts, flax, chia, hemp, sunflower & pumpkin seeds, soy milk. Lunch - Big salad with mixed greens, seaweed, beets, baby onions, carrots, tomato, tofu, sweet potato, pistachios, sesame seeds, mushrooms, cashew hemp Caesar dressing (Dr. Fuhrman recipe). A Cara Cara orange. Dinner - I made homemade enchilada sauce and then used it to make posole. So good! I threw in lots of veggies and beans - onion, garlic, bell pepper, Anaheim peppers, corn, pinto beans, black beans, butter beans. I also made oil-free, salt-free tortilla chips. Dessert - WFPB Sunny pumpkin oat muffins from Tracy’s Real Foods.

We’re a good pair - I do the meal planning and cooking and he happily does cleanup duty!

Tuesday - Breakfast - Watercress with mixed greens and microgreens. Breakfast bowl with cranberry beans, oats, rye, barley, kiwi, guava, banana, longans, Galia melon, blueberries, blackberries, pomegranate, fig, nectarine, sour cherries, lemon and orange zest, mulberries, goji berries, goldenberries, pear, apple, mango, walnuts, flax, chia, hemp, sunflower & pumpkin seeds, soy milk. Lunch - Kale and mixed microgreens. Ezekiel toast with avocado, tofu, beets, scallions, sesame seeds, sriracha. A Sumo orange. Dinner - We stretched the last of the lemony chickpea wild rice soup by adding mushroom ravioli and steamed broccoli.

Take a look on Etsy. I've seen lots of fragrance free shampoos and shampoo bars on there.

Monday - Breakfast - A lemon poppyseed WellBean bar while running errands. Watercress with mixed greens and microgreens. Breakfast bowl with Santanero Delgado beans, oats, spelt, barley, banana, kiwi, guava, longans, mango, blueberries, strawberries, chokeberries, elderberries, sour cherries, pomegranate, passion fruit, dragon fruit, lemon and lime zest, pineapple, Galia melon, mulberries, goji berries, goldenberries, walnuts, flax, chia, hemp, sunflower & pumpkin seeds, soy milk. Lunch - Mixed greens and microgreens. Ezekiel toast with avocado, edamame, scallions, beets, sesame seeds, sriracha. A blood orange. Dinner - Dh and I are enjoying our favorite groove of having a salad or artichoke with some kind of bean/veggie soup most nights of the week. I always feel great eating a light, early dinner, and it makes it easy to maintain our weights. Tonight we had a steamed artichoke with Monkey & Me’s delicious Lemony Chickpea Rice Soup. I used wild rice and added shiitake mushrooms. Dessert - Chocolate hazelnut banana nice cream.

I used to have the worst time with rice paper until someone told me to only dip it in warm water for ten seconds or less. I’ve done that ever since, and it works much better. Also, I have found that some brands of rice paper are easier to work with than others.

No, don't scrub. They are supposed to be brown. You don't have to remove the stems, either - the stems are edible. Unless there is a lot of dirt on the mushrooms, I just give them a super quick rinse under a trickle of running water.

Sunday - Breakfast - Watercress with mixed greens and microgreens. Breakfast bowl with soybeans, oats, barley, kamut, blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, sour cherries, pluot, papaya, longans, Galia melon, kiwi, guava, fig, apricot kernels, pomegranate, lemon and orange zest, mulberries, goji berries, goldenberries, walnuts, flax, chia, hemp, sunflower & pumpkin seeds, soy milk. Lunch - Mixed greens and microgreens. Ezekiel toast with avocado, beets, eggplant, scallions, edamame, sriracha. A Sumo orange. Dinner - A steamed artichoke and a bowl of French Country Cabbage Lentil soup.

Dh and I had Covid in January and neither of us had a fever, just a couple days of mild cold symptoms. Feel better soon!

Saturday - Breakfast - Watercress with mixed greens and microgreens. Breakfast bowl with Blue Goose field peas, oats, barley flakes, wheat flakes, pineapple, Galia melon, blueberries, strawberries, blackberries, barberries, chokeberries, elderberries, apricot, fig, banana, kiwi, mango, apple, pear, guava, lemon and lime zest, mulberries, goji berries, goldenberries, walnuts, flax, chia, hemp, sunflower & pumpkin seeds, soy milk. Lunch - Mixed lettuces and microgreens. Ezekiel toast with mashed edamame, roasted mushrooms, beets, eggplant, scallions, sauerkraut. A blood orange. Dinner - Repeat of last night: A steamed artichoke and a bowl of French Country Cabbage Lentil soup.

That looks like an amazing trip! This thread reminds me of a recent interview on Chef AJ Live with a 70 y.o. woman who hikes long distances all over the world. Her name is Ruth Morley. I'm not a hiker, but it was so interesting! She went into a lot of detail about what she carries in her pack and what food she takes. There was so much interest from viewers that she is going to come back for another episode to talk more about her food and how she makes it. She makes whole food plant based meals and dehydrates them, then rehydrates them on the trail. If anyone is interested, here's the episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jw8plD1ZlN0 And here is Ruth's blog: https://thetrek.co/author/ruth-morley/

Friday - Breakfast - Watercress with mixed greens and microgreens and coriander blossoms. Breakfast bowl with black ayocote beans, oats, barley flakes, wheat flakes, kiwi, longans, pineapple, canary melon, blueberries, pomegranate, dragon fruit, passion fruit, fig, nectarine, pluot, sour cherries, lemon and orange zest, mulberries, goji berries, goldenberries, walnuts, flax, chia, hemp, sunflower & pumpkin seeds, soy milk. Lunch - Big salad with mixed greens, seaweed, tofu, edamame, tomato, carrot, beets, mushrooms, zucchini, broccoli, cauliflower, spicy peanut dressing. A few slices of apple and pear. Dinner - A steamed artichoke and a bowl of French Country Cabbage Lentil Soup from Monkey & Me. First time I’ve made this recipe and it is a nice one - besides the cabbage and lentils, it has onions, carrots, garlic, tomatoes, potatoes. I skipped the red wine and added mushrooms and kale. Definitely a keeper! Dessert - Dr. Fuhrman’s butter pecan banana nice cream, again. I usually make nice cream about 2x/week and rotate between a few of our favorite flavors, but this one is so good that it’s on repeat.

I was going to recommend these, too - love them! I get the regular length, not capris. I’m tall and capris are always too short for me.

Thursday - Breakfast - Watercress with mixed greens and microgreens and coriander blossoms. Breakfast bowl with papa de rola beans, oats, barley flakes, wheat flakes, apricot kernels, strawberries, blueberries, pomegranate, pineapple, kiwi, mango, longans, banana, pear, fig, elderberries, chokeberries, barberries, mulberries, goji berries, goldenberries, passion fruit, dragon fruit, lemon and lime zest, walnuts, flax, chia, hemp, sunflower & pumpkin seeds, soy milk. Lunch - It was farrier day and I was rushed, so I just grabbed a black bean patty from the fridge, a clamshell of mixed microgreens, and a few pieces of canary melon. Dinner - Tofu scrambles - I used Shane & Simple’s recipe and added in some extras (roasted mushrooms, yellow bell pepper, Anaheim pepper, onions). WFPB breakfast “sausage” from Nutcase Vegan - so good. Seitan “bacon” (got this in my produce box and gave it a try - pretty good). Steamed broccoli and cauliflower.

Glad to hear she was starting to feel better! About dog size and bloat - any size or shape of dog can bloat. Large, deep chested breeds are prone to it, but it absolutely can happen to any dog. Our vets say they have seen all sizes, shapes, and breeds bloat, from Chihuahuas on up, so it is important for all dog owners to know the signs.

Good luck and I think you are doing the right thing by taking her in. I hope it turns out to be nothing major. I have been through serious situations with both dogs and horses stretching out their bellies like that, so it is a symptom that always has me contacting the vet right away.

If it is bloat, you don't have 4-8 hours to wait. I would go to the walk in ER. If they know she is having signs of bloat, they might prioritize her ahead of other patients with less concerning symptoms.

Yes, I would take her now.

For me, repeatedly going into the praying position means call the vet now. That position is an attempt to relieve stomach pain and can be a sign of bloat, which is an emergency. Best case scenario is she just has gas or minor gastro upset, but I would want to rule out something more serious like bloat or a blockage.