urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:cookingneating cookingneating cookingneating 2006-03-20T21:07:14Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:cookingneating:333 2006-03-20T21:07:14Z 2006-03-20T21:07:14Z usa is a monster - wowah this is my food diary.<br /> i wanted to track what i eat in order to <br />a) make sure i'm eating healthy .<br />b)try to introduce new meals into my cooking rotation.<br />c) get inspired to try new ingredients.<br />d ) remember how to make the the experiments that turned out well.<br />e) try to be more aware of the stuff i eat and it's origins & safety.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />breakfast (noon)<br /><br />large glass of orange juice & water<br />homemade multi-grain porridge <br /><br />porridge :<br />3 cups boiling water<br />1 cup vanilla soy milk<br />1/3 cup organic cracked wheat<br />1/3 cup whole millet<br />1/4 cup organic quioa<br />heaping tablespoon flax seeds<br />heaping tablespoon sesame seeds<br />sprinkling of cinnamon<br />2 tablespoons succanat<br />1 cup organic rolled oats<br />2 apples , diced<br /><br />ok put everything into the rapidly boiling water/soy milk EXCEPT for the apples and rolled oats.<br />let boil 10 minutes<br />reduce heat to a simmer and add rolled oats and fruit and cook about 2 minutes<br /><br />serve with maple syrup & flax oil<br /><br /><br />snack (3:30)<br />2 deep fried veggie samosas (take out) with mint chutney <br />1 minola <br />glass of water<br /> large mug of oat straw/matte tea