Monday, August 6, 2012

August 4, 2012.

We watched the movies Food,Inc and Forks Over Knives recently and as a result we've decided to try eating healthier. So now I'm a vegan. Christy likes to point out that I'm not actually a vegan but I am trying to adapt to a vegetarian lifestyle.

With this in mind I had Christy stop in at the local Chinese restaurant to pick up a take out menu. Imagine my surprise that when she brought the menu home it was in Spanish. ¿Que? Si, esta en Espanol. I dunno, I guess the local Mexican population eats enough Chinese food to make these menus warranted.

Back at our marina Christy has always had a little something growing. Last year it was strawberries hanging from the boom.
This year its a watermelon plant our friend Laura planted in a huge pot on the dock. Damn if it didn't spit out a pair of watermelons. These dock melons yielded some picture perfect really tasty fruit.

Although they were boat sized....

7 comments:

Latitude 43 said...

No way. You mean there will be some Lobster left in the water when we get there? I don't want to eat them, just want to see some.

S/V Veranda said...

I've given up red meat, chicken and farm raised fish.....lobster, I'm all over...lol. Theres plenty, fear not.

Deb said...

Good luck with that. Our oldest was a vegan for years and now a couple of our grandsons have pretty bad food allergy issues so it's been a challenge to find food to feed them all. You better stay away from my food blog then lol. Not too much healthy on there :)

Deb
S/V Kintala
www.theretirementproject.blogspot.com

Anonymous said...

Turn it over. There is English on the other side.

Unknown said...

I haven’t seen these movies yet, but have heard a lot about them. I’ve been trying to focus more on healthy eating lately too. One of my cooking classes a couple of weeks ago focused completely on grains and I was surprised to find out how much protein, antioxidants, and vitamins many of the grains had, especially Quinoa, not to mention a ton of good health benefits. And they all tasted pretty darn good, too. :)

S/V Veranda said...

I figure if I watch what I eat when were home I'll be way ahead of the game. We don't eat out that often.

Yeah, I know theres English on the other side I was just surprised to see the Spanish.

The movies were both eye opening and a little maddening.

Chip Estabrooks M/V Scout said...

Eating dock melons and ordering your chinese in spanish.
Just living the dream!