Hello...newB

[Guest guest]

Hi all, new here and new to healthy cooking. I just turned 43 and my

health is a shambles! I have been trying to adopt a more vegetarian-

like diet It hasn't been easy, for one, I am

trying to lower my sodium intake drastically, and secondly, I live in a

border town, where the majority of people who live here aren't very

health conscious, so my shopping choices are limited. One health food

store, and it's inventory is quite paltry, and expensive! In the

grocery stores, the pickin's are pretty slim here. And the farmer's markets are

only

in operation in the winter. Every 6 weeks or so, my husband and I head

up to San Diego, where I try to stock up on dry goods, but as far as

fresh foods go, I can't safely transport them the over-2-hours-trip

home. And most processed foods are out of the question, as they usually

are super-high in sodium. I also am looking for some really good and

easy lunches I can take to work. Any thoughts? Anything is appreciated.

And thanks for letting me be part of this group

[Guest guest]

I just joined this group myself and have some of the same issues with where

I live. I can't eat many processed foods either because of food allergies.

One thing I try to do is stock up on cheap seasonal stuff and keep extras

frozen. I try to keep a supply of carrots, chopped up potatoes, onion,

pepper, celery, etc. That helps a little during the times I can't get to the

farm I like, and especially in the winter when there just isn't much

available. I have a simple soup I make year-round with broth and whatever

veggies and herbs I have at the time, and it helps to be able to just pull

out some bags of veggies, throw them in the pot and have a pot of soup ready

in an hour to last the week. I also will buy frozen veggies...those are

better than canned.

As for lunches, I'll take salads with beans added for protein. Or sometimes

I'll just take cut up fruit and veggies and maybe some peanut butter or

hummus. I am trying to cut back on eating a lot of pasta or bread, but you

could take pasta salads or veggie sandwiches.

I just try to eat as simple as possible.

Michelle in Virginia

 

On Sun, Aug 10, 2008 at 8:06 AM, d_altstatt65 <d_altstatt65wrote:

 

> Hi all, new here and new to healthy cooking. I just turned 43 and my

> health is a shambles! I have been trying to adopt a more vegetarian-

> like diet It hasn't been easy, for one, I am

> trying to lower my sodium intake drastically, and secondly, I live in a

> border town, where the majority of people who live here aren't very

> health conscious, so my shopping choices are limited. One health food

> store, and it's inventory is quite paltry, and expensive! In the

>