Oh, I'm Really Thriving Here

I received some great scores in the mail the other day. I ordered them and expected them to arrive, but it was still nice to come downstairs and see a box waiting for me at the bottom of the stairs. I went on a bit of a splurge, prompted by some sales and coupons, and bought Vega One bars in chocolate cherry and chocolate-chocolate, as well as a container of the Vega One shake powder. I apparently went elbow deep in that website because I forgot I had also ordered a copy of Brendan Brazier's nutrition/recipe book, Thrive Foods.

I've started reading the book and am pretty stoked so far. It falls somewhere between a cookbook, nutrition book, and self help book, but in a way that doesn't feel too put on. So far, a lot of what I've read isn't anything that's shattered my world view, but it does put some hard facts and figures to things I had only felt before but no doctor or other specialist was really able or willing to validate. The recipes are all vegan and allergen free, which is a wonderful relief from the other vegan cookbooks I have, which rely heavily on soy and gluten which upset my stomach, and cause headaches and inflammation. E. has also been reading it, so hopefully he'll be on board with taking it to heart and it will be a lot easier to move in a healthy and positive direction (if we can afford it….I did just quit my job, after all).

I also brought along a Vega bar on my bike ride today to hang posters in some farther reaching neighborhoods, and it helped to tide me over until I got home, so I didn't buy any food while on the road, and I also maintained my nutrition which helped me 1) make a healthy dinner of zucchini, eggplant, and tomato sauce once I came home (based on a recipe from the book), and 2) eat Ben and Jerry's from the container with a reckless irony not lost on me.

However, prior to receiving my scores, I did make some healthy zucchini bread which does not fall in line with Brendan Brazier's rules for Thriving. But I'll post the recipe next in case anyone would like to try.