My first food, so I am told, was mother's milk. My father was a doctor and strongly believed in starting solid food for infants as soon as possible so I soon became a typical "Gerber's" baby. I have few early memories associated with food until about age 10. From 10 thru high school, I was extremely selective about what I would eat. Occasionally I would have a separate main course prepared for me because I would not eat what the family ate. Spaghetti was the most unpalatable dish I remember. I wouldn't eat pizza until I was about 16. Dad loved beef and we would routinely take our outboard motor boat across the 3 mile stretch over to Canada and load up on great priced range fed streaks to fill the freezer and the bar-b-que all summer. We ate quite "royally" back then. I loved steak and potatoes.

I was always thin and near age 10 I was actually called "skinny" by my perpetually pestering sister. I started to "fill out" in high school. After I started college, and especially when I started living in my own place in my 20's, I became much more omnivorous. For a few years I lived with my brother (Philip) and various females in a house in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It was the dawning of the age of Macrobiotics and Natural Foods and Phil became a non meat eater. I was still highly conditioned to the "meat = protein = absolutely essential" mentality that was programmed into me as a child. I scorned and debated his lifestyle but we still lived quite harmoniously despite that one major difference. We all learn at our own speed ... Ironically, now that I have become a Vegan, he eats some animal products. It has been since the spring of 1991 that I have "purified" my diet and I am pleased and quite well adjusted to a "no animal products" lifestyle. There is debate the vegans lack "B¹²" vitamin. I took supplements for a while but have ceased doing so.

If we can be healthy without killing animals ... Why don't we? ... Taste and the "System" ... Wake up Humans ! ! ! The next time you want a hamburger, go to a ranch, get to know a cow, and look into its eyes as you kill it ........

WHAT   DOES   THIS   VEGAN   EAT  ?

 HOMEMADE   BREAD 
with peanut butter, cinnamon and a banana every day for breakfast
and with peanut butter and cinnamon for a late snack.

I love to cook a large pot of
multiple bean and barley
 HOMEMADE   SOUP 
and have enough for several days.

Now that I am toothless my eating habits are a bit different !

I do a lot of steaming of broccoli but also love
asparagus and brussel sprouts steamed to softness.

I love to pan fry in a covered iron skillet.
Sliced Russet potatoes or sweet potatoes with
cut onion and cut carrot simmered for a couple hours.
I add REDMONDS REAL SALT (ancient sea salt),
onion powder, BRAGG LIQUID AMINOS, pepper and malt vinegar.
The house smells marvelous for hours afterward too.


I love to grate raw carrots and put on sourdough bread
with mustard already spread on the bread.

I often cook pasta and have with pasta sauce
but will add garbanzo bean flour to the sauce for a creamy taste.

I often will have boiled brown rice with BRAGGs.

I love kiwis and avocados

I Drinks Lots of :
BERKEY Gravity Flow Filtered water,
TROPICANA Original Orange Juice, KNUDSEN's Black Cherry Juice,
Unfiltered Apple Juice, TROPICANA Grapefruit Juice


ESSENTIAL OILS
There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise
Proverbs 21:20
Usually uses a blend of oils called "Thieves"
when sore throats appear or to help prevent
soreness from dust breathed while working.
A drop or two of oil of Oregano helps my throat too !
I have a variety of small amounts of other
essential oils that I use for taste or
an odd symptom which can be alleviated by oils.

REGULARLY TAKES :
Zinc supplements (chelated) for general health and prostate health


Has used  SAPPO HILL  soap exclusively since 1995.
Stacey and the folks at:
Sappo Hill Soapworks, 654 Tolman Creek Road, Ashland, Oregon, 97520


Uses cold pressed extra virgin olive oil for skin dryness and
CHAPSTICK for dry lips.