You may be asking: Now What Do I Eat?

The commentary before the blog article:

Hi, I’m Queen Sereda. You can Follow me on Instagram @ queen_sereda to see what I’m doing nowadays plus check out how I’m eating. To begin, I must share an update to this blog article with you before you go in to start reading it.

You see, I was having digestive issues for a while now. Several years. So I started changing my lifestyle again and again. Nothing seemed to work for me for long enough to matter. I had to

to get to the root of why I was having the issues I was having.

However, I still needed more help. So I called on my ancestors and angels. I even went to the doctor to ask them. Nothing happened there. Not 1 thing! I’m for real!

I went back to my guides. They tremendouly helped.

Being a black queen and a starseed I love feeling my best. Like you probably do too…and I was so serious about feeling my best. I had gotten to the point where I was so flippin bloated I couldn’t really meditate the way I wanted to.

My stomach needed some extra love. Because I was belching too often for my tastes. I didn’t know what was going on. So I started to write about my process. I kept notes. I knew I had to make more changes. I needed to be able to meditate as deeply as possible honey!

Not being able to pull my tummy in to slow down my breath wasn’t working. That was a no-no! The breath is the lifeline. Without deep breathing I felt my recovery time wouldn’t be so good. That was when I was willing to do almost anything to get better. I was tired of not feeling good. I was then led by inspiration to cut out even more of certain foods I was eating again. I didn’t want to though.

In the middle of improving my life many times. I sat down to write this article for my family and friends at the time. They were coming to me asking me what I was doing. I had been struggling with having enough energy to carry out simple tasks. So I needed to amp things up again.

And Since I published this blog article below I have made major shifts in how I’m eating. Since back in 2012 there is so much that has changed about what I eat. I have currently adopted into my life a low carbohydrate, high-fat diet with intermitting fasting as well.

Speaking of eating I need to go right now. It’s already at 12:55 pm. However, I haven’t eaten as of today! I planned my meals ahead this week. So my food is waiting for me already premade. Plus I have some chia pudding waiting for me in the refrigerator.

This new lifestyle and way of eating is totally refreshing, empowering, yummy and it’s really giving me life. Since I wrote the middle to later parts of this article.

I had to change from being just a vegan, vegetarian, blood type, raw vegan, paleo and ayurvedic. For now, this is some of the processes that I went through when I was optimizing what to eat and why.

It’s currently the year 2019 and I eat a Keto diet. I’m pretty strict. I do eat well though. Sometimes I do cheat with a couple of items. For the time being since you’re here. Read this blog article. Hopefully, I’ll have the updated healthy eating routine of mine to share with you Soon.

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As you begin your transition to a more wholesome diet, remember that tastes for foods are learned. You may want to begin slowly, by replacing high-fat dairy products with fat-free versions and eating meat less often. However, making a complete break from animal foods is so rewarding that it’s actually easier for most people.

All your needs for protein, calcium and other vital nutrients are easy to satisfy if you eat enough calories each day from a wide variety of foods. It’s that simple! The only nutrient deserving extra consideration is Vitamin B-12, which, since it is made by bacteria, is not naturally present in plants (or meat). Your B-12 requirements can be easily met by including cereal or (the food items in this article were written a while back hence the Soymilk 🙂 references) soymilk fortified with B-12, or a B-12 supplement twice a week.

Step 1
Reduce or eliminate red meat, poultry, and fish. Replace with health-supporting grain, legume, and potato-based dishes. Or, start by giving yourself larger servings of rice, potatoes, and vegetables at meals — and ever smaller portions of meat.

Step 2
Increase intake of calcium-rich vegetables — broccoli, kale, collards, mustard and turnip greens, bok choy, black beans, chickpeas, calcium-processed tofu, calcium-fortified soymilk, calcium-fortified orange juice, and blackstrap molasses. Choose more raw fruits and vegetables: cooking destroys nutrients. Try for 50% of your daily intake as uncooked foods and gradually increase the proportion. Buy organic.

Step 3
Reduce “luxury” fats. Hydrogenated oils (like margarine) are artificially thickened vegetable oils that can damage your arteries and have been linked to some cancers. Gradually eliminate both butter and margarine from your diet. Reduce your use of cooking oils and oil-based salad dressings. Switch to nonfat (or low-fat) versions of prepared foods (and dairy products, if you still eat them). Read product labels. Replace eggs in baking with two tablespoons of water plus ground flaxseed (watch a video on how to do a flaxseed per egg — or try Ener-G egg substitute.

Step 4
Replace dairy products with non-dairy foods. Delicious milk, cheeses, and frozen desserts based on soy, almond, coconut, rice, nuts, and seeds are available in health food stores and many grocery stores.

Step 5
Reduce refined carbohydrates (white flour, white sugar, white rice, etc. By choosing whole grain products and natural sweeteners (fruits, juices, maple syrup, etc).

It’s easy – There is an endless supply of fabulous vegetarian recipes from many cultures. A wide variety of cookbooks are available in bookstores and health food stores. There are several lines of fast foods — pilafs, falafels, hummus, “burgers,” “tofu-helpers,” etc. — for sale across the country. If you can’t find them in your store, ask your grocer to carry them — she or he is always looking for suggestions. Ask your favorite restaurant to serve vegan burgers, pasta dishes, etc.

Healthy Ideas for Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Drinks, and even Snacks

Breakfast

Cereal Lovers – Try hot or cold whole grain cereal or granola with soy milk and fruit. Use maple syrup or honey instead of sugar. Try apple juice on granola with nut milk–

Bread Lovers – Try whole grain bread, toast, bagels, non-dairy muffins or specialty bread, with raisins or dates and nuts or seeds. Remember, even soy margarine have just as much fat as butter. Try apple butter, pure fruit jams, nut butter, hummus or tahini on your bread or bagel.

Egg Lovers – Don’t knock scrambled tofu until you’ve tried it. There are easy mixes put out by several companies, as well as recipes in vegetarian cookbooks. Try sautéing cubed firm tofu with anything you would add to an omelet.

Other breakfasts – Treat yourself to waffles or pancakes made with soy milk — try using ½ banana in place of each egg — and smothered in fresh or hot cooked fruit. Make fruit smoothies with everything you can imagine. Use sweet fruit to make breakfast cobbler or pie and you won’t need to add sugar when baking.

Lunch or Dinner

Sandwiches – Whole grain bread, avocado, grated carrots, sprouts, lettuce, tomatoes, and thinly sliced cucumbers make great sandwiches. Try nut butter with pure fruit jams or hummus with crisp sliced vegetables. Vegetarian cookbooks have great recipes for spreads. Falafel is delicious.

Salads – Most vegetables can be served raw, chopped small or grated in salads. Cooked beans (garbanzos, kidney, black, lentils, etc.), sprouts, seeds, nuts, and avocados are excellent. Try salad dressings with little or no oil and/or flavored vinegar. Stuff your salad into pita bread and add tahini to it.

Pasta – Try all those special pasta made with wholesome grains, vegetables, and spices. Experiment with marinara, pesto, and tomato basil sauces. Try sautéing garlic, onions, summer squash, red bell peppers and tomatoes in a little olive oil — or in a little sesame oil and tamari (soy sauce).

Burritos or Tacos – Try beans (black beans are great), rice or potatoes, avocado, tomatoes, lettuce or crisp shredded cabbage, salsa, soy cheese, etc. Use soft corn or whole wheat tortillas. Find your own favorite combinations. Nachos con todo (with everything) is a great fast meal.

Potatoes – Potatoes can be baked, steamed, mashed or home-fried. Try them with sauces, salsas, mustard, in soups or salads. Treat yourself to mushroom gravy. Remember yams and sweet potatoes.

Veggie or Tofu Burgers – There are many varieties in stores. They are delicious and easy to bake, fry, barbecue or microwave. Tofu hot dogs are almost indistinguishable from the original. Pile on the lettuce, tomatoes, onions, pickles, ketchup, mustard, tofu mayo, and barbecue sauce.

Vegetables – Try stir-fried or steamed, served with brown rice, millet, barley or potatoes. Ad cubed firm tofu and tamari or mushroom gravy for a feast.

Pizza – Use whole wheat crust, tomato sauce, spices, soy cheese, and all your favorite trimmings. Try almonds, garlic, and fresh tomatoes.

Soups – Beans, lentils, nuts, veggies, grains, potatoes, tofu — anything is good in soup. Simmer your favorite vegetables for a few minutes and add a little miso for a quick treat. There are many brands of instant soups made with wholesome an delicious ingredients — just add boiling water, stir and wait.

Drinks and Snacks

Milk – Soy, rice, nut or seed milk are perfect substitutes for cow and goat milk. Carob, chocolate, and vanilla versions are delicious. Watch out — some have added oils that make them just as high in fat as cow milk.

Juices – Many bottled organic juices are available all across the country. Look for local fresh-squeezed brands. Juice your own. Many vegetable juices are just as delicious as fruit juices. Be daring — carrot juice can be habit-forming.

Water and Tea – Add sliced lemons, limes, oranges or tangerines to fresh clean water. Try herbal iced teas and hot teas.

Snacks – Go for crispy foods like popcorn, pretzels, chips, fresh fruit, carrots, nuts, seeds and celery with almond butter. Enjoy cobblers and pies made from sweet fresh fruit, smoothies, non-dairy cookies and muffins, dried fruit, frozen fruit bars and non-dairy frozen desserts like Rice Dream and Tofutti. Avoid preservatives and buy organic.