The Vegetarian Tree: The Fruit is Good!: Latest Prego Craving

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Monday, September 12, 2011

Latest Prego Craving

We've relocated. Did I mention that? We have moved to Utah. Honestly, I'm a little devastated to leave my beautiful state of Pennsylvania but I am happy to be where I know the Lord wants my family to be.

We are staying with my mom and dad while we are waiting for our apartment to be ready. Most wonderful thing about staying here is: my moms garden tomatoes. OH MY GOODNESS!!! THEY ARE SO GOOD! I have dreamed and dreamed of having my own little garden, but it's hard in apartments...Anyway, we have been enjoying tomatoes and beets from her garden as well as nectarines and pears from her many fruit trees. Oh it's been delicious being here at moms.

I've had the same thing for lunch every single day for the past week and every day its just as good as the last time. This pregnancy has not been kind to me or my vegetarian appetite, but this lunch sandwich is definitely making up for a lot of that.

The {C}-{L}-{T}

Two slices of your favorite whole grain bread
mayo, to taste
cheddar cheese, as much as you like
1 garden fresh tomato, thickly sliced
crisp cold lettuce
salt and pepper to taste

1. Spread mayo over your two slices of bread. Lay cheese on top of mayo.
2. Sprinkle salt and pepper on both sides of tomato slices and then layer them on one of the pieces of bread.
3. Top with lettuce and remaining piece of bread.
4. Cut in half.

Serve with sliced strawberries and even some sun chips if you'd like. ENJOY!

p.s. I took a risk and made one of these (expect with thinly sliced tomato) for my 2 year old this afternoon and he ate the entire thing! It was then that I realized, maybe this sandwich is actually good and not just good to my pregnant self. It's a simple one but a good one.

One last thing: any readers of this blog know of any great homebirth/birth center midwives in or around the Salt Lake area? I'm in the market....

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Doctrine and Covenants 89:10-16

"I say unto you, all wholesome herbs God hath ordained for the constitution, nature, and use of man—Every herb (plant) in the season thereof, and every fruit in the season thereof; all these to be used with prudence and thanksgiving. Yea, flesh also of beasts and of the fowls of the air, I, the Lord, have ordained for the use of man with thanksgiving; nevertheless they are to be used sparingly; And it is pleasing unto me that they should not be used, only in times of winter, or of cold, or famine. All grain is ordained for the use of man and of beasts, to be the staff of life, not only for man but for the beasts of the field, and the fowls of heaven, and all wild animals that run or creep on the earth. And these hath God made for the use of man only in times of famine and excess of hunger. All grain is good for the food of man; as also the fruit of the vine; that which yieldeth fruit, whether in the ground or above the ground." (emphasis added)

John A. Widstoe

"It was shown in the history of plant science that plants contain all the necessary food substances: proteins, fats, starches and the carbohydrates, minerals...water {and} vitamins. The Great builder of the earth provided well for the physical needs of His children. Countless varieties of edible plants, vegetables, cereals, fruits and nuts are yielded by Mother Nature for man's daily food. If one uses meat it must be used sparingly and in winter or famine only...They who wish to be well and gain the promised reward stated in the Word of Wisdom must obey all of the law, not just part of it as suits their whim or their appetite, or their notion of its meaning." (The Word of Wisdom, a Modern Interpretation, 1950)

Doctrine and Covenants 59:16-21

"...the fulness of the earth is yours, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the air, and that which climbeth upon the trees and walketh upon the earth; Yea, and the herb, and the good things which come of the earth, whether for food or for rainment, or for houses, or for barns, or for orchards, or for gardens, or for vineyards; Yea, all things which come of the earth, in the season thereof, are made for the benefit and the use of man, both to please the eye and to gladden the heart; Yea, for food and for raiment, for taste and for smell, to strengthen the body and to enliven the soul. And it pleaseth God that he hath given all these things unto man; for unto this end were they made to be used, with judgment, not to excess, neither by extortion. And in nothing doth man offend God, or against none is his wrath kindled, save those who confess not his hand in all things, and obey not his commandments." (emphasis added)

Ezra Taft Benson

"There is no question that the health of the body affects the spirit, or the Lord would never have revealed the Word of Wisdom...Disease, fever and unexpected deaths are some of the consequences directly related to disobedience...To a great extent, we are physically what we eat. Most of us are acquainted with some of the prohibitions of the Word of Wisdom...but what need additional emphasis are the positive aspects - the need for vegetables, fruits, and grain, particularly wheat. We need a generation of people who eat in a healthier manner." (Ensign, September 1988, p. 5)

Ezra Taft Benson