Your quinoa salad technique is genius. Coating the vegetables in olive oil first before adding acid is a game changer that most home cooks miss, it prevents the lemon or vinegar from breaking down the veggie texture too quickly and keeps everything crisp longer. This one method transforms how a salad holds up over time, especially for meal prep when you're making things ahead. The Mediterranean diet points system you've added makes it super easy to track whether youre hitting the right ballance.
Sundays are usually better, but can we also watch the videos after the live events? Also, I would love more vegetarian mains. I'm back to being a vegetarian -- with the goal of becoming fully vegan -- due to the cruel and inhumane way animals are treated: https://www.idausa.org/campaign/farmed-animal/latest-news/switzerland-adopts-a-historic-law-to-label-cruelty-in-animal-products/
Plus, it's a more healthy diet, as the Blue Zone Seventh Day Adventists can attest!
So far the best diet is Mediterranean - which is plant forward but not solely plant. I think your journey is great - keep it up.
Your quinoa salad technique is genius. Coating the vegetables in olive oil first before adding acid is a game changer that most home cooks miss, it prevents the lemon or vinegar from breaking down the veggie texture too quickly and keeps everything crisp longer. This one method transforms how a salad holds up over time, especially for meal prep when you're making things ahead. The Mediterranean diet points system you've added makes it super easy to track whether youre hitting the right ballance.
Thanks - plus I hate making up salad dressings. Glad you like the point system -it works out well.