MODULE FIVE

Cooking Up the Evidence
 
 
 

SUPERSTAR MISSIONS

LESSON TWO - how to cut onions, peppers, and mushrooms, trim kale, and make tofu scramble

 

1. PRACTICE YOUR NEW KNIFE SKILLS BY PREPARING A MIS EN PLACE TO MAKE TOFU SCRAMBLE LIKE YOU LEARNED IN THE VIDEOS.  SPECIFICALLY...

  • Cut one onion into small or medium sized dices
  • Cut one pepper into small or medium sized dices
  • Clean a small package of mushrooms and slice into equal sized knife cuts of choice: either quartered, or sliced.
  • De-steam kale leaves and tear into equal sized pieces.
  • Measure all herbs and spices that go with the recipe.

 

2. TAKE PHOTOS OF YOUR MIS EN PLACE AND POST IN THE FACEBOOK GROUP.  SPECIFICALLY, TAKE ONE PHOTO OF YOUR...

  • diced onion
  • diced pepper
  • cut mushrooms
  • de-stemmed and torn kale
  • entire mis en place that includes all of the ingredients for the scrambled tofu.

LESSON THREE - how to make raw apple crumble

 

1. MAKE YOUR MEAL PLAN FOR NEXT WEEK

Follow the instructions provided throughout the worksheets.  


2. PREPARE FOR YOUR “NO SUGAR CHALLENGE”

The most important part of prepping for this challenge, is preparing a few daily desserts you can turn to so when your sweet tooth starts calling your name, you'll be prepared.  Ensure you have ingredients always stocked in your house for daily desserts and that tempting treats are no longer in your house.  If they are, you'll eat them.  What's you plan for when you encounter sweets that you want to avoid during the challenge?  Talk about your plan with Trish

 

Here’s what the “No Sugar Challenge" goals are for next week, just so you can better be prepared...

Option One:

  1. Refrain from all types of sweeteners that contain empty calories including honey, maple syrup, agave etc. in addition to sugar, and high-fructose syrup etc. for three weeks in a row.

  2. Avoid all treats for three weeks in row and each daily desserts instead.

  3. Avoid soda, sweet tea and drinking juices.

 

Option two:

  1. Refrain from sugar and products that have sugar and the same sweeteners listed above, but use honey, maple syrup and agave only when you're adding them yourself to whole, plant foods (option one would omit this).

  2. Avoid treats that have sugar or animal products, but allow for treats outside of the house that are vegan but use honey, maple syrup or agave syrup only.

  3. Avoid soda, sweet tea and drinking juices.

LESSON FOUR - intRo to scientific studies

 

WATCH "HOW TO NOT DIE" BY DR. MICHAEL GREGER

This 1 hour and 20 minute lecture is not only informative, it's entertaining and you're sure to laugh along the way.  Dr. Michael Greger explains "what we can do about the #1 cause of death and disability: our diet."  It's a great way to learn more about the scientific evidence.

Once you've watch the video, please share the answer to this question in the Facebook group:  what's one new thing you learned from watching Dr. Greger's video?