Plant-based diets?

[Tri Girl]

Funny, grilling doesn't make me crave meat at all ... all the high summer vegetables that are in season when it's warm enough to grill out are SO flavorful! Summer squashes (spears or chunks of zucchini or crookneck, or little pattypans whole), onions, sweet corn soaked in brine and grilled in the husk, tomatoes and green beans on a screen insert, potatoes, carrot slices, all just brushed with olive oil, salt and herbs ... I swear, my mouth is watering

Now you're making MY mouth water!!! Mmmmmm...grilling veggies in the summertime= the BEST!!! I've never tried sweet corn soaked in brine and grilled in the husk. Might have to try that! (what is the brine recipe you use?)

[lauraelmore1033]

I went totally plant-based last year after seeing a presentation on PBS by Dr Bonard. I was already eating mostly vegetables and a little bit of meat, so it wasn't much of a hardship to switch. I was clinically obese, and still am, so I'd have to say that going plant based isn't necessarily going to change that. My blood pressure is way down, so that is reason enough to stick with it. I do several centuries each summer, so it is definitely possible to fuel these efforts with plant based foods. I'd also point out that horses--the greatest endurance athletes in the world--can get fat by eating too much grass. So, the notion that animal based proteins are necessary for performance is clearly not true, but also this demonstrates that weightloss will not naturally happen just by going vegan.

[OakLeaf]

(what is the brine recipe you use?)

I've never seasoned it at all, just throw a few tablespoons of salt into the water so it's salty enough to season the corn a little bit and moisten the husks for grilling, but not enough to draw moisture out. Now I'm trying to think what else I might put in the brine!

[Tri Girl]

I've never seasoned it at all, just throw a few tablespoons of salt into the water so it's salty enough to season the corn a little bit and moisten the husks for grilling, but not enough to draw moisture out. Now I'm trying to think what else I might put in the brine!

Thanks! Never thought about it being that easy! How long do you soak it?

Sorry for the thread hijack, here.

[OakLeaf]

Thanks! Never thought about it being that easy! How long do you soak it?

Sorry for the thread hijack, here.

Couple-three hours. Hey, corn is a plant.