Benefits of Eating The Shaolin Temple Diet

At the time of writing this, Don and I are midway into our fourth week of eating the Shaolin Temple diet.  We have really been enjoying this experience over all, despite a few glitches.  I have taken pictures of our meals, or most of them, every day.  

Here are more food photos, a list of benefits, and a few of our glitches.

Pan Fried Tofu w/ Shiitake Mushroom Gravy

First, the benefits:

• We are loving the food!
• We are feeling really good eating this way
• Easy to digest, no bloating or gas
• Meal prep has become very stream lined
• Shopping has become very stream lined – once you pick up some things that you are probably not accustomed to buying, it becomes a breeze.
• The Eight Treasures Summer Congee recipe has actually helped reduce my power surges (a.k.a. hot flashes) quite a bit.  Go figure, hot congee every morning during peak heat here in the desert southwest.

A Simple Tasty EG Lunch

What I love most about EG, and the Earth Girl Diet, is the fact that while she knows the importance of eating a healthy diet, she still knows how to have fun. 

She eats a plant-based diet, but is less hung up on the latest dietary trends, rules and buzz words, associated with everyone’s food choices these days like ‘clean’ ‘gluten-free’ ‘soy-free’ ‘super food’ or other popular food trend.

Her diet is pretty much a clean or even gluten-free (if needed) naturally, in that it is centered around an abundance of fresh produce, whole grains, beans, fruits, nuts and seeds.  She may eat a (vegan) hot dog here and there, but even that is still ‘clean’ compared to the animal based version.  If she has a sensitivity to a particular food, she just doesn’t eat it.  She doesn’t automatically believe any of these foods are inherently bad for every one, which is the main difference.