ASAP Nova Scotia - A Day in the Life

ASAP Nova Scotia

Abolishing the Status of Animals as Property

Rosemary

6am - I get up and shower using Aveda or ABBA shampoo and conditioner which are purchased at a salon in my local mall. I use Jason Cosmetics shaving gel and Kiss My Face soap (the olive oil is my favorite). Both of those products are found at my local grocery store (health food section or store). My absolute favorite toothpaste is Jason Cosmetics Power Smile - it's sooooo minty and fresh!

6:30am - One cup of fair trade coffee with soy milk and two pieces of whole grain toast with organic peanut butter.

7am - leave for school

10am - Recess snack: apples, granola bar, soy yogurt, banana, a V8, or mocha/chocolate flavored soy milk.

12am - Frozen Amy's burrito (health food section of grocery store), lentil soup (regular soup aisle), leftovers from supper the night before, sandwich (lettuce, mustard, veganaise, sprouts, tofurkey or other deli meat slices - deli section of grocery store or health food store), baked beans, or can of veggie chili.

4pm - leave for home (pick up any veggies or other ingredients for supper)

6pm - spaghetti with tomato sauce or vegan pesto (Nutrimax pesto mix - health food section or store), chick pea curry, vegetable fajitas, pizza (artichokes, olives, and sundried tomatoes), Italian Herb Hamburger Helper with ground round (deli section or health food store), pan fried tofu and brown rice with steamed rice and Umboshi Vinegar, lentil shepherd's pie, vegetable pot pie, veggie dogs, veggie burgers, *mexican tortilla bake, spring rolls, samosas, falafels (Casbah mix in health food sections or stores), **tofu and kale quiche.

Nighttime snack - cereal with almond milk or nachos with soy cheese, olives, and hot peppers!

And, lots of water (...and, some vegan beer and wine)!

My favorite vegan cookbooks are the *Vegetarian Meat and Potatoes Cookbook and *CalciYum!

►A Day in the Life

10-Oct-07

Michael

6.15 am – Shower and shaving, using orange scented soap from Lush or “Dusk” soap from Herban Cowboy, Desert Essence Italian Red Grape Shampoo (which has a nice red wine smell!), a nylon bristles shaving brush (available from Pangea online vegan store), Organic Shave Cream and Aftershave from Herban Cowboy and Preserve recycled razors. Organic Men’s Deodorant by Herban Cowboy is a favorite!

Teeth cleaning using Preserve recycled toothbrush and Kiss My Face Triple Action Toothpaste.

6:45 am – Breakfast: apple or banana, cereals with rice milk and dry fruit and seeds, fruit juice or water.

7.15 am – Bike to work

10 am - Snack: tea with soy milk (soy powder can be used at work when no fridge is available to keep soy milk), granola bar, vegan muffin.

13 pm – Lunch time: samosas, bean burritos, tabouli, chili, sandwich with Italian flavour tofurkey, sushi, leftovers from dinner (pasta, paella, curry,...). soy yoghurt, cookie, kamut breadsticks.

3.30 pm – Bike home

4 p.m. - 15 to 30 mins workout

5.30 pm – Dinner: salad with mixed greens, seasonal fruits, nuts, hemp seeds and vegan creamy poppy seeds dressing, vegetarian sushi, pasta with sundried tomatoes, black olives and lemon juice, seitan slices with roasted potatoes, red lentil soup, vegetable casserole, veggie burger. fruit smoothie.

Favourite cookbooks: Candle Cafe cookbook, The Real Food Daily cookbook, Foods that don't bite back.

6 p.m. Dishes and cleaning with Nature Clean dishwashing soap and all-purpose cleaning lotion or home-made cleaning products (with vinegar, baking soda, etc.)

7.30 p.m. activism time (letter writing, campaign planning, etc.)

8.30 p.m. Light snack – home made (no caffeine) chai or organic and fair trade herb tea or almond chocolate milk with a vegan cookie, a piece of chocolate (ricemilk choco with almonds or orange cream chocolate), bread and jam or nuts.

The human spirit is not dead. It lives on in secret. It has come to believe that compassion, in which all ethics must take root, can only attain its full breadth and depth if it embraces all living creatures and does not limit itself to mankind. ~Albert Schweitzer, Nobel Peace Prize address, “The Problem of Peace in the World Today”

Alex

7am-Rise and Shine! Get the Fair Trade coffee brewing and help see my teenager out by 8am (yes, it takes an hour!) My two cats want in and out for almost the whole hour, and I fill their dishes with fresh food and water in the meantime. My frogs get fed at this time also.

8am-When I am not rushed, I begin cooking organic oatmeal, cut fresh fruit, and toast. I dress cooked oatmeal in lots of soy milk (Natura is my favorite), a wee bit of organic sugar, fruit, maple granola and presto! It's most delicious served with coffee and toast and takes a half hour to eat. It also keeps me full for about six hours.
When in a hurry, I toast a cinnamon raisin (or any flavor) bagel and spread peanut butter on each, topping it off with sliced banana and maple granola...with coffee, of course! Both meals are deliciously simple but feel and look gourmet. While eating, I read the paper or edit endless essays.

9-ish am-Shower with LUSH or Jason hair products and soaps, which smell divine. I brush my teeth with either Jason cinnamon whitening paste or our favorite, Kiss My Face Aloe Tooth Gel. Apply Face Drink skin cream by LUSH and apply Beauty Without Cruelty eye makeup and some AVON or Revlon products also. I use Abba hair gel to style my hair, get dressed for the weather and if there's time, I read more school material until I get my bus.

9:45am OR 11am-Bus to school. Find a quiet corner and force myself to study French or other pressing school material. Classes are from between

10am-4pm almost every day. I always carry a large bottle of water with me to class.

3:30-4pm- Bus home. If groceries are needed, I get off early and shop at either the Super Store or at Planet Organic (I usually plan meals days in advance so my grocery shopping is done in bulk once a week). Check phone messages and sort mail, begin supper and sit to eat by 6pm.

6pm-Supper meals are virtually endless in variety....tofu and veggie teriyaki stir-fry's with basmati rice, baked tofu wraps and garden salad with poppy seed dressing, tofurkey slice subs with lettuce and homemade cranberry sauce, homemade lentil and barley soup, scramble veggie and tofu with mango salsa and pita, rice pasta spirals with organic tomato sauce, brushetta baguette and hummus on the side with dolmas (stuffed vine leaves), tofurkey sausages and homemade French toast with fresh fruit and maple syrup, hummus and veggie sandwiches, salsa and bean dip with organic blue corn chips, etc. Desserts are usually store bought (unless I have time to make them) such as flax-snax (at Super Store), ginger cookies, So Decadent soy cream in chocolate brownie chunk, etc.

7-8pm-Clean up supper dishes and compost. I try to spend a half hour with my teenager before we're off doing our homework for the next little while (or reply to messages online, ASAP agenda, or other needs).

10pm-Sometimes I have a bowl of cereal before bed if I know I'll be up for another couple of hours, like Raisin Bran or Weetabix. Mostly, I just like to get to bed by 11pm.

11pm-On a perfect day, I'm in bed by now! Tomorrow, we get to do it all again.

[ ROSEMARY ] [ MICHAEL ] [ ALEX ]