It seems the new craze in healthy drinks is Vitamin Water. It is found everywhere from the corner quick mart to Wild Oats. It is similar to Gatorade but much better and far less sugar. With ingredients such as taurine, vitamin B12 and calcium lactate you might have second thoughts as to whether or not it is vegan, but from every thing I have read it is vegan.

However, the company that produce sit (Glacéau) is owned by Coca-Cola. To some that may make a difference. I have been told by many Wild Oats employees that they are not allowed to carry a bottle/can of Coke into the store if the label is visible. Apparently, Wild Oats wants nothing to do with Coke in any fashion. I wonder if this means you will stop seeing Vitamin Water on their shelves.

“does cheetos have any meat” [sic]

I get questions. Lots of them. Well, actually it seems search engines do and sometimes they come in strange form and as well the sometimes lead the person inquiring to this website. The above query did at least. There’s something to be said for a cheeto with meat. I would have none of it but if your cheeto finds itself with meat…well…move on.

For those of us who have eschewed dairy and once loved those munchy goodies called Cheetos I have found the perfect snack! Robert’s American Gourmet makes a great “cheese” crunch snack called Tings. In fact one could almost get these mistaken for Cheetos although they don’t quite coat your fingers as thick with goop to lick off when you are finished. The contain a nice coating of nutritional yeast to give the “cheese” flavor and have the same perfect crunch you would get from Cheetos.

I am on my third bag this week. That a big deal for me as I am not a huge chip eater.

I don’t really have a name for this dish but we made it a couple nights ago and it turned out great.

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2 Cups Brown Rice
2 Cups Spicy V8
2 Cups Water
2 15oz cans Black Beans
1 15oz can Whole Kernel Corn
1 Clove Garlic (minced)
1/4 cup Onion (finely diced)
1 small green Chili Pepper (diced)
1 Tomato (diced) (you can use a 15oz can of diced tomatoes if you don’t have fresh)
1/2 Teaspoon Cumin
1/2 Teaspoon Chili Powder
1/2 Teaspoon Salt (more or less to taste)

Bring water and V8 to a boil and add rice, chili powder and cumin. Stir so rice will not clump and bring back to a boil then add all other ingredients. Cover and turn heat on low. Cook for about 45 minutes. Serve with tortilla chips or wrapped in tortillas.

This recipe makes alot. We had enough left over for lunch the next day and then some.