1.0Life by Larabeehttps://lifebylarabee.comDebra Larabeehttps://lifebylarabee.com/index.php/author/dylarabee/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Jts1tYHiXo"><a href="https://lifebylarabee.com/index.php/2025/08/28/changes-and-choices/">Changes and Choices</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://lifebylarabee.com/index.php/2025/08/28/changes-and-choices/embed/#?secret=Jts1tYHiXo" width="600" height="338" title="“Changes and Choices” — Life by Larabee" data-secret="Jts1tYHiXo" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://lifebylarabee.com/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://lifebylarabee.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/DSC05740_2.jpg940972Many of you are aware that John and I follow a Mediterranean-style meal plan. Like all "meal plans" (forgive me, but I hate the word "diet"; any word that begins with "die" should not be in the dictionary), there are healthy ways to use the guidelines and not-so-healthy ways to use meal plans. It's somewhat like the teenager I knew years ago who professed to be a vegetarian but only ate starch, with no vegetables whatsoever. Bottom line: the devil is in the details. Eating real vegetables is critical to the health of the vegetarian meal plan. It's vegetarian, not starchiarian—enough of the rant.Our way of eating requires lots of whole grains and true vegetables. John is an organic gardener, and every summer we enjoy the blessing of his labor with the harvest of tomatoes, peppers, lettuce, kale, zucchini, squash, and whatever else he decides to plant. Many of our meals are strictly vegetables, although, as you know from last week's post, we do enjoy limited amounts of seafood and chicken.