Kitchen

[gloriajean]

Has anyone ever tried this?  We are trying it for two days now.  My husband's pain management doctor wants him to try it and sent him lots of information and recipes.  So I have to do it too, so we can be on it together.  She, the doctor, says that eating the plant based way actually reverses your symptoms and he has Neuropathy.  

[spumoni99]

Its definitely healthier for your heart, I feel like red meat is almost like poison to your body, I rarely eat it.

[spumoni99]

This is very interesting, my husband has neuropathy, I will let him know about the benefits of a plant based diet.

[Imaoldhippie]

Is plant based just vegetable and fruits including potatoes?

[Desertdi]

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@Imaoldhippie wrote:

Is plant based just vegetable and fruits including potatoes?M

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@Imaoldhippie 

I think this refers to SOY OR MILK BASED PROTEIN  "imitation meat".

[World Traveler]

I tried the plant-based foods only regime and I felt really good. Watched the Forks Over Knives video and also would purchase the magazines named the same.

One thing about the way the magazines mentioned on how to eat was to eat as much/little as you want. There was no calorie counting, which I was glad of; there was no weighing of food, which I was also glad of. Because these types of foods are dense in nutrients, I had no problem with hunger pangs; there were none.

Don't know how I got off that way of eating, but it had nothing to do with the plant-based foods, which were wholesome and tasty. I also purchased organic whenever that was a choice in the store.

[cindyNC]

@gloriajean  Please post as to how successful this is.  I would love a plant based diet but my BF is all about meat.  

I dislike lettuce salads, so most of our veggies come from broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, spinach and some mixed frozen veggies. I do make a pasta salad with plant based pasta and lots/lots of veggies. 

Every 6-8 weeks, I'll order from an online meal service to get things that are not readily available ........ususally meals with shrimp, steelhead trout, salmon or scallops. 

[Imaoldhippie]

@Desertdi ..............Ok thanks.  I find it all confusing.

[River Song]

America's Test Kitchen has a cookbook on plant based eating, 500 recipes, The Complete Plant Based Cookbook.  It has a primer in the beginning of the cookbook that explains this way of eating in easy to understand language.  In the back of the cookbook, there is an index that lists which recipes are gluten free, which I appreciate.  Plus, the nutritional information for each recipe is listed in the back, along with a traditional index listing all the recipes.  I have made recipes from this cookbook and can recommend it to anyone curious about this way of eating.  

And, no, it's not just eating rabbit food.  The recipes in the cookbook include breakfast foods, soups, stews, rice, pasta, tacos, pizza, beans, grains, salads that are not lettuce-based, fruits, and desserts.  Quite a variety of dishes, not boring at all.

I think this could also be easily combined with the Mediterranean way of eating that incorporates minimal amounts of meat for those that don't want to give up meat or seafood entirely.

[Lucky Charm]

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@Desertdi wrote:

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@Imaoldhippie wrote:

Is plant based just vegetable and fruits including potatoes?M

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@Imaoldhippie 

I think this refers to SOY OR MILK BASED PROTEIN  "imitation meat".

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@Desertdi   Wrong.

I've been eating plant based for over 20 years.  No soy in my diet.

Milk is not plant based.  It's from a cow.

I don't know what you mean by ''imitation meat''????