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I am still not totally getting this - can you explain what you eat during a meal 

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@I am still oxox

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This is a good chart to use as a guideline.

Stick to the first 4...Veg, fruit, starches, legumes & you can build from there. 

The big key is...volume.  If you eliminate the higher calorie density foods, you can eat so much more!

 

Hereโ€™s an example:

Breakfast: 

Steel-cut oats w/ fruit...throw a little bit of cocoa powder for chocolate oats

Hashbrowns on my GF grill w/ ketchup...pretty much a whole bag of frozen Ore-Ida hash browns.

Jasmine rice...2 cups...w/ a splash of soy milk, fruit & a little bit of jam for extra sweetness

 

Lunch:

Polenta baked..whole tube...oil-free Mariana sauce w/ a huge salad w/ hummus as a dressing

Sweet potatoes, microwaved, popped open & stuffed with black beans & covered w/ mango salsa

Budda Bowls...rice base, chickpeas, a bag of frozen veg warmed, dressing of hummus thinned out or salsa

Stew of lentils, canned tomatoes, tons of frozen veg..pour over a starch.

 

Dinner:

Repeat breakfast or lunch.

 

Again, volume is needed for satiation.

One potato, a cup of rice, cup of oatmeal, handful of hash browns is not going to satisfy.  Starches will be your base, unlimited vegetables, little bit of fruit & a 1/2-1 cup of beans. Eat to satisfaction...but all without oil, meat, dairy or eggs.  HTH!!  

p.s...Watch your grocery budget drop. This is cheap eatin!

 

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Just a caution. An essential vitamin, B12, is non-existent when eating vegan or vegetarian diets.

 

B-12 needs to be supplemented.

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@gabstoomuch wrote:

 

B-12 needs to be supplemented.


Thatโ€™s a good point.

Sidenote: It does take awhile to become deficient in B12...years,

but the supplementation is easy...and cheap.

 

Just a couple times of month or once a week is sufficient.  

Choose the hydroxocobalamin or methylcobalamin form of B12.

Make sure the capsules are vegan.

 

Many will say everyone is advised to test for B12 levels.  

The meat/dairy/eggs industry is so sterilized, B12 might be

lacking...even in a omnivore diet.

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@sidsmom

 

Thank you I would pack on the pounds eating this way, I can't eat soy, or rice and I detest hot cereal.

You are not eating any protein yet you are eating a frozen has brown with ketchup of all thing. 

Thank you again for the explanation if it works for you great. 

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@I am still oxox wrote:

@sidsmom

 

Thank you I would pack on the pounds eating this way, I can't eat soy, or rice and I detest hot cereal.

You are not eating any protein yet you are eating a frozen has brown with ketchup of all thing. 

Thank you again for the explanation if it works for you great. 


@I am still oxox

Many who see this will automatically think that.  Like Kitty, I would strongly encourage you to research this for optimal health.

 

Carbohydrate & protein has 4 calories per gram; fat has 9 calories per gram.  You can eat twice the amount of food w/out even getting close to the 9 calories per gram.   Itโ€™s literally impossible to gain weight if a diet of eating foods as I described.

 

Fat: Optimal is around 10-15% fat of total calories.  You can reach that with no added fats.  Naturally occurring fats will reach that 10-15% quickly.

 

Protein: Again, optional is around 10-15% protein of total calories.  We donโ€™t need very much protein to be at our best health.  All foods have naturally occurring protein.  Adding is not necessary.

 

Canโ€™t eat soy?  Donโ€™t eat soy. Make your own oat milk.

Canโ€™t eat rice?  Donโ€™t eat rice.  Eat a mountain of beautiful potatoes!

Donโ€™t like hot cereal?  Throw if in the frig to make it cold.

 

Many are so worried about the #on the scale...as they should.

But the journey to get to that number must be a healthy journey.

Itโ€™s so much more than what we see on the outside.  

The damage we are doing on the inside, to our endothelial system,

kidneys, lymphatic system, etc, by eating meat/dairy/eggs/oils 

shows up much too late.  One can reach their weight goal &

look good in a pair of skinny jeans, but at what cost?  

A heart attack/stroke, or even being diagnosed as diabetic

might be the result.  Many people, who have โ€˜healthyโ€™ blood numbers

are adopting this diet for the betterment of health...because, yes

that stroke can still occur with โ€˜healthyโ€™ numbers.  Even at a normal

weight, one just FEELS better...lighter, even at the same normal weight. 

 

Again, look into Forks Over Knives, the movie or website.

That would be a good middle-of-the-road for a newbie. 

If my words are not wanted, read the thread @QueenDanceALot 

started awhile back in Wellness.  

Read her journey. 

Itโ€™s very enlightening.

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@sidsmom

 

Thank you I have no further interest if it works for you great 

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What is your favorite go to salad dressing for plant based salads?

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@deb5555 wrote:

What is your favorite go to salad dressing for plant based salads?


@deb5555

I use a thinned out oil-free hummus.

So simple to make...just chickpeas, garlic, lemon juice.

Add addโ€™l spices, like onion powder, nutritional yeast, pepper.