plant-based eating - Page 2

fluffybear2 · 07-01-2008, 07:43 AM

Here's what I usually eat most days:

Breakfast: I used to eat a lot of sugar free whole grain cereal like Grape Nuts or Shredded Wheat with a sliced banana, but I have transitioned to all fruit for breakfast and now have either berries with Almond Breeze non-dairy milk or a tropical fruit bowl (sliced banana, 1/2 mango, 1/2 papaya, pineapple chunks and just a sprinkle of unsugared raw shredded coconut on top) or some type of citrus fruit.

Lunch: A huge salad usually consisting of lettuce, cherry tomatoes, shredded or sliced carrots, sliced cucumbers, chopped celery, sliced onions, bell pepper rings and maybe raw mushrooms. I use a FF or nearly FF dressing with the lowest fat content.

Supper: Usually fresh veggies steamed or sauteed in water eaten with about 1/2 to 1 cup of brown rice or whole wheat pasta. 1 cup of beans if not included in the sauteed or steamed veggies. ( I have a rice cooker with a steamer basket and can cook my rice and veggies at the same time if I want to).

Snacks: Fresh fruit or vegetables. For a vegetable dip I make hummus out of canned garbanzo beans (chickpeas) in my blender or baba ganou (out of steamed and peeled eggplant).

wendysmiling · 07-01-2008, 12:00 PM

I'm doing plant based eating too. I mostly post on veggieboards.com now for recipe ideas, ect. My fav salad dressing is olive oil, lemonjuice, garlic & pepper. Did you know it's best to eat veggies and fuits separately because they disgest differently? I had a salad w/ orange * cranberry when I first started and got super bloated.

I'll hang with you and do this. I've been eating too much bread. I don't eat dairy or eggs.

wendysmiling · 07-01-2008, 12:05 PM

Breakfast smoothies are great. With smoothies you can mix fruits & veggies to gether w/o affecting digestion. One of my favs is nectarine, apricot, pear, and a handful of sbaby spinach....I use these fruits whole and the skins just blend in smoothly. A little rice milk or a smidge of water and ice cubes. I sometimes put rice protein powder in a banana pineapple smoothie made with rice milk.

Oh agave nectar is very low glycemic and doesn;t raise blood sugar. It come in a container like honey at the health food store.

brooke_kelly · 07-01-2008, 12:30 PM

hi all,

back to being strict has been feeling good so far. today i wasn't to hungry for breakfast, but i did have a can of beans and edamame salad mixed in.

i have been thinking, and do think i want to weigh myself anymore. i haven't weighed since i started this and it feels freeing. i mean, i feel a lot thinner and i think i look thinner. so, i think no more weighing for me! but, since i'm not going to weigh on friday, i think i am going to post a current pic to compare to one i took at the beginning to see if you guys can see a difference!

i'll be posting later

jezzie · 07-02-2008, 04:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fluffybear2

Here's what I usually eat most days:

Breakfast: I used to eat a lot of sugar free whole grain cereal like Grape Nuts or Shredded Wheat with a sliced banana, but I have transitioned to all fruit for breakfast and now have either berries with Almond Breeze non-dairy milk or a tropical fruit bowl (sliced banana, 1/2 mango, 1/2 papaya, pineapple chunks and just a sprinkle of unsugared raw shredded coconut on top) or some type of citrus fruit.

Lunch: A huge salad usually consisting of lettuce, cherry tomatoes, shredded or sliced carrots, sliced cucumbers, chopped celery, sliced onions, bell pepper rings and maybe raw mushrooms. I use a FF or nearly FF dressing with the lowest fat content.

Supper: Usually fresh veggies steamed or sauteed in water eaten with about 1/2 to 1 cup of brown rice or whole wheat pasta. 1 cup of beans if not included in the sauteed or steamed veggies. ( I have a rice cooker with a steamer basket and can cook my rice and veggies at the same time if I want to).

Snacks: Fresh fruit or vegetables. For a vegetable dip I make hummus out of canned garbanzo beans (chickpeas) in my blender or baba ganou (out of steamed and peeled eggplant).

Sounds delicious Fluffy. ... My kind of meals.

fluffybear2 · 07-02-2008, 07:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wendysmiling

Did you know it's best to eat veggies and fuits separately because they disgest differently? I had a salad w/ orange * cranberry when I first started and got super bloated.

I usually don't eat fruit and veggies together, but I was thinking about doing that. I can see the logic in not eating them at the same time. Thanks for the tip.

pennylovesdarren · 07-02-2008, 11:21 AM

Thanks fluffybear!

Moretta · 07-02-2008, 11:37 AM

I will be starting this plan once I return from my vacation on July 15. It seems so interesting and healthy from the information I have gathered and read up on . I even checked out Dr. Fuhrman's website and are tempted to order his books.

Anybody have them?

I hope its ok to post here until then.

jezzie · 07-05-2008, 01:30 AM

From Walden, Thoreau wrote:

Quote:

"One farmer says to me, "You cannot live on vegetable food solely, for it furnishes nothing to make bones with";
and so he religiously devotes a part of his day to supplying his system with the raw material of bones;
walking all the while he talks behind his oxen, which, with vegetable-made bones, jerk him and his lumbering plow along in spite of every obstacle."

LowCarbRachel · 07-05-2008, 10:08 AM

Hi all!

I check in on this thread for recipes and meal ideas. I'm eating vegetarian, focusing on lots of fruits, veggies, and whole grains.

I know it's not low carb, but it's not high carb either.

For those of you looking for more plant-based eating ideas, I like the McDougall site and also one called fat free vegan has lots of ideas.

Rachel

brooke_kelly · 07-05-2008, 10:49 AM

hey everyone!

i am so glad to see everyone's input! i just wanted to check in and post my roughly 2-week progress pictures. its not super dramatic, but i do see changes in my upper arms and thighs, as well as my belly! well here goes:

the white tank-top is the beginning picture, the striped is now, tell em what you think!

LoraJR72 · 07-05-2008, 10:52 AM

You look great!

LowCarbRachel · 07-05-2008, 10:52 AM

Wow, I can see where your tummy is getting flatter and your legs are leaning out. Your arms look fantastic!

Are you feeling pretty good emotionally eating this way? I feel so much better since I cut out regular dairy. I think it was making me grouchy or something.

Moretta · 07-05-2008, 10:54 AM

brooke_kelly: You look great.

fluffybear2 · 07-06-2008, 09:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brooke_kelly

hey everyone!

i am so glad to see everyone's input! i just wanted to check in and post my roughly 2-week progress pictures. its not super dramatic, but i do see changes in my upper arms and thighs, as well as my belly! well here goes:

the white tank-top is the beginning picture, the striped is now, tell em what you think!

Lookin good!

brooke_kelly · 07-06-2008, 01:19 PM

thanks guys! i am glad you could see the difference-- it is very slight but a difference none the less! i have had a great 4th of july weekend-- corn on the cobb with olive-oils and salt, 5 bean salad, i even had a bean burger on a whole wheat roll!

brooke_kelly · 07-07-2008, 07:24 AM

hey guys!

i hope everyone is doing well. i just wanted to check in-- i will be away without internet for 2 weeks, BUT i will be in a diet-friendly environment

i am going to do another picture posting when i return, maybe bikini this time

haha!

i hope everyone's WOE's go well while i'm gone and that people keep posting!

Moretta · 07-24-2008, 10:25 PM

I am thinking of switching to this WOE. I am waiting for my book Eat to Live by Dr Fuhrman. Can't wait to get the book and get started I hope somebody checks in soon.

LowCarbRachel · 07-24-2008, 10:34 PM

I'm pretty much following a plant based diet and easily maintaining the 12-13 pounds I lost earlier this summer on a very low carb, very low cal diet. It's a very simple way to eat and that really appeals to me and I love the food choices. I have no cravings or any desire to binge at all.

fluffybear2 · 07-25-2008, 07:02 AM

Plants are da bomb!

I have finally settled on the Mediterranean diet which has more veggie dishes than animal dishes and the only extra fat is from olive oil. It could even be vegetarian.

Moretta · 07-25-2008, 10:31 AM

Quote:

LowCarbRachel I'm pretty much following a plant based diet and easily maintaining the 12-13 pounds I lost earlier this summer on a very low carb, very low cal diet. It's a very simple way to eat and that really appeals to me and I love the food choices. I have no cravings or any desire to binge at all.

I am currently doing low carb. and I have no cravings or any desire to binge at all, but I love all the foods on a "plant based" WOE so I am willing to give it a go.

I assume if need be, one can still loose on a plant based diet, if need be, am I correct? Are you following any book or guidelines or just going with the flow of?

I gather that there are still portion sizes that we need to take into consideration with some of the types of foods right?

Moretta · 07-25-2008, 10:55 AM

Can anybody tell me what protein powder if any you are using? I really don't want to purchase anything with soy in it? Any suggestions?

brooke_kelly · 07-25-2008, 12:48 PM

hey y'all!

i am finally back from my extra long vacation! i did pretty good the whole time, except the day i was at a store where they had vegan chocolate cookies! needless to say, i indulged

i think i am feeling pretty close to goal, it which time (when i feel like i am at my ideal body), i will weigh myself!

here are my bikini pics from the day i started to today:
(the striped bikini is the before, the white top and blue bottom is now)

LowCarbRachel · 07-25-2008, 12:51 PM

People on the McDougall site say they are losing weight. I'm using McDougall as a rough guideline, but even he has three different programs.

I am currently eating the following items:

potatoes
rice
whole grain pasta (I do better with rice/potatoes, though.)
all green, red, and yellow veggies
low fat salad dressings (less than 2g of fat per serving)
whole grain cereals (I do better with rice based than wheat based)
all fruits
all beans
oatmeal
rice milk
sunflower seeds
a little bit of real sugar
a little bit of soy sauce
all seasonings
coffee

If I go out for dinner, I'll "allow" added fats and some seafood. Like maybe get a shrimp caesar salad at a restaurant. Or some pasta with veggies and olive oil. I'm mostly cooking at home and bringing my food to work, though.

Rachel

brooke_kelly · 07-25-2008, 12:54 PM

hey moretta,
i don't use a protein powder, so i get most of my protein from legumes. i have tried many, many types and its been quite fun. i just went a got every type of goya canned bean since all beans are unlimited. i get a lot of protein and fiber. also, i like to have 2 TB of peanut-butter of an oz. of some other nuts for some more protein.
on the note of soy, until last week i was really avoiding soy products. but, i have since incorporated light Silk soy-milk. it's not too caloric, but 1 cup has six grams of protein. throw it in the blender with fruit and you're good to go. but definitely Silk brand-- 8th Continent brand has some frightening ingredients.

LowCarbRachel · 07-25-2008, 01:15 PM

Brooke, you look amazing

fluffybear2 · 07-25-2008, 01:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LowCarbRachel

People on the McDougall site say they are losing weight. I'm using McDougall as a rough guideline, but even he has three different programs.

I am currently eating the following items:

potatoes
rice
whole grain pasta (I do better with rice/potatoes, though.)
all green, red, and yellow veggies
low f

07-01-2008, 07:43 AM	#31
fluffybear2 Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Southerner transplanted in the Midwest Posts: 4,892 Blog Entries: 8 Gallery: fluffybear2 Stats: size 22/20/12 WOE: Hand to mouth Start Date: Summer-2008	Here's what I usually eat most days: Breakfast: I used to eat a lot of sugar free whole grain cereal like Grape Nuts or Shredded Wheat with a sliced banana, but I have transitioned to all fruit for breakfast and now have either berries with Almond Breeze non-dairy milk or a tropical fruit bowl (sliced banana, 1/2 mango, 1/2 papaya, pineapple chunks and just a sprinkle of unsugared raw shredded coconut on top) or some type of citrus fruit. Lunch: A huge salad usually consisting of lettuce, cherry tomatoes, shredded or sliced carrots, sliced cucumbers, chopped celery, sliced onions, bell pepper rings and maybe raw mushrooms. I use a FF or nearly FF dressing with the lowest fat content. Supper: Usually fresh veggies steamed or sauteed in water eaten with about 1/2 to 1 cup of brown rice or whole wheat pasta. 1 cup of beans if not included in the sauteed or steamed veggies. ( I have a rice cooker with a steamer basket and can cook my rice and veggies at the same time if I want to). Snacks: Fresh fruit or vegetables. For a vegetable dip I make hummus out of canned garbanzo beans (chickpeas) in my blender or baba ganou (out of steamed and peeled eggplant). __________________ Dr. Melik: "... wheat germ, organic honey, and... Tiger's Milk." Dr. Aragon: "Oh, yes. Those are the charmed substances that some years ago were thought to contain life-preserving properties." Dr. Melik: "You mean there was no deep fat? No steak or cream pies or... hot fudge?" Dr. Aragon: "Those were thought to be unhealthy... precisely the opposite of what we now know to be true." Dr. Melik: "Incredible!" From the movie Sleeper, 1973

07-01-2008, 12:30 PM	#34
brooke_kelly Junior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Chesapeake, VA Posts: 27 Gallery: brooke_kelly Stats: 135/131/121 Start Date: June 21st, 2008	hi all, back to being strict has been feeling good so far. today i wasn't to hungry for breakfast, but i did have a can of beans and edamame salad mixed in. i have been thinking, and do think i want to weigh myself anymore. i haven't weighed since i started this and it feels freeing. i mean, i feel a lot thinner and i think i look thinner. so, i think no more weighing for me! but, since i'm not going to weigh on friday, i think i am going to post a current pic to compare to one i took at the beginning to see if you guys can see a difference! i'll be posting later __________________ brooke

07-24-2008, 10:34 PM	#49
LowCarbRachel Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Salt Lake Area Posts: 12,010 Gallery: LowCarbRachel Stats: size 4/6 (maintaining) WOE: eating healthy foods	I'm pretty much following a plant based diet and easily maintaining the 12-13 pounds I lost earlier this summer on a very low carb, very low cal diet. It's a very simple way to eat and that really appeals to me and I love the food choices. I have no cravings or any desire to binge at all. Last edited by LowCarbRachel : 07-24-2008 at 10:35 PM.

07-01-2008, 12:00 PM	#32
wendysmiling MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 2,496 Gallery: wendysmiling Stats: Lost 112, working on 49 lb re-gain. WOE: Plant Based Whole Foods	I'm doing plant based eating too. I mostly post on veggieboards.com now for recipe ideas, ect. My fav salad dressing is olive oil, lemonjuice, garlic & pepper. Did you know it's best to eat veggies and fuits separately because they disgest differently? I had a salad w/ orange * cranberry when I first started and got super bloated. I'll hang with you and do this. I've been eating too much bread. I don't eat dairy or eggs.

07-01-2008, 12:05 PM	#33
wendysmiling MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 2,496 Gallery: wendysmiling Stats: Lost 112, working on 49 lb re-gain. WOE: Plant Based Whole Foods	Breakfast smoothies are great. With smoothies you can mix fruits & veggies to gether w/o affecting digestion. One of my favs is nectarine, apricot, pear, and a handful of sbaby spinach....I use these fruits whole and the skins just blend in smoothly. A little rice milk or a smidge of water and ice cubes. I sometimes put rice protein powder in a banana pineapple smoothie made with rice milk. Oh agave nectar is very low glycemic and doesn;t raise blood sugar. It come in a container like honey at the health food store.

07-02-2008, 11:21 AM	#37
pennylovesdarren MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Pacific NW Posts: 1,256 Gallery: pennylovesdarren	Thanks fluffybear!

07-02-2008, 11:37 AM	#38
Moretta Senior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 648 Gallery: Moretta Stats: 158.6/129/125 WOE: LC of some sort undecided which one Start Date: March 28, 2008	I will be starting this plan once I return from my vacation on July 15. It seems so interesting and healthy from the information I have gathered and read up on . I even checked out Dr. Fuhrman's website and are tempted to order his books. Anybody have them? I hope its ok to post here until then.

07-05-2008, 10:08 AM	#40
LowCarbRachel Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Salt Lake Area Posts: 12,010 Gallery: LowCarbRachel Stats: size 4/6 (maintaining) WOE: eating healthy foods	Hi all! I check in on this thread for recipes and meal ideas. I'm eating vegetarian, focusing on lots of fruits, veggies, and whole grains. I know it's not low carb, but it's not high carb either. For those of you looking for more plant-based eating ideas, I like the McDougall site and also one called fat free vegan has lots of ideas. Rachel

07-05-2008, 10:52 AM	#42
LoraJR72 Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Over the river and through the woods... Posts: 4,567 Blog Entries: 1 Gallery: LoraJR72 Stats: 186/132/127 - 5'6" WOE: Egg/Protein Fast Rotation Start Date: October 20, 2008	You look great!

07-05-2008, 10:54 AM	#44
Moretta Senior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 648 Gallery: Moretta Stats: 158.6/129/125 WOE: LC of some sort undecided which one Start Date: March 28, 2008	brooke_kelly: You look great.

07-06-2008, 01:19 PM	#46
brooke_kelly Junior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Chesapeake, VA Posts: 27 Gallery: brooke_kelly Stats: 135/131/121 Start Date: June 21st, 2008	thanks guys! i am glad you could see the difference-- it is very slight but a difference none the less! i have had a great 4th of july weekend-- corn on the cobb with olive-oils and salt, 5 bean salad, i even had a bean burger on a whole wheat roll!

07-07-2008, 07:24 AM	#47
brooke_kelly Junior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Chesapeake, VA Posts: 27 Gallery: brooke_kelly Stats: 135/131/121 Start Date: June 21st, 2008	hey guys! i hope everyone is doing well. i just wanted to check in-- i will be away without internet for 2 weeks, BUT i will be in a diet-friendly environment i am going to do another picture posting when i return, maybe bikini this time haha! i hope everyone's WOE's go well while i'm gone and that people keep posting!

07-24-2008, 10:25 PM	#48
Moretta Senior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 648 Gallery: Moretta Stats: 158.6/129/125 WOE: LC of some sort undecided which one Start Date: March 28, 2008	I am thinking of switching to this WOE. I am waiting for my book Eat to Live by Dr Fuhrman. Can't wait to get the book and get started I hope somebody checks in soon.

07-25-2008, 07:02 AM	#50
fluffybear2 Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Southerner transplanted in the Midwest Posts: 4,892 Blog Entries: 8 Gallery: fluffybear2 Stats: size 22/20/12 WOE: Hand to mouth Start Date: Summer-2008	Plants are da bomb! I have finally settled on the Mediterranean diet which has more veggie dishes than animal dishes and the only extra fat is from olive oil. It could even be vegetarian.

07-25-2008, 10:55 AM	#52
Moretta Senior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 648 Gallery: Moretta Stats: 158.6/129/125 WOE: LC of some sort undecided which one Start Date: March 28, 2008	Can anybody tell me what protein powder if any you are using? I really don't want to purchase anything with soy in it? Any suggestions?

07-25-2008, 12:51 PM	#54
LowCarbRachel Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Salt Lake Area Posts: 12,010 Gallery: LowCarbRachel Stats: size 4/6 (maintaining) WOE: eating healthy foods	People on the McDougall site say they are losing weight. I'm using McDougall as a rough guideline, but even he has three different programs. I am currently eating the following items: potatoes rice whole grain pasta (I do better with rice/potatoes, though.) all green, red, and yellow veggies low fat salad dressings (less than 2g of fat per serving) whole grain cereals (I do better with rice based than wheat based) all fruits all beans oatmeal rice milk sunflower seeds a little bit of real sugar a little bit of soy sauce all seasonings coffee If I go out for dinner, I'll "allow" added fats and some seafood. Like maybe get a shrimp caesar salad at a restaurant. Or some pasta with veggies and olive oil. I'm mostly cooking at home and bringing my food to work, though. Rachel

07-25-2008, 12:54 PM	#55
brooke_kelly Junior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Chesapeake, VA Posts: 27 Gallery: brooke_kelly Stats: 135/131/121 Start Date: June 21st, 2008	hey moretta, i don't use a protein powder, so i get most of my protein from legumes. i have tried many, many types and its been quite fun. i just went a got every type of goya canned bean since all beans are unlimited. i get a lot of protein and fiber. also, i like to have 2 TB of peanut-butter of an oz. of some other nuts for some more protein. on the note of soy, until last week i was really avoiding soy products. but, i have since incorporated light Silk soy-milk. it's not too caloric, but 1 cup has six grams of protein. throw it in the blender with fruit and you're good to go. but definitely Silk brand-- 8th Continent brand has some frightening ingredients.

07-25-2008, 01:15 PM	#56
LowCarbRachel Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Salt Lake Area Posts: 12,010 Gallery: LowCarbRachel Stats: size 4/6 (maintaining) WOE: eating healthy foods	Brooke, you look amazing