Vegans? Vegetarians?

Dominique · 06-10-2018, 05:16 AM

I never liked meat. Even as a small child I knew I did not like the stuff. Fortunately for me, my parents did not force me to eat it. My dad was a farmer (he grew mostly grains for cattle feed) but started growing me all kinds of vegetables. So I was a vegetarian long before there was such a thing. In the last 20 years or so, I started to eat chicken breast. (occasionally)

However, I still have heart disease and crazy high cholesterol. Obviously it's not my fault and most likely genetic but it is what it is. Through the years, I have been on the DASH diets and the Mediterranean eating plans minus most of the meats. Both were good, healthy ways of eating but not good enough. Cholesterol is STILL not under 200 despite having to take statins.

SO..............

I'm embarking on the plant based eating plan. It's not a huge change from vegetarian eating. It allows you to have 10% of your diet be eggs/chicken/seafood. The biggest eye opener for me was the ZERO OIL concept. Mediterranean was big on the "healthy oils".

Anyone else eating a plant based diet? I'm only a month into this so I'd love to hear from others....

Kätzchen · 06-10-2018, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Dominique

I never liked meat. Even as a small child I knew I did not like the stuff. Fortunately for me, my parents did not force me to eat it. My dad was a farmer (he grew mostly grains for cattle feed) but started growing me all kinds of vegetables. So I was a vegetarian long before there was such a thing. In the last 20 years or so, I started to eat chicken breast. (occasionally)

However, I still have heart disease and crazy high cholesterol. Obviously it's not my fault and most likely genetic but it is what it is. Through the years, I have been on the DASH diets and the Mediterranean eating plans minus most of the meats. Both were good, healthy ways of eating but not good enough. Cholesterol is STILL not under 200 despite having to take statins.

SO..............

I'm embarking on the plant based eating plan. It's not a huge change from vegetarian eating. It allows you to have 10% of your diet be eggs/chicken/seafood. The biggest eye opener for me was the ZERO OIL concept. Mediterranean was big on the "healthy oils".

Anyone else eating a plant based diet? I'm only a month into this so I'd love to hear from others....

I'm new to the plant based diet too, but I'm not sure about use of oils. I use one of three types of oils (evoo, coconut, or grape seed oil's), but I use them sparingly.

I mostly use oil in food prep for veggie stir fry or when I make batches of homemade dressing, Dominique.

If you or anyone posts tips or ideas, I'll be reading and learning too.

Dominique · 06-10-2018, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Kätzchen

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If you or anyone posts tips or ideas, I'll be reading and learning too.

We learn from one another! :-)

Dominique · 06-10-2018, 09:41 AM

This is the second time I have made this. You can keep it several days....(so make a lot) you can eat it hot, cold, or on some toasted bread.

Dominique · 06-17-2018, 07:36 AM

https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/26...d=cardslot%201

I made this early this morning. I used only one tablespoon of EVOO. It is really good.

Totally loved the "dressing" as he called it.

tantalizingfemme · 06-17-2018, 08:02 AM

I made the cheese from this recipe and it is really good. Since I don't eat pasta I have used this on spaghetti squash and different spiralized noodles, like zucchini, butternut squash and sweet potato. The only thing I changed was I omitted the agave nectar as when I made it the first time I found it too sweet. And I am also much more generous with the nutritional yeast as I love the flavor. It makes a lot, so either half the recipe or plan to eat it for a while. A little cheese goes a long way over the "noodles".

http://www.onegreenplanet.org/plant-...an-mac-n-yeast

I am making this tonight, and am going to use lettuce as my wrap instead of pita or naan. Vegan gyro with tzatziki sauce.

https://delightfuldeliciousdelovelyb...zatziki-sauce/

Lastly, Tumeric chickpeas with garlic tahini is such a good meal. Light, flavorful and easy. The time consuming part (but not labor intensive) is making the tumeric chickpeas. But once they are made, you have plenty of chickpeas for this and any other recipe you want to use them for.

https://www.101cookbooks.com/archive...mericgartahini

Kätzchen · 06-17-2018, 08:15 AM

Yum!!! Thanks for those three recipes, tantalizing. I've got fresh chick peas in the fridge, so I will definitely try out your hummus recipe. And I think I will try out your vegan Gyro too, for supper tonight. Thanks for all three of the links.

06-10-2018, 05:16 AM	#1
Dominique Member How Do You Identify?: Female/Lesbian/half the athlete I used to be Preferred Pronoun?: she/her Relationship Status: Dates Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: So proud to be a Pittsburgher Posts: 1,484 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,645 Thanked 3,730 Times in 1,166 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	I never liked meat. Even as a small child I knew I did not like the stuff. Fortunately for me, my parents did not force me to eat it. My dad was a farmer (he grew mostly grains for cattle feed) but started growing me all kinds of vegetables. So I was a vegetarian long before there was such a thing. In the last 20 years or so, I started to eat chicken breast. (occasionally) However, I still have heart disease and crazy high cholesterol. Obviously it's not my fault and most likely genetic but it is what it is. Through the years, I have been on the DASH diets and the Mediterranean eating plans minus most of the meats. Both were good, healthy ways of eating but not good enough. Cholesterol is STILL not under 200 despite having to take statins. SO.............. I'm embarking on the plant based eating plan. It's not a huge change from vegetarian eating. It allows you to have 10% of your diet be eggs/chicken/seafood. The biggest eye opener for me was the ZERO OIL concept. Mediterranean was big on the "healthy oils". Anyone else eating a plant based diet? I'm only a month into this so I'd love to hear from others.... __________________ As long as there was coffee in the world, how bad could things be??

06-10-2018, 09:41 AM	#4
Dominique Member How Do You Identify?: Female/Lesbian/half the athlete I used to be Preferred Pronoun?: she/her Relationship Status: Dates Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: So proud to be a Pittsburgher Posts: 1,484 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,645 Thanked 3,730 Times in 1,166 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	ratatouille on the stove :) This is the second time I have made this. You can keep it several days....(so make a lot) you can eat it hot, cold, or on some toasted bread. __________________ As long as there was coffee in the world, how bad could things be??

06-17-2018, 07:36 AM	#5
Dominique Member How Do You Identify?: Female/Lesbian/half the athlete I used to be Preferred Pronoun?: she/her Relationship Status: Dates Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: So proud to be a Pittsburgher Posts: 1,484 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,645 Thanked 3,730 Times in 1,166 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	green quinoa tabbouleh https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/26...d=cardslot%201 I made this early this morning. I used only one tablespoon of EVOO. It is really good. Totally loved the "dressing" as he called it. __________________ As long as there was coffee in the world, how bad could things be??

06-17-2018, 08:02 AM	#6
tantalizingfemme Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Me Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: * Posts: 4,184 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 3,957 Thanked 3,984 Times in 822 Posts Rep Power: 21474855	I made the cheese from this recipe and it is really good. Since I don't eat pasta I have used this on spaghetti squash and different spiralized noodles, like zucchini, butternut squash and sweet potato. The only thing I changed was I omitted the agave nectar as when I made it the first time I found it too sweet. And I am also much more generous with the nutritional yeast as I love the flavor. It makes a lot, so either half the recipe or plan to eat it for a while. A little cheese goes a long way over the "noodles". http://www.onegreenplanet.org/plant-...an-mac-n-yeast I am making this tonight, and am going to use lettuce as my wrap instead of pita or naan. Vegan gyro with tzatziki sauce. https://delightfuldeliciousdelovelyb...zatziki-sauce/ Lastly, Tumeric chickpeas with garlic tahini is such a good meal. Light, flavorful and easy. The time consuming part (but not labor intensive) is making the tumeric chickpeas. But once they are made, you have plenty of chickpeas for this and any other recipe you want to use them for. https://www.101cookbooks.com/archive...mericgartahini

06-17-2018, 08:15 AM	#7
Kätzchen Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Join Date: May 2010 Location: @ home with my granddaughter, chosen friends & family. ツ Posts: 16,129 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 29,542 Thanked 33,557 Times in 10,669 Posts Rep Power: 21474868	Yum!!! Thanks for those three recipes, tantalizing. I've got fresh chick peas in the fridge, so I will definitely try out your hummus recipe. And I think I will try out your vegan Gyro too, for supper tonight. Thanks for all three of the links.