Show me your... numbers!

Wade406

Look back at your weeks of logging. Find your best week. Show me your numbers.

Whole foods, plant-based diet. This means no oil. No cheese or dairy. No meats like beef chicken or fish.

I looked back at my MFP diary for the nutrients it tracks for some simple comparison between now, eating a whole foods plant based diet, vs. last summer. Last summer I was bike riding 120 miles per week at least, between commuting, mountain bike trail riding and downhill lift-served competitive riding. I was eating one day vegitarian (lacto-ovo).

These are the best weekly numbers from a 7 week period where I didn't miss a day logging my food. To reiterate, these are weekly totals, the best of the 7 weeks. The averages were lower. The worst case lower still.

Saturated Fat 97 grams
Cholesterol 776 milligrams
Potassium 11,394 milligrams
Dietary Fiber 192 grams
Vitamin A 106%
Vitamin C 216%
Calcium 98%
Iron 73%


Last week I logged the week, and I ate whole foods plant based, no oil, no cheese, no meat, no dairy.

Satuated Fat 37 grams
Cholesterol 20 milligrams
Potassium 17,242 milligrams
Dietary Fiber 454 grams
Vitamin A 186%
Vitamin C 483%
Calcium 108%
Iron 137%

The switch from calorie dense foods from the Standard American Diet to nutrient dense foods in this diet is in the numbers. And by the way, calories are roughly the same, maybe more net calories this time of year because I'm not riding my bike, I'm backcountry skiing so I don't get out as much.

Look back at your weeks of logging. Find your best week. Show me your numbers.

Wade406

And by the way, I didn't take any vitamins or eat any supplements. This is just food.