PLANT STRONG - ANYONE?
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Without protein you're gonna be PLANT WEAK!!
I get more vitamins and minerals now than ever have, ever. I have nails that don't break anymore, clear skin, I wake up really wide awake, for the first time ever, and I've decreased my chances of unnecessary diseases dramatically. The actual results of the way I feel is the reason why I'm staying Plant Strong.
Yes, I need more beans and legumes, but right now I'm still trying to drop my last 10 lbs., so until then, I'm trying to get real filled up with greans, which equals mad amounts of vitamins with very low calories. No mal-nutrition here.0 -
I'm guessing not you after all the contradictions in your diary pertaining to your OP concerning your statements about not eating processed food.Is anyone here Plant Strong? What exactly is that, you ask?
Not trying to be rude but if you are trying to educate people on something it is best to back up your declarations with facts and evidence.
Kinda the approach I took... haha. If you're going to preach, at least practice it yourself.
Here's where you'll find interesting brain food:
(on Netflix)
Forks Over Knives
Hungry For Change
Food Matters
Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead
These documentaries also have websites you can visit.
This Plant Strong lifestyle is about quality of life and health, eating as clean as possible to satisfy your body's un-evolved expectations (meaning, our body's have not changed since ancient times).0 -
In for tots. They are plant strong, right?? Oh and the Bacon Cake!! That just looks OMG good.
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I'm guessing not you after all the contradictions in your diary pertaining to your OP concerning your statements about not eating processed food.Is anyone here Plant Strong? What exactly is that, you ask?
Not trying to be rude but if you are trying to educate people on something it is best to back up your declarations with facts and evidence.
Do your own research before assuming you understand what we mean by "processed foods".
Here's where you'll find interesting brain food:
(on Netflix)
Forks Over Knives
Hungry For Change
Food Matters
Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead
These documentaries also have websites you can visit.
This Plant Strong lifestyle is about quality of life and health, eating as clean as possible to satisfy your body's un-evolved expectations (meaning, our body's have not changed since ancient times).0 -
In for tots. They are plant strong, right?? Oh and the Bacon Cake!! That just looks OMG good.
No idea what tots is.
I fully support bacon eaters, but I can honestly say, if I can avoid heart disease or other unnecessary diseases , then I will.0 -
Might want to read this
In for tots. They are plant strong, right?? Oh and the Bacon Cake!! That just looks OMG good.
No idea what tots is.
I fully support bacon eaters, but I can honestly say, if I can avoid heart disease or other unnecessary diseases , then I will.
Low saturated fat diets don't curb heart disease risk or help you live longer
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140305191429.htm0 -
I'm guessing not you after all the contradictions in your diary pertaining to your OP concerning your statements about not eating processed food.Is anyone here Plant Strong? What exactly is that, you ask?
Not trying to be rude but if you are trying to educate people on something it is best to back up your declarations with facts and evidence.
Kinda the approach I took... haha. If you're going to preach, at least practice it yourself.
Here's where you'll find interesting brain food:
(on Netflix)
Forks Over Knives
Hungry For Change
Food Matters
Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead
These documentaries also have websites you can visit.
This Plant Strong lifestyle is about quality of life and health, eating as clean as possible to satisfy your body's un-evolved expectations (meaning, our body's have not changed since ancient times).
No thanks, I'm not interested in being brainwashed.0 -
Where does Nescafe fall in the processed/food-like products debate then?!0
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When we talk about processed foods, we're referring to "food-like" products...convenience foods, if you will.
What is "food-like"? To me, canned tomato sauce is processed when I can make it from real tomatoes. Yes I googled the term and saw an article that gave Cool-Whip and Chez-Whiz as a reference as well as oreos.
Just curious.0 -
Without protein you're gonna be PLANT WEAK!!
I get more vitamins and minerals now than ever have, ever. I have nails that don't break anymore, clear skin, I wake up really wide awake, for the first time ever, and I've decreased my chances of unnecessary diseases dramatically. The actual results of the way I feel is the reason why I'm staying Plant Strong.
Yes, I need more beans and legumes, but right now I'm still trying to drop my last 10 lbs., so until then, I'm trying to get real filled up with greans, which equals mad amounts of vitamins with very low calories. No mal-nutrition here.
Unfortunately you don't get extra credit for taking in extra vitamins once your surpassed your daily requirements. It doesn't make you "extra healthy".0 -
Just as an update, before people jump on to this post, this isn't meant to invite arguments, or political nonsense, especially from those who come unarmed and uneducated about the topic.
This post is meant for those of us who are Plant Strong, Vegetarian or Vegan who eat this way solely based on the HEALTH BENEFITS of a WHOLE FOODS, PLANT-BASED DIET.
Please read up on the Plant Strong subject before you come in blazing, ie: the "legal" foods of the Plant Strong lifestyle.
A good example of ignorance would be the subject of a home made marinara sauce, or wheat pasta. These are NOT processed foods. They are whole food, and plant-based.
Sugar Substitutes, Hot Dogs, Yogurt, Cheeses are examples of processed foods.
We are ALL here to motivate each other, however seems fit for us.0 -
Where does Nescafe fall in the processed/food-like products debate then?!
It's coffee. Coffee grows from the ground. Any other brilliant questions?0 -
No idea what tots is.
I fully support bacon eaters, but I can honestly say, if I can avoid heart disease or other unnecessary diseases , then I will.
I'm not sure what I find more disturbing: that fact that you have not have tater tots (made from potatoes) or you haven't watched Napoleon Dynamite. :huh: :laugh:0 -
Freeze dried coffee grows in the ground now?0
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I stopped smoking plants years ago.
I blame the plants for making me want a snicker's.
exactly!
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When we talk about processed foods, we're referring to "food-like" products...convenience foods, if you will.
What is "food-like"? To me, canned tomato sauce is processed when I can make it from real tomatoes. Yes I googled the term and saw an article that gave Cool-Whip and Chez-Whiz as a reference as well as oreos.
Just curious.
Please explain to me what the process was that took place in the canned tomatoes.
Do some research before posting please.
See Forks Over Knives. It will answer all your questions.0 -
like moles ? and rabbits ?:smokin:0
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When we talk about processed foods, we're referring to "food-like" products...convenience foods, if you will.
What is "food-like"? To me, canned tomato sauce is processed when I can make it from real tomatoes. Yes I googled the term and saw an article that gave Cool-Whip and Chez-Whiz as a reference as well as oreos.
Just curious.
Please explain to me what the process was that took place in the canned tomatoes.
Do some research before posting please.
See Forks Over Knives. It will answer all your questions.
well.... the PROCESS of putting the tomatoes into a can in a manufacturing facility for example...0 -
Whats this "Clean Soup" you got goin on in your diary? Is that like a bowl of bleach or something?
Vegetable broth, cabbage, cauliflower, garlic, spices, asparagus, spinach, or any other vegetables I have on hand, turned into a soup.0 -
The idea is to eat a whole foods, plant-based diet. The marinara sauce is home-made, fully plant strong, nothing processed, I eat whole wheat pastas, and wheat flour, which is used for wheat bread, sour dough bread, and wheat tortillas. The corn tortillas are 100% corn. So yes, they are "legal" in the plant strong lifestyle. Being Plant Strong, essentially, is a vegan lifestyle minus the "junk".
When we talk about processed foods, we're referring to "food-like" products...convenience foods, if you will.
Happy Vegging!
Mara
Your diary on 3/11/14 - La Tortilla Factory, 100 Calorie Tortilla ingredients list: INGREDIENTS: WATER, WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, CELLULOSE FIBER, WHEAT GLUTEN, RAISIN JUICE, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF THE FOLLOWING: GOLDEN FLAXSEED, CULTURED WHEAT (CULTURED WHEAT WITH ADDED VINEGAR), ALUMINUM FREE LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, CORN STARCH, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), SEA SALT, VINEGAR, CALCIUM CARBONATE, GUAR GUM, DOUGH CONDITIONER (SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE), XANTHAN GUM, TO MAINTAIN FRESHNESS (SORBIC ACID, CALCIUM PROPIONATE).
all natural.0 -
When we talk about processed foods, we're referring to "food-like" products...convenience foods, if you will.
What is "food-like"? To me, canned tomato sauce is processed when I can make it from real tomatoes. Yes I googled the term and saw an article that gave Cool-Whip and Chez-Whiz as a reference as well as oreos.
Just curious.
Please explain to me what the process was that took place in the canned tomatoes.
Do some research before posting please.
See Forks Over Knives. It will answer all your questions.
well.... the PROCESS of putting the tomatoes into a can in a manufacturing facility for example...
And you know, the addition of additives and preservatives...
Not that there's anything WRONG with processed food0 -
Might want to read this
In for tots. They are plant strong, right?? Oh and the Bacon Cake!! That just looks OMG good.
No idea what tots is.
I fully support bacon eaters, but I can honestly say, if I can avoid heart disease or other unnecessary diseases , then I will.
Low saturated fat diets don't curb heart disease risk or help you live longer
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140305191429.htm
Potatoes are great, but oil to fry them wouldn't be. Oil clogs arteries.
And I think I watched Nap Dynamite a million years ago.0 -
Surely you use roasted, ground coffee.Where does Nescafe fall in the processed/food-like products debate then?!
It's coffee. Coffee grows from the ground. Any other brilliant questions?
Last time i checked they were both processes, so doesn't that make coffee a processed product?
The same goes for tinned tomatoes, they are cooked ( peeled, chopped) and canned. Canning is a process.
Just like cutting up vegetables.
How are you defining " processed food"
Dies frozen veggies count as processed?
Also for your response to where are you getting your protein from?
You mentioned that you are getting lots of minerals and vitamins, but they arn't proteins. ( you didn't even mention hat you are getting all the essential amino acids needed to create proteins.0 -
I'm guessing not you after all the contradictions in your diary pertaining to your OP concerning your statements about not eating processed food.Is anyone here Plant Strong? What exactly is that, you ask?
Not trying to be rude but if you are trying to educate people on something it is best to back up your declarations with facts and evidence.
Kinda the approach I took... haha. If you're going to preach, at least practice it yourself.
Here's where you'll find interesting brain food:
(on Netflix)
Forks Over Knives
Hungry For Change
Food Matters
Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead
These documentaries also have websites you can visit.
This Plant Strong lifestyle is about quality of life and health, eating as clean as possible to satisfy your body's un-evolved expectations (meaning, our body's have not changed since ancient times).
No thanks, I'm not interested in being brainwashed.
It's actually really interesting scientific stuff. This post is for those with the same interest.0 -
When we talk about processed foods, we're referring to "food-like" products...convenience foods, if you will.
What is "food-like"? To me, canned tomato sauce is processed when I can make it from real tomatoes. Yes I googled the term and saw an article that gave Cool-Whip and Chez-Whiz as a reference as well as oreos.
Just curious.
Please explain to me what the process was that took place in the canned tomatoes.
Do some research before posting please.
See Forks Over Knives. It will answer all your questions.
Canned tomato sauce has a ton of preservatives(for shelf life) and sugars/sweetners even sodium in some brands.
I do not agree with Forks Over Knives concept but ::enters sarcastic font:: thanks for taking the time to be nice enough to site a few examples. ::exits sarcastic font::
I found this interesting: http://rawfoodsos.com/category/china-study/0 -
Wow! it sounds like eating a plant based diet is really working for you. I have been meaning to watch Forks Over Knives. I will have to make some time. Thanks for sharing!0
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Surely you use roasted, ground coffee.Where does Nescafe fall in the processed/food-like products debate then?!
It's coffee. Coffee grows from the ground. Any other brilliant questions?
Last time i checked they were both processes, so doesn't that make coffee a processed product?
The same goes for tinned tomatoes, they are cooked ( peeled, chopped) and canned. Canning is a process.
Just like cutting up vegetables.
How are you defining " processed food"
Dies frozen veggies count as processed?
Also for your response to where are you getting your protein from?
You mentioned that you are getting lots of minerals and vitamins, but they arn't proteins. ( you didn't even mention hat you are getting all the essential amino acids needed to create proteins.
Plant Based diets aren't raw diets. Roasting, boiling, steaming, grilling, blending, freezing, etc. of things that grow from the ground don't make the item processed.
Processed foods are, for example: artificial sweeteners, soda, oils, white flour, anything that is "food-like" (sugary cereal, candy, mcdonalds), and to make it pretty straight-forward, if you can't pronounce the ingredient, don't eat the food.
I get my protein from beans, legumes, and plants that are rich in protein ie: broccoli. I've been short on the beans lately to fill up more on greens, but my protein levels are acceptable, and I feel friggen amazing for the first time ever!!0 -
glad you're feeling good atm but i'd seriously consider getting some nuts or beans (or something else you can think of that 'grows from the ground') as your fat levels look dangerously low and i don't think you'll continue to feel great for long without it.
i'll leave the protein, others have mentioned it.
I've got enough left over fat reserves for now. I plan to add beans and legumes back into my diet after I lose the last 10 lbs. I will dive into my home made oil-free hummus at that time...cannot wait!0 -
Yes! Super Yes even though here in Lincoln, NE.
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You're losing weight because you're only eating like 1000 calories per day. Yea, good luck with that.0
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