I need help with eating a more clean plant based diet

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cvnickles
cvnickles Posts: 3 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I would like to start eating a more plant based clean diet but struggle with doing it on my own. I am open to ideas and advice especially with figuring out how much protein to consume and protein choices.

Thank you all!

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  • techgal128
    techgal128 Posts: 719 Member
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    Can you define "clean eating"? People tend to have different definitions of this.
  • techgal128
    techgal128 Posts: 719 Member
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    amyrebeccah wrote: »
    Are you doing this for health, weight loss, or ethical reasons? And what do you define as "clean?" I ask because it will help people give you feedback.

    Oh bugger, I was too slow. lol
  • cvnickles
    cvnickles Posts: 3 Member
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    Clean as in organic, no processed food and mostly plant based foods.
  • cvnickles
    cvnickles Posts: 3 Member
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    amyrebeccah wrote: »
    Are you doing this for health, weight loss, or ethical reasons? And what do you define as "clean?" I ask because it will help people give you feedback.

    For health reasons.

  • brogares
    brogares Posts: 5 Member
    edited May 2015
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    Try visiting your local farmers market. They offer a variety of fresh, organic veggies. Yummly is a great free app with tons of plant based (vegan) recipes. If you use apps like Instagram, I like to search the hashtag #vegan or #plantbased.
  • brogares
    brogares Posts: 5 Member
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    Visit veganstreet.com lots of pictographs about vegan diet, proper protein intake etc
  • jellybaby84
    jellybaby84 Posts: 583 Member
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    eat those long sweet red peppers. So so good. Much nicer than chocolate or sweets or anything. And about 35 calories for the whole thing. They have seriously transformed my life!
  • RodaRose
    RodaRose Posts: 9,562 Member
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    Buy a crock pot for chick peas and lentils and such.
    Other good sources of protein: Edamame, hemp seeds, almonds, chia seeds, green peas, pumpkin seeds, tofu, peanut butter, watercress, kale, spinach, broccoli, other leafy greens.
    Check out this group: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/45-happy-herbivores
  • Zinka61
    Zinka61 Posts: 563 Member
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    http://www.onegreenplanet.org/natural-health/whole-foods-plant-based-fifty-dollars-a-week/ And check out Forks Over Knives, Oh She Glows, and Fat Free Vegan blogs/websites. There is loads of info online if you just google "vegan recipes". For nutrition, The Vegetarian Resource Group has solid info. Look at their website.
  • Alluminati
    Alluminati Posts: 6,208 Member
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    Oh boy
  • LoupGarouTFTs
    LoupGarouTFTs Posts: 916 Member
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    You know that a plant-based diet is not intrinsically healthy, right? You can gain weight on a plant-based diet just as easily as on one that includes meat.

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