Vegans

BecomingBane wrote: »

janejellyroll wrote: »

mamamonroesvintage wrote: »

Thank guys. Yeah it's protein that is my biggest downfall. I just do not get enough of it in my diet. I think I also need to focus more on feeding my body the right stuff instead of just worrying about loosing weight.

Does anybody meal prep for the week?

I don't officially meal prep, but I will make batches of higher protein foods to make them easy to grab.

I will press and marinate tofu to make a big batch of baked tofu. This can be used for sandwiches, eaten for dinner, or I can just grab it and snack on it. I will make seitan in big batches so I will have it for the week (and freeze any that I might not be using right away). I will marinate tempeh so I just have to cook it when I get home from work (or I will make a batch of tempeh "sausage" crumbles" that can be mixed with beans and pasta or whatever for meals. I will do a batch of slow-cooker beans and freeze what I won't use within a few days.

I personally find vegetables and carbohydrate-rich foods to be easier to prepare, it's the higher protein stuff that I plan for.

I find that when I focus on protein, I feel fuller and more energetic. I don't even eat a lot of it (@BecomingBane is our resident vegan protein master!), but I am a firm believer that it's something that we need.

Ack... I missed this. Have you ever tried mixing beans in with the seitan dough and steaming it? Let me link a recipe... it's phenomenal.

http://www.theppk.com/2012/01/vegan_sausage/

I use this recipe to make hot dogs for summer cookouts. It always goes over well with my non vegan friends which is a plus.

BecomingBane wrote: »

rawroy wrote: »

Pressed post by mistake...anyway..
Who is debunking this research so I can dive deeper.

Look, no one is saying that you can't follow a low fat diet, but Plantbasedknight is on many boards telling people to remove fat from their diet entirely as well as oils and this is just nonsense. There are many and varied diets, and many of them are effective, but espousing one particular diet as if it is the be all end all diet is unrealistic on a grand scale.

But ok, let's take a look at the one study/ scientist they have thrown at me most often, T. Colin Campbell and his China Study.

Here is an editorial with clearly sourced information:
http://www.cholesterol-and-health.com/China-Study.html

and another: https://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/the-china-study-revisited/

and another with clearly cited sources:
http://www.westonaprice.org/health-topics/abcs-of-nutrition/the-china-study-myth/

There is enough actual science there to keep you reading for a long time if you're of a mind.

ETA:
Here are some additional insights:

http://rawfoodsos.com/2010/07/07/the-china-study-fact-or-fallac/
http://rawfoodsos.com/2010/08/06/final-china-study-response-html/
http://rawfoodsos.com/2011/09/22/forks-over-knives-is-the-science-legit-a-review-and-critique/
http://rawfoodsos.com/2011/07/31/one-year-later-the-china-study-revisited-and-re-bashed/
http://rawfoodsos.com/2010/09/02/the-china-study-wheat-and-heart-disease-oh-my/
http://rawfoodsos.com/2010/07/16/the-china-study-my-response-to-campbell/

rawroy wrote: »

BecomingBane wrote: »

rawroy wrote: »

Pressed post by mistake...anyway..
Who is debunking this research so I can dive deeper.

Look, no one is saying that you can't follow a low fat diet, but Plantbasedknight is on many boards telling people to remove fat from their diet entirely as well as oils and this is just nonsense. There are many and varied diets, and many of them are effective, but espousing one particular diet as if it is the be all end all diet is unrealistic on a grand scale.

But ok, let's take a look at the one study/ scientist they have thrown at me most often, T. Colin Campbell and his China Study.

Here is an editorial with clearly sourced information:
http://www.cholesterol-and-health.com/China-Study.html

and another: https://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/the-china-study-revisited/

and another with clearly cited sources:
http://www.westonaprice.org/health-topics/abcs-of-nutrition/the-china-study-myth/

There is enough actual science there to keep you reading for a long time if you're of a mind.

ETA:
Here are some additional insights:

http://rawfoodsos.com/2010/07/07/the-china-study-fact-or-fallac/
http://rawfoodsos.com/2010/08/06/final-china-study-response-html/
http://rawfoodsos.com/2011/09/22/forks-over-knives-is-the-science-legit-a-review-and-critique/
http://rawfoodsos.com/2011/07/31/one-year-later-the-china-study-revisited-and-re-bashed/
http://rawfoodsos.com/2010/09/02/the-china-study-wheat-and-heart-disease-oh-my/
http://rawfoodsos.com/2010/07/16/the-china-study-my-response-to-campbell/

Man, you trying to keep me busy for a while with those links! LOL
Even if I tried eliminating fat, I'd fail. Just had a White Chocolate Madadamia Nut Clif Bar.

All diets if followed to a T will help you lose or gain weight but I don't trust them anymore.
I remember what worked for me before, but it was bad and unhealthy with all those energy fat pills I was taking and starving myself on 1,500 calories a day!

My "lifelong" health and fitness goals have been achieved by going plant based. It's been 2 years and is automatic now. I don't have to worry about getting fat but now I'm focusing on a short term 6 pack goal, asthetic and athletic goals so I'm experimenting with carbs, proteins, and fats ratios but from mostly plant based, not processed. I'm not into that bulking and cutting bodybuilders do. For some reason my friends always seem to be bulking...

I read up on Atkins and I don't like that one at all.
Check this out http://www.atkinsfacts.org