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I've been on a kombucha kick. I'm brewing my own at home. Today I had some mango flavored - YUM. And perfect carbonation

Mm I've been making banana pancakes lately when I do breakfast for dinner. I top them with more sliced bananas and pecans. So good.

I am not vegan but I eat mostly plant based. I also live in a non-vegan household. My husband is a meat and potatoes type of guy. Depending on what we're having for dinner, sometimes I will eat some meat if it's too difficult to make my portion animal free. I love eating this way!

If you like eggs you can cook up a big batch on Sunday and just heat it up throughout the week.

I like minimalist baker (blog) and rainbow plant life (youtube and blog). I eat mostly plant based. I eat lots of beans and grains like rice, quinoa and farro. Obviously lots of veg. I tend to just throw *kitten* together and call it a salad which I eat every day for lunch because I'm boring (my husband makes fun of me for…

In general you need to eat more when you are pregnant (not that much more, only a few hundred extra calories) but I know doctors tend to have different "rules" for people who are overweight or obese. So I would check with your dr.

A calorie is a unit of energy. For weight loss, a calorie is a calorie, but obviously some foods are better at keeping you full longer, and they all have different nutrient profiles... I think metabolism typically goes down as you age due to muscle and bone loss, not to say living a healthy active lifestyle can't combat…

They make oreo thins. I don't know the calorie content of them though. I would try to learn how to eat things you enjoy in moderation.

I've been eating a plant based diet for a little while now and I love it. I love how I can eat a huge amount of food and it's not that many calories. I haven't been counting calories and my weight isn't going up, even with my giant portions. I love that I discovered eating this way. Just ate a big salad with greens, chick…

I think I like him. Haven't watched too many of his videos. He is a supporter of a whole food plant based diet. I also like the daily dozen check list.

I would just focus on getting more activity in throughout the day. I assume you do a lot of walking already. I do a short-ish yoga practice in the evening after I put my kids to bed.

I think the most ethical thing you can do is grow or raise as much as you can yourself, and shop local as much as you can. I wish it were more mainstream for neighborhoods to have community gardens. I live in a typical suburban neighborhood where everyone has a yard full of pointless grass lol. Why don't all the neighbors…

That sounds really good - I never thought to put preserves in my oats. I will be trying that tonight

I don't eat breakfast - but i like do breakfast for dinner a lot. I usually eat fried potatoes/veggies, and banana pancakes

I had sweet potato, pinto bean and walnut tacos last night. Topped w/ guac, cilantro and lime juice. (husband had ground beef instead)

Lots of non starchy vegetables?? It can help to fill up half your plate with those because they take up a lot of volume and don't have many calories. So if you're having pasta for dinner, remove half your portion and replace it with broccoli (for example). Everyone is different though. I would suggest looking at the…

I just got my first one lol. Interesting.

What are you eating? I eat a plant based diet therefore lots of fiber, and I poop at least once a day... fiber is only in plant foods so if your diet consists of a lot of meat and dairy that could explain why your BM's aren't very regular

my husband would literally just go to mcdonalds if I made a vegan meal for him at home :s He won't even try it lol. He's so stubborn.

I just cube them and roast in the oven with olive oil salt and pepper. I love sweet potatoes though. I've been eating them in my salads the last few weeks for lunch.

Here is mine... I make this a lot. Involves mostly pantry ingredients so it's easy to throw together when you don't have anything else planned, but you can obviously add vegetables, greens, meat, beans etc if you want. I make this on a weekly basis for my son who is still doing virtual school.…

I did a thai inspired curry recipe that involved chickpeas and butternut squash. I also do quesadillas with chickpeas. I tend to throw chickpeas in things just to bulk them up in general, so soups, curries, etc. Here are two recipes that I like: https://rainbowplantlife.com/thai-butternut-squash-chickpea-curry/…

My tacos are usually some type of bean and some chopped walnuts, which I know is kind of weird, but I like the crunch (I use soft tortillas, not the crunchy ones). Topped with guacamole, pico, cilantro and lime juice. I think that's pretty healthy. I have been on a mango kick so me and my kids will share a mango as well.…

I think I eat avocado every day... Mostly I just throw it on my salad or whatever I'm eating. I put it on my black bean soup. I have made a chickpea salad sandwich with it (mashed up avocado and slightly mashed up chickpeas) with some other things like onion and celery, seasonings. lemon or lime juice. So kinda like a tuna…

Depends what the butter is being used for. You can use a plant based butter, or oil. But they are all equally high in fat and calories, so I don't see that making a difference as far as weight loss goes. If you're just sauteing with it, you can use water or broth instead to cut out the extra calories.

I put roasted sweet potato cubes in my black bean soup, so alternatively I could make black bean soup and use that to top my sweet potato with. Also some guacamole and pico/tomatoes or corn salsa as well. yum. This is more of a dessert or snack, but I've also topped my sweet potato with sliced banana and drizzled with…

I am vegan now, however I did not go vegan overnight. I went more of a transition approach, starting with swaps and my lunch/snacks, and eating our "regular food" for dinner. My husband still eats meat, so nowadays dinner is more complicated, but worth it to me. Being vegan doesn't really guarantee a healthy diet, there is…

Vegan. Not for weight loss or health, more for ethical reasons, although I do believe my diet is much healthier than it used to be. I just try to create somewhat balanced meals that include some type of protein, a grain, vegetables, some sort of fat, and I eat some type of leafy greens every day.

I think a lot of advice that is given out to the masses it intended to appeal to most people... I don't think counting calories is "the norm". It obviously works for all of us but we're the ones taking the time to comment in the myfitnesspal forum. I don't think it works well for a lot of people and can lead to obsessive…

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