Sunday Soup Night-Tomato Artichoke Basil Bisque+Green Salad with beets and water chestnuts
Monday Mediterranean Night-Roasted Portabello "Steaks"+ Cooked Zucchini Pasta and Spicy Marinara over Polenta+California Kale
Tuesday Mexican Night-Skillet Black Bean Enchilada Stack+Jicama Orange Salad with Spinach and Sprouts
Wednesday Mock Pasta-Raw Zucchini Marinara+Sunflower Greens, Sprout, and Spinach Salad
Thursday Pot of Beans Night-Garlicky White Beans and Kale+Buckwheat Greens, Sprout, and Spinach Salad
Friday Pizza-Pizza Potatoes
Saturday Stir Fry- Braised Bok Choi with Red Peppers and Red Rice
Breakfasts-Buckwheat Green Smoothies, Carrot Juice, and Herb Chai
Lunches-Miso Vegetable Soup with adzuki beans, Red Rice, and Kim Chi or lentil soup and salad
I read a certain blog, where the lady is trying to loose weight according to a sort of Eat to Live diet. Then she posted a recipe for a layered Mexican dip made with mega doses of nuts. She made it to help get her 1 lb raw veggies down. Sadly, it will be counterproductive with the amount of fat. I gave her this advice.
"Your layer dip sounds delicious although pretty high in fat. I'll let you in on the secret for getting that lb of fresh veggies + 1 lb cooked veggies. The fruit is easy. Pack the blender with greens. 2 c. isn't enough. Around here our smoothie consists of 2-3 c. water, 1 lb greens, 1 banana, 1 orange, 1-2 c. frozen blueberries or cherries, and 2 T. flax seeds. split between two people, it goes down quickly and gives 1/2 lb. green/fruity goodness to whomever drinks it. At lunch we eat a huge salad along with vegetable/bean/kale soup of some sort. Dinner always includes a huge salad that often doesn't look anything like a salad: zucchini 'noodles' with marinara (cooked or raw) is one favorite. Plus some sort of cooked entree; last night it was roasted portabello "steak" and California Kale. Miso, kim chi, carrot juice, a little more fruit, distilled water, herbal tea, and herbal chai made with homemade raw almond milk are tucked in among the rest. Nuts, seeds, and avocado are a nutritious part of a plant diet but are very easy to overdo, thus causing us to retain fat. Keep an eye on the intake of these high fat favorites."
In order to make the plant perfect lifestyle work, the focus should be more on beans, greens, mushrooms, and other vegetables less on fruits, seeds, and nuts. Oils are eliminated altogether. Of course fruits, seeds, and nuts are a delicious necessity, but they are not the center of the eating plan. In other words, I've seen a lot of very chubby vegans and raw foodies with skewed vision.
I read a certain blog, where the lady is trying to loose weight according to a sort of Eat to Live diet. Then she posted a recipe for a layered Mexican dip made with mega doses of nuts. She made it to help get her 1 lb raw veggies down. Sadly, it will be counterproductive with the amount of fat. I gave her this advice.
"Your layer dip sounds delicious although pretty high in fat. I'll let you in on the secret for getting that lb of fresh veggies + 1 lb cooked veggies. The fruit is easy. Pack the blender with greens. 2 c. isn't enough. Around here our smoothie consists of 2-3 c. water, 1 lb greens, 1 banana, 1 orange, 1-2 c. frozen blueberries or cherries, and 2 T. flax seeds. split between two people, it goes down quickly and gives 1/2 lb. green/fruity goodness to whomever drinks it. At lunch we eat a huge salad along with vegetable/bean/kale soup of some sort. Dinner always includes a huge salad that often doesn't look anything like a salad: zucchini 'noodles' with marinara (cooked or raw) is one favorite. Plus some sort of cooked entree; last night it was roasted portabello "steak" and California Kale. Miso, kim chi, carrot juice, a little more fruit, distilled water, herbal tea, and herbal chai made with homemade raw almond milk are tucked in among the rest. Nuts, seeds, and avocado are a nutritious part of a plant diet but are very easy to overdo, thus causing us to retain fat. Keep an eye on the intake of these high fat favorites."
In order to make the plant perfect lifestyle work, the focus should be more on beans, greens, mushrooms, and other vegetables less on fruits, seeds, and nuts. Oils are eliminated altogether. Of course fruits, seeds, and nuts are a delicious necessity, but they are not the center of the eating plan. In other words, I've seen a lot of very chubby vegans and raw foodies with skewed vision.
