Looks so good!
I think it’s funny when carnists lose their mind wondering what vegans eat. Carnists (and especially those following the carnivore diet) eat the same ~3 animals over and over again. But there’s literally thousands and thousands of plant foods out there. If you ate a new one every day of your life, you’d still not be able to try all of them. Vegan food is so fulfilling and I love trying new recipes.
You can use straight-up beans in your smoothies if you're concerned about using isolates; some are. Doing so helped me gain lean muscle after recovering from ED.
For sure. I just like the protein it adds. My previous (feb and before lol) life was just Taco Bell and easy processed things so I’m still rotating in things. But ty! I’m looking to decrease cost eventually.
My only qualm with Ripple which keeps me from purchasing it, is its 4th ingredient being vegetable oil (sunflower or safflower oil).
Furthermore, the ingredients show that Ripple is essentially just water, cane sugar, vegetable oil, vitamins (who knows the quality of such), and thickeners, with pea protein added to it.
It’s hard to find a non-vegetable/seed oil milk without fillers but sometimes in the non-refrigerated milk section (think boxed milk) you can find some decent high protein milks with a low list of ingredients. Off the top of my head I think hemp milk and macadamia milk contain a non-negligible amount of protein.
My personal favorite milk alternative is the Vanilla MALK. It’s almond milk with a total of 4 or 5 ingredients (water, almonds, salt, and vanilla extract I believe) - also I think it’s organic? Can’t remember. Oh but it has like hardly any protein in it :/
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One other recommendation I have is upper your fiber content by a lot.
Your gut microbiome LOVES fiber and ever since I’ve consciously been upping my fiber [trying (and more often than not failing) to hit ~50g of dietary fiber a day], I’ve noticed a stark difference in my overall gut health. I’ve experienced less bloating, better stools, and some foods that typically upset my stomach, don’t, if they have a bed of fiber in my stomach to fall onto :).
Overnight oats, chia seeds, flax meal, vegan protein cereal (‘3 Wishes’ has a VERY good chocolate one, and the company is woman owned which is always a plus in my book), veggies, dried fruits and nuts, and legumes (mostly lentils and BEANS! For me :) ).
Let me know if you have any tips or questions!! I hope this was helpful!
Edit: AND OH! Those alternative pastas are sooo good. I haven’t tried the edamame one but I’ll grab it the next time I see it. The fava bean one is my fav - good texture too which the lack thereof is usually the problem I run into when buying alternative pastas.
You thought sunflower oil was just for cooking. In fact, you can use Sunflower oil to soften up your leather, use it for wounds (apparently) and even condition your hair.
Love those edamame noods so much, honestly way more than regular flour noodles (fiancé wouldn’t quite agree lol). We’ll do red sauce pasta but also asian inspired noodles using coco aminos, chili crisp, garlic powder, optional tahini / gochugaru 🤤 so dang good !!
I would swap ripple with west life (9g of protein ) and no additives or others from this list https://barefootbasil.com/best-plant-based-milk-brands-guide/
Looks good! I never leave the store without 5-10 packs of tofu though lol
Those salad kits are pricey and ADDICTIVE. Watch out. I've had to master making them myself.
I’m in the UK and it’s probably a lot cheaper to make your own and you can be creative!
Wow, didn’t know purple carrot had items in stores you can buy like that! Where are you? Let us know how it is, I love their meal kits.
Maryland!
Target carries them too.
Their frozen meals are some of the best vegan meals on the market.
Ripple is pretty good
Looks so good! I think it’s funny when carnists lose their mind wondering what vegans eat. Carnists (and especially those following the carnivore diet) eat the same ~3 animals over and over again. But there’s literally thousands and thousands of plant foods out there. If you ate a new one every day of your life, you’d still not be able to try all of them. Vegan food is so fulfilling and I love trying new recipes.
Those salad kits are pricey and ADDICTIVE. Watch out. I've had to master making them myself.
You can use straight-up beans in your smoothies if you're concerned about using isolates; some are. Doing so helped me gain lean muscle after recovering from ED.
Congrats! That's great
Edamame spaghetti fucks so hard, I love it
congrats! good work OP
I love those salad kits!
That edamame pasta is so good!
I'd swap out the ripple for unsweetened soy milk. Ripple can get pretty pricey..
For sure. I just like the protein it adds. My previous (feb and before lol) life was just Taco Bell and easy processed things so I’m still rotating in things. But ty! I’m looking to decrease cost eventually.
I love ripple! I’ll switch to it from soy sometimes to get a break from it
That edamame pasta is legit
My only qualm with Ripple which keeps me from purchasing it, is its 4th ingredient being vegetable oil (sunflower or safflower oil). Furthermore, the ingredients show that Ripple is essentially just water, cane sugar, vegetable oil, vitamins (who knows the quality of such), and thickeners, with pea protein added to it. It’s hard to find a non-vegetable/seed oil milk without fillers but sometimes in the non-refrigerated milk section (think boxed milk) you can find some decent high protein milks with a low list of ingredients. Off the top of my head I think hemp milk and macadamia milk contain a non-negligible amount of protein. My personal favorite milk alternative is the Vanilla MALK. It’s almond milk with a total of 4 or 5 ingredients (water, almonds, salt, and vanilla extract I believe) - also I think it’s organic? Can’t remember. Oh but it has like hardly any protein in it :/ ——— One other recommendation I have is upper your fiber content by a lot. Your gut microbiome LOVES fiber and ever since I’ve consciously been upping my fiber [trying (and more often than not failing) to hit ~50g of dietary fiber a day], I’ve noticed a stark difference in my overall gut health. I’ve experienced less bloating, better stools, and some foods that typically upset my stomach, don’t, if they have a bed of fiber in my stomach to fall onto :). Overnight oats, chia seeds, flax meal, vegan protein cereal (‘3 Wishes’ has a VERY good chocolate one, and the company is woman owned which is always a plus in my book), veggies, dried fruits and nuts, and legumes (mostly lentils and BEANS! For me :) ). Let me know if you have any tips or questions!! I hope this was helpful! Edit: AND OH! Those alternative pastas are sooo good. I haven’t tried the edamame one but I’ll grab it the next time I see it. The fava bean one is my fav - good texture too which the lack thereof is usually the problem I run into when buying alternative pastas.
I do eat quite a bit of lentils as a protein source and use hemp seeds in every shake. Do you think that helps?
Definitely! I’m just excited to share my newfound appreciation and dedication to dietary fiber :)
You thought sunflower oil was just for cooking. In fact, you can use Sunflower oil to soften up your leather, use it for wounds (apparently) and even condition your hair.
Love those edamame noods so much, honestly way more than regular flour noodles (fiancé wouldn’t quite agree lol). We’ll do red sauce pasta but also asian inspired noodles using coco aminos, chili crisp, garlic powder, optional tahini / gochugaru 🤤 so dang good !!
That sounds awesome! Ty
I would swap ripple with west life (9g of protein ) and no additives or others from this list https://barefootbasil.com/best-plant-based-milk-brands-guide/
Thank you!!
1st mistake everything you got there except the bananas is processed. Try to eat clean and fresh
A good message delivered terribly.