Let me preface by, I am not a vegan and do not intend to go full-time into veganisme. I try to eat a vegan meal once a week for dinner or, at a bare minimum, vegetarian.
I am a firm believer that if I eat a bit of everything, its good for me. Everything in moderation!
I recently (January 2022) started paying attention to what I eat(and how much) to try and balance my meals as much as I can. I am following the 50% carbs, 20% fat and 30% protein with MyFitnessPal (MFP for those who are used to it!). To be transparent, I don't eat as much carbs as I should. Often I eat too much protein and a bit more fat that I would like to. However, something worked in my shenanigans as I lost around 1/3 of my body weight in 12 months. I've been maintainig my weight since December 2022. I eliminated a lot of process food. I also re-proportion a lot of my meals to add more vegetables (veggies + complex carb) and reduced a lot of the fat. I basically follow the recommend portions on the package of what I eat.
At the moment, my vegan meals are basically Bean tacos or Pasta Flagole (bean pasta). I would like to add more dishes to this rotation.
I know that I could take any recipe and replace Turkey with pinto beans (I love pinto beans, black beans, Cannellini Beans) or even Tofu. I eat tofu here and there also. I'm not very good with it (tofu vs spice). So I often eat it in soups. The one thing that my mind cannot do is those beyond meat packages at the grocery(or any "fake meats"). I mean, I can't pronounce half the ingredients so I figure that's no good. I know that spices are key in most meals (duh!).
I'm phasing out any processed meat (or ingredient) as much as possible.
What I'm looking for is something that I can cook to make 2-3 plates (but I can figure the proportions or portions on my own, I'm doing ok in a kitchen).
I have an extremely picky eater at home that doesn't like green, soups, stews, sauces, you name it. Which limits my options quite a bit for dinner. My strategy is to do these at lunch time. That way, I'm the only one eating it so, I got rid of my picky eater (ah HA!).
I already have overnight oats 3 times a week but it's more vegetarian than vegan since I have milk products in it. I know, I can substitute for non-dairy and it would be ok but I'm looking for something that would align with my lunches/dinner. Something that I can meal prep and re-heat when required.
I mainly cook Mexican food or Italian food. I've been on a Japanese food kick in the last few months (not just sushi).
At the end of the day, any good recipes that I can make? I know that asking for "good tasting" is ludicrous since no one cook bad tasting food!
I am a firm believer that if I eat a bit of everything, its good for me. Everything in moderation!
I recently (January 2022) started paying attention to what I eat(and how much) to try and balance my meals as much as I can. I am following the 50% carbs, 20% fat and 30% protein with MyFitnessPal (MFP for those who are used to it!). To be transparent, I don't eat as much carbs as I should. Often I eat too much protein and a bit more fat that I would like to. However, something worked in my shenanigans as I lost around 1/3 of my body weight in 12 months. I've been maintainig my weight since December 2022. I eliminated a lot of process food. I also re-proportion a lot of my meals to add more vegetables (veggies + complex carb) and reduced a lot of the fat. I basically follow the recommend portions on the package of what I eat.
At the moment, my vegan meals are basically Bean tacos or Pasta Flagole (bean pasta). I would like to add more dishes to this rotation.
I know that I could take any recipe and replace Turkey with pinto beans (I love pinto beans, black beans, Cannellini Beans) or even Tofu. I eat tofu here and there also. I'm not very good with it (tofu vs spice). So I often eat it in soups. The one thing that my mind cannot do is those beyond meat packages at the grocery(or any "fake meats"). I mean, I can't pronounce half the ingredients so I figure that's no good. I know that spices are key in most meals (duh!).
I'm phasing out any processed meat (or ingredient) as much as possible.
What I'm looking for is something that I can cook to make 2-3 plates (but I can figure the proportions or portions on my own, I'm doing ok in a kitchen).
I have an extremely picky eater at home that doesn't like green, soups, stews, sauces, you name it. Which limits my options quite a bit for dinner. My strategy is to do these at lunch time. That way, I'm the only one eating it so, I got rid of my picky eater (ah HA!).
I already have overnight oats 3 times a week but it's more vegetarian than vegan since I have milk products in it. I know, I can substitute for non-dairy and it would be ok but I'm looking for something that would align with my lunches/dinner. Something that I can meal prep and re-heat when required.
I mainly cook Mexican food or Italian food. I've been on a Japanese food kick in the last few months (not just sushi).
At the end of the day, any good recipes that I can make? I know that asking for "good tasting" is ludicrous since no one cook bad tasting food!