Your place for vegan and veg-curious resources!!
I often get asked "So, what do you eat?" Well... if you're curious, and if you think you'd like to try something different, I hope this will help. I'm not telling anyone that you have to go vegan (but it would be great!) but just by increasing the fruits, vegetables and whole grains you eat, and cutting back on meat and dairy, you can make a HUGE difference in your health. Whether you want to lose weight, lower your cholesterol or get off prescription drugs, a whole foods, plant based diet will get you there! My suggestion would be to start by watching the documentary "Forks Over Knives". I'm here if anyone has any questions! :) "A year from now you will wish you had started today."
What I eat:
Whole, Real, Food. It's as simple as that! Fruits, Veggies, Beans, Whole grains, Nuts, Seeds. Basically, if I can't read the ingredients, and if I can't figure out what the ingredients looked like in their original state, I don't eat it. BUT, nobody's perfect! (So don't point fingers when you see me out having a beer or glass of wine and eating a piece of vegan chocolate cake! Just know I don't do it all the time!)
Fruits & veggies
Beans & lentils
Rice, oats, quinoa, whole grains
Hummus w/pitas and veggies
Peanut butter and jelly (read ingredients! get natural with no added oils, sugars or chemicals)
Almond butter with apples or celery
Salsa and guacamole with chips
Soups (Amy’s are really good)
LARA bars
Soy yogurt (make sure it doesn’t have casein)
Bean burritos
Ezekiel sprouted breads
Smoothies with fruit and spinach
Pizza w/out cheese
Websites
21-day vegan kickstart http://pcrm.org/kickstarthome/
Meat Free Monday http://www.meatfreemondays.com/index.cfm
Books
Skinny Bitch, Rory Freedman http://skinnybitch.net/
Crazy Sexy Diet, Kris Carr http://crazysexylife.com/
The China Study, Dr. Colin Campbell http://thechinastudy.com/
The Engine 2 Diet, Rip Esselstyn http://engine2diet.com/
Meat is for Pussies, John Joseph http://www.meatisforpussies.org/
Thrive Foods, Brendan Brazier http://www.brendanbrazier.com/book/index.html
Vegan Bodybuilding, Robert Cheeke http://veganbodybuilding.com/
VegNews Magazine http://www.vegnews.com/web/home.do
DVD's
Forks Over Knives http://www.forksoverknives.com/ *** highly recommend!!!!***
Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead http://jointhereboot.com/
Food, Inc. http://www.foodincmovie.com/
Fitness
No Meat Athlete http://www.nomeatathlete.com/
Meat Free Athlete http://meatfreeathlete.com/
Robert Cheeke, bodybuilder http://veganbodybuilding.com/
Tim van Orden, runner http://runningraw.com/
Brendan Brazier, triathlete http://www.brendanbrazier.com/
Jon Hinds, Monkey Bar Gym http://monkeybargym.com/
P90x Yup, P90x2 & P90X3 have vegan meal plans and vegan Shakeology! http://www.hendersonfitness.com/1/post/2013/12/p90x3-faq.html
Food
Dairy substitutes for recipes http://godairyfree.org/
Restaurant guide http://www.happycow.net/
Gardein http://www.gardein.com/index.php
Field Roast http://www.fieldroast.com/
Daiya http://www.daiyafoods.com/
Shakeology http://www.hendersonfitness.com/what-is-shakeology.html
*The Ultimate Reset 21-day cleanse is a GREAT way to transition into a vegan diet, learn some great new recipes, detox and cleanse your body and lose some unwanted pounds. I did it in August 2012 and lost 8.6 lbs, my joints felt better, my sleep and my skin improved and I felt great! http://www.myultimatereset.com/julieehenderson
Restaurants
Happy Cow www.happycow.net
Merge http://mergebuffalo.com/
Amy's Place http://www.amysplacebuffalo.com/
Pizza Plant (has Daiya vegan cheese) http://www.pizzaplant.com/
This is just a small list of things I have found helpful in the past. Find what motivates you! :) And let me know if there's anything I should add!
What I eat:
Whole, Real, Food. It's as simple as that! Fruits, Veggies, Beans, Whole grains, Nuts, Seeds. Basically, if I can't read the ingredients, and if I can't figure out what the ingredients looked like in their original state, I don't eat it. BUT, nobody's perfect! (So don't point fingers when you see me out having a beer or glass of wine and eating a piece of vegan chocolate cake! Just know I don't do it all the time!)
Fruits & veggies
Beans & lentils
Rice, oats, quinoa, whole grains
Hummus w/pitas and veggies
Peanut butter and jelly (read ingredients! get natural with no added oils, sugars or chemicals)
Almond butter with apples or celery
Salsa and guacamole with chips
Soups (Amy’s are really good)
LARA bars
Soy yogurt (make sure it doesn’t have casein)
Bean burritos
Ezekiel sprouted breads
Smoothies with fruit and spinach
Pizza w/out cheese
Websites
21-day vegan kickstart http://pcrm.org/kickstarthome/
Meat Free Monday http://www.meatfreemondays.com/index.cfm
Books
Skinny Bitch, Rory Freedman http://skinnybitch.net/
Crazy Sexy Diet, Kris Carr http://crazysexylife.com/
The China Study, Dr. Colin Campbell http://thechinastudy.com/
The Engine 2 Diet, Rip Esselstyn http://engine2diet.com/
Meat is for Pussies, John Joseph http://www.meatisforpussies.org/
Thrive Foods, Brendan Brazier http://www.brendanbrazier.com/book/index.html
Vegan Bodybuilding, Robert Cheeke http://veganbodybuilding.com/
VegNews Magazine http://www.vegnews.com/web/home.do
DVD's
Forks Over Knives http://www.forksoverknives.com/ *** highly recommend!!!!***
Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead http://jointhereboot.com/
Food, Inc. http://www.foodincmovie.com/
Fitness
No Meat Athlete http://www.nomeatathlete.com/
Meat Free Athlete http://meatfreeathlete.com/
Robert Cheeke, bodybuilder http://veganbodybuilding.com/
Tim van Orden, runner http://runningraw.com/
Brendan Brazier, triathlete http://www.brendanbrazier.com/
Jon Hinds, Monkey Bar Gym http://monkeybargym.com/
P90x Yup, P90x2 & P90X3 have vegan meal plans and vegan Shakeology! http://www.hendersonfitness.com/1/post/2013/12/p90x3-faq.html
Food
Dairy substitutes for recipes http://godairyfree.org/
Restaurant guide http://www.happycow.net/
Gardein http://www.gardein.com/index.php
Field Roast http://www.fieldroast.com/
Daiya http://www.daiyafoods.com/
Shakeology http://www.hendersonfitness.com/what-is-shakeology.html
*The Ultimate Reset 21-day cleanse is a GREAT way to transition into a vegan diet, learn some great new recipes, detox and cleanse your body and lose some unwanted pounds. I did it in August 2012 and lost 8.6 lbs, my joints felt better, my sleep and my skin improved and I felt great! http://www.myultimatereset.com/julieehenderson
Restaurants
Happy Cow www.happycow.net
Merge http://mergebuffalo.com/
Amy's Place http://www.amysplacebuffalo.com/
Pizza Plant (has Daiya vegan cheese) http://www.pizzaplant.com/
This is just a small list of things I have found helpful in the past. Find what motivates you! :) And let me know if there's anything I should add!
