Meal planning isn't really my thing all the time. Im more of a "what do I feel like today?" kind of girl. I plan occasionally if I won't have time and I plan around ingredients, but not too many recipes unless I want to bake.
Lately, Ive been into quinoa and veggie stir fry type meals with tempeh and different spices or miso sauce (miso, a little maple syrup, and a little vinegar...aka YUM.
This one is butternut squash, quinoa, and lentil mix with a little bit of curry spice, nutmeg, and a pinch of chili spices and 100% tomato sauce and a broccoli green and spinach salad. This was what I had on hand, so I used it. I pulled some spices out, smelled them and mixed the ones that I thought might taste good together and my gosh, it was THE BEST meal I've ever had. I was pretty proud.
This one is carrots (from the garden), green beans (from the garden), kale, quinoa, and tempeh sautéed with a little bit of the miso sauce, and then I poured the rest of the sauce over it. It was also delicious. There is absolutely no need for me to go back.
Both these meals are full of calcium, protein, iron and countless other healthy benefits, without the bad fats, cholesterol, sugar, or toxins in meals I used to eat. Changing my diet to meat and dairy free has simply been a blast, and making meals is quick and easy!
Now that I have decided that this is a pretty serious thing for me, I went to Barns and Noble and picked up some books! The red book "101 Best Vegan Foods" has a ton of vegan staples popular and lesser known and information about them. Who knew vegetables could be full of protein and calcium right!?
The second book "Vegan Planet" is full of information and recipes, and it makes me really excited! There are recipes for so many things that I won't even miss out on foods that I would have eaten before! Changing how you eat, whether it is changing to whole foods from processed, cutting out meat, or going vegan is so much easier than it seems, and can be fun!
It truly is an adventure, and I am learning so much about foods, about health and about what is best for my body!
(Again I'm not a doctor and I don't claim this as medical information, but man I feel good!)
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