Now here it is. The post about your
basics of basics for a simple vegan diet! If you have these ingredients in the house, then any meal for the day should be quite simple! All six main staples here have a great nutrition value, are gluten free and full of starch and calories to keep you going on a high carp, low fat diet!
For Breakfast
I normally go for oats or Chia Seeds! I make both with almond or soya milk. The chia seeds I try to prepare the night before. If you want to eat chia seed pudding, then you have to let them soak for several hours (so over night it is)! I also mix in some maple syrup and throw in some berries or other fruit in the morning to give it even more flavour. The oats you can cook like normal oats, you just replace the dairy with a dairy free liquid. Some like just water, but I like them most with soya milk and if I am really fancy some hazelnut milk. I sweeten them as well in the morning and add some fruit. Most of the time bananas and raisins (I cook them with the oats).
For Lunch & Dinner
Lunch and Dinner are an easy business with potatoes or rice in your kitchen. I normally try to cook my rice in the morning so I have it just ready when I'm hungry or on my lunch break. Potatoes you can boil, steam or cook in the oven when ever you need them.
If you want to get a little fancier then that, then you can go for buckwheat and quinoa! Both are gluten free and great for salads. I love buckwheat with fried mushrooms and onion with a little soya sauce or tamari sauce.
If you want to read up more about a high carp and low fat diet then I would recommend "
The Starch Solution" by Dr. McDougall. He is brilliant explaining everything and he has a certified background to proof is theories. There are also a lot of videos of him in interviews or on the topic of a plant based diet on YouTube. Just have a look what you can find.
If you are still not convinced that vegan is the way to go then have a look if you can find a documentary called "Knives over Forks". This one made me really think and pushed me in the right direction!
Now enough for the moment! The next post will be about the fancier things of a plant based diet!
