Vegan Diet for Beginners: 76 Recipes and 8 Weeks of Diet Plans

"Where's the meat?" is what I asked the doctor when she showed me her food pyramid. I was amazed that it was optional to not eat meat at every meal.

When you're gall bladder refuses to work, your cholesterol is sky high, and your blood pressure fluctuates you need to start to get healthier by changing your diet.

I started off so fast because I love veggies, fruit, beans, and anything that doesn't have a face or a mother. But, if you're a beginner and just want to test the waters (food), start off by eliminating meats, fish, and dairy at one or two meals a day and see how you feel.

I felt fantastic and I've been eating this way for five years. My numbers have maintained at or below recommended levels and my weight dropped from 135 to 113 in about six months.

Along with the healthy eating, you need to exercise. When I forget or rebel against working out, my body suffers and the weight starts to climb back on. So, as you eliminate those unhealthy foods, continue to exercise.

Here is a book to help you start. Remember that foods taste better with seasonings, especially if you don't like them.

There are recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks. If you don't like spinach, substitute a different green vegetable. Remember, it's about you and healthy living. Don't give up too soon!

Delight your taste buds and your tummy when you try one of the smoothie recipes. Yes, a smoothie can even be a meal!

Make it fun and it becomes more interesting. Don't let others come down on you for your omission of meats. You're in it for your health and when they see the benefits that you receive, they'll be asking you for advice.

That's why you need this Vegan Diet for Beginners. It will help you through the early stages of wondering what to eat. Don't just settle for plain raw veggies. Go for an inspired salsa salad. It will satisfy your hunger better than any fast food meat sandwich.

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Air Fryer Cookbook: Delicious Air Fryer Recipes For A Healthy Diet (Delicious, Recipes, Easy, Simple, Air Fryer Cookbook)

Everyone I know calls me a fussy eater. Well, I try to limit my intake of oils. Oil is one of the major causes of obesity in our country. Some of the major contributors to excess intake of oil and fats are fast food, processed food, such as potato chips.

Here is a cookbook for frying your foods with an air fryer. I don't have one, but I believe it is a great way to have fried foods without all of the excess cooking oils in your food.

This cookbook has recipes for frying or roasting meats and other foods for a healthier intake of good food. Air fryers reduce fried food odors in your home because of an air filter system and  faster cooking times.

There are plenty of simple breakfast, lunch, and dinner recipes that are easy to make with your regular foods.

Follow the affiliate link below to see a sample recipe in the book with the table of contents and a preface of the style of cooking foods with an air fryer.



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MY GUILTY PLEASURE - DAY 5 CHALLENGE

What could it be? Shopping?  No.  Reading? No. Eating? Yes. What? Ice cream. Let me explain.

I only eat plant-based foods, nothing with a mother or a face.  That's unusual, you say? Well, it's been working for three years now, maybe four.

My guilty pleasure used to be, "I don't have to eat meat?"  Is that true? To me, it was a release from a lifelong regimen of 'meat first, then add potatoes, veggies and dessert.' When I went plant-based or no meat, I felt a freedom from food that I never really liked.

"No meat?" I asked the doctor. "Is that safe? What about protein? B12? Iron?"

"Of course," she said. "You can get all the protein you need from veggies. Meat isn't necessary. You take a B12 supplement and iron is found in veggies, also."

Wow. That's amazing. I dropped about 25 pounds and my blood test results were amazing. My doctor called me a 63 year old with a 30 year old's blood work, not to mention that I have lowered my risks of heart disease, diabetes and the like.

No, a diet of veggies, fruit, beans and the rest can get a little boring, too.  I love smoothies and have learned how to make many desserts that appeal to my sweet tooth. (I forgot to mention the absence of oils, sugars & dairy, too.)

But, every once in a while, I have a craving for....wait for it....ice cream...cold, creamy, sugary, wonderful, go to the ice cream stand, no other place, summer night...ice cream.

What kind? Butter pecan, wet maple walnut sundae's, banana splits, black cherry, but my favorite, above all, hot fudge and caramel over vanilla soft serve with whipped cream and cherry on top.

Oh, my! The saliva in my mouth is going crazy right now. Just the desire for the luscious dessert is making me want to throw the keys in the car and head on down to Pop's, a fifties style ice cream shop where the neighborhood hangs out and cones in the kids hands are dripping onto the floor.

I can even smell the atmosphere on this summer's eve, the night before official start of the next season.

Of course, I usually pay for it afterwards. My body isn't used to all the sugar and milk. Zits pop out and other consequences appear but it was ALL worth it, loving ice cream.


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Happy Herbivore Abroad

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In March of 2012 I was diagnosed with an under-active gall bladder. To avoid surgery, my primary doctor asked me to try a plant-based lifestyle for 6 weeks. I didn't have anything to lose except surgery, so I gave it a shot. My gall bladder calmed down, I lost 13 lbs. and dropped my total cholesterol from 229 to 148! I don't miss dairy, meat or oil in my new plant-based lifestyle. I have more energy and my skin and hair are much better than when I ate anything and everything. It's feels like I'm on holiday and get to eat treats for breakfast, lunch & dinner!

I have also learned that a plant-based lifestyle is much more economical than eating meats and dairy. 

Lindsay's website  was first in the search for recipes and I have been avidly perusing her recipes for the delicious food that I love. Her daily emails are inspiring and encouraging. I had a recent opportunity to ask her a few questions and here are her responses:

1. How do you come up with your recipes?

With my first book, The Happy Herbivore Cookbook, I set out to recreate dishes ("comfort foods") that I used to eat -- but in a new healthy and plant-based way. With my second book, Everyday Happy Herbivore, I went back to basics. I looked at whatever ingredients I had on hand, then created a meal (or meals) out of it. With my new book, Happy Herbivore Abroad, I recreated meals I ate or saw on my travels... I made international cuisine healthy and plant-based -- and with everyday ingredients. 

2. Do you research the products used in creating a dish, i.e. best brands/products to use?

No - I use whatever I have on hand or what is available to me. I'm only brand specific on two products: nutritional yeast and almond milk, but even then I've used other brands if that's all that was available. I love to buy generic.
 

3. What is the best way to figure out meal plans ahead of time?

We have great meal plans at getmealplans.com -- for individuals and families. If you want to write your own, sit down and figure out what meals you want to make for the week, write up your shopping list and go from there. (I'm starting on the meal plans soon! Takes the guess work out of planning.)

4. Does your book include recipes for lunches to take to work?

All of the lunches on the meal plans are designed to travel to work. With my new book, Abroad, there are several meals that you could take to lunch, but I didn't specifically develop recipes for lunch. That's more for a meal plan recipe than a cookbook one.
 

5. Why is your book different than other plant-based cookbooks?

My cookbooks (all of them) focus on being low fat, no oil -- using whole foods, and basic ingredients, which makes them stand out from the vast majority of other vegan cookbooks on the market.
 

6. Have the menus of restaurants of other cultures given you more creative ideas?

Absolutely. I recreated a lot of dishes I ate abroad in Happy Herbivore Abroad.
 

7. I thoroughly enjoy your escapades to restaurants and it makes me want to tag along! Do you
share your experiences in the book for the reader?

Yes. There are so many personal stories in Happy Herbivore Abroad -- you'll definitely get a sense you're traveling with me.
 

8. What is your favorite newest recipe?

Asking a chef to pick their favorite recipe is like asking a parent to pick their favorite child :) 

Lindsay is giving away a copy of this cookbook! Just leave a comment on this blog and we'll choose one person to receive a copy at the end of December.  The winner will need to forward their mailing address to us.  U.S. & Canada only.