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Originally Posted by RunKC
You're gonna have to hook me up w a cool vegan site. Idk if I could get by with just tofu.
I've always wanted to try the vegan lifestyle for 1 week
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You should give it a whirl.
I've got to tell you, I feel really clean...harmonious from an interior body perspective.
I'd give it a two or three week window minimum though so that you become adjusted to the change.
I'm not that big on tofu. I'm trying to keep the processed foods to a minimum. That's the one problem that people hit when thinking vegan - it's only salads and tofu. There's a lot of shit out there to eat.
Whole grains, legumes, tubers give you a ton of protein and amino acids.
Lentils, as an example, have 30% of their calories from protein. (Green is highest.)
Grains/seeds like hemp, amaranth, quinoa, etc. are all fabulous.
Use them as a base for stuffing squash, mushrooms, steamed bok choy, cabbage, char, etc. leaves, etc.
There's so much shit to play around with and the real opportunity to get really creative with your food.
Companies involved in producing better quality grains and the like, such as Bob's Red Mill has done a really good job putting some recipes up for their extensive product line:
http://www.bobsredmill.com/recipes.php
Meat substitutes like tempeh and seitan are excellent substitutes for chicken and the like. (I do a seitan chicken enchilada that people couldn't tell the difference.)
There is a vegan sandwich shop here in town that makes a "pulled pork" vegan BBQ sandwich using Jackfruit. I went there recently with a co-worker who competes in BBQ competitions and he was totally blown away. He now wants to write a vegan BBQ book with me he was so impressed.
http://www.urbanspoon.com/cities/54/..._photos/348048
I made a vegan Eggs Benedict the other morning with tofu and almond milk that was really freaking good.
So much stuff out there...you'll die of old age before you eat all the vegan/whole food/raw food options available to you.
It's the guys who just eat salads and tofu and end up looking like emaciated skeletons that give the whole vegan thing a bad name. It's actually pretty darn easy to eat really, really well as a vegan.
Oh, and these are vegan too:
