Does Anyone Follow The Whole Plant Based Food Diet

For the past 4-5 years, I have followed a whole plant based diet (Except for my morning coffee where I add 100 ml milk - only strong decoction, no sugar or any sweetener)

I cook separately for my DH and DS - normal homemade food!

Since we are pure vegetarians, and anyway I have always made all my podis myself - and kept processed foods to the minimum, it was not difficult to drop curd, paneer, cheese and ghee...
Check out my podis etc starting from 4th post onwards here - in this thread
(this was more than 8 years ago - before I started my plant-based diet)
How do YOU keep your kitchen always ready ?

Although I have my own recipes that I eat, I know not everyone would like my non-standard foods!
So, I have found Achyutan and his experiments a good starter for anyone moving to plant-based ...

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If you are in Bangalore, you can visit him and attend his classes or try out his cooking ...
He suggests a lot of recipes with cashews and dates - I dont use any cashews, dates or even fruits as my sugar levels get affected - so I mostly avoid them....

Just remember that once you go to plant based, you need to have adequate proteins and calcium
I usually keep 3 or 4 whole dals (moth, masoor, green moong, lobia (alasandulu), black channa, rajma & methi) in sprouts forms ready always and I always have roasted seeds like pumpkin, til, sunflower, watermelon, muskmelon seeds etc for the minerals and also flax seeds, sabja seeds and chia for the omega 3 fatty acids.

I keep fresh coconut pieces for the sweet cravings and roasted peanuts & walnuts for the sudden hunger pangs!

2 important points
Do not remove ANY goodness from plant-based foods.
Do not add ANY unhealthy stuff to plant-based foods.

I hope this helped.
Keep smiling
HR

 

I hv gone through this thread and drawn insights thanks to thread creator and the respondent.
Happy New Year to both of you.

 

Hi thanks. Reading Message showing concern of my health itself is making me robust and rejuvenating. I am ok and glad u r ok too. I began kicking here with couple of fbs and few simple posts via media and other threads . Regards.

 

Are you planning to do the Forks and Knives style of cooking? I tried that but found it very restrictive and honestly very bland. I just try to cram as many vegetables, beans, grains and tofu as I can with minimal oil and salt.

 

Hi. Mankind began eating only raw uncooked ( plant based and killed preys) food in ancient times only with help of hands and then with progress to industrial civilisation and fashion began there was pollution of every kind including the nail polish and lipstick etc the need for knife & fork felt.
I am used to Spoon but first time I went to then Bombay in 1970 in saroj udipi they served a plate of idli with tiny cup chithi and sambar & with knife and fork. I was finding it clumsy to use k & f for cutting idli or dosa to mouthable pieces. Nothing like eating with clean hands and fingers - nails clipped from time to time gives me satisfaction of having eaten south Indian snacks and meal served on a banana leaf . Regards. God Bless.
Happy New Year .