Transitioning to Veganism/Vegetarianism

StarSong said:
To clarify, I eat a Whole Food Plant Based diet, which by definition includes no added oils because oils aren't whole foods. They're stripped out of olives, soybeans, corn, et. al., leaving the fiber and other components behind. Most days I eat some olives, nuts, avocados, or other high fat foods and my digestive system manages them well.

The bean salad you posted above looks so delicious that I'm going to give it a whirl, but without the cheese or oil. Going mostly oil-free is like giving up the salt shaker. For the first week or so everything tastes weird, but after a while your taste buds adapt.

Just to let you know, Forks Over Knives is centered on the health aspects of WFPB/vegan diets versus meat & dairy based eating. Vegucated is heavily focused on the cruelties of the livestock industry. Parts of Vegucated were difficult for hubby and me to watch, but we're so glad we did.
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Oh I didn’t realize that your diet restricted all oils. That’s interesting. Giving up oil wouldn’t be like giving up the salt shaker for me as I don’t normally use salt. I’m a pepper girl myself and if you lived closer I would have given you a huge container of bean salad as I added the oil and vinegar last. 🥰

So I guess I’ll be eating bean salad all week. 😜

If you can’t have oils then those dolmas wouldn’t suite your diet either as they are marinated in olive oil.

Thanks for the heads up warning me about the Vegucated film being focussed on the cruelty of animals. I can’t stomach any type of animal cruelty or human cruelty but know I’ll stay on the diet no matter what. I don’t crave any meat in the least. Going completely vegan will be challenging at times due to hidden dairy and egg in products but this is definitely a work in progress.

Eating this way is taking care of my main concern so I’m really thrilled. Today I actually went shopping at Costco on my own to purchase a computer and didn’t have any of the issues I normally have which was such a welcome relief and to be honest I didn’t think anything would help.
 
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drifter said:
Don't know if I could make such a drastic move. Only maybe if death was the immient option.
I'd be like Job, or maybe it was Kristofferson: Why me, Lord?
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Haha. You sound just like my husband. I offered him some bean salad yesterday. If looks could kill ....🤣😂
Besides which, I’m honestly not trying to convert anyone. What others eat is none of my business or concern.
 
Keesha said:
Haha. You sound just like my husband. I offered him some bean salad yesterday. If looks could kill ....🤣😂
Besides which, I’m honestly not trying to convert anyone. What others eat is none of my business or concern.
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But I think, "You poor Lady, so much suffering." Good luck.
 
I love beans but too many carbs. I also am trying to drink more and eat less. Its always been hard for me to drink a lot, but I am working at it really hard and am somewhat successful recently. So, Keesha, I’ll go with you on the drinking 😂, but not the vegetarian journey.
 
I find it difficult to drinking 8 to 10 cups of water a day so don’t.

They are a lot of carbs but I don’t sweeten them and not eating any candy or junk food. Plus there’s plenty of vegetables in there. I say as I stuff a handful of popcorn in my mouth. 🥳
 
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Keesha said:
Today I made my first gluten free vegan pizza with no yeast. It’s quick & easy. The dough is basically the same which I cut in half so I could make two.

Then I rolled it out on the cutting board but made a foolish mistake. I know @StarSong will figure it out.😂

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Since I didn’t have any pizza tomato sauce, I added tomato pasta sauce which is too thin but the end result tasted really nice. The provolone vegan cheese treeguy suggested is great. I cut them into pepperoni shapes .... cause I’m silly🤪

Here is a slice. The crust turns out like regular pizza dough even without gluten or yeast.
It’s soft and chewy. It’s baked on one of those round pizza pans with holes in them.
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K, next time around, take a pizza stone, spray with canola oil, plop your dough in the center, and roll it out. Yeah, pizza stones give a crispy crust if they're preheated, but I found that rolling dough was then hazardous to my health.
 
Keesha said:
I find it difficult to drinking 8 to 10 cups of water a day so don’t.

They are a lot of carbs but I don’t sweeten them and not eating any candy or junk food. Plus there’s plenty of vegetables in there. I say as I stuff a handful of popcorn in my mouth. 🥳
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I gave up popcorn two weeks ago. Sigh.
 
treeguy64 said:
K, next time around, take a pizza stone, spray with canola oil, plop your dough in the center, and roll it out. Yeah, pizza stones give a crispy crust if they're preheated, but I found that rolling dough was then hazardous to my health.
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I’ve never used one of them and knowing me I’d probably burn myself. What I’d love to have is one of those outdoor pizza ovens. Wood fire pizza is really good too.

Do you make pizza treeguy and if so how do you make yours? I’m not looking for a recipe or anything . Just curious.
 
Keesha said:
I find it difficult to drinking 8 to 10 cups of water a day so don’t.

They are a lot of carbs but I don’t sweeten them and not eating any candy or junk food. Plus there’s plenty of vegetables in there. I say as I stuff a handful of popcorn in my mouth. 🥳
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I am drinking over 72 ounces a day Plus. I just chug the stuff warm. Only way I can do it and it’s killing me. But my blood test results showed my kidney results were worst so drink, drink, drink. Followed by pee, pee, pee. I mean what’s the point?
 
I think Treeguy64 (who is now probably 67 - :devilish: ) should publish an ebook Vegetarian cookbook on Amazon. I'd buy it.


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Aneeda72 said:
I am drinking over 72 ounces a day Plus. I just chug the stuff warm. Only way I can do it and it’s killing me. But my blood test results showed my kidney results were worst so drink, drink, drink. Followed by pee, pee, pee. I mean what’s the point?
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What’s the point? To flush toxins out of your system?
 
Keesha said:
I find it difficult to drinking 8 to 10 cups of water a day so don’t.

They are a lot of carbs but I don’t sweeten them and not eating any candy or junk food. Plus there’s plenty of vegetables in there. I say as I stuff a handful of popcorn in my mouth. 🥳
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Turn the water into wine - and bam - no problem drinking 10 cups. I'm here to help and will be here all week.
 
We've gone several weeks at a time purely vegetarian, that's been easy, so many dishes to choose from. I think it's good to do that now and then, gives the system a break. But we both enjoy our steaks, etc., so that won't be eliminated completely. We all should do what feels right for us, it is our body and health. Good health to everyone, no matter what choices you make! 👍
 
Keesha said:
I’ve never used one of them and knowing me I’d probably burn myself. What I’d love to have is one of those outdoor pizza ovens. Wood fire pizza is really good too.

Do you make pizza treeguy and if so how do you make yours? I’m not looking for a recipe or anything . Just curious.
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Yep, I make my own, from scratch. Low-gluten crust, using spelt, egg replacer, baking powder, garlic, olive oil and water. Toppings, usually, black olives, onion, broccoli, spinach, mushrooms, tomatoes. Sauce, tomato puree, garlic, turmeric, oregano, olive oil. Vegan cheese, mozzarella and provolone. Vegan parmesan, once everything is cooling.
 
treeguy64 said:
Yep, I make my own, from scratch. Low-gluten crust, using spelt, egg replacer, baking powder, garlic, olive oil and water. Toppings, usually, black olives, onion, broccoli, spinach, mushrooms, tomatoes. Sauce, tomato puree, garlic, turmeric, oregano, olive oil. Vegan cheese, mozzarella and provolone. Vegan parmesan, once everything is cooling.
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When you roll out your dough, do you place your rolled dough on a cooking tray or pizza stone before adding the toppings and I’d you have a pizza stone, do they work good? I’ve never tried a pizza stone . I use a pizza try with holes in the bottom so the bottom gets cooked evenly but am wondering if there’s a better way.

Do you have one of those big pizza spatulas?
I don’t know what they are called but I’m sure you know what I mean.

I love making pizza. Do you make pizzas fresh each time or do you make a batch and freeze some of them?
 
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