r/PlantBasedDiet

More fiber = more poop. But how many times a day is normal at least for those who eat a lot of fiber? Asking for a friend

When I compared a new Bob's Red Mill Nutritional Yeast 142 gram bag to a previously purchased bag of the same size, there were far fewer added nutrients (about a tenth of the previous thiamine, riboflavin,and Vitamin B6 & B12, as well as half the folate and niacin.) The ingredient list has fewer vitamin additives. I'm in Canada. Anyone else notice this?

I made this recipe to help me reach my daily dozen goals and thought it might be useful to others. It's pretty flexible so adjust ingredients and spices to suit you.

1. Defrost peas and spinach (I also added leeks as I have some I'm trying to use up).

2. Blend vegetables with silken tofu, lemon/lime zest and juice and coconut and milk until smooth.

3. Gently fry onions for ~10 minutes then add salt, grated garlic and ginger.

4. Add mustard seeds, cumin, coriander, chilli and tumeric (if you want to go for a different flavour profile, just change it up). Fry for a couple of minutes.

5. Chop broccoli small, add to a baking tray with olive oil, salt and pepper. Roast at 200C for around 20 minutes until cooked and a little crispy around the edges.

6. Add a jar of butter beans and the vegetable puree to the pan with onions.

7. Cut potatoes into small cubes, boil until done, then drain and add to the rest of the food along with the broccoli.

8. Cook for ~10 minutes until warm and the flavours have combined.

This covers >5 of your daily dozen points: 3 legumes (tofu, peas and beans), greens (spinach), cruciferous vegetables (broccoli), spices and potentially other vegetables depending on what you add.

You could easily add other vegetables and tweak the spices and flavours. I might try blending some of the beans into the puree next time I make it.

Hope it helps someone!

I have this strange prickly feeling under my skin all over my body. It’s not strong, more like you feel it for a second, scratch it, and then it’s gone. There is no rash, no redness, nothing visible at all.

It’s not worse at night and not really in one spot, more random, mostly upper body but can be anywhere.

I didn’t change detergent, soap or anything like that. No known allergies.

I eat the same thing every day:

lentils 85 g

millet 55 g

buckwheat 55 g

wheat germ 15 g

bananas 200 g

dates 30 g

flaxseeds 10 g

sweet potato 150 g

salt 1.5 g

romaine lettuce 75 g

barberries dried 15 g

apple juice 150 g

white rice 200 g

applesauce 50 g

kiwi 65 g

almonds 7 g

walnuts 5 g

lentil cakes 15 g

spinach cooked 50 g

orange 100 g

oat milk 200 g

pasta dry 60 g

cranberry juice 50 ml

supplements:

Vitamin D 4000 units

Vitamin K2 200 mcg

calcium algae 0.5 g

vitamin B complex 100 % RDI

1.5 g bergamot extract with 200 mg piperine

amla 5 g

vitamin B12 250 µg

folate 400 µg

vitamin B6 5 mg

TMG 500 mg

choline bitartrate 250 mg

magnesium 200 mg

vitamin E 10 mg

NAC 600 mg

vitamin C 1 g

coenzyme Q10 200 mg

omega 3 algae oil 250 mg

I’m doing this mainly for cholesterol, homocysteine and lipoprotein(a). I also have some polymorphisms like MTHFR so that’s why I take all this.

I don’t think it’s histamine because there’s no flushing, no hives, and it’s not worse at night. It also doesn’t seem like a gallbladder or liver issue since the itching is mild, my liver enzymes were normal, and I don’t have any yellowing of the skin or eyes.

Cronometer says I get all nutrients.

So yeah I’m kinda lost what this could be. Could it just be one of the supplements? Or something nerve related or diet related?

would really appreciate if someone has an idea

Just curious how you manage the plant based lifestyle with weighlifting.

I tried before but was not recovering since I wasn't eating enough.

Trying to figure out how to mix both worlds in an easy manner.

My partner has a mild gluten intolerance but wants to eventually be plant-based or at least vegetarian. They arent sure where to start so any tips on food or restaurants or just life tips about this would be helpful.

I was watching High Carb Regenerator on YouTube for advice on plant based eating, and he told me that calories aren't real. Has anybody studied his beliefs about the Minnesota Starvation Experiment by Ancel Keys? I'm so confused after watching Ryan's videos and chatting with him that I don't know what to believe. He says he's been plant based since 2010.

I’m in the process of cutting out meat, slowly upping my beans and lentils. But the bloating is out of this world. Is there anything I can do to reduce this while I make the transition?

Someone had posted asking for ideas on incorporating miso into daily foods…This morning I warmed up and mashed half a sweet potato with a spoonful each of white miso and tahini. Spread on sourdough and topped with sliced banana and sprinkle of cinnamon. Could mix it up and include any warming spice.

I just started going plant-based and it’s crazy to think that I was eating meat basically 3x a day, for every meal! My family is such a meat eating family that now that I’ve stopped I feel like I’m not eating “real” food, which is crazy I know but I feel like all my meals are missing a key something. Did anyone else feel like this starting out? My meals don’t really feel satisfying, even the vegetarian meals is used to casually eat because now I’m thinking, “this doesn’t have meat in it.” I’m super aware of it now that I think I’m going to experience the placebo affect from overestimating the importance of impact of meat in meals because of how much meat is pushed on us since we are children. Does this go away? I’m beginning to see that for some of us it’s not enough to change our diet but we have to change our way of thinking about food.