It has been over a month since I started the vegan journey, and I must say I love it! I don’t find it restricting. I feel more satisfied (oddly). I enjoy trying new recipes. I find it easier as most of meals come ready quickly with some preparation.
Breakfast remains the same, oatmeal with protein powder, flax and chia, cacao powder, top with berries and almond butter.
I saved this recipe from Jenny’s post. I prepared a big pot, and it was all gone the next day. this is what happens when husband likes it.
chickpea salad, both husband and I love it, made it twice already. I didn’t had vegan mayonnaise so used tahini instead. Top it with saurkraut.
polenta, cucumber salad salad, and fried chickpea, tahini sauce.
I had a lot of these bowls with various leftovers. This one had a pasta salad, beets, fried tofu, sauerkraut, tahini.
salad with tofu and black beans
buddah bowl with brown rice, black beans, air fried tempeh, broccoli, spinach, tahini sauce
family style: sayote with tempeh, broccoli, chinese chives with fried tofu, purple sweet potato
salad with roasted cauliflower, carrot, tofu and mustard tahini balsamic dressing.
black bean rice, sauteed cabbage with tomat.
Q: What’s the latest new recipe you tried? What are your meal prep staples?
I like to meal prep rice, beans, tofu/tempeh, a sauce. Then just need to add some vegetables to make it a meal.
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That all looks so good! I really enjoy salads and could probably go without meat, but I do love creamy dressing and cheese, so I wonder if you feel like you get a satisfactory substitute for those flavors.
Also, do you put your berries on your oats frozen? And if so, do they not cool down the oats too much? Just wondering!
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I like bland food (according to my friends) so vegan meals are perfect for me, especially homemade. Even vegan food at restaurants I find too salty. To make creamy dressing, I add white beans and tahini, you won’t even tell it lacks cream. Try it.
I eat the frozen berries by themselves mixed with a bit of oatmeal on the top, so the rest of oatmeal is still hot, which is how i like it.
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Buddha bowl is one of my favourite and most versatile things to make! I might do that this weekend – I roast all the veggies, so it’s not typically a meal I make when it’s hot out. But it’s cooling down so it might just be time!
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Interesting! These meals are SO different from how I eat… I’m fairly picky/not very adventurous so I see a lot of ingredients here that I’d be like “nope”! 😝 But glad it’s working well for you!!
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Those are some beautiful, colorful meals. They look really good.
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Yay- glad you liked the Gochujang bowls! I have to say that I’ve been vegan for over 30 years and have been struggling with meals- you’ve been vegan for a month and you are absolutely nailing it. I’m taking inspiration from you! These are the kind of meals I want to be eating. Great idea to use tahini in the chickpea salad- I’m going to try that. I love that salad, but vegan mayonnaise has some weird ingredients that I don’t want to eat all the time.
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Your oatmeal bowls look so delicious. I need to incorporate more oatmeal into my diet again going forward (I go through phases).
The salads all look really good too . I never get tired of salads.
A new recipe I recently tried was a kale salad with roasted sweet potatoes and chickeas. So good!
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