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Everybody talks up vega but honestly the texture was atrocious and it overwhelmed the taste of anything I put it in. Mealy and overpriced :(

As long as you're not looking to try it on its own, I'd honestly recommend this stuff. The texture disappears very well in smoothies and oatmeal, and though the flavor is...not great, it's super easy to cover up because it isn't strong. Also? Very very very cheap, because it's not marketed specifically at vegans.

110 calories for 25g protein.

No problem! Check out estate sales for a good deal if you don't want to pay full price. I have had a large processor for a long time and I don't remember the original cost, but I have been searching for a small one for awhile and finally just bought one new at Costco and it was $25. Honestly, i can't see myself ever not having at least 1. I love my big one, but when I make pesto for myself it's just too big. But a smaller one, you will find a lot of uses for. And you can always just use a small one and make multiple batches at once.

https://smile.amazon.com/BLACK-DECKER-1-5-Cup-Electric-HC306C/dp/B000I0DV6W/ref=sr_1_1?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1506795738&sr=1-1&keywords=small+food+processor

This is probably fine for what you would need. And then later on down the line if you find you love it, you could save up for a bigger one. I'm guessing if it has 1 button you probably have to stand there and hold the button down to use it (mine have 2 buttons, one to turn on and one to turn off/pulse, but they work so fast that sometimes I do have to stand there so certain things don't overly process).

To make these I scooped out the insides of a potato and set aside 60 grams of the mash and used the rest for another dish. I put the potato shells into the oven to bake and while that was happening I microwaved the scooped out portion and mashed it with almond milk, salt, and pepper. When the halves were done baking I added in the mash potato and layered with cooked broccoli, a little daiya chedder, Tofutti sour cream, and hickory smoked Veggie Bacon Bits bits (these are delicious bacon bits, btw), and chives. I really liked the Tofutti sour cream and bacon bits, but next time I would leave off the Daiya because I don't think it added anything to it. I think I would have preferred butter instead.

edit - by butter I mean Earth Balance Buttery Spread. The BEST butter that I have ever tasted. Better than dairy butter, imo. And if you get the whipped kind it is only 80 kcal/Tbsp!

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🌱🌱🌱Everything is vegan!🌱🌱🌱

I typically don't try to hit that much protein a day since my protein goal is lower. Some days I overshoot, some days under ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.

meal, protein, calories:

high protein cereal mix (see below): 16.75 g P, 167.75 Cal

strawberry smoothie: 15.64 g P, 223.9 Cal

salad: 1.7 g P, 137 Cal

beyond beef lettuce wrap: 20g P, 260 cal

Brussels sprouts with veggie "bacon bits": 5.78g P, 82.1 Cal

taco style bowl: 32.15 g P, 472 Cal

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details:

cereal mix (no milk) - .5 c Stay Steady Cereal, .25 c Kashi GoLean Chocolate Crunch, .25 c Dixie Smaps High Protein Maple Pecan Cereal

salad - spinach with bits of: artichoke hearts, tomato, sweet pepper, white beans, peas, pickled beets, carrots, red cabbage all tossed with very dilute follow your heart ceasar dressing and a little spray of Thrive oil, and salt, pepper

smoothie - strawberry smoothie 1.5 c Silk Protein Milk, vanilla, 90 grams frozen strawberries, packet no calorie sweetener, dash salt

beyond burger lettuce wrap beyond beef burger + lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles, mustard

Brussels sprouts 170 grams (uncooked wt), veggie bacon bits (made from pinto beans!), salt, pepper

taco style bowl:

164 grams chopped mushrooms

1/3 cup corn, frozen

21 g onion

¼ c black beans

36 g avocado

150 g tomatoes

taco seasoning

1 beyond patty crumbled

to make this - pan fry mushrooms & beyond patty, add in taco seasoning, black beans, corn, onion. Top with tomato and avo.

Sure thing! The pitas freeze really well so if you like them you can order them in bulk and save on shipping. Sometimes I get them from the Joseph's website ($2.99/pack), but I used to get them from Amazon ($6.99/pack). Walmart has them too. You might also check out the Joseph's Lavash bread. That has equally good macros.

I know I'm super late but I found them on Amazon. Hopefully this link works.
Streamline Mushroom Salt & Pepper Shakers https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003CUZCN0/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_i_74DFDbVWBGAKV

Either Netrition or Amazon (whichever is cheapest)

https://www.netrition.com/protein_plus_peanut_flour.html


https://www.amazon.com/Protein-Plus-Roasted-Natural-Peanut/dp/B0052OOYOW

Love this product! It's 110 calories & 16g protein for 1/4 cup. You have to add your own salt and sweetener like I did. Sometimes I mix in low calorie pancake syrup with warm water to get a peanut butter type consistency. Try it with graham crackers as a dip.

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for 3 small pancakes = 159 cals, 8 grams protein

note: you can go higher protein, up to 16 grams per 3 pancake serving, but they won't be nearly as fluffy, but taste is good. Protein makes them denser.

pancakes are approx 3.4" diameter

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ingredients, protein, cals for ENTIRE plate:

¼ cup wheat protein, bobs red mill (21 grams protein) 120 cals

1 cup bisquick (9 grams protein ) 450.00 cals

1 tsp vanilla 12 cals

½ tsp baking powder

¼ tsp salt

½ T sweetener, no calorie

Mix dry ingedients. Add water mixed with vanilla until you get a batter like consistency. I'm not exactly sure how much water I used, but add it gradually, stir a little, then add more until you get it the way you like.

>Unfortunately Lysine is one of the harder AAs to get as a vegan

I take a pill. Very easy!
https://www.amazon.com/NOW-L-lysine-500-250-Capsules/dp/B0013OQLIW

Chipotle burger recipe is [here]
(http://www.budgetbytes.com/2013/05/chipotle-sweet-potato-burgers/)
(I used 3/4 of the beans and 1/2 the cornmeal)
The salad is modified from here. (I added zucchini to lower calories and used less quinoa. Also added cumin, sweetener, and salt in addition to lime.)


I used this in the quinoa and it was delicious. Best bouillon I've ever tried.



The two burgers on the plate are actually one serving (the recipe's burger size for one serving is really large, so I split it in two).

A kinda pricey, but totally fun option would be to pick up a fancy bento box which can keep hot and cold items hot and cold for hours and hours even when packed together! Go full on Asian with rice, kimchi, veggies, and a miso soup!

I really liked adding protein with fiber into my diet for those days when I wasn't able to eat as many vegetables as I would have liked to. Manitoba Organic Hemp Pro Fiber

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1607744643/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_0kRgzb61TXDFR

Enjoy ;^)

This is the one I started with: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07QFY7X6T/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_RKjuDbQ6HX5CW

And then I got its bigger brother: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GNSHPBQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_bMjuDbPZKSS99

Both have been great so far, and yes I've done tofu in both. The advantage of the big one is it can hold more, obviously, but also requires less shaking since the tofu can spread out more, creating more exposed surface area.

It’s super easy to make yourself. I live in BFE and it’s tricky to find here too. You can get vital wheat gluten for about $8 and then follow a recipe like this one:

https://yupitsvegan.com/basic-homemade-seitan/

Edamame and mung noodles by Explore Cuisine (https://www.amazon.com/Explore-Cuisine-Fettuccini-Organic-Edamame/dp/B004UB9P38). 210 cal/20g


Original Boca Burgers (https://www.walmart.com/ip/Boca-Original-Vegan-Soy-Protein-Burgers-4-ct/10849324). 70 cal/13g


Red Lentil Pasta Trader Joe’s (https://www.amazon.com/Trader-Joes-Organic-Lentil-Sedanini/dp/B06XCTZ1GQ). 190 cal/ 13g

Five servings of [this] (https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0021FEMZG/ref=mp_s_a_1_3_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1509797138&sr=8-3&keywords=plant+fusion+vanilla+bean) for only 600 calories and give you 105 grams protein.

https://www.amazon.com/Heinz-Spaghetti-Tomato-Sauce-13-3-Ounce/dp/B001FA1LA2

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Heinz-Spaghetti-in-Tomato-Sauce-13.3-oz-Pack-of-12/21090651#about-item

We just have to be willing to pay a premium.

https://minimalistbaker.com/easy-vegan-gravy/

Only used 1 T oil and the entire recipe was 3 cups total.

on the plate - (130 cal) Gardein vegan breaded turk'y cutlet, caulipotatoes (1/2 mashed cauliflower, 1/2 mashed potato), peas & carrots, low cal cranberry dressing

Not sure of total calories for plate since yesterday was my day off from calorie counting (my idea of a "cheat day")


cranberry dressing - take fresh cranberries, wash them and microwave (covered) until you can mash them with a fork. Add sweetener and frozen orange juice (about 1 T) to taste.

edit - the reason my gravy looks different from minimalist baker's is that the broth I used is different from hers which has a red tint. Also I opted to keep some of the mushrooms out of the blender and add them in later for texture.

RECIPE
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1. go to store
   
2. buy the stuff
   
3. go home
   
4. rinse everything
   
5. chop the ever living fuck out of them
   
6. throw in a container
   
7. drizzle on sauce/dressing of choice
   
8. close container
   
9. shake the ever-living fuck out of the container
   
10. open container and eat
    
    MACROS
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    | Name | Calories (kcal) | Carbs (grams) | Fat (grams) | Protein (grams) | Sodium (milligrams) | Sugar (grams) | Weight (grams) |
    |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
    | Broccoli | 125 | 24 | 1 | 10 | 121 | 6 | 367 |
    | Spinach | 94 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 324 | 2 | 410|
    | Mushrooms | 91 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 21 | 8 | 415 |
    
    NOTES
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• the pictured container is a gallon rubbermaid container. this salad is fucking massive.
  
• I covered mine in 300g of Pepita Salsa, but it wasn't great. My go-to salad dressing is balasmic vinegar + bbq sauce.