Fast-5 Diet and Lifestyle: Re: [fast5] Veggie F5-ers?

Sunday, October 11, 2009

Re: [fast5] Veggie F5-ers?

I was a vegan for 8 years and I think you can do this w/o adding animal proteins to your diet. I also think you can do the low carb diet if you so choose to do so. Chlorella, for example, is a complete protein. You can add it to smoothies, sprinkle it on salads (or in salad dressings), avocados, and nut/coconut milk yoghurts. Use your imagination. Another good source would be nutritional yeast. It too is a vegan complete protein. You can add it to your yoghurt for a more cheesey flavor and all of the same ways as stated above with the addition of things like soups (I'm guessing you cook?).

Below are some sites that I think you'll be interested in. They are information about my suggestions as well as sources.

When accessing Bulk Foods you want to click on the Natural Health link to access the food items I mentioned above:

http://www.bulkfoods.com/

Vegan Yoghurt Starter-no soy (stay away from any soy as it's a thyroid inhibitor, among other things).

http://www.everythingkitchens.com/tribest_yolife_yogurt_starter_yl01_yl02.html

Article on Chlorella:

http://www.naturalways.com/chlorella-nutritional-analysis.htm

Nutritional Yeast articles:

http://www.ehow.com/how_4454257_benefit-from-nutritional-yeast.html

http://www.efn.org/~sundance/NutritionalYeast.html

http://vegetariancuisine.suite101.com/article.cfm/benefits_and_uses_of_nutritional_yeast

Namaste!

Pamela

On Sun, Oct 11, 2009 at 12:25 PM, Kayla <anusarabetty@yahoo.com> wrote:

I know most Fast-5ers tend to be low-carb people, which usually means a diet high in meats and fish. I'm vegetarian transitioning to vegan - right now, vegetarian protein sources hold me through my fast just fine, but I'm not sure if cutting out all animal proteins will require me to adjust my fasting habits. Is there anyone out there who is also vegetarian or vegan and practicing fasting? :)

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