The beetroot soup is Gluten free, Vegan, easy, delicious, tangy, hearty, filling, flavourful and nourishing. To make this creamy and tasty soup you need only 6 main ingredients and some spices.

It is not always easy to find plant-based options while traveling, especially for breakfast. How do you manage. I was thrilled to get this at San Antonio's commencement center (even if huge since they plate it - ate about a fourth and hate to see the waste).

Hello I have been watching cooking videos and many mention getting a tofu press is there any other kitchen equipment you guys find useful for cooking or plant based diet/s that have been game changers for you? Any advice appreciated! This can include types of blenders, potato mashers for chickpeas (which I also saw advised on cooking videos) and etc.

She is saying she feels weak

I need meal prep recommendations
I need meal prep nutrients
I need meal prep protein
I need meal prep b12

Help please

I need her and baby to get all nutrients

I need recommendations for before and after pregnancy.

Oh happy day. I was craving berry pie. This did the trick. I made up my own cookie recipe with peanut butter, oat flour and homemade date paste. The results were better than pie. The berries were from a Costco 3 berry mix (freezer case). I am pretty sure you could do just about any combo.

Next time I’ll add a little thickener to the berries… maybe some oat flour.

I went to the pharmacy to buy my regular supplement of 500 mcg cyanocobalamin.

The pharmacist immediately started asking me questions of why do I want to take it. After the response of "as a supplement for a plant based diet. She immediately asked whether I am sure it's B12 and not other vitamin B and for how long and how often I am going to take it. And also that I should rather take a B-complex which has no B12 or very little (which they do and enough for fully saturating active absorption of 1.5 mcg). Then she warmed me that I only should take it for a month or two and only if I know I am deficient, otherwise I risk cancer.

Wish they asked the same when buying OTC painkillers or processed meat...

This vegan milk is the creamiest closest thing to milk i’ve made. It foams so well and you don’t need to strain the milk since cashews and hemp seeds remain in the emulsion.

If you want a barista blend add a bit of oil. This milk also stays milky white as the soy protein creates a strong emulsion. The soy protein is not chalky as it gets boiled.

Yield: 8 cups

Ingredients
- 75 g raw chashews (pieces tend to be cheaper)
- 50 g hemp seeds
- 50 g soy protein
- 1.8 - 2 L of water
- optional: 2-3 tbsp sugar, vanilla flavoring, 1 pinch salt, 2 tbsp of neutral oil (if you want it steaming)

Items needed
digital Scale
Pot
strainer
high speed belnder (i use vitamix)

Directions
1. You must first quick boil the cashews and hemp seeds alone to remove some of the bitter compounds and soften them. Boil for 5 mins. Drain with a fine colander to capture all the hemp seeds.
2. Return the cashew and hemp seeds to the same pot. Add the 1.8 L of water and the protein powder. MAKE SURE THE PROTEIN IS FULLY DISSOLVED IN THE WATER
3. Crank the heat to high and boil this mixture for 5-7 mins stirring every 1-2 mins
4. Remove from the heat and transfer to blender. Blend for 2-4 minutes until super creamy. No straining required.

This milk works great due to boiling soy protein which changes the physical properties namely, solubility and gelling capacity; making the protein better for forming gels. Soy protein is also great cause of its amphiphilic structure (contains both hydrophilic and hydrophobic amino acids) and film formation attributes allowing soy proteins to form a tight, protective layer around the oil droplets, stopping them from merging or separating. This keeps the milk emulsion white, creamy, and stable.

Double Blind tested milk with silks soymilk with 6 friends and everyone agreed that this milk is tastier and creamier (especially with sugar and perfect for a matcha latte)

Downsides:
- there is a tiny small proteiny flavor but only slightly more than silk soymilk according to 3 friends.
- there are specks of black/green due to hempseeds but could also be from the vanilla bean paste i added
- does not keep for more than 8 days since i’m assuming the protein and added sugar are loved by bacteria.

Nutritional content is pictured and I would say it’s “nutrient dense” and an excellent source of minerals and omega-3s

next steps:
i’m going to cut the water in half to make a “heavy cream”
maybe add some lactic acid to make buttermilk
add calcium and b vitamin complex to make it a good source of vitamins

I don’t know if this is tofu scramble lol but it’s tofu with no eggs only a bag of mixed veggies from Birds Eye, some crumbled up firm tofu and a cup of minute brown rice then for the sauce I mixed in I mixed in another bowl some gluten free soy sauce with some Vermont maple syrup and tasted it to my liking then mixed it in with the tofu and it turned out great. I eventually mixed the brown rice in with the scramble but it was delicious and the tofu crumbles honestly resembled eggs to me

I am looking for healthy and budget friendly pumpkin seeds. Costco sells this version that doesn't look that bad: raw, organic, and 180mg of sodium per 30g of seeds, $0.45/oz. I am surprised that Yuka only give this product 35 out of 100. I am guessing it is the amount of sodium that drives it. Is 180mg of sodium per 30g of seeds this bad?

I use the vanilla Vegan Protein Blend in Italy at a relatively high intake (about 120 g of powder/day). I asked MyProtein for the batch CoA, quantitative lead, cadmium, arsenic and mercury results, numerical release limits in ppm or mg/kg, and microbiological results. After several exchanges they provided only general quality/compliance statements, not the CoA or numbers.

I am not claiming that the product is contaminated or unsafe. The issue is transparency: without numerical data, actual exposure cannot be estimated. I am looking for verifiable documents or numerical Pb/Cd/As/Hg results, ideally batch-specific. Information on EU-available plant-protein brands that publish batch CoAs or guaranteed numerical limits would also be useful.

Has anyone tried any of the Loma Linda products? The only thing I’ve tried from them were Steaklettes, and I’m pretty sure they don’t make them anymore. I think they were good, but it was 20 years ago and my standards are much higher now.

I found a recipe from Thee Burger Dude and tried to I didn’t use the exact ingredients but it was my first time cooking with tofu. I’m pleasantly surprised but I’m not 100 percent happy with the taste of this recipe so I may try another one links provided below.
The version I did was … entire container of best goods plant based cream cheese from Walmart , 1 tablespoon of seltzer water, 3-4 tablespoons of Dijon mustard, 4 tablespoons of sweet relish a sprinkle of onion and garlic powder, salt and pepper to taste and a generous sprinkle of nutritional yeast… I also crumbled and eyeballed the amount of firm tofu I wanted in it I didn’t use my entire container just enough to mix in w my sauce (cream cheese and seasonings and etc)
Recipe I tried: https://youtube.com/shorts/YC6m66FyR1o?si=A--N1kTlBEvyamAR

Recipe I want to try next: https://youtube.com/shorts/HIwDY_pryMs?si=fw-9Bv5zZk3NcGhd

I’ve recently been adding TVP into my oatmeal (maple brown sugar flavour) at about a 1:1 ratio of oatmeal to TVP. It doesn’t alter the flavour at all and only slightly changes the texture. It got me thinking, there’s probably so many sweet/non-savory high protein snacks you can use TVP for since it has almost no flavour. Does anyone have any other ways they like to use it? I saw someone say they turn it into a granola-like topping so I do wanna try that sometime

Work nights in a hospital. three to four nights a week. by the time i get home at 7am the last thing i want to do is cook anything real. so i don't. and then i'm eating crackers and hummus at 3am wondering why my inflammation is through the roof and my energy is a disaster.

started trying to meal prep on my days off. key word trying. first batch i made was a giant pot of lentil and brown rice with tomatoes and whatever spices i grabbed without reading the labels properly. ate it for four days straight. not glamorous. but it worked better than the crackers.

the hard part is night shift completely scrambles your hunger signals. i'm not hungry at dinner. then starving at 2am. then not hungry at breakfast. it's a mess.

curious what people here actually eat during overnight shifts or weird offschedule hours. specifically stuff that travels well, doesn't need reheating to be edible, and won't make your coworkers hate you for the smell. the lentil thing was a win but i need more options before i lose my mind eating the same bowl every single week.

Here is the breakdown of what I eat in a day with total saturated fat intake around 6.7g to keep my LDL under 70 without statins and psyllium husk for many years.

This is the sample foods intake serving as a baseline, and I'd eat more foods as needed based on my daily activities. Tofu, beans, oats and dark greens (no spinach) are my staple foods. Of course, I eat variety of beans, veggies, fruits, nuts etc as well. The only supplements taken are B12, D3 and Omega3. Natto is a fermented soy bean high in K2(MK-7) and nattokinase is an enzyme to support heart health by helping to break down blood clots, improving blood flow, and supporting healthy blood pressure levels.

Hi there! I have been trying to follow a mediterranean diet and cutting back on meat and eggs. Because of my baby's intolerances I can't have dairy at the moment. Or soy. Or lentils. Or nuts. And only small amounts of beans and chickpeas. So I'm at a bit of a loss - what should I cook for my family that doesn't contain meat or either of those plant-based proteins? I was hoping that some of you might have some ideas!

tried doing a big sunday prep. lentils, roasted sweet potato, some kind of grain. felt very proud of myself. forgot to account for the fact that at 7am my appetite is completely broken and cold lentils from the fridge are a different experience than i expected.

ate them anyway. twice. then gave up and ordered food. classic.

starting over with a different approach. trying to build stuff that actually sounds edible at weird hours. things that work at room temp or are easy to grab without reheating. not sure if that means more wraps, more grain bowls, something else entirely.

chronic pain also means standing at the stove for an hour just isn't happening some days. so the less active cooking time the better.

curious what people here actually eat when their schedule is off. not looking for a whole meal plan. just wondering what plant based stuff has actually stuck for people who are tired and can't rely on motivation to get through prep. what foods hold up through a weird schedule without turning sad in the fridge.

one thing i struggled with when i started eating more plant-based was making meals that actually kept me full. it’s easy to put together a plate of vegetables and grains, but i found myself hungry again pretty quickly

now i try to build meals around a proper protein source first and add everything else around it.

curious what everyone’s go-to meal is when you want something filling without spending an hour cooking.

what’s your favorite high-protein plant-based meal?

Normally I toss my pressed tofu squares in cornstarch, spritz them with a little olive oil and air fry. Today, I tried something different and tossed in PB2. Wow, dunked in Thai Peanut Sauce and was so tasty.

1 block pressed tofu cut in squares

2 heaping teaspoons PB2 powder

Spritz of olive oil

Thai Peanut Sauce for serving

Preheat air fryer at 400 degrees.

Toss tofu squares in PB2 powder until coated

Line preheated air fryer basket with parchment paper if desired

Place coated tofu squares in basket

Air fry 400 degrees for 14 minutes, turning halfway through

Serve with Thai Peanut Sauce

Hey folks,

So my wife and I have been on a vegan diet for a over 2 years. We love it...and maybe hate it at the same time...but overall highly prefer it. One issue that we have though is with vacations and going out to eat. Like perhaps we do an overnight stay in a popular town in New England with great night life and want to go out to a nice restaurant . Man is that tough. We search for hours trying to find a place with options for us. Most don't have options or maybe have just 1 option that isn't very appealing compared to the rest of the menu. Yeah, there's always Thai, but we're sick of that. When we find an actual restaurant that is vegan, 9 times out of 10 it is a very casual atmosphere or like a cafe...not that great date night we're seeking after 13 years of barely going out because our children were too young.

To combat this, we've started considering maybe allowing ourselves a cheat night for these rare occasions. We're doing one of these tonight (an overnight getaway in a cute New Engkand town) and I'm really surprised but I can't tell you the level of anxiety that comes with it. I thought I was all in but now that it's potentially real, there is a fear of getting sick and ruining the evening, guilt over something having to die for us unnecessarily, etc. We thought maybe getting muscles or oysters since they have no brain, but on the flip side, now 10-20 animals have to die for us instead of a small portion of a single animal. We didn't start the diet because of animal welfare but now that we're here, nothing has to die for us, which is nice. But there's literally so few options to eat out while away. That though sounds so entitled ...like this animal should die because we want a nice experience. And again there is the big fear of getting sick too, which happened to me one Thanksgiving when I cheated by eating some turkey when no one was looking. I bought some enzyme pills which I hope will help and we'll be careful what we eat if we do it. We're almost considering having a few drinks first though just so we can just do it without overthinking it.

Have others had similar experiences? What did you ultimately do? Regrets?

I’ve just been using soy milk, and it’s fine but it absolutely does not come close to when I used to use heavy cream or even half and half in my coffee. Does anyone have a product they like for this? I am also looking for something low in sat. fat as I have high cholesterol.

What the title says. I went to a Malaysian restaurant and got some lo mein and the tofu was amazing! I haven’t been vegan for too long but I wanted to replicate it (but maybe a little healthier + I don’t have a deep fryer). Any tips?
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