Hi All!
I’ve just bought the original book and recipe book and ready to get started. Both my wife and I want to change over to the BSD however my wife is a vegan and we are struggling finding a variety of suitable vegan meals. Are there any other vegans that are on the BSD that can give us any tips?
Many thanks
David
Using the search function and entering “vegan” should give you a list of useful threads.
Not being snarky, BTW, but there are a few really interesting posts from vegans who have successfully adopted BSD.
The simple answer is whatever she usually eats, but omit the processed food, wheat, particularly white flour, sugar, pasta, white rice and potatoes that cause the blood sugar and insulin levels to rise quickly, and limit other starchy root vegetables. Pulses, legumes, nuts and seeds are all allowed within the calorie restriction. Her carbs may be higher than for a non vegan, but as long as weight loss is occurring then fat is being burnt, and ketosis is occurring as it should. The diet books themselves may be useful for suggestions as to what alternatives are possible to the ‘white stuff’, but many of us don’t always use alternatives.
I rarely used the set recipes, just adapted my own way of eating like this to be BSD friendly. If you post a couple of typical current vegan meals I can have a go at BSDing them for you, I’ve had a lot of practice and almost do it automatically now.
Thank you!
Hi – as above there a lots of posts re vegan and it can be done albiet a little more difficult. Switch from fruit to veg – lots of nuts (I didn’t used to eat many because of old idea too much cals/fat but has become a staple of my diet). My favorite is strawberries, Alpro and toasted pecans yum! I make a lentil nut loaf at beginning of week which I divide up for my lunch dinners over the week. Supplement protein with hemp protein powder. Non-Gm tofu/soya products instead of meat/eggs. Use hummus as a salad dressing. Avocado and cold pressed olive oil for fat. I also take a vegan multivitamin daily. As someone who use to have potato, rice, pasta, dates, etc as main staple I have found it fairly easy to adapt and it becomes second nature after a few weeks. I eat a lot more veg than I think most do on this so my carbs are much much higher than most but still have managed to lose quite a lot of weight Good luck!