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I have a few friends who are into bodybuilding and they eat between 1-2 grams of protein per pound of body weight. If you're not actively trying to build muslce then you should be fine with 0.5 gram per pound of body weight, perhaps even a bit less. You can get protein from tofu, beans, legumes, nuts. You might be surprised how much protein you are getting if you're eating a well rounded diet.

This has been my favorite recipe by far.  you can play around with the seasonings to get your preferred taste.

Edit: had to copy and paste the recipe because there is a cuss word in the url and it wouldn't let me post the link. But I want to give credit, so the blog is www.yeahthatvegansh*t.blogspot. com/2007/04/infamous-seitan-recipe-o-greatnes s.html just replace the asterisk and delete the space before the com

INGREDIENTS:

• 1.5 c. vital wheat gluten
• 1/4 c. nutritional yeast
• 1 . salt
• 2 t. paprika
• 1/4 t. cinnamon
• 1/4 t. cumin
• 1-2 t. pepper
• 1/8 t. cayenne pepper
• 1/8 t. allspice (I skipped this)
• 3/4 c. cold water
• 4 T. tomato paste
• 1 T. ketchup
• 2 T. olive oil (I used canola because I was out of olive oil)
• 2 T. vegetarian Worcestershire sauce (or soy sauce--I used soy because I had no Worcestershire)
• 1-3 cloves garlic, crushed well (I just sprinkled in garlic powder to taste)

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 325°.

In a large mixing bowl mix dry ingredients. Mix the rest of the ingredients (liquid ingredients) in a smaller mixing bowl. Whisk well until mixed.

Add the liquid ingredients to the dry ingredients. Mix well, then knead for several minutes.

Form into a log (6-8" long), wrap tightly in foil, twisting ends. Bake for 90 minutes. When done baking, unwrap and leave out to cool all the way. Then wrap it foil or plastic and refrigerate. Slice to use as desired.

It seems like you already had a fairly balanced diet before, so I don't know if you will see any major health benefits. But with eliminating fish you will be eliminating mercury that you consume. Eliminating eggs could help with cholesterol levels if you are prone to high cholesterol, 1 egg has about two thirds of daily recommended amount of cholesterol. I've never had greek yogurt and don't know what it's made out of, but if it's dairy, the animal protein can actually inhibit the absorption of calcium so if you cut that out and get calcium from veggies you would be better off. So unless you are prone to high cholesterol I don't know if you would see any major health benefits, but I believe you would be healthier overall. I know one of the best benefits I had since going vegan is that my recovery from workouts is a lot faster so I can work out more often.  

Original Post by saintdeerkilla:

I'm a chef at a diet center, surrounded by Doc's all day, nutritionists, dieticians...you name it. The whole vegan, vegetarian thing is a choice. You have to supplement your body with proteins and vitamins to stay healthy. as far as saving the planet, go to a soybean farm, test the soil, look at the chemicals they use, talk to the farmer. It differs widely, I know for a fact! I do it. 2nd, why do you want to put some over processed meat alternative into your body that has been processed to look, taste, feel and "be" meat? makes no sense to me. You want to save a cow, go vote to change the legislation, but not until you go to the farms and look for yourself.

Soy is not good for you if it is processed. Period!

GMO soy? where is that? next to impossible to grow GMO soy. Chicken is GMO, we had a contest in this country in the 1920's to "grow" the best meat chicken for processing.

All of this I find amusing, people who never leave the indoors/inner city/suburbia...(insert name here), with Ipods in tow, burning gasoline and oil like no tomorrow telling me how bad I am for raising animals for consumption?! I want anyone who posted on this topic to go to a local farm and ask questions, pertinent questions about their farming procedures and hold a conversation with the farmer. He/She will probably walk you back to your car laughing at you b/c you have no idea of the real world and how much work it actually takes to produce something, anything, and make a profit so you can raise your family. Go to any other country besides US and Canada and look at their farming practices, then come back to the US and you will be shocked. We are not perfect, but these vegan nuts are ruining our way of life. Look into the real reason behind HSUS. Where all of this bs is coming from. Look at what they propose to do to the cattle industry, all farming, people who have pets, dog shows, breeders, hunters and anyone who has any contact with an animal of any sort is their enemy.

I could go on for hours but my blood pressure is getting too high.

Did a vegan kick your mom or something? You must be pretty mad to bump a 3 year old thread and ramble nonsense.

I buy all my produce at farmers markets. I have visited most of the farms from the vendors I buy from. They are more than willing to have you come out, they even offer field trips to schools. All my stuff is organic. Occasionally I'll have wheat meat if I go out to dinner but not often. None the less, I'd eat processed soy over processed beef (ground beef) any day of the week. 

I don't know why you're hating on HSUS, they actually promote "humane meat". I don't think there is any such thing as humane meat and I'd like to see the meat, dairy and egg industries vanish. I could care less that it ruins your way of life just like I could care less that the slave traders were put out of business and rich people couldn't own poor people. 

Maybe you should look into a vegan diet, then you should go on rants without your blood pressure being a problem.

I like almond milk the best and soy milk after that. I switch between them when I get bored of one. I leave the cows milk for the baby cows. 

Original Post by billfassold:

Thanks for the question.  I think as long as health is a priority for me that a low fat plant based diet will always be the way to eat.  I do not call myself a "Vegan" but sometimes that is the easiest way to decribe my diet.  I have bought one pair of shoes that are made of leather, however I do not really feel good about the purchase.  In the future I may decide not to buy anymore leather products if it is possible.  I think I will try to avoid products containing honey, silk, wool....etc.  How about you?

I'm a vegan, so I made the choice to replace any clothing made from animals. I couldn't afford to do it all at once, but with so many great alternatives I couldn't justify wearing any of my old stuff anymore. Gave my old stuff directly to homeless people so I know it will be used to keep warm, not for fashion. I don't use honey either which gets a little annoying because it seems like a lot of companies are using it is a sweeter so they can say naturally sweetened. I couldn't be happier with the decision to live a vegan lifestyle. 

Really good to see the vegan diet is working for you Bill. Since it's been over four months since your experiment do you think this is going to be permanent? Has this been purely dietary or did you give up leather, wool, silk etc.?

I get it in the bulk section of Henry's Market. It is a staple in a lot of vegan diets as it has B12.

Baked tofu strips tossed in hotwing sauce

Cucumbers and celery are a little odd to be cooking. If it's the taste you're not really happy with I recommend making or buying a hummus that you like to dip your veggies in.