Comments for Fatfree Vegan Recipes

Comment on Carob Brownie by Carol

Carol — Wed, 23 May 2012 14:37:35 +0000

Will have to pick up some chestnut flour and try these!!! sound yummy!

Comment on Eat to Live 6-Week Plan by Lena

Lena — Wed, 23 May 2012 07:15:28 +0000

Moderation! It’s what I aspire to, all the time, but find it so hard.

Cellen, I know what you mean about the bag of cookies, not just eating 1 or 2, eating the whole lot.
That’s me, just think hummus and bread or veggie rice, anything savoury, tbh. I can pass on the cookies or sweet stuff no problem. I CANNOT resist the savoury tastes.
(So I guess my craving is salt-based.)

I got to Day 10 of the 6 weeks and gave in. Not through hunger, just *needed* my fix of hummus and white bread rolls. I literally ate nothing but that for a day and a half. (Does anyone else do that kind of crazy/stupid thing?) Then had Chinese veggie fried rice the next day. And so on…

But now, I’m on Day 3 all over again. Trying to be less extreme this time, and encouraged by all the comments here.

Comment on Eat to Live 6-Week Plan by Cellen

Cellen — Tue, 22 May 2012 16:04:50 +0000

Daisy,

I hear you. I have been a “junk-a-holic, binge eater” for years, and it was always worse when I got home from work and on the weekends. At work, I had to be more structured since I couldn’t just leave for lunch (a teacher)and would only pack what I wanted to eat for that day.

I started the Eat to Live program in April after watching Dr. Furhman in the documentary on hulu.com “Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead,” which was my wake up call. I didn’t buy into the juicing aspect, but did go out and purchase his book, Eat to Live. I read it straight through and made a commitment to myself to do the program for 6 weeks. In that time I really, truly did lose all of my cravings for the junky processed crap I was always – ALWAYS – eating. It was hard at times, and there were plenty of times that I wanted to throw in the towel, but I tried to do different things than what I normally did when I got home and on the weekends…new found habits.

I’ve since lost 18 pounds, and have a new appreciation for my kitchen, which I’ve never been a fan of, and have created a new routine. Like Elissa stated above, it’s all about moderation, which was a concept I struggled with for years. If there were cookies in front of me, I didn’t just eat one or two, I ate the entire bag. I’m now trying to retrain my brain and not beat myself up.

I try to have plenty of whole foods like fruits, carrots, celery, etc. in the refrigerator to grab instead of junk, or a handful of seeds or nuts. If I know I’m going to be out and about and possibly hungry, I pack some stuff to go – that has made it much easier for me to deal with the times when I am tempted or when someone tries to “force” me into eating something I REALLY don’t want.

Keep up the good work, and let us know how you’re doing! ;-_

Comment on Eat to Live 6-Week Plan by Elissa

Elissa — Tue, 22 May 2012 12:44:06 +0000

Don’t live by the “letter of the law”. Live in balance. It will be way worse if you say you can’t than if you say you can. Just limit it. THis is a lifestyle change. Sweets- go as whole food as possible- even bring your own to the party. You can make rice krispies bars with barley syrup instead of butter and marshmallows, using brown puffed rice. Can’t get much easier. Look at the Erewhon cereals site for great recipes. Let yourself have 2 oz of wine. And if it’s whole grain bread, what’s not to love? If it isn’t, you still have to live your life in balnce. The world is not going to change for us. We still have to live in it. We can say no to animal products and still eat much of what is in front of us. Limit the “treats” and be careful when you are home.
I have lost 25 pounds so far (3 1/2 months)and have done everythong in “balance.”
Enjoy living a healthy lifestyle.

Comment on Berberé Stew (Ethiopian Lentil Stew) by Simone

Simone — Tue, 22 May 2012 09:20:27 +0000

Oops, I was distracted and popped the whole spice mix in before reading the ’1-2tsp of spice’…
I added another 1/2 tin of tomatoes and the extra spice was brilliant! Our 3 year old loved it with some rice, wraps and veggie kabobs <3
Thanks for sharing this GREAT recipe!

Comment on Sweet Potato and Black Bean Mexican Lasagna by blabitz7

blabitz7 — Mon, 21 May 2012 21:35:46 +0000

Just made this tonight for our family of 7, including 4 growing boys. They loved it!! I had toppings like fresh cilantro, tomatoes, diced avocados, and cashew sour cream. Delicious. This is MOST definitely going in my recipe box!

Comment on Eat to Live 6-Week Plan by daisy blue

daisy blue — Mon, 21 May 2012 19:09:41 +0000

Can anyone help me – I started on this diet about 2.5 weeks ago. In the first 10 days I lost 3lb and was happy with it.I’d like to lose 10-15lb total. I enjoy simple meals, all the veggies and fruits. However, once I am home during the weekend and have to bring kids to bday parties or host a dinner at home for friends, I fall of the wagon.
I can’t say no to sweets, wine and sometimes bread. How do you handle social situations? How do i stay away from sweets, wine and bread?
Thanks for your suggestions.
DB

Comment on Omega-3 Muffins by veggie4444

veggie4444 — Mon, 21 May 2012 17:17:20 +0000

This would be perfect for breakfast.

Comment on Chart Explaining the Eat to Live Program by veggie4444

veggie4444 — Mon, 21 May 2012 17:14:24 +0000

You lost the weight with the program. Did you include exercise?

Comment on Berberé Stew (Ethiopian Lentil Stew) by Drew

Drew — Sun, 20 May 2012 14:57:37 +0000

I thought you should know that for some reason, this recipe does not turn up when I search on your site for “red lentil,” “Ethiopian,” or even “Berbere.” Those searches do turn up your “Ethiopian night” page, which has a link to this page. But for some reason this page itself is not included in the search results.

Great site, by the way. Really appreciate what you’re doing, on several levels!!! (The food is really great, too!)