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I am trying to get 20-30 plant foods in per week but I be busy as fuck and the thought gets overwhelming so hereās what Iāve come up withā¦
I take 10 minutes to chop up three days worth of some raw veggies that I like to eat on the side of whatever protein.
what is āwhatever proteinā? Cheese squares, cold cuts, cottage cheese, lentils/beans/any legume, meat from a rotisserie chicken or a pot roast that I prepped (also so hands off and easy).
to further boost my plant intake, I have a mix of a bunch of random nuts and seeds that I can rely on.
for something sweet, I plop a few scoops of Greek yogurt into a container and throw frozen berries and mango on top.
EASY. Nourished.
I am allotted Diet Coke as well, Iām not a sadist!!!???!!?!?
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Right now iām pacing around my kitchen head banging to incubus embarking on a fruit and vegetable power eating circuit. Iām taking straight up frozen broccoli and doing sets of 10x florets like itās chin-ups or something.. switching of itās 10 x Brussels sprouts.. I can barley even taste what iām eating.. in between, I'm drinking cups filled with frozen cherries, blueberries, raspberries etc (taste like candy) ā¦ sure i enjoy the popular.. casual.. communal.. ritualistic.. aspectās of preparation dining and what not.. but i think for even just 20 min out of your day itās important enough to give an approach like this a try.. and i think thereās something to standing and moving while chewing and digesting that dials in your metabolic rate.. because before you say it, yeah.. i know about smoothies
Youāre not only consuming multiple servings of fruit and vegetables in such a small window of time, but produce that is flash frozen on sight often retains more nutrients than fresh produce..
āItās not so much about what you do eat, itās about what you donātā - Me
Jan 24, 2024
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I think some lifestyles choices are very unnecessarily politicized right now because bad actors have captured the entirety of the discourse surrounding them for their own rhetorical purposes and twisted them to fit their biases. Iāve actually been attacked recently and accused of being an alt-right nutjob by someone who knows the way I eat which saddens me!
Itās also difficult to talk about your own dietary choices sometimes without making people feel personally attacked so when I say this keep in mind itās just what works for me ā¤ļø
I avoid seed oils as much as possible and choose to use butter, olive oil, coconut oil, or avocado oil instead (if you would like to hear a coherent, logical, data-driven argument for this check out this video). I donāt eat a lot of chicken and rarely if ever eat pork; if I eat them itās usually pasture-raised chicken and forage-fed heritage pork from the farmers market because the meat is higher quality due to their diet and better animal welfare standards. Same with eggs; I would never buy eggs at the store when I can get the best quality eggs I can buy for like $6 a dozen from my favorite friendly farmers. I eat fresh produce in season but I honestly love organic frozen vegetables because theyāre cheaper and easier to manage.
I eat a lot of grass-fed beef and grass-fed New Zealand butter. I go through wedges of aged parmesan absurdly quickly. I love organic pasta imported from Italy and try to buy organic for almost everything. Lots of black espresso. fresh bread from my neighborhood bakery and dessert about once a week. I donāt like to carelessly or mindlessly eat sugar; if Iām going to do it I want it to be a real treat! Love carbs.
If I buy processed food I prefer that it has a short ingredient list and you could say I live in an āingredients household.ā I donāt eat until Iām hungry (usually somewhere from noon to 2:00 pm) at which point Iāll eat a snack with protein and fat. I eat one big meal at the end of the day.
Iāve tried a lot of different dietary lifestyles. I was a vegetarian for about a decade and a vegan for a good portion of that time. I ate keto and fasted regularly. I didnāt eat any sugar for a couple of years. Iāve incorporated elements from all of these and found a way of eating that I enjoy! I feel good in my body and Iām never stressed about what Iām going to eat.
Food is a joyful thing for me and my dream is for better nutritional education and the ability to buy healthy foods (whatever that looks like to them) to be accessible to everyone š
Nov 12, 2024
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good for your gut, good for your brain, good for all of you? the pokemon go of diets ā because it all counts, including the low hanging fruit (coffee, wheat, cocoa) and the worthier varieties (lima beans, spinach, kale). I like to track mine on a stupid little app called 30 Plants for the ultimate gamification of dinner. itās easier than you think! your microbiome will thank you for it!!
Nov 16, 2024
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even if its delusional, I really do love the idea of trusting that all of the perceived hardships, anxieties, and lessons ultimately lead to a path that's catered to our individual needs for growth and learning.
maybe I am detaching from reality in an effort to cope, but I truly am starting to believe that miracles (big and small) happen daily and that we will all be ok in the end.
attention and intention are everything.
Mar 5, 2025
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we get into the bed CLEAN and free of whatever lil germs and shit hitched a ride for the day
Sep 20, 2024
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rushing for who and what? stressing over what arbitrary deadlines?
if itās not an actual emergency, then itās not an emergency.
Dec 17, 2024