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Hi Becky ~

Welcome!

 

I too love cheese but have learned to moderate as I can't completely cut it out.

:-)

 

Planning your meals ahead is an excellent idea. My partner and I do that every

week when we get our produce box delivered, or actually, before. I know what

veggies we'll be getting and find recipes to use them in and then shop for

whatever extra items I may need and then we write down which night I'll make

what. It sure helps us eat less of those easy not-so-healthy meals when you've

got a gameplan and all the items to back it up! :-)

 

Cindi

 

 

Rebecca Lowe <rebeccaolowe wrote:

: Hello! I'm Becky from Nevada. I've been vegetarian for a couple of years

but am thinking about being vegan. I'm in my 40s. I like to cook, but often

lazy after work and go for a cheese sandwich, or pizza, which, peanut butter and

ice cream, has caused a weight gain. I'm so addicted to cheese that the only

way to deal is to cut it out all together.

 

My new year's goal is to cut out the dairy and plan ahead so that I eat

healthy meals.

 

I'm looking forward to hearing about everyone's ideas and recipes!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Rebecca Lowe <rebeccaolowe wrote:

> I like to cook, but often lazy after work and go for a cheese

> sandwich, or pizza, which, peanut butter and ice cream, has

> caused a weight gain.

 

One way to deal with coming home from work too hungry to cook is to

make an extra-large batch when you cook beans and grains. Portion it

out in dinner-sized amounts in re-usable containers (like GladWare or

the cheaper generic versions, or even re-used containers from other

foods if you can remember what's in them without seeing it) in the

fridge.

 

You want to be careful about spoilage, so it's best to only do a few

days at a time. Rice, especially, is a food poisoning danger if you

keep it more than 3-4 days before eating it.

 

With the multi-portions, the hardest and most time-consuming part of

cooking is done. Then each night you can cook some accompanying

veggies, heat up the beans and grains, add seasonings (different

seasonings each day so it doesn't seem like you're eating the same

thing for three days in a row.) You can have a healthy dinner on the

table that way in about ten minutes - a little more effort than

putting together a cheese sandwich, but not much.

 

I learned this method from the vegan coach site, which I also

recommend for ideas on how to season your food in different ways.

http://www.vegancoach.com

It has been great for me because I eat completely differently from my

husband and would be in the kitchen 24 hours a day if I didn't make

big batches every few days.

 

Hope this is helpful!

 

Sparrow

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