r/WholeFoodsPlantBased

How did you do it? What was your approach?

I'm re- starting my weight loss today and wanted to know if others have been successful without counting calories, as I really don't wanna do that.

My hope is to focus on calorie density and do a more Eat to Live style approach, with lots of beans, fruits, and veggies.

Hi all! I looking for suggestions or recipes for dinners/snacks that are: packable/can be eaten cold, not distracting, and are as whole foods based as possible.

For some context, I am starting an evening law school program while working full time. Work starts at about 8am and ends at about 5-5:30. I commute to directly school (about half an hour), and am in class from about 6-10pm. I have access to a typical office kitchen at work (fridge, freezer, microwave, sink), and have some storage space for dry goods in my office. Our instructors are fine with us eating during classes, but it’s generally expected that we don’t eat anything distracting (not loud or very fragrant), and of course, I should be able to take notes, so preferably not complicated.

Does anyone have suggestions for meals or snacks that could work in this context? Also happy to read any advice for maintaining healthy eating with this kind of schedule- thanks in advance!

For people with established heart disease following an Esselstyn-style no-oil WFPB diet: has anyone tried adding ~15 g (½ oz) of nuts daily while tracking LDL/ApoB and/or other cardiovascular markers? I'm especially interested in actual experiences and before/after lab results.

It is so difficult to eat out and eat mostly plant based. Restaurants are all so unhealthy bc everyone loves meat or refined carbs. Even if you go to a vegetarian or vegan restaurant the meals are 90% refined carbs or some vegetable oil fried thing with like 2-3 pieces of vegetables. When I go to restaurants and ask for a side of plain steamed vegetables I’m also often refused, at least at Chinese places. Which is ridiculous. I just want a meal with a decent amount of vegetables. I know there are veg stir fry options at Thai and Chinese places but they are absolutely covered in oil. Also yes I know I can just make it at home which I do but that’s not always reasonable bc I go out a lot for social activities. Just ranting bc I actually like eating mostly veggies and wished the rest of society did too

Best Grocery Prices

• Soy milk — Mariano’s / Amazon (same price as Amazon, ~$0.08/fl oz)
• Distilled water — Costco ($2.50/gallon)
• Tempeh — Trader Joe’s ($2.49 / 8oz)
• Ezekiel Bread- Trader Joe's

Seeds / Nuts

• Pumpkin seeds — Costco ($7.57/lb)
• Chia seeds — Amazon ($4/lb)
• Hemp seeds — Costco ($7/lb)
• Ground flax — Amazon ($4.32/lb)
• Pine nuts — Costco ($21.16/lb)
• Walnuts — Costco ($5.50/lb)
• Almonds — Costco ($4.76/lb)
• Pistachios — Dill Pickle Co-op ($6.28/lb)
• Cashews — Costco ($7.47/lb)

Grains / Legumes

• Lentils — Amazon ($1.28/lb)
• Brown rice — Costco ($0.67/lb)
• Quinoa — Costco ($2.35/lb)

Other

• Nutritional yeast — Eco Flamingo ($12.32/lb)

Where is the cheapest place you've found online to buy bulk groats?

Thanks!