Vegan Meal Plan

I have been a vegan for 17 years. I was vegetarian before being a vegan. I don't eat cheese or eat egg when I was a vegetarian. Being a vegan is not for dieting purpose it is a way of life. One of yoga student wanted to share my vegan meal plan with here. I decided to share it as well as on my blog. As a kid growing up, and travelling all part of world. I will happily chasing butterfly in the school premises as the teacher could not understand my passion for these creature on earth. I wanted to fly but more especially the color was so prettier. Then I moved on big animal such as dog and chicken. I often cried when a dog was killed by a car. Living here in america where you find any possible food anytime of year whether it is in season or not. Even going to India, I was in heaven because a lot Indians are vegetarian. There was a few problem. I don't eat a lot of refined sugar as well as ghee.I like my food to look and have vibrant flow of rainbow.

To answer the question of What I eat is. I tend to think I am what I eat. I love life especially being kind to animals on earth. Here is a sample of my vegan meal plan. Alot of my food is cooked in low heat or raw. I take my supplements for those things I can get from food especially b12. Consult your doctor before taking supplement.

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Breakfast Options


Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. You should never skip breakfast in respective of whether you have a board meeting. I try to eat early to give time before my morning workout. You should give yourself at least 1 hour time before any exercise. Here are the breakfast options:

• Oatmeal with soy milk or almond milk or rice milk plus fruit of choice usually Banana

• Granola with raisins or blueberry with any milk of choice plus fruit of choice. Mango will available during the summer time.
• Scrambled Tofu with whole wheat bread plus cantaloupe
• Soy Yogurt with blueberry/strawberry and add kasha (a brand of cereal)
• Beverage of choice: Green Tea with no sweetener or water.
Morning Snacks options

I usually will try to wait for 4 hours before eating again but I listen to my body. I don’t starve myself because I am not on a diet. Here are the options: a piece of fruit, or your own handful of almond or soy yogurt.

Afternoon options:

Lunch time usually starts 4 – 5 hours after your breakfast. You can a good lunch since our metabolic pathway is at its peak just like the sun is at its peak even in the winter months.

• Black Beans and sweet potato salad plus fruit of choice: Grapefruit

• Rice and Black beans with tomato sauce plus fruit: Pineapple

• Rice with assorted vegetable on the side plus fruit: Kiwi

• Customize your own Salad and Lentil Soup

• Veggie Burger with wheat wrap, add assorted vegetable of choice.

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• Beverage of Choice: Refrain from Soda, I don’t care whether it is diet or not. The natural health food have better drink option or just stick with water or green tea or fresh squeeze lemonade

Afternoon Snack options

I usually will drink green tea. If I am still feeling hungry I have my own trail mix snack, or a handful almond, or a piece of dark chocolate, or hummus or some grains if available.

Dinner Options

As wind down from your day; you want to refrain from adding a lot of heavy food in your body before bedtime. It is true you want to eat your dinner 2 – 3 hours before bedtime. Eat light then you will sleep better. Give your digestive system a break just like you need to fresh for the next day.

• Cooked Quinoa and grilled vegetable plus fruit of choice

• Vegan chili

• Lentil Soup with brown rice

• Fresh Squeeze vegetable juice is my favorite

• Hummus with wheat bread or wheat cracker

• Wheat Pasta with no eggs, yes it is available with your own made marinara sauce no cheese. Add veggie to make your own marinara if it is bought.

Dinner Snack Options

Still feel Hungry, after your workout or after a long day of work. By all means, you can make some tea with a nice book to unwind. Occasionally, I have a glass of wine on the weekend or fresh fruit salad if you want something sweet. I also don’t eat late. I stop eating after 8pm to give my body, and mind the adequate rest.

Feel free to leave me a comment if you will like me to review what your are eating.
Namaste