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This page is about ways to eat well with at least 95% of protein/calories coming from ''plants.'' | This page is about ways to eat well with at least 95% of protein/calories coming from ''plants.'' | ||
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==Balanced diets== | ==Balanced diets== | ||
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* Get most of your protein from '''dried peas, lentils, and beans.''' | * Get most of your protein from '''dried peas, lentils, and beans.''' | ||
** Use these to '''make [[soups]]''' - eat soup with every meal. | ** Use these to '''make [[soups]]''' - eat soup with every meal. | ||
* Get most of your calories from potatoes, oils, | * Get most of your calories from basically anything you want. | ||
** Cheapest options include grains{{x|i.e. rice, pasta, oats, cornmeal etc}}, potatoes, oils, any baked goods (even sweets). {{p2|[Note about carbs]|~ For most people, carbohydrate-rich foods should be okay as long as you [[exercise]] and include all the nutritious foods in these guidelines.<br /><br />~ When in doubt, choose whole grains.<br /><br />~ Not suited for people with diabetes.}} | |||
** | ** Even junk food is also okay, surprisingly. The overall diet will still be healthy, if you eat the soups and take the multivitamin. | ||
* Other useful foods include sunflower seeds, peanut butter - these have both protein and calories. | * Other useful foods include sunflower seeds, peanut butter - these have both protein and calories. | ||
* Include '''root vegetables''' such as carrots, onions, beets and garlic - whichever are cheap. They can be added to the soups. | * Include '''root vegetables''' such as carrots, onions, beets and garlic - whichever are cheap. They can be added to the soups. | ||
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* Even if the cookies have small amounts of dairy etc., the vast majority of calories & protein are still coming from plants. | * Even if the cookies have small amounts of dairy etc., the vast majority of calories & protein are still coming from plants. | ||
* Calcium is supplemented (typically costs about 10 cents per day), because the cheap foods aren't naturally high in calcium. | * Calcium is supplemented (typically costs about 10 cents per day), because the cheap foods aren't naturally high in calcium. | ||
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