[quote behappy38]@Cinderella78
I am a vegan attempting to follow this book. As I understand it, we want to keep insulin (and therefore glucose / sugar) down, cortisol down, omega 6 down, and we want fats, protein and omega 3 up. And keep eye on Glycemic Load of foods.
As a vegan, I am struggling to find enough foods....but also, understand the logic?
@DysonDiva He DOES say to quit wheat...and then says pasta salad is ok as pasta salad for lunch. Later on he says he doesn't want us to quit carbs entirely, as he doesn't want us to go keto or to crave the carbs, so he says rice and potatoes are ok for dinner, and oats for breakfast. But pasta makes little sense...maybe it's best to have wholewheat and is suggested so we don't fall off bandwagon? ALSO, I want to know if quinoa or buckwheat are ok, as these are complete proteins and as a vegan I want to eat them. Very little info online about Omega 6 ratio and Glycemic Load of those grains.
As a vegan I eat legumes and pulses for protein, and the only one he mentions is chickpeas, which he says you can have in a salad at lunch and as hummus as a snack. Can I eat all the other pulses and legumes? How do I decide when there is so little info online about the Omega ratio and the Glycemic Load of pulses and legumes?
NUTS: This is hard. We can't have nuts. So we want high-fat meals...as a vegan this is JUST avocado and coconut milk / cream / oil / flakes. Nuts would be ideal choice, but as he said above "Walnuts' high Omega 3 is rendered useless by its high Omega 6". However, why is coconut ok? I believe it has higher Omega 6 than 3, as do chickpeas and avocados and olives and which are recommended, and tomatoes which are allowed.
As he says oat breakfast is ok, I have been having chia pudding. I checked and chia has more Omega 3 than 6, and fewer carbs than oats so surely must be ok. Have been using pure coconut milk to mix in, and a chopped date as he said "a little honey is ok" and surely one date is equal to a little honey? I have also been having flax / linseed as it's a good fat, low carb and low omega 6 and high omega 3. Am tempted to also have hemp but unsure as slightly high in 6 (but similar to grass-fed beef, which he recommends)
He knows the consumer is confused about what to eat. We want clarity. The fact this thread exists shows the lack of clarity provided by the book. If I am throwing out all my nuts and dried fruit and vegetable oil, I don't then want to mess it all up by eating a legume or carb with wrong Omega ratio or Glycemic Load. May as well have just eaten a nut (and got all the great nutrients it contains, which I need as a vegan).
Also I know he said "eat greens" but I found a chart online that says Beet Greens and Chard are much higher in Omega 6 than 3!
I wish he'd included a grid breaking down ALL the ratios and Loads of common foods. Anyone got any insight on any of this? :)[/quote]
@Zanage1
@Coconut80
If you have any insights as vegans I'd love them!