My biggest issue thus far being a vegan has been staying full. The joke about how you eat at a chinese buffet and two hours later you’re hungry, or that same attitude about processed foods… has been happening to me now.
I’m not a big starch person. I like potatoes ok, but I’m mainly a pasta girl. I like quinoa (of course, it’s for lovers!) and I like wheatberries and cous cous. I do not like brown rice. I should also say, that while i like the above items, I feel overloaded by them when they appear in my diet every day. Oh man… especially bread. I learned recently how to make bread from scratch. I love making it, but I eat a slice for breakfast until it’s gone and then I really can’t eat it again for 2-3 weeks.
I know some people who could eat carbs til they are blue in the face, but I’ve never been a huge fan.
I am almost always hungry about an hour or two after I eat a meal. I don’t starve myself, I eat until I’m full, but I always have a hard time keeping full for more than 2 hours. I know it’s healthy to eat many small meals… but I’d be eating around 6 small meals a day if I did that.
Also, it’s a monetary issue. Some people say “it’s your health, it’s worth it!” Look… I’m on SNAP. I budget $50 a week for groceries. I take advantage of the farmer’s market and get $10 doubled once or twice a week (up to four times during the summer, that’s way easier!), but it’s very difficult. I’m lucky when I get all my meals for that amount between my local vegetarian grocery store and the farmers market.
I’m asking for tips from everyone out there: What are low cost, efficient ways I could stay full. I’m vegan for another week, and then I still want to eat like this as best possible. Please help!
Quinoa is for Lovers 