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    building a healthy meal plan

    Now I understand what you mean. It's complicated, but this 2-hour video explains it well: Reversing Diabetes with Cyrus Khambatta and Robby Barbaro. A scientist interviews the authors of the book "Mastering Diabetes: The Revolutionary Method to Reverse Insulin Resistance Permanently in Type 1...
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    building a healthy meal plan

    Neal Barnard likes to talk about cheese addiction. I used to like cheese and mayonnaise. I don't miss them after a year of WFPB. Give it time. Any Whole Wheat flour is healthy. The main difference between brands is texture. Try different bands to see which one you like. I bake this No-Knead...
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    What's the cleanest, cheapest, most minimal eating I can do?

    It's difficult to eat healthy without a fridge. If you don't already have a fridge, buy one: 12V FRIDGE OPTIONS by CheapRVliving Keep the most perishable foods in the front of fridge. I eat a head of lettuce in 3 or 4 days. After the lettuce is gone, I eat the cabbage which is will hold two...
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    building a healthy meal plan

    Vegetables: cruciferous vegetables (e.g. broccoli, Kale, Cauliflower, cabbage) roots (e.g. potato, carrot, onion, beets, radish) squash Fruits: dried fruit apples citric fruit Keep your most perishable foods in the front of fridge. Source: Google search: shelf-stable vegetables
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    What's the cleanest, cheapest, most minimal eating I can do?

    That's not bad for someone that doesn't know much about nutrition :). Vegetables provide all the fat and protein that humans need. Animal products are less healthy. Very healthy to eat green vegetables, fruit, and nuts every day. But that's not going to give you enough calories. Starchy whole...
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    building a healthy meal plan

    Vitamins D and K2 are required for healthy bones, teeth, and immune system. Vitamin D deficiency is common for people that don't get enough sun on their skin. Vitamin K2 deficiency is common for people that don't eat enough greens. Cod liver oil is rich in Vitamin D. I supplement vitamin D3 in...
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    building a healthy meal plan

    No need to read through tons of books. The whole-food plant-based guidelines are simple. There are many diets to choose from. Which diet is the healthiest for humans? Here is how I figured it out. Googled: healthiest for humans Then I evaluated the diets based on: the credentials of the...
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    How to wash vegetables without faucet & sink?

    I tried BelgianPup suggestion tonight: put dry beans into the pot cover beans with water agitate beans pour beans & water from pot into colander pour beans from colander back into pot for cooking I think that is the most efficient use of water. Similar process for vegetables, or use spray...
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    How to wash vegetables without faucet & sink?

    This question is to all you van dwellers that don't have a sink and use paper towels to clean dishes, pots and pans. I cook dry beans and eat a lot of vegetables and salads. How do you wash dry beans, vegetables, and lettuce?
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    building a healthy meal plan

    mpruet, Interesting.
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    building a healthy meal plan

    There is a grain of truth to that. Refined carbohydrates are bad for diabetics. More recent scientific studies have shown that a whole-food plant-based (WFPB) diets are healthy for diabetics. That's because carbs in plant-based whole foods are bound to the plant's fiber. google search: WFPB...
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    building a healthy meal plan

    You're asking the right question. The first step is to actually know what a healthy eating looks like. Whole-food plant-base (WFPB) is the healthiest diet for humans: vegetables, whole grains, legumes, fruits, nuts, and spices. The WFPB diet is backed by credible scientists, institutions, and...
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    Official RC Plane Thread

    Cool looking jet :thumbsup: . 545mph glider-speed record: https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?3092351-New-RC-World-Speed-Record-545MPH%21 34:30 peak load over 120 gs, typical DS session averages 60 to 80 gs.
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    Looking for place to build out my van

    If you are still looking in the fall: Very Inexpensive Year-Around Camping Near Tuscon, RV Site Less Than The Price of Storage 3:18 Season is from the first of November to the end of April. In season electricity is from 9am to 9pm. Off-season electricity is one day per week. 12:35...
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