Vegetarian Diet for Strength - Day # 3

Vegetarian Diet for Strength -  Day #3

A common trait found in people who eat a clean and powerful diet is that they tend to rely on a smaller variety of foods.  I believe this is done out of convenience and palatability. I believe it is a myth that we need a large variety of foods to be healthy and strong.  What do you think people did before we had airplanes which offers us the worlds food at our fingertips?  They ate seasonally, something totally lost on us Americans.   If anybody sees any holes in this plan as far as micronutrients go please comment.  I've been eating these meals the past 2 days and will most likely eat them again today.

32 ounces full-fat plain organic yogurt
Ezekial muffin or bread with almond butter + honey
4-8 organic cage-free raw eggs
3-6 glasses grass-fed raw milk
2-3 ounces of raw mixed nuts/seeds -  almonds + cashews + hazelnuts + pumpkin seeds + sunflower seeds
1  medium head broccoli, lightly boiled and then pan fried with butter and garlic
Plant-based protein powder made with either raw milk or almond milk + 4 tablespoons of flax seeds +handful frozen strawberries or blueberries
1-2 apples
Kosher baby dill pickles, as many as I want

For now I am not eating legumes, potatoes and certain forms of wild rice that I consider to be "safe starches".  I want to go 2 full weeks on what I consider the ideal fat-burning vegetarian plan since my clients almost universally are eating for fat-loss.  I want to see what this will do to my body before I recommend it to anybody else.

So far the main issue with this diet is that I am definitely having some (but not very bad) sugar cravings.  The ezekial bread, milk, protein powder and apples are all sources of sugars.  I think my previous 2 weeks on the ketogenic diet has trained my insulin response to the point that I do not crave sweets unless I eat them.    An example of this insulin-response craving happened last night.  I had an Ezekial+almond butter+honey sandwich at about 7pm.  Before I started to go to bed at about 10 pm I found myself staring at the fridge looking for something sweet to eat!.  I've been so disciplined lately that it was easy to skip the ice cream I have in the fridge but I was definitely craving it.  I had a big handful of raw nuts instead, not the easiest thing to do for me.  Raw nuts in my mouth, yuch.

I think what I miss the most is the flavor "savory"   You know that awesome burger place Umami?  Umami is the Japanese word for the flavor savory.  We americans are only familiar with the flavors sweet, sour, bitter and salty.  The Japanese consider umami or savory, to be a flavor of its own!  Savory is typically found in fatty meats, particularly in every meat-eaters favorite food, bacon :)   I am sure this is why the broccoli in butter is one of the best things I am eating on this plan.   The cooked butter is a savory taste and is very satisfying.  So far the only reason I can see for eating vegetables is as a vehicle for savory butter. :)