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I am a raw food vegan so I need healthy fats and more calories in my diet, but I am fearing that since I'm also trying to lose a few pounds that eating avocados and nuts will only keep me from reaching my goal.

Do I stay away from them?

2006-06-28 01:34:23 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink Vegetarian & Vegan

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They are both excellent sources of Omega-3 essential oils ( the good fat ), but the key here is moderation. Talk to a fellow vegetarian, see how many grams of protein you need in a given day, and read the labels on the nuts to make sure you're not tipping the fat to protein ratio in the wrong direction. If you follow a regular exercise regimen you can up your fat intake a little and still lose the unwanted pounds.

2006-06-28 01:39:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Avocados are an excellent food, but it must be taken in moderation. Nuts are good as well. However, if you want to loose some pounds on a vegan diet you need to up your protein intake and exercise with weights. If you try to loose weight on a vegan diet your body will get the protein it needs from your own muscles. The only way to counter act this is by feeding your body protein, the building block of muscle, and by working out with weights in order to tell your body that you need the muscle you have now. Also, muscle burns fat at an alarming rate, so if you build more you will lose weight and maintain it. Don't worry about getting a bodybuilders body, because you won't. Any woman or man you see that has big muscles has either been working for tens of years or has taken a large amount of steroids to build those muscles, so don't worry, it won't happen overnight, if ever at all. The foods I would suggest, soy beans, beans, quinoa (you have to cook it so I don't know if you'd eat it being a "raw food vegan" and all), tofu, flax seeds. I'm sure there are other food that you might know of that have a good amount of protein. The best of the bunch that I mentioned is quinoa, it's my number one most consumed food. Hope this rant helps ya out.

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2016-05-18 21:21:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Excess calories result in excess fat formation, regardless of where the calories come from. Your body makes fat out of the excess calories in your diet. It may start out as fish or nuts, but the fat they contain will be converted to body fat, the same as if the fat came from a hamburger. Some just converts easier, that's all. Ditto for protein. Your body doesn't care where the protein comes from, only that you eat it. Obviously, you get less fat and more protein from a soy bean than you do from the burger, but to your body protein is protein- no matter where it came from. Good food still has to be eaten with the same eye on total caloric intake as the bad stuff. No fat cookies still contain sugar, and a box of them look exactly like regular ones on your thighs. Lower your cholesterol with whole grains added to the diet, and a lower overall fat intake. And consider that those fish may well contain mercury, something poultry and soybeans don't. You might want to discuss your diet with a certified nutritionist or dietician, for the latest advice on healthy diet.

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2016-04-13 23:45:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Number 1 fat doesn't make you fat. They both contain healthy fats Mono and Poly. Its ok to include them in your diet. Like any meal plan moderation is the key. They may not be bad for you, but you don't want to eat a whole can of peanuts in one sitting. Good Luck!!

2006-06-28 01:44:08 · answer #5 · answered by newburg_2_fine 3 · 0 0

No, the fats in avodacos and nuts are GOOD fats. What you need to avoid are SATURATED FATS - found in meat and other prepackaged food etc. Stay away from refined sugars and eat whole grains and do exercise.

2006-07-01 17:59:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Be sure your daily calorie intake is around 1200 calories, and you should either maintain or lose, depending on your caloric needs.

You should be able to eat whatever you like and not gain weight, provided your caloric intake is not too high.

2006-06-28 01:38:27 · answer #7 · answered by AnaGameela 4 · 0 0

If you are trying to lose a few pounds, stay away from them.

2006-06-28 01:41:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

no
unless you eat 5 pounds of nuts every day

2006-07-01 01:44:13 · answer #9 · answered by The Greek Guy 3 · 0 0

i believe the nuts will make you fat if you eat allot every day but the avocados not

2006-06-28 01:42:59 · answer #10 · answered by Rocky 2 · 0 0

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