McDougall and Gregor

[Veeee]

Has anyone tried the McDougall and Gregor way of eating?

[benwl Volunteer]

Yes, I've been following a low oil vegan/whole foods plant based diet for a couple of years.

(andyswarbs does too)

I like it

I think it does require learning to cook and when eating out it can be harder to stay 'on diet'

[Veeee in reply to benwl]

What kind of things do you eat?

[benwl Volunteer in reply to Veeee]

Plants

For example yesterday I had porridge made with water with flax seed blueberries and banana for breakfast, lunch was a vegetable salad with brown rice, peppers, beetroot, courgette, chickpeas and kidney beans, supper was a spinach smoothie and vegetable curry (tomatoes, onions, green beans, broad beans and spices)

[Veeee in reply to benwl]

Please can you send me some quick and easy recipes?

[benwl Volunteer in reply to Veeee]

There must be an almost infinite range of recipes already on the internet

Do you cook much at the moment, and what sorts of food? As you're already vegetarian you're much of the way there already.

If you cook already, probably the only new technique you need to master is dry frying rather than using oil.

If you are new to cooking have a search for jeff novick fast vegan food online (at one point he worked for McDougall at his residential program).

Jeff will literally just put a tin of tomatoes, and tin of beans, some frozen peas and sweetcorn in a saucepan and cook for 10mins with some herbs and spices. I cook like that if i'm in a real hurry, often with the some quinoa which also cooks in about 10 mins.

[Veeee in reply to benwl]

Is it based around potatoes?

[benwl Volunteer in reply to Veeee]

No

You can eat potatoes (and sweet potatos too) but you certainly don't have to. In the absence of meat, dairy and added oils the bulk of calories need to come from starchy vegetables, pulses and grains and potatoes do fall into that category

[Whatagame77]

Have been on WFPB no oil diet for over two years. Please see information on Dr Esselstyn and see the ForksoverKnives website which gives lots of testimonials and recipes

[Veeee in reply to Whatagame77]

Many thanks for your reply. Please can you help me with the start of this?

I will be grateful. I have been a vegetarian all my life.

Many thanks.

Veee

[andyswarbs Volunteer]

Nothing, imo, is better. Follow dr greger's daily dozen is a great basis for long term health.

As benwl says learning oil free cooking is a mind-set challenge. There are times when water is needed and others when water is to be avoided. Eg browning onions is best done dry for 5 mins on a high heat. Also some cooking utensils can help eg silicon mats, instant cooking pots, good non-stick pans eg for doing pancakes.

The other day I cooked polenta in water on the hob with nutritional yeast add a dash of chilli. Then spread it thinly onto a silicon mat and baked on high heat. Once golden took it out and put another silicon mat on top and flipped it. Taking the first mat away and bake again with the other half uppermost until golden. You end up with baked polenta crisps.

[andyswarbs Volunteer]

There is this video which compares the two

youtube.com/watch?v=QA7Slne...(Not working as expected?)