greetings! i've been vegan for only about a month. but even this early, I'm concerned that i'm relying too much on peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
here's my typical daily menu:
Breakfast:
- peanut butter and jelly
(Kraft salt & sugar peanut butter, Welsh's Grape Jelly, Rye Bread)
- rice milk
- bowl of organic apple sauce
Lunch:
- vegetable dish
(lentils, canned red kidney beans, chick peas, broccoli, carrots, brown rice, and occasionally spinach)
Dinner:
- same as breakfast or lunch (usually it's peanut butter again)
i tend to want to have the exact same thing every day, if only because it's so much simpler. the problem is, i think that's a lot of peanut butter!
how bad is peanut butter's fat content, compared with meat or cheese?
also, I tend to feel extremely tired after having a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. i'm wondering if this could be the fact that i sometimes substitute the Grape Jelly for this extremely sugar-filled Cherry and Blueberry jam -- it's practically like pie filling.
or is it more likely the peanut butter that makes me feel sleepy? do high fat foods tend to have that effect? i find this odd, espeically when i tend to sleep >10 hours sleep at night.
also, i have a strong family history of early heart attacks and heart disease. is peanut butter a big threat?
thanks in advance for any advice,
tasaio
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