Reminds me of this quote: “Shit is the tofu of cursing and can be moulded to whichever condition the speaker desires. Hot as shit. Windy as shit. I myself was confounded as shit...” - David Sedaris
It's so nice to hear someone talk about the corruption in the banana industry. No one ever talks about the lack of human ethics and bananas. Thanks for the helpful hints, Derek!
Why is this the 1st time I've heard about the banana industry? Between us we eat 5-6 a day! Thank you for always offering information about ongoing issues within the food industry. Now looking for both documentaries and I will be more mindful of which bananas we are purchasing!
This was a shock to me; but I live in Australia and grew up as a kid in an area where there were so many bananas grown that they used to give away some in our local cornerstores when it got too much!! 10c a kilo and no one is buying them, that sort of thing 😉
People think potatoes are unhealthy because they grow up eating them fried in oil, covered in cheese, sour cream, butter, salt, etc. With that said I do still love french fries...
How do you do it man? Even after all these years I can feel your passion for nutrition and whole foods, its always so genuine and always gets me excited to just munch on some kale leaves. Plants are plenty!
Oats, tofu, potatoes, lentils, peanut butter - you could live off those for $10 a week. They're delicious. Super nutritious. Epic. Good work Derek! Great video as always.
$10? maybe in your country.. I said to my friend last week..supermarkets here are pushing budget friendly meals.for 2.50 a serve (that's not a meal; some are a small bowl of chickpea curry for instance, other supermarket had them at $5 each. the were with dead food in). it wouldn't be weird if I spent $100 for my own food.. and you mean subsist.. you will end up deficient on those foods, not to mention bored..
@@lisetteem588She made that comment 3 years ago.....duh lol. Stuff was cheaper then. And if you are poor or on a tight budget, you dont worry about getting bored...you worry about getting enough to eat.
I have to try it! Each week I freeze white beans in small portions and throw them in my smoothies. Can't taste them and it ramps up nutrition and creaminess!!
Potatoes!!! I’ve lost 13 lbs in 3 weeks with potatoes as my main dish at 3 meals per day! I will eat them forever💕and your cheese sauce (add jalapeño juice) and I’m in heaven!
It’s official. As a new, aspiring vegan (about 95% plant-based currently), and fitness-oriented person, this is among my top favorite RUclips channels. You have such a great communication style. 💕
I’m not vegan but i appreciate how you know how bananas and soy and other foods can be unsustainable and you don’t ignore it like most of the vegans. 🙌🏻
Guys please tell me how much potatoes for each meal. I'm very obese/ muscular and have been wfpb for only 10 days. I'm trying hard but not losing weight yet. I'm also healing an Achilles tenonopathy situation and working out every day. Please hook me up for more info! I'm obsessed with my recent awakening!❤️ Great job guys. Love you all!
@@friedsam29 Hi James. Welcome to WFPB living! I've lost another 12 pounds since writing my initial comment 5 months ago and began losing weight almost a year ago. Be patient and kind with yourself as you move thru your own weight loss journey; it's not a quick fix but a complete lifestyle reboot. I pretty much eat a hybrid of Dr McDougall's and Dr. Esselstyn's protocols. I eat zero processed foods, so no flours, salt, oil, sugar, and alcohol. Most of my meals are built around potatoes or sweet potatoes with my plate being 50% starch (potato, beans, grains) and 50% non-starchy veg. I eat until I'm satiated and this was a feeling that I needed to rediscover. I have found creating a community of others who are also WFPB to be the most supportive. Derek's channel and the folks in the comments are one of the pieces of my community. All the best, James.
Definitely did NOT talk to much. So much wonderful information to pass along. Sure appreciate your videos! Really well done. Love your recipe videos! Thx for creating them and encouraging us to eat healthfully.
One of my MUST HAVES is avocado!🥑 I am so surprised you didn't have that on your list! I probably have it for breakfast, lunch and dinner!😆 They also have more potassium than a banana.
This is such an important video! If I had a dollar every time someone said they choose the less healthy item out of cost or convenience I’d be rich. Food can be delicious, nutritious AND affordable.
Derek, you're the reason people think I really know my stuff when it comes to the nutrition world. And in a way, I guess I do... and the majority of that has just come from watching your videos these past few years. Really appreciate all that you do, I don't know where I would be on my vegan journey without you!💪🙌
Wuut, I didn't know peas had more protein than black beans! Always learn so much from your videos :) Loved this! I would say I can't live without lentils, love some comforting, indian dal :)
Yes to all 10 of these!! 🙌🏻 I would put spinach instead of kale on my list but that's only because I find it way more versatile in every meal. 🌿❤ Big up the greens!
For sure in our house there is always organic bananas organic berries and lots of greens and yes a jar of peanut butter plus tofu l also love bell peppers and fresh herbs from the garden 😊💖
Fair trade bananas, organic tofu, frozen berries, kale, frozen peas, protein pasta, green and red lentils, peanut butter, tahini, potatoes, rolled oats. Great stock items for home cooking. I would add a variety of nuts, seeds and ground flax seed.
Great list. Thank you! Just a little addition to oats, they are actually incredibly nutritious, they contain manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc, folate, B vitamins, decent amount of protein. Thank you for emphasizing their high fiber and cholesterol lowering quality. I agree that adding berries to oats make them of the chart healthy. I tell all my patients to eat oats for breakfast.
Another excellent video! My list: beans, frozen berries, oats, potatoes and bell peppers. By the way, I'm so thankful for your video today: it finally gave my three year old son a reason to sit still for a few minutes 🙂
Yes, bell peppers were definitely a consideration for the list. On another day they would probably make the list. ;) Glad to hear about your son. Haha, glad I am entertaining enough for the little one. Haha, 3 year old learning about soy usage around the world. Gotta teach em young!
LOVED this video! People often say to me that being vegan is too expensive. This video debunks that idea! And, having diabetes and heart disease is what's expensive 😳💰💰💰
Great list! I agree with it all. Here in Florida I'd say Collards are the best green that's always in season and cheap instead of kale, though. But we also often have great deals on kale. Plus, collards are cruciferous so it has the sulfur compounds that Dr Gregor suggests eating every day. We say pawstah. I've never heard anyone say it the way y'all do lol
I love all of these foods! I made kale chips yesterday. OMG! They are soooo good they made me dance. You are really a vegan when kale chips make you dance. 😊
Such a simple video Derek- brilliant. Simple choices are so often the best. I am currently a super busy mum doing medical training and it’s tough to get good nutrition in a hospital setting believe it or not. Keeping things simple and getting enough calories quickly really helps keep me fuelled :) I’ve learned so much from you Derek..thanks for staying so passionate. Hoping to be a plant based doctor when I qualify 👍🙏 Keep up the great work!
Loved this video! Just a random idea for you to try if you like Zucchini Bread... Add a medium finely chopped zucchini to your oatmeal! You get tons of great fiber, you sneak in a serving of veg, and you can’t taste it! It’s so delicious!! It’s been really helping me not feel “heavy” after eating oatmeal, and honestly... it’s just digesting better 😂 but really, try it!
I’m learning so much nutritional information and useful cooking tips/hacks from you. Thanks for sharing all your wisdom! You are a very inspirational speaker and I look forward to watching more!
I’m so sad with the potatoes you didn’t go lord of the rings on us :p “boil em, mash em, stick em in a stew!” Great list!! Thanks for the content as always :)
Thanks for all the good info. Have been vegan for about a decade, and at 74, I’m delighted, not on any medications, and haven’t been sick either. All my favourites are the common things you talk about. Meals are a breeze.
Another hack to make your bananas ripen faster is to put them next to some apples. Apples emit a gas that causes fruit to ripen faster, especially if you put the apple and bananas together in a sealed bag, or poke a hole in the apple. Hence the reasoning behind the saying “one bad apple ruins the whole bunch.” 🍎 This also works for ripening avocados. 🥑 Also, i love oatmeal and chickpeas. They both have that flavor that is paradoxically sweet and savory at the same time. They are a match made in heaven i swear. 😋
You reminded me to eat toast with peanut butter (or sunflower butter), with bananas & I top it with a bit of honey. Kale should be organic it’s extremely high in pesticide residue. I don’t think you mentioned that. Great video!
We have almost the same list... And I love versatile shopping. I would add onion powder and Garlic powder or red onions and whole garlic. Love your Videos. I always forward them to family and friends interested in vegan lifestyle..
Our top 10's are a match. You will always have a place in my heart since you suggested adding tahini to smoothies (I think of you every time I make one). Your enthusiasm and positive attitude is so welcome in these times. Thank you for being you.
Amazing video love this kind of information! You have such an incredible channel. It's been so helpful in my health journey and also very entertaining as well.
I tend to put frozen peas in my smoothies- just because it’s easy. I will check out kale though, as I’ve never blended that. I eat “groats” now instead of oats. Have you tried them. They are delicious 😋 I had stopped the frozen smoothies over the winter 🥶 as it’s cold in 🇬🇧, however more recently I’ve thought “screw it” and I keep a fleece on while I eat it 😂
I enjoy bananas,oats and peanuts lots as well. Lentils ,very enjoyable as well. I do love almonds and cashews,carbs in general(like sweet potatoes),bok choy and kale (but worry about plastic packaging. I also grew up on peanut butter,bananas and oats. Ginger and garlic are my flavorful staples,personally,love pungent foods. Mashed potatoes,can't go wrong with these.
For those who it may interest, raisins are an incredibly calorie dense fruit also, with a good iron content. You can eat a pound or so of raisins, actually maybe even less, and it is 1400 calories or so. Next time you're in the store check the raisin box and be amazed.
@@imabina7425 ah ok yeah I get what you are saying. I think the dried raisins are still healthy, just not as much as soaked. I do think there is something to water content as well.
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Calling tofu a blank canvas is such a positive perspective!
Yes but following that up with "sponge" not so much lol
What a great way to put it :P
@@Simnettnutrition So is tofu spongeworthy or not? (Seinfeld reference)
Reminds me of this quote:
“Shit is the tofu of cursing and can be moulded to whichever condition the speaker desires. Hot as shit. Windy as shit. I myself was confounded as shit...” - David Sedaris
Your. Videos have 95% converted me. Tried seaweed flakes 1st time..wow who woukd have known.
🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
It's so nice to hear someone talk about the corruption in the banana industry. No one ever talks about the lack of human ethics and bananas. Thanks for the helpful hints, Derek!
No problem Bella, I eat a lot of bananas so its my duty to at least be aware of the issues around them and support better practices, etc.
Why is this the 1st time I've heard about the banana industry? Between us we eat 5-6 a day! Thank you for always offering information about ongoing issues within the food industry. Now looking for both documentaries and I will be more mindful of which bananas we are purchasing!
This was a shock to me; but I live in Australia and grew up as a kid in an area where there were so many bananas grown that they used to give away some in our local cornerstores when it got too much!! 10c a kilo and no one is buying them, that sort of thing 😉
@@Simnettnutrition You should read The Fish That Ate the Whale : The Life and Times of America's Banana King by Rich Cohen
@@CuratedMusic 👏👏👏 I had a guest recommend this book. Such a great book! It's crazy the amount of corruption in bananas, coffee & cocoa.
People think potatoes are unhealthy because they grow up eating them fried in oil, covered in cheese, sour cream, butter, salt, etc. With that said I do still love french fries...
Try oven-baked seasoned fries!
I mean, no one could have said it better😎
Potatoes are love💚
More for me, honestly! 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼😂😂
I love them baked in the oven.With condiments they are very tasty
@@ir0n_bb170 It's the best thing ever!!!
Don't apologize for talking too much - you are a delight. Thanks for the reminders about all the reasons these foods are great!
How do you do it man? Even after all these years I can feel your passion for nutrition and whole foods, its always so genuine and always gets me excited to just munch on some kale leaves. Plants are plenty!
Thanks Will! I am just really passionate about helping others and love being in this role!
@@Simnettnutrition do the Canadian winters slow down your outdoor videos ? I’m here in Pennsylvania. I want to get into trail running in the spring.
@@Bert_Marz He's in Victoria BC so they're pretty mild :)
@@Simnettnutrition This is awesome! It gets me excited to go to the supermarket and try out new recipes!
I LOVE that you bring the social issues of food systems into this. Thank you for reminding people to source ethically!
Yes it’s something we can all do, even on a budget.
Oats, tofu, potatoes, lentils, peanut butter - you could live off those for $10 a week. They're delicious. Super nutritious. Epic. Good work Derek! Great video as always.
Chickpeas too
$10? maybe in your country.. I said to my friend last week..supermarkets here are pushing budget friendly meals.for 2.50 a serve (that's not a meal; some are a small bowl of chickpea curry for instance, other supermarket had them at $5 each. the were with dead food in). it wouldn't be weird if I spent $100 for my own food.. and you mean subsist.. you will end up deficient on those foods, not to mention bored..
@@lisetteem588She made that comment 3 years ago.....duh lol. Stuff was cheaper then. And if you are poor or on a tight budget, you dont worry about getting bored...you worry about getting enough to eat.
Feels good when you watch an 18 minute video and you literally agree with everything in it.
Bro, true.
Awesome Video! What info, I love you Derek. You are a joy to watch!!!
I was thinking the same thing and I’m not even a vegan - these are my staples too - except the kale. 😅
Love all 10 of your “what you can’t live without list”.
Plants are so cool 😎
They really are!
So are you, Natalie! Because you said so.
@@CompostWatcher Aw thank you!!
Love that you focus on normal, affordable plant foods
PRO TIP:
frozen peas are great in SMOOTHIES- they make it creamy 🤩
raw peas tastes like vomit..
Ohh I love those in my nice cream 😍 ever tried this?
yes, beans work too!
I have to try it! Each week I freeze white beans in small portions and throw them in my smoothies. Can't taste them and it ramps up nutrition and creaminess!!
Tofu + peas + frozen banana + lemon into blender = high protein lemon pay smoothie
Thanks for the tip on organic lentils. I had no idea..
I know it sucks, but luckily they are still fairly cheap. You are welcome.
I think peas are harvested that was too - I saw it with my own eyes at a local farm - so sad that they feel the need to do that.
Omg the end of the kale part 😂
I forgot about that video lol
Haha, you watched this on your walk?!?! I miss you. oxox. Haha, yah the ol' drunk kale remedy. I had to put that in when I saw it.
You guys are just too freakin cute! ❤
Hi Crystal!!
Absolute favorite vegan couple on youtube. Sending you two so much love!
Bananas, tofu, frozen berries, kale, frozen peas, protein pasta, lentils, peanut butter, potatoes and oats.
I can’t get over him holding that metal bowl full of frozen food & not flinching.
HAha, it was pretty icy!
my husband and I are starting our vegan journey together at the age of 46 and 50! Your videos are amazing. Thank you.
10/10, love the casual debunking and information provided on environmental impact and nutrition, really good.
Gotta keep it real. Thank you thank you!!! 10/10! Wow. :D
Potatoes!!! I’ve lost 13 lbs in 3 weeks with potatoes as my main dish at 3 meals per day! I will eat them forever💕and your cheese sauce (add jalapeño juice) and I’m in heaven!
It’s official. As a new, aspiring vegan (about 95% plant-based currently), and fitness-oriented person, this is among my top favorite RUclips channels. You have such a great communication style. 💕
He's got such a great vibe , doesn't he
I’m not vegan but i appreciate how you know how bananas and soy and other foods can be unsustainable and you don’t ignore it like most of the vegans. 🙌🏻
Yes! Team potato here. I've lost 70+ pounds (and still losing) having the humble potato at the centre of my plate. I'm a starchivore for life.
Love this. Thanks for sharing!
Me too. I lost a hundred pounds eating potatoes
Guys please tell me how much potatoes for each meal. I'm very obese/ muscular and have been wfpb for only 10 days. I'm trying hard but not losing weight yet. I'm also healing an Achilles tenonopathy situation and working out every day. Please hook me up for more info! I'm obsessed with my recent awakening!❤️ Great job guys. Love you all!
@@friedsam29 Hi James. Welcome to WFPB living! I've lost another 12 pounds since writing my initial comment 5 months ago and began losing weight almost a year ago. Be patient and kind with yourself as you move thru your own weight loss journey; it's not a quick fix but a complete lifestyle reboot. I pretty much eat a hybrid of Dr McDougall's and Dr. Esselstyn's protocols. I eat zero processed foods, so no flours, salt, oil, sugar, and alcohol. Most of my meals are built around potatoes or sweet potatoes with my plate being 50% starch (potato, beans, grains) and 50% non-starchy veg. I eat until I'm satiated and this was a feeling that I needed to rediscover. I have found creating a community of others who are also WFPB to be the most supportive. Derek's channel and the folks in the comments are one of the pieces of my community. All the best, James.
@@apple369 thank you!
Definitely did NOT talk to much. So much wonderful information to pass along. Sure appreciate your videos! Really well done. Love your recipe videos! Thx for creating them and encouraging us to eat healthfully.
Thank you so much Brenda!
The whole banana in oatmeal thing is a total game changer.
One of my MUST HAVES is avocado!🥑 I am so surprised you didn't have that on your list! I probably have it for breakfast, lunch and dinner!😆 They also have more potassium than a banana.
Yes! I’d swap the kale for the avocado!
This is such an important video!
If I had a dollar every time someone said they choose the less healthy item out of cost or convenience I’d be rich. Food can be delicious, nutritious AND affordable.
Frozen peas yes so underrated! The sweet baby peas kind are amazing with lentils
I just watched Bananaland documentary and I am from Ecuador. Here it is typicall fruit.
First time commenting. Been watching you for the last 3 years or so. Been mostly plant based as long. Doing my part for the algorithm!
Nice to see you Steve. Thanks man, I appreciate it. Wow, 3 years, thank you so much man, that means so much to me.
Your channel has helped so much with my plant based eating change, these videos are brilliant. Thank you so much for continuing the amazing content!
That is my whole goal! Thanks for letting me know, it helps keep me motivated and fired up!
Derek, you're the reason people think I really know my stuff when it comes to the nutrition world. And in a way, I guess I do... and the majority of that has just come from watching your videos these past few years. Really appreciate all that you do, I don't know where I would be on my vegan journey without you!💪🙌
Listening to you is a real mood lifter! Thank you. Feeling much more motivated to try 100% plant diet 👍
My list is similar - I definitely couldn't live without broccoli.
Oh wow, my GF & I joke about how much I love broccoli. "There's no such thing as too much broccoli," I always say.
Broccoli is the best thing ever.
Ikr I don’t know why people hate it so much :(
@@savannahkrupa4424 because they grew up eating soggy mushy broccoli. i was like that with cauliflower now i love baked cauliflower!
Thank you to my algorithm that bought me to your channel!!! Love all your tips 🙌🏽
Wuut, I didn't know peas had more protein than black beans! Always learn so much from your videos :) Loved this! I would say I can't live without lentils, love some comforting, indian dal :)
About berries, I pick them in season and I freeze them to use for the rest of the year! Smoothies, homemade jam, pies, muffins, etc.!
Yes to all 10 of these!! 🙌🏻 I would put spinach instead of kale on my list but that's only because I find it way more versatile in every meal. 🌿❤ Big up the greens!
Nope. Spinach is too high in oxalates. Kidney stones are a genuine risk from eating a lot of spinach. Kale is the way to go.
For sure in our house there is always organic bananas organic berries and lots of greens and yes a jar of peanut butter plus tofu l also love bell peppers and fresh herbs from the garden 😊💖
Fair trade bananas, organic tofu, frozen berries, kale, frozen peas, protein pasta, green and red lentils, peanut butter, tahini, potatoes, rolled oats. Great stock items for home cooking. I would add a variety of nuts, seeds and ground flax seed.
PLEASE make one meal using all these 10 foods. Firstly it would be rather funny, but also I can't wait to see you smash it :)
Peanut butter & banana on a bread.. that was a game changer when i became a vegan. Mind blown.
I love the cooking videos! I certainly can't live without Derek's famous tahini sauce! It's the best thing ever 😍
Nice! Glad to hear. Thanks for watching.
Plant based for 6 months! Love your content. Thank you
Great list. Thank you! Just a little addition to oats, they are actually incredibly nutritious, they contain manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc, folate, B vitamins, decent amount of protein. Thank you for emphasizing their high fiber and cholesterol lowering quality. I agree that adding berries to oats make them of the chart healthy. I tell all my patients to eat oats for breakfast.
Your delivery kept me interested. Perfect pitch with some personal humour yest informative.
After boil em, mash em ALWAYS comes: stick em in a stew!
I was so disappointed when he said steam them instead of stick em in a stew 🤣
@@victoriag332 Oh yeah that's a great way to use them too! I can't remember everything!
@@Simnettnutrition I actually almost always eat my potatoes steamed but it would have been the perfect lord of the rings reference 😎
This comment is tragically under appreciated
I was just going to write that too 😂
I am going to store to buy these items. Yeah. Thanks!!!
Love the potato moment! 😆 Great list, Derek. 👍
They went flying! Haha. Thank you.
I have to say, you and Crystal are among my top favorite RUclipsers ! Y’all are always so positive and helpful 😊🔥❤️💪
Thank you so much!!
Another excellent video! My list: beans, frozen berries, oats, potatoes and bell peppers. By the way, I'm so thankful for your video today: it finally gave my three year old son a reason to sit still for a few minutes 🙂
Yes, bell peppers were definitely a consideration for the list. On another day they would probably make the list. ;) Glad to hear about your son. Haha, glad I am entertaining enough for the little one. Haha, 3 year old learning about soy usage around the world. Gotta teach em young!
My list is very similar
That’s my kinda list. It confirms my WFPB/SOS-free Organic/Dynamic lifestyle. Love what you do. Thank you 🌱💚☮️🇳🇱
I'm so surprised dates were not on this list 😂😂😂
They could have been, but what would you take off my list and replace with dates? Its so hard!
@@Simnettnutrition Easy! Potatoes 😅
I almost never use them.. Dates are much useful :P
Noooo way!! Potatoes are the bests
@@lilladosay7707 I prefer sweet potatoes :) But if I will have to choose, its definitely dates rather than sweet potatoes.
i barely use dates and tofu too :D last time i ate tofu was like... three years ago? but the rest of the list is must haves :)
LOTS of great information. I’m definitely saving this one.
I couldn’t live without dates and fresh organic blueberries! I have to eat them everyday!:)
This video is my current favorite of yours that I've watched. :) Oat flour from rolled oats....brilliant!
would love to see your falafel recipe. 💪🏼💚
Chia! It goes in the green smoothie pitcher every day ❤ and Thank You for the heads up on buying organic oats and lentils
I like your genuineness and simplicity. Also, you guys make a really cute couple . Stay healthy!
Thank you!
LOVED this video! People often say to me that being vegan is too expensive. This video debunks that idea! And, having diabetes and heart disease is what's expensive 😳💰💰💰
I agree, these foods are so nutritious and pretty cheap! Glad you enjoyed the video! Thanks for watching.
Great list! I agree with it all. Here in Florida I'd say Collards are the best green that's always in season and cheap instead of kale, though. But we also often have great deals on kale. Plus, collards are cruciferous so it has the sulfur compounds that Dr Gregor suggests eating every day.
We say pawstah. I've never heard anyone say it the way y'all do lol
This guy says it very interesting for sure!!!🤣
Debbie Tampa: I've had very little success cooking collards...tough and tasteless when I'm done. What is the trick?
I shared with my nutritarian family. Awesome video👍🏽
I love all of these foods! I made kale chips yesterday. OMG! They are soooo good they made me dance. You are really a vegan when kale chips make you dance. 😊
Such a simple video Derek- brilliant. Simple choices are so often the best. I am currently a super busy mum doing medical training and it’s tough to get good nutrition in a hospital setting believe it or not. Keeping things simple and getting enough calories quickly really helps keep me fuelled :) I’ve learned so much from you Derek..thanks for staying so passionate. Hoping to be a plant based doctor when I qualify 👍🙏 Keep up the great work!
Loved this video! Just a random idea for you to try if you like Zucchini Bread... Add a medium finely chopped zucchini to your oatmeal! You get tons of great fiber, you sneak in a serving of veg, and you can’t taste it! It’s so delicious!! It’s been really helping me not feel “heavy” after eating oatmeal, and honestly... it’s just digesting better 😂 but really, try it!
Excellent video! Such great information- thank you :)
I’m learning so much nutritional information and useful cooking tips/hacks from you. Thanks for sharing all your wisdom! You are a very inspirational speaker and I look forward to watching more!
Love that you use frozen products
I’m so sad with the potatoes you didn’t go lord of the rings on us :p “boil em, mash em, stick em in a stew!”
Great list!! Thanks for the content as always :)
Thanks for all the good info. Have been vegan for about a decade, and at 74, I’m delighted, not on any medications, and haven’t been sick either. All my favourites are the common things you talk about. Meals are a breeze.
Another hack to make your bananas ripen faster is to put them next to some apples. Apples emit a gas that causes fruit to ripen faster, especially if you put the apple and bananas together in a sealed bag, or poke a hole in the apple. Hence the reasoning behind the saying “one bad apple ruins the whole bunch.” 🍎
This also works for ripening avocados. 🥑
Also, i love oatmeal and chickpeas. They both have that flavor that is paradoxically sweet and savory at the same time. They are a match made in heaven i swear. 😋
Love frozen peas in my summer salads!!!
You reminded me to eat toast with peanut butter (or sunflower butter), with bananas & I top it with a bit of honey.
Kale should be organic it’s extremely high in pesticide residue. I don’t think you mentioned that. Great video!
You’re my new hero !I look up to you and every video!😊
We have almost the same list... And I love versatile shopping. I would add onion powder and Garlic powder or red onions and whole garlic. Love your Videos. I always forward them to family and friends interested in vegan lifestyle..
I love binge watching your videos. 🌱🙏🌻
Loved that you included the info about glyphosate and the issues around bananas! Oats are definitely a staple for me as well. 😊
Our top 10's are a match. You will always have a place in my heart since you suggested adding tahini to smoothies (I think of you every time I make one). Your enthusiasm and positive attitude is so welcome in these times. Thank you for being you.
So glad potatoes made the list! Great video, Derek
Crystal said they had to be on there! Thank you. :D
Elvis' favorite sandwich was banana and peanut butter. Of course, he liked them fried. But he was Elvis so...... Thank you. Thank you very much.
"You can boil them, mash them"
Me: Stick them in a stew?
Great video! Pls do a piece on natural protein powders?!
😂😂😂 YES!!
Yes, somebody said it 😂 LOTR fan spotted
Immediately where my mind went
Samwise said it best. Tatters.
Another fantastic video! Thanks, Derek!
I found you looking for calisthenics routines. And thnx to you I'm starting my transition to veganisim. : )
I think this is my favorite video from you! I will be coming back to this video for ideas in the future! Thank you!
Love these types of videos
Thank you! I aim to please.
I put coffee in my cup of rolled oats with a sweetner.
Great practical video
Amazing video love this kind of information! You have such an incredible channel. It's been so helpful in my health journey and also very entertaining as well.
Thank you so much, that means a lot to me. I am so happy I can help!
So happy to have found you! Great info!!!!!🙌🏼🙌🏼❤️
I love learning about food information here even though I’m not vegan. 💯
Go vegan
@@mike-wi8wm should be his choice. It comes when one is ready
Lots of well put information here man. Very good video
"In no order, number one: bananas"
Oh come on Derek, don't lie to us. We all know bananas are your number one 😂
Best vegan channel. Informative and realistic. I work in nutrition and refer all my male clients to your channel. Real men eat plants!!
I tend to put frozen peas in my smoothies- just because it’s easy. I will check out kale though, as I’ve never blended that.
I eat “groats” now instead of oats. Have you tried them. They are delicious 😋
I had stopped the frozen smoothies over the winter 🥶 as it’s cold in 🇬🇧, however more recently I’ve thought “screw it” and I keep a fleece on while I eat it 😂
So glad you mentioned white potatoes. One of my all time favorites.
I missed Derek talking facts about foods and the nutrition contents of them.
Great video!!
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I enjoy bananas,oats and peanuts lots as well. Lentils ,very enjoyable as well. I do love almonds and cashews,carbs in general(like sweet potatoes),bok choy and kale (but worry about plastic packaging. I also grew up on peanut butter,bananas and oats. Ginger and garlic are my flavorful staples,personally,love pungent foods. Mashed potatoes,can't go wrong with these.
For those who it may interest, raisins are an incredibly calorie dense fruit also, with a good iron content. You can eat a pound or so of raisins, actually maybe even less, and it is 1400 calories or so. Next time you're in the store check the raisin box and be amazed.
Raisins are healthy to eat after being soaked
@@imabina7425 do you think they are not healthy when dried? I could maybe see a little less healthy, but you think unhealthy?
It’s less stress on the digestive system when they are soaked. Roasted nuts are not healthy either
@@imabina7425 ah ok yeah I get what you are saying. I think the dried raisins are still healthy, just not as much as soaked. I do think there is something to water content as well.
Oats, potatoes, leak, cabbage, butterbeans, lentils, apples, carrots, peppers and garlic for me 👍🏻😁
Yeah, you said "In no particular order," but we all knew bananas would be 1st! LOL
This made me smile. Thank you for that.
wow just watched bananas at any cost. Im buying organic bananas from now on. And I love that tofu scramble quick and tasty