hey now, that's not fair - they also turn into nutritionists any time a woman over a size 4 posts a picture.
I don't "look like a vegan" I was told because I have some big old tittays.
we all know vegans look like cancer patients and shriek like baby birds 24/7 /s
Are they older than the rest of you?
Amen. Bet my ass that most people dying of heart attack are in fact not vegan. On the other hand i would like to know how many vegans are suffering from malnutrition. Some morons will.
Nebelneik was a German youtuber who revealed he was vegan fir 2 years and didn't know how to cook and also didn't have time.
Well, all he eat was beans in a can. The most british thing I have ever heard. He did suffer from malnutrition.
But I feel like too many people suffer partly from malnutrition in some way even tho they eat meat.
Going veg/an as a 21 year old actually made me focus on nutrition in a way I might have never otherwise done. You become an expert at reading labels, and there is a lot of people going veg/an for health reasons (even though that wasn't my motivation) so books/magazines/cookbooks had a lot of nutritional info. The best thing for me was instantly cutting off all the junk I used to live on: 7-11 hotdogs, Lil' Debbie's, McDonalds, etc. I don't even see that shit anymore. It's completely invisible to me.
Same! I started being vegan because a medication I take made my appetite for animal products non-existent, but now it all just looks like a morgue.
As someone who generally tries to eat less meat, but isn't yet vegan, what are some of your staple foods you eat on a weekly or daily basis? This isn't about nutrition, I just want more meals to add to my rotation that don't have animal products in them.
Three bean chili, garbanzo fajitas, black bean enchiladas, pinto bean tacos, crunchy airfried peas on veggie wraps, ramen noodles loaded with raw sweet peas, and of course the most important food group:
Oreos
I'll never forget my shock upon learning oreos are vegan, haha.
Those sound good though, especially the tacos and fajitas, thanks!
Mushrooms, lentils, tempeh, tofu, and rarely, things like impossible burger "meat." In general, you can straight sub some fungi and tofu for some meats in dishes. But a lot of western dishes do not play nice with these kinds of substitutes, since they're really dialed in for real meat. To go the distance, you must learn cuisine that makes better use of vegetables. This means learning things like Indian and Southeast asian dishes.
Indian and Indonesian kitchens offer a lot of vegetarian and some vegan options. Dry pressed tofu grilled in an oven van replace chicken in a bunch of dishes too and has all the amino acids.
But yeah becoming vegetarian if you just learn more true vega dishes is pretty easy in 2024 I've found
I'm also not vegetarian or vegan, but have transitioned to a much more plant based diet. The secret isn't finding meat replacements, it's just finding recipes that don't use meat. I mess around a lot with Indian, Southeast Asian, Middle Eastern, and North African cuisines. Chickpeas and lentils (most beans and legumes, actually) are my best friends. I've found that even though it's a grain, farro helps me feel full. I'm pretty sure you can make a lot of Mexican/Central American stuff without meat (but probably not without cheese/dairy), but I'm not positive because I'm actually not that big on black beans.
Personally I almost always make stuff I can eat for more than 1/2 days. So it's soups, stews, curries, etc. Everything pretty much boils down to protein + sauce + veggies anyway.
So it's lentil soup/curry/chilli with a side of whatever you feel like. (Salad, bread, rice, quinoa, couscous, etc) Or chickpeas or some beans or whatever. Other times it's just rice (think paella or risotto) or pasta.
Lemme know if you want specific recipes
I make a ton of vegan chicken, steak, and jerky nearly every week and use it in all my recipes. You can make a ton at once, and obvi it's much cheaper than flesh / secretion-based products.
After getting really good at them, and swapping out milk for oat milk, I've pretty much had to change nothing about what I want to make / eat.
We eat a lot of extra firm tofu. Freeze it, then thaw it, and then press it. If you’re eating a lot of tofu invest in a press, it makes it so much easier than stacking pans or bricks or whatever on a cookie sheet and hoping is pressed evenly.
Then cook how you like. We toss it with some seasoning and cornstarch and stir fry it crispy and then use it instead of chicken.
I'd check out !veganhomecooks@lemmy.world from time to time for some inspiration. I have a few posts there and I'm always happy to share recipes!
My main go to lately has been beans and rice in the instant pot (any pressure cooker is fine). Throw dry rice and black beans in with some sauteed onions and garlic, broth, a can of tomatoes and season with chili pepper, cumin and a few other common spices. That's been a staple for me for a while. Every batch makes a meal plus a few lunches and its really easy to make. Goes great with some tangy hot sauce. Can also be used to fill a burrito or tacos.
"u taste like batteries"...ARE THEY EATING PEOPLE?
They're eating......part of them.
Lithi-cum ion lol
as a non vegan this really opened my eyes
Bro no way this guy got a degree in does eat meat, they must be so smart
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