How did you guys feel after going Vegan? Like a month later?
Is there any "side effects" or "Detoxing" feeling?
I'm barely in week 1, so yeah
I honestly just felt lighter - it's hard to describe, but stuff like digestion, etc. just seem to happen way easier. I noticed my skin cleared up a heap too, as well as very little things like suuuuper strong nails and stuff like that. I've never experienced any adverse effects - though I don't want to say that no one ever will. I think a lot of the reaction depends on the diet people originally came from.
This one's for a little laugh - a news report from 1962 when smoking was first listed as a carcinogenic. They sound just like meat eaters did last year when WHO came out with that information. We'll get there! It's what most controversial studies go through. First disbelief, then mockery, then acceptance.
No offense but you guys need to stop attacking people who are consuming animal product. It's better if you guys share the benefits of being a vegan/vegetarian as a way to promote this lifestyle
I'm not a vegan, but I have thought about becoming one for a long time now. I am a vegetarian though.
Even as a vegetarian, I do have a hard time finding food that I actually like. I mostly all fruits, but vegetables are a different story. It's hard to find different kinds of vegetables to eat for meals.
im always on Pinterest looking for my next dinner idea, but most recipes include things I hate, and you can't substitute them because it's the main part of the recipe.
I'm not a vegan, but I have thought about becoming one for a long time now. I am a vegetarian though.
Even as a vegetarian, I do have a hard time finding food that I actually like. I mostly all fruits, but vegetables are a different story. It's hard to find different kinds of vegetables to eat for meals.
im always on Pinterest looking for my next dinner idea, but most recipes include things I hate, and you can't substitute them because it's the main part of the recipe.
what kind of foods do you not like?
I mean... as a vegan I found hardest to include the onion in my dishes. Coz I grew up loathing it.
But I ended up putting in some spring onion instead. And cooking it always a bit more than I should so it doesnt take all of the flavour.
Its just a matter of playing and finding what is best for you.
I'm not a vegan, but I have thought about becoming one for a long time now. I am a vegetarian though.
Even as a vegetarian, I do have a hard time finding food that I actually like. I mostly all fruits, but vegetables are a different story. It's hard to find different kinds of vegetables to eat for meals.
im always on Pinterest looking for my next dinner idea, but most recipes include things I hate, and you can't substitute them because it's the main part of the recipe.
I understand but fortunately I'm the kinda person that can eat one meal and then eat it again each day and not get sick of it. Try using fake chicken and making a salad. A lady I work with makes me this vegetable dish, it has courgettes, aubergines, a bit of onion, red pepper and sweet potato and she cooks it all in this tomato puree (or you can use a normal can of tomatoes) and it's delicious. I used to hate vegetables, too! Or she makes this dish with lentils, grated carrot and rice, it's really nice.
You should definitely try to convert to veganism. I am one because of the animals but honestly the health benefits are great too!
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I'm not a vegan/vegetarian. But just wonder where you guys get all the protein sources?
Chick peas, green peas, soy milk, lentils, tofu, some green vegetables, almonds, kidney beans, nuts and cereals.
No I don't take any supplements because I get everything I need from a vegan diet!
I mean... as a vegan I found hardest to include the onion in my dishes. Coz I grew up loathing it.
But I ended up putting in some spring onion instead. And cooking it always a bit more than I should so it doesnt take all of the flavour.
Its just a matter of playing and finding what is best for you.
But that is for us vegans and onmi eaters too.
I basically like everything you could find in a basic salad. Lettuce, spinach (not cooked), carrots, onions, tomatoes, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, celery, radish, peppers (only in a recipe, not anything major like stuffed peppers), broccoli, cauliflower. Those are pretty much all the veggies I like. Everything else I really don't like, and I've tried to. The thing is, I think for everyone, that we should ENJOY what we make. If I add things to something I make that I hate, it's not enjoyable, you know?
One ingredient (well more than one) that I absolutely HATE with a passion is BEANS. However, I ONLY like canned bushed vegetarian beans and that's it. If it's prepared any way differently, I will literally gag. I know it's weird.
I understand but fortunately I'm the kinda person that can eat one meal and then eat it again each day and not get sick of it. Try using fake chicken and making a salad. A lady I work with makes me this vegetable dish, it has courgettes, aubergines, a bit of onion, red pepper and sweet potato and she cooks it all in this tomato puree (or you can use a normal can of tomatoes) and it's delicious. I used to hate vegetables, too! Or she makes this dish with lentils, grated carrot and rice, it's really nice.
You should definitely try to convert to veganism. I am one because of the animals but honestly the health benefits are great too!
Chick peas, green peas, soy milk, lentils, tofu, some green vegetables, almonds, kidney beans, nuts and cereals.
No I don't take any supplements because I get everything I need from a vegan diet!
The grocery store that I go to, has this little section for vegan/vegetarian food. The only thing I get from there is the burgers (because I love veggie burgers with a passion)
They're small, really small. Four come in each package, and it costs 8$. The vegan cheese, has 15 slices in it, and it costs 7$. I DIE at the prices of vegan/gluten free/non gmo/organic etc food. I'm trying SO HARD to find recipes that I can work with, and I manage. But I would love to put vegan cheese on my burger, but it's so expensive. My partner and I, get the burger, we get 8 all together. Four each, why? Because they're not filling. And after we eat our burgers we get SO hungry within an hour or less.
Basically what I'm trying to say is, eating fruits and vegetables all the time makes us hungry, so we eat more, way more. Adding carbs (French fries, chips, or whatever it is) still doesn't help because it's a small portion compared to the fruits and veggies that make us hungry.
I'm not a vegan/vegetarian. But just wonder where you guys get all the protein sources?
I always find it funny when people ask this question because if you have to ask this than it's clear that you don't know much about protein to begin with. I don't mean to offend but i highly suggest you look a bit into nutrition. You will benefit loads if you do.
Now, about protein. Protein consists of amino acids. If a certain food is a complete protein (like meat or quinoa) it means that it contains ALL the amino acids, thus making it a complete protein. However we do not need to consume only complete proteins. Our body can make a bunch of the amino acids on it's own, and a bunch need to be consumed because our body cannot produce those. Those are called Essential Amino Acids. And those can be found in almost anything. From chickpeas to beans to (green) vegetables to fruit, etc. Most of those contain almost all of the EA in various degrees.
If you're interested, I suggest checking out the site/app called Chronometer. You can check what you eat and what contains how much EA and all the other minerals and nutrients your body needs.
Just know that it's impossible to be protein deficient if you're not starving yourself. Hope that helped a bit
The grocery store that I go to, has this little section for vegan/vegetarian food. The only thing I get from there is the burgers (because I love veggie burgers with a passion)
They're small, really small. Four come in each package, and it costs 8$. The vegan cheese, has 15 slices in it, and it costs 7$. I DIE at the prices of vegan/gluten free/non gmo/organic etc food. I'm trying SO HARD to find recipes that I can work with, and I manage. But I would love to put vegan cheese on my burger, but it's so expensive. My partner and I, get the burger, we get 8 all together. Four each, why? Because they're not filling. And after we eat our burgers we get SO hungry within an hour or less.
Basically what I'm trying to say is, eating fruits and vegetables all the time makes us hungry, so we eat more, way more. Adding carbs (French fries, chips, or whatever it is) still doesn't help because it's a small portion compared to the fruits and veggies that make us hungry.
I hope that makes sense.
That's because while fruits and vegetables are incredibly nutrient dense they're also very low in calories, especially veggies. If you're hungry it means you're not eating enough calories. If you're male and moderately active you'd need to consume about 2500 calories a day.
If you like burgers a lot, try to make your own patties. There's loads of recipes online with beans, chickpeas and loads of other things. Making them yourself would be a more cost efficient way, that way you could save and splurge on the cheese.
You could also look into whether there are other grocerie stores near you that sell that kind of stuff. You could try to substitute with cheese sauces made from cashews and nutritional yeast. Or look into making your own cheese slices. I've seen loads of those recipes around (check out pinterest, there is loads on there)
I've been following a vegetarian diet for a few weeks now. Mostly I just have lentils for the proteins, and quinoa for the carbs, some salad here and there. My problem is that I need a lot of calorie cos I'm trying to bulk up and work out at the gym to gain weight. Because the vegetarian food is not very calorie dense, I have to eat a lot at one go compared to normal food and this somehow makes me feel really full and heavier most of the time.
I've been following a vegetarian diet for a few weeks now. Mostly I just have lentils for the proteins, and quinoa for the carbs, some salad here and there. My problem is that I need a lot of calorie cos I'm trying to bulk up and work out at the gym to gain weight. Because the vegetarian food is not very calorie dense, I have to eat a lot at one go compared to normal food and this somehow makes me feel really full and heavier most of the time.
all of the legumes are calorie full.
Try eating hummus with your diet. = Pure protein and calories! lol
add me to that OP then!
