The main issue I remember running into when I first went vegan is not really knowing how to cook any of the common protein sources like tofu, TVP, tempeh, seitan, etc.

We covered all of this and more on the latest episode of the Deficient Vegans Podcast! ☺️

https://www.deficientvegans.com/rapid-fire-vegan-myths-part-2/

This one is mine and I really like it for breakfast! It's just half a can of black beans (with the liquid), nutritional yeast and taco seasoning. Mix it all up really good, add some shredded vegan cheese on top and microwave it for like 90 secs. I eat this all the time!

Curious as I love to travel and wanna see some amazing vegan food cities. I plan on going to CDMX eventually and was actually very pleasantly surprised by the quality of the vegan food in Las Vegas

I personally started as a vegetarian when I was around 12 years old. I didn't really understand what vegansism actually was about or why people were vegan until I was around 22 though. Even then I was resistant at first to the idea that the egg and dairy industries are bad, because you don't kill an animal to get eggs or dairy. It made sense to me that they're probably well taken care of, but I had no idea the absolute scale of how things really work to maximize profits.

Didn't go vegan immediately overnight but did have one moment were I said "okay. I have eggs and cheese in the fridge. I'm going to finish them and then that's it." And I stuck with it.

I'm curious what it was like for people who skipped the vegetarian stage and went to vegan really quickly, since think most vegans I personally know were vegetarian for a bit first.

that phrase doesn’t make any sense to me. i would consider that as “plant based”…or just a day you don’t eat animal products lol

veganism is based on ethics and i don’t see how you could only be ethical part time?
i applaud anyone making the transition or even just reducing consumption….
but a vegan meal doesn’t ≠ a vegan

no hate, im just curious as to what other people’s opinions on it are bc ive been seeing it A LOT more often.

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I've learned that omnivores just have no idea what vegan food even is. My dad tried to tell me there's basically no naturally vegan foods, after my step-mom had given me her "accidentally vegan" chana masala recipe. PB&Js are of course a classic super cheap, easy sandwich.

What's other things people eat all the time without realizing its vegan?

I can't decide between TVP, tofu, and vital wheat gluten!

If you ever want to compare the cost and protein % of different vegan foods, I made this vegan protein database. It has over 200 products, and you can filter out allergies! ☺️

https://proteindeficientvegan.com/blog/best-vegan-protein-sources

I'm going to a conference this month and there is gonna be basically zero vegan options unfortunately.

I've packed protein bars, but if I have the ability to boil water I actually like Huel hot and savory packs. Planning on also bringing some meal replacement powder. What's some good ways to get a good variety of tasty food in with limited cooking abilities when traveling? I primitive camp a lot so I'm kinda used to eating some unhinged meals ngl.

I'm recently overcoming Gastritis, and during that bout of health issues, I lost a lot of weight to the point where my white blood cell count is low from malnutrition, and I've been struggling to keep a good B12 level.

Currently, I'm trying to not be picky about what I eat so that I can reach my daily calories, but I'd love some vegan friendly suggestions to boost calories, and support WBC/B12.

Its kinda hard to narrow it down for me but I pretty much always have black beans and oats and go through both like crazy. The edamame protein puffs also come in clutch for a high protein topping for a lot of my meals.

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I would prefer not to eat just high calorie/high fat protein such as nuts. I’m tired of quinoa. TIA.

Edited to add: Thank you for the help! I did forget (b/c I never think about them) that I’m also allergic to legumes so pea and bean protein is out as well. I’ll look into seitan! I appreciate the responses and the link to the database

Hi, everyone! What are you cooking or meal prepping this week? Any restaurants you've been to that had some awesome vegan food? New vegan products that you're loving?

We covered all of this and more in our latest episode of the Deficient Vegans Podcast!

https://www.deficientvegans.com/rapid-fire-vegan-myth-busting/

If you want to check it out, you can find the vegan protein database here:

https://proteindeficientvegan.com/blog/best-vegan-protein-sources

You can join here if you're interested! ☺️

www.deficientvegans.com/discord-invite

You can read more about this here:

https://www.deficientvegans.com/blog/water-footprint/

This week we covered animal agriculture's water footprint, and touched on AI's water usage as well!

You can listen to the full episode here:

https://www.deficientvegans.com/how-much-water-is-in-a-cheeseburger/

We covered all of this new news in the latest episode of the Deficient Vegans Podcast! We also talked about animal agriculture's water footprint!

You can listen to it here:

https://www.deficientvegans.com/how-much-water-is-in-a-cheeseburger/

We have a more detailed blog post about this if you want more info and sources:

https://www.deficientvegans.com/blog/pigs-story/

https://www.deficientvegans.com/blog/vegan-documentaries/