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We can't even talk in this community dedicated to vegans without someone coming along and meatsplaining. (lemmy.world)

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[-] naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 5 months ago

I believe in you. It seems way harder than it really is. If you have questions or want recipes or tips or whatever there are armies of us dying to help others live in alignment with their values.

Also like selfishly I found I felt waaaaay better after going vegan. Probs more a side effect of just more whole foods but damned did I feel notably more energic and clear headed.

[-] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago

All the days I have tried vegan, I constantly would have to eat to get full and get energy. So that's why I haven't gone vegan. I feel like you would just need to constantly eat.

[-] naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 5 months ago

You're probably just not eating rich enough food! If your normal meal is something like say spaghetti bolognese and you take out the beef and cheese and just throw in some lentils for an equivalent mass they have 1/3 the calories! Not to mention cheese is incredibly energy dense.

Usually, proteins tend to work out if you're using lentils/legumes in reasonable amounts. They tend to beat meat on a gram for gram basis just on raw numbers but be much lower energy to make up the difference so you need some fats in there. This is where stuff like nuts and seeds come in.

If you're also suddenly increasing fibre intake that can irritate your gut and make it move stuff a little too fast which can make you feel hungry.

Here are a few cheap and lazy meals that always fill me up. Try them for yourself.

https://www.purelykaylie.com/vegan-moroccan-stew/#tasty-recipes-10125-jump-target

https://thestingyvegan.com/vegan-jambalaya/

https://lovingitvegan.com/vegan-burrito/#recipe (lazy in big batches anyway)

https://www.veganricha.com/grillable-veggie-burger/#recipe

https://thewoksoflife.com/buddhas-delight-lo-han-jai/#recipe (ok this one isn't lazy but it isn't hard and it'd delicious!)

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