EDIT: Nevermind. I found the homecooks community here. Plenty of good eating to be had there. I should have explored around before I posted here. That and the vegan cheat sheet in the side bar pretty much answers my questions. I’ll keep this post up just in case other newbies come here. (unless mod wants to delete)
Hey guys, sorry if this is a stupid question.
I plan on doing my research too, but thought I’d ask here since I just signed up.
I’m new to vegan lifestyle. Was meat eater most of my life, until turning vegetarian 6 months ago.
Now going full vegan. I’ll eventually go to raw vegan, but that’s gonna take some more planning, so I’m baby-stepping.
Anyone have a go-to meal for workout days?
I’m naturally skinny, so getting enough calories to grow is a bit of a pain. Back in my meat days, it was pretty easy.
Now I’m having a harder time. I have Huel-brand Vegan options, so I’ve been working with that. And it works, but just wondering if you guys had any fun ideas.
And if you fuckers permaban me on my first day for asking this, Imma be pissed! (kidding! Ok, not really)
so I am more than 5 years vegan and did competitive track most my live. The answer to me was just eat more. If you want to grow bigger, just think about how you can incorporate chickpeas or tofu into anything. I have the same breakfast everyday, so it made sense to me to measure everything once, to just have an overview how many calories and other macros are already in me at the beginning of the day. Huel also helped me, when the lunch in the university cafeteria was a little small, or the vegan option was only soup
Maybe also try a Base Metabolic Rate calculator in order to assess, how much calories you generally need, in addition to your workout calories. All the best on your workout journey
Thanks!
I think some of the more fitness involved members are more active on the discord ( https://discord.gg/muuz7C6ZKx ) than on here.
You’re going to have a bad time getting enough calories as a raw vegan, and I’ll stop myself from commenting on others food preferences there.
Back when I was fit and in denial about gluten intolerance I ate so much seitan. Rice and beans are still a staple, and oats + hemp hearts + chia seeds + flax + dried fruit can be a really awesome breakfast.
Look, I used to live off vegan meal replacement because I was in a really bad place in life but you can make much better smoothies at home from basic ingredients. Peanut powder does wonders for texture in a high power blender. Cram it full of nuts and let 'er rip.
Thanks!!
Whats the difference between full vegan and raw vegan?
I was under the impression that raw vegan was no cooking. Everything in it’s natural state. Zero processing. But that may be too restrictive and I’m not sure if there are any real benefits to it, and it would take away some of my fav dishes that have beans.
I am not aware of any benefits to it, and we cook food for a reason. Cooking kills pathogens of course, improves flavour in a lot of foods, and turns a lot of food into a form in which it can be enjoyed, eg pasta. I also don’t see how raw vegan forms the distinction between natural and unnatural when modern first world diets include imported food and even just modern mass agriculture is not really “natural”. I would say that modern mass farming is less “natural” than boiling something, a practice we have been doing since we discovered fire and which uses things that are all easily found in nature (materials for a fire, water).
You are of course free to eat however you want. But I have never understood the point of raw vegan and I think it would run counter to your goal of gaining, with no other benefit to make up for the loss.
Fair enough! Thanks!
Please don’t buy into the raw food fad. Our digestive system has evolved to eat cooked food, it’s the reason we have such a small gut compared to other apes. We just don’t have the internal equipment to properly digest an entirely raw diet. It takes more calories to digest raw food while cooking makes a lot more energy available for use. If you’re concern about calorie intake definitely stay away from raw food fads.
Fair enough. It was more about getting basic than fad, but ya have a valid point. Thanks!
Are you familiar with Whole Foods Plant Based (WFPB)? That might be what you are looking for. Quite a few members eat this way.
Thank you, I’ll look into it.
Welcome! Oatmeal with peanut butter, or scrambled tofu for breakfast. lentils/rice/beans/peppers in some combo are a staple for me in general. Saag helps me eat a lot of greens, and makes me feel like popeye. We will make some burritos and freeze them so it is quick to have one as a snack. Homemade smoothies with some protein powder and whatever fruit is cheap lol. idk about a full raw diet, but i will smash a bag of baby carrots if we have them in front of me.
Thank you!
