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Resources - List of Member-recommended Vegan Books, Blogs, Webpages, and Docus
Cookbooks Many vegetarian (or even non-vegetarian) cookbooks contain vegan recipes, but I enjoy the following cookbooks. Hoping others will recommend cookbooks they use a lot and I will add them to the list! I have several more, but either haven't used them yet or don't use them a lot.* America's Test Kitchen: The Complete…
Welcome & Introductions
Please take a moment to introduce yourself! Feel free to share as much about yourself as you feel comfortable so we can get to know each other!
Protein, Nutrients, and Supplements for a Vegan Diet
*disclaimer: I am NOT a nutritionist! Please do your own research and consult with a trusted Dr. or nutritionist. A vegan diet has some challenges - we're most often asked about protein, but other nutrients can also be challenging in a vegan diet. Vitamin B12 is impossible to get from plant-based sources. Some plant-based…
Discussions
What did you eat today? Pictures welcome!
I love food and am always looking for inspiration. Hopefully this thread is not too triggering…but I thought it would be nice to share what we actually eat. Breakfast is typically hot oats with berries or fruit and peanut butter. But sometimes I have toasted Ezekiel bread with avocado and scrambled tofu. )I’m German and…
Chat room - what's on your mind?
I hope you dont mind but thought it would be nice if we had a chat room where we could post rather than always using the announcement threads that have been started. If you don't care to have this, then please delete this thread - otherwise could we share here please
Introduction
Hi everyone. New to the group.happy to be here. My name is Brian. Vegetarian going about 4 years now. Hope everyone is doing well
Exercise (not that it’s different for herbivores)
@hyper__heart and everyone New discussion to reserve the introduction thread for intros and keep it readable. Although I don’t think exercise routines are any different for non-meat eaters, eating to support an active lifestyle may well be. I love to be active, but often don’t have a lot of time to fit exercise in.…
Lupini Beans - Has Anyone Made Them from Scratch??
Hello Sunshines! I haven’t been on in almost 6 years but I’m still plugging away with my health journey. Has anyone made Lupini Beans from scratch? It looks to take 7-10 days and I’m on day 5. They are still bitter as heck. Any advice?
Getting Calcium From Vegan Sources
Hi all - I thought it would be nice to have a separate thread on calcium. I didn't want to put it into resources, because I felt I don't quite understand the topic yet, so I will post research and questions here as I go. Making this about vegan sources, because milk products are an obviously good source of calcium making…