02-16-2017, 12:13 PM
Organic means non gmo, and I have no trouble finding organic soy, wheat, nuts, etc. But it does take diligence.
The need for protein is a pretty big myth. Protein deficiency is almost impossible, because you would pretty much die from starvation before you would die from lack of protein. Everything has protein. I just try to eat whole foods (not processed), and as many of them as possible. For instance, one of my favorite things to make this winter has been chili - I make traditional chili with tomatoes, peppers, onions, garlic, and corn, and then I add kidney beans, black beans, pinto beans, garbanzo beans, lentils, and brown rice. I make a big batch and then make a batch of cashew sour cream with nutritional yeast (cheesy flavor) and I have a great big pot of all sorts of good stuff. Oh yeah I've added crumbled tofu to the pot too. You could pretty much add anything you want.
Changing your diet is a slow (and for me, constant!) process. Just trust your body and listen to yourself. Let things happen, and don't worry about not getting enough of this or that. I've been a vegan for almost five years and there were times when my diet was relatively atrocious (as far as balanced goes) and I've still been quite healthy. I've never counted calories or carbs or grams of protein or anything like that, I just like cooking and eating.
(Although, full disclosure, I am paying way more attention to sugar on labels, thanks to the other thread!)
The need for protein is a pretty big myth. Protein deficiency is almost impossible, because you would pretty much die from starvation before you would die from lack of protein. Everything has protein. I just try to eat whole foods (not processed), and as many of them as possible. For instance, one of my favorite things to make this winter has been chili - I make traditional chili with tomatoes, peppers, onions, garlic, and corn, and then I add kidney beans, black beans, pinto beans, garbanzo beans, lentils, and brown rice. I make a big batch and then make a batch of cashew sour cream with nutritional yeast (cheesy flavor) and I have a great big pot of all sorts of good stuff. Oh yeah I've added crumbled tofu to the pot too. You could pretty much add anything you want.
Changing your diet is a slow (and for me, constant!) process. Just trust your body and listen to yourself. Let things happen, and don't worry about not getting enough of this or that. I've been a vegan for almost five years and there were times when my diet was relatively atrocious (as far as balanced goes) and I've still been quite healthy. I've never counted calories or carbs or grams of protein or anything like that, I just like cooking and eating.
(Although, full disclosure, I am paying way more attention to sugar on labels, thanks to the other thread!)
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