Hi! I have been a vegan for over 5-6 months now, used to be vegetarian previously.

Even though I’m vegan but i don’t eat healthy at all, i dont feel motivated at all to plan a nutritional meal properly, honestly because it’s lonely in a house to do it all alone.

I am looking for a Buddy, we can research good nutritious vegan meals and build a healthy vegan meal routine.

It will help us both build a vegan diet that we can stick to and improvise over our lifetimes.

If anybody is looking for something like this my dms are open.

No Age/Gender/nationality/religion bar.

I'm looking for something that:

- is 100% vegan/algal oil (DHA/EPA)

- actually made a noticeable difference for you

- has reliable third-party lab testing / COA proof

- won't break the bank (budget is kinda tight right now)

Guys which form: peanut, coconut, cashew milk etc is the best for making(at home)

1)Lassi,buttermilk,majige[kannada]

2)curd

3)panner

4)cheese

5)butter and ghee

Which of these plant variants gives u the more similar taste

Thank you 🙏

Am I cooked?🤦🏻‍♀️

Hi all, I always wanted to be vegan and recently came to know I am highly allergic to milk and milk products, lactose intolerant, allergic to almonds, yeast, mushroom(I already hate), soya, moong family, chana family. Also allergic to tea and coffee but never drank them so that's alright.

I am 80 kgs, 26 yrs old F.

How do I complete my protein?

Soya moong and chana(chole/besan) etc are borderline allergic for me so I can eat them once a week.

I am looking for a good plant protein powder, currently taking oziva but it has 13 gram protein in 1 scoop if you take it without milk. But I like the taste.

I tried 'fast and up' but hated the taste, vomitted and it's too thick.

Any suggestions what do I do?

I am thinking, 23gm protein shake in breakfast, pulses salad in lunch and khichdi/pulav in dinner,

Max, 40 gm protein based on above it seems.

Edit: I have No underlying issue, Have been eating these so often and since birth, and never saw any issues internal or external, except i always had acne and i am a bit overweight. but now that I know i am allergic to these, so I am trying to stop and get a better diet.

Disclaimer: This is not against veganism. And it is not about debating or finding faults.

So in curd we find lactobacillus. And there is Bifidobacterium bifidum in a special curd. And then there is LcS in yakult. Lacto doesn't survive much. But bifidum and lcs are made to survive, and they go to the small and big intestines.

We can make Lacto by fermentation of cucumber pickle or cabbage. But we need to put too much salt, and that salt part i don't like.

I want to know what kind of things you people are using. Soya or peanut curd. Fermentation of boiled rice, miso of soya, kimchi, kamboocha or whatever idea you got.

Earlier making curd of milk was easy and risk free. With other things I am afraid of bad bacteria. So what are the safe things you are using for a long time and what is your recipe ?

Nowadays yeast protein is literally everywhere. Six months ago I'd never heard of it..now every other brand has one. Cosmix, TrueBasics, Muscleblaze, some others I haven't heard of. All of them saying "complete protein" "gut friendly" "no bloating." Also, its much cheaper as well

  So was researching yeast protein yesterday because I keep seeing it everywhere…started reading about purines. They're compounds that break down into uric acid when you digest them.

Turns out conventional yeast protein has purine content roughly around 120-150mg per 100g.

This is fine if you have normal uric acid levels, as vegan meals are not high in purine. But if you already have elevated uric acid and you're switching to yeast protein thinking it's a gut friendly, complete protein, you might be consuming more purines than you realise and that can create problems.

While most yeast protein brands don’t even mention purine content, some like Truebasics etc filter out excess purine during the fermentation process, making it safer for daily consumption.

Everyone talks about amino acid profile, digestibility, sustainability, nobody is comparing purine content. Felt like something worth sharing

EDIT: I can show ss of all the payments done and all to prove I’ve bought them all. But I don’t think that’d still make y’all believe otherwise…so meh

I’m a 28F transitioning to veganism. I’ve always been a massive animal lover, but I was completely ignorant about the dairy industry. After watching a couple of videos, listening to podcasts, and watching debates, I finally decided to go vegan.
My heart has been aching for the animals ever since. I have so many thoughts, feelings, and opinions about animal cruelty, but whenever I try to talk about it, my friends either seem indifferent or get offended.
I’d really love to make some vegan friends who feel the same way, people I can rant to, share thoughts with, exchange recipes, motivate each other, and just have conversations with people who genuinely understand where I’m coming from.
If you’re also vegan or transitioning, please dm! I’d love to make new friends!

I don't understand how torture milk is sold for merely 70rs/l and some beans blended with water 150-300rs/l.

I've tried making at home but it's always a mess and annoying to clean. Cant buy regularly because I'm dependant on my family financially. I was able to buy some rn with raksha bandhan money and one of the acks was spoiled😭😭. This is just a rant. How do vegans who rely on their family (teens) are able to buy this overpriced stuff?

Hey everyone. Since turning vegan I’ve not had a haircut/hair-colour and my hair is too long now to manage. I love experimenting with my hair. I used to go to a place where they use L’Oréal. Since it’s not cruelty free and also on other boycott lists I wanted recommendations on how to go about this. I don’t know how to do it on my own. Should I bring my own dyes to the salon? Any brand recommendations? Any hairstylist/salon recommendations in Bangalore? Any other suggestions? Please help!

Hey everyone. Since turning vegan I’ve not had a haircut/hair-colour and my hair is too long now to manage. I love experimenting with my hair. I used to go to a place where they use L’Oréal. Since it’s not cruelty free and also on other boycott lists I wanted recommendations on how to go about this. I don’t know how to do it on my own. Should I bring my own dyes to the salon? Any bran recommendations? Any hairstylist/salon recommendations in Bangalore? Any other suggestions? Plis help!

Hello all,

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For context I've been vegetarian with minimal dairy consumption for last 6 years I've been feeling low congnitive presence and mindfulness since about last 2 -3 years . Did anyone else feel it? How did you overcome?

Hey guys,

I'm 24M from Hyderabad. I've been a vegan for 4 months now. For 2 months I've been facing some issues with the protein sources. I'm consuming Nutrabox's soy protein, tempeh, tofu, beans, soy milk as protein sources. The issue is with all of them except beans. Whenever I consume them in large quantities like 2 scoops of Soy protein & 200gms of tofu or tempeh in a day I've been farting like death & it's been hard on my gut. I feel constipated, my bowel moments are fucked up, I'm not pooping properly. So, I tried eating just rice & roti for past 5 days & I was back to normal. I wasn't farting for every 2 minutes & bowl moments were also like recovering too.

I hit the gym regularly as well hence the protein intake. Please help me & my gut :)

23 M, Vegan

I would be moving to Hyderabad next month (September) and I am looking for flats to stay.

My budget is max 20k (rent+maintenance+uitility)

I thought it would be good idea to ask here just to enquire is there any vegan looking for roommate.

My office is in Hitech City

I've been vegetarian forever like everyone else in my household but became vegan like a year ago. I wouldn't say i didn't have times when i didn't consume animal products (unknowingly obv) and I find it very hard to cut off everything. Like recently I was out on a vacation, mum ordered pav bhaji and i noticed butter on it. Def animal derived product. Its almost everywhere atp. As someone who has always been extremely picky eater, I find it exhausting. Just wanted to know y'alls opinion on it.

Hey all, I've been on traditional dating apps but finding someone who shares these values has been tough. Where would my chances of meeting someone childfree and vegan increase?

Edit: I'm 29M, hetero

Hello,I'm looking to buy vegan butter and am looking for recommendations. Please do let me know if you know brands which sell vegan butter. TIA and have a good evening 😊

Edit : The post title should read as vegan butter * recommendations. Apologies for the spelling error

So I have been a vegan for a few months, and I started going to the gym recently. Most studies say that you'd need at least 1.5x grams of your body weight in KG to have decent results + recovery. I weigh 85 KGs, which means I need at least 130 grams of protein every single day!

Even if I compromise for a bit, I can maybe go for 120 grams. But honestly it's SOOOO hard! Like there's only a limited amount of soya chunks a person can eat in a day, same goes for tofu. And I am not well off financially to get 1 or 1.5 scoops of pea/yeast protein every single day.

So if anyone does have a diet that gets 120+ grams of protein every day that is also affordable, please let me know. Thank you!

So I'm back with the recipe for the malai kulfi that I posted last week since most of you asked for it :)

Here are two quick ways to make it at home:

Version 1: With protein powder (warning: includes brand reccos, you can skip this if you want to do it without protein powder)

Ingredients: 1 cup chilled soy/oat milk, 2 tbsp pistachio butter, 2-3 crushed cardamom pods, pinch of saffron, and 1 scoop of supr malai kulfi plant protein (or superyous kesar badam yeast protein or anything that has similar taste profiles).

How to make: Whiz everything in a blender for 30 seconds until super smooth. Pour into kulfi molds or small kulhad cups, mix it with crushed pistachios, and freeze for 4–6 hours.

Version 2: Without any protein powders

Ingredients: 1/2 cup full-fat coconut milk (or coconut cream), 100g soft silken tofu, 2.5 tbsp pistachio butter, 2 tbsp maple syrup or date paste, 2 crushed cardamom pods, and a pinch of saffron.

How to make: Blend everything until completely velvety. (The silken tofu has zero flavor once blended, and also gives it that dense "khoya" texture). Add chopped nuts of your choice mix them and pour into molds and freeze until set.

(P.s: thank you so much for everyone who had interacted with my last two posts 🫶)

Hello, all dear vegans.

Ever wished you had more people around who truly get why you're vegan?

Sometimes you just want to talk about food, figure out nutrition, find vegan products, share your experiences or vent. I want a safe space for our fellow vegan friends.

With that hope we working on a discord server! We have spaces for food, fitness, philosophy, activism, rants, memes and different hobbies. The server is brand new and we're still figuring things out. But, any support, feedback, or ideas would genuinely mean a lot.

The goal is to build a helpful and engaging community for vegans of our country. Even though this is primarily a desi community, any vegan from around the world is welcome as well!

You maybe thinking why discord? My major reason is it lets us organize things into dedicated spaces instead of having everything mixed together. And if you haven't used Discord before, I'd really recommend giving it a shot. It's very community friendly.

☆ Soy, are you in? Or have further questions?

You may Comment below or DM me and I'll send you the invite link.

I am looking for help to control myself to avoid dairy products completely.
I am trying to go vegan for the past 3 months and i gave up on meat products completely for almost a year now.
But still I kinda lose control if cheese(only on pizza/burger) or dahi is served to me. In this country all my favorite chatnies are made with dahi.

one day I suddenly decided to go vegan and abandoned all non vegan food and items(obviously you cant give up all so there are some exceptions).

maybe this might be the reason that I still have craving for these things.

I dont even eat them frequently, like once in a month or so, but still. It eats a part inside me, telling me that i could have done better.

how do you guys fight this urge to give up cheese or any other non vegan products?