Yes, I want to be the meme.

The glutens hurt my tummy and I feel awful about the meat industry.

Can someone point me to some learning resources? I'm hopelessly lost.

  • Veganhydride [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    I'm not gluten-free but I like this site, and many recipes are gluten-free. https://simpleveganblog.com/category/gluten-free/ It includes chili and curry like other folks mentioned, even mac and cheese if you're into that. If I had to pick one recipe to recommend I would go with the jambalaya, I like to do meal prepping with that recipe.

    By the way, if a dish you want to make isn't gluten-free don't forget you can always substitute ingredients (like, for example, using gluten-free pasta instead).

    Btw, just wondering, how sure are you that it is gluten that's causing you stomachaches? Could it be something else?

    What kind of learning resources did you expect by the way? Do you know what to look for in terms of nutrition? It's not hard to stay healthy at all but if you do zero research it's easy to miss out on a few nutrients (B12 is your friend). Some people recommend tracking what you eat with an app/website like Cronometer for a time so you can get a feel of what you're eating / potentially missing out on and then go from there.

    • The_word_of_dog [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      My mom has issues with dairy and bread irritating her intestines/ bloat and lately I've noticed a similar thing happening. Could be something else, but when I don't eat bread so much I don't notice it.

      I don't have like crohn's or anything, it might just be processed bread being shitty for you. Could also be too many carbs at once as well.

      What to look for in nutritional terms is definitely helpful. It's just a whole new thing for me, so it's hard to say what I need to know since I know nothing. Y'know?

      But so far everyone here has been very helpful. Recipe advice is much appreciated.

      • Veganhydride [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        Right, that makes sense. There's a lot of resources and communities online so you should have no trouble finding help in the future when you have a more specific understanding of what you're looking for. In the mean time, here is some general-purpose stuff:

        https://www.vegan.com/how/ https://www.vegansociety.com/go-vegan/how-go-vegan https://vegancheatsheet.org

        Oh and there's also a #veganism channel in the cth Discord server.

        I would add that it's usually relatively easy to go vegan, contrary to what some may expect. You definitely don't have to transition over several months or anything.