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Originally Posted by RunKC
Tried the whole vegan thing. Lasted 3 days. The only way I can see myself staying with it is if I was rich like Ellen Degeneres and Woody Harrelson.
You know they eat great vegan shit with those personal chefs and high priced foods.
Oh, and **** Tofu. That shit was awful.
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What high priced foods?
Lentils, beans, quinoa, mushrooms, etc. are substantially cheaper than their animal protein equivalents.
And if you are cutting out all of the dairy products, processed garbage foods, etc., your basket is going to be clean and much less expensive.
And I see you ran into the typical "**** ****ing Tofu" problem that the vast majority of vegan noobs run into.
Think of it as a blank slate, a clean palate for your creative culinary expression of the moment. There is so much you can do with it.
And, to be honest, I don't eat tofu that much. I think that there are many more protein alternatives available.
Eating vegan well requires a bit more creativity, but once you get the hang of it, it's easy and the taste, variety and quality of your food will be excellent. Case in point, I made some mother ****ing awesome eggplant sammiches today for lunch. Marinated the peeled and sliced eggplant in white wine, white balsamic vinegar, olive oil, minced garlic, salt, pepper, Italian spices and then dredged them in seasoned (salt, pepper, onion powder, a little paprika) flour, into a soy milk & green Tabasco wash, then coated in Panko. Fried them in olive oil over medium heat.
Dressed some ciabatta rolls with a white bean and garlic hummus, topped the eggplant with sautéed red peppers and onions, put on a slice of vegan mozzarella cheese, melted the cheese in the oven, then added sliced tomatoes and spring mix.
Easy as pie, and they were freaking terrific.
You should have PM'd me when you decided to hit the vegan cleanse. I would have happily given you some tips and pointers to help guide you on the path towards enlightenment and ascension.