Vegan for dummies! Help please

[luna moth]

Oh hey!

My blog is very neglected at the moment, but trying my best to get it fully active again. Meanwhile, there's a neat little collection of recipes already up there.

I definitely recommend reading up on how to get your RDIs of everything. Protein is a big one, a lot of folk kind of fail that. We aim for at least 7 legume/pulse/bean meals a week, and one with some sort of tofu or tempeh, and the rest of our protein comes from grains, seeds, nuts etc.

A fully vegan diet has no vitamin B12, so you will need to supplement. If you are still eating eggs or some meat (I don't know what you mean by vegan-ish) you might be OK, but you don't get B12 from dairy.

Hit me up if you have any questions at all - more than happy to help you out.

[toomanyshoes]

By veganish I just mean aiming for most days to be vegan but allowing myself something if I feel like it from time to time.

Thanks for the replies, lots to start looking at

[toomanyshoes]

Do I treat veggie "mince" like normal mince? Can I freeze it? Do I need to fry/brown it first?

Also can I freeze chickpeas/kidney beans/etc after they have been cooked in a sauce?

(currently working on a spicy chili/taco mix)

Also can I use the veggie mince in the slow cooker? Put it in at the start or near the end? can I over cook it?

[krystals]

check out the Post Punk Kitchen as well, she even has a recipe for cheesecake! (as long as you're not allergic to nuts, it's terrific!)

[toomanyshoes]

thanks ladies!

I'm sooooooo nervous lol going to cook a batch of vegan chili tomorrow, my own recipe...scary!

[*Ash*]

thanks ladies!

I'm sooooooo nervous lol going to cook a batch of vegan chili tomorrow, my own recipe...scary!

great! I look forward to hearing about it.

[luna moth]

Veggie mince.. depends what kind. If cooking from dry, put it in early. The earlier the better, to get rid of that cardboard flavour. If it's canned Casserole Mince, put it in late. I love that stuff. It's wacky, it shouldn't be food, it's a bit of a sometimes thing for us, but I love it when we have it.

Yes you can freeze stuff after it has been cooked in a sauce. Bean purees and hommus freeze quite well too.

Enjoy!