• Squizzy@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    I’ve been vegan for a week now, shits hard - snacks suck but Oreos are on the menu.

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      10 months ago

      Good job! Snacks do suck, nowadays I usually forego snacks entirely but fruit is always ol reliable for quick and easy.

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      10 months ago

      Remember to supplement the missing vitamins. I think B12 is the big one, but also about 40% of people can’t turn beta carotene into vitamin A (retinol) and need to supplement it. If you run into odd vision problems, try vitamin A - the first sign of a deficiency is night blindness

      (Hardly a full diet when one supplement is needed for everyone, and several more for some)

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        10 months ago

        I take a multivitamin just for the hell of it, figure I’ll piss out what’s not needed and take what is.

        It’s the specific proteins I’m worried about missing out, though macros weren’t a concern when I ate meat so seems silly to care now.

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          10 months ago

          I thought the proteins thing was a myth. If you have a diverse enough diet, you should be fine. Just make sure you’re getting nuts, beans, etc.