Hiya , I'm Jake , I'm really happy to be here , I have a lot to learn , I've been vegetarian all my life and now I'm hoping to be as vegan as possible soon , I set out to do so about 2 years ago , and food wise I'm getting closer , I'm committed to trying to do the least harm I can in life . Already advice from people here has helped , but also made me realise I need to learn so much more to get to where I'd like to be to feel I'm starting a journey into a vegan life.
Any help and advice or conversation and or recipes would be really welcome , for me I had real difficulty giving up cheese , and had a hard time getting used to vegan cheeses , it took a while to learn that they can taste better than dairy when you get used to them , and if you disguise the smell quite a bit with some and flavour to an extent , with other strong flavours .
I also learned to add tofu and similar to dishes in place of meats which some non - vegetarians might have in them , but I had never done , I think this can be useful , because a lot of vegan cheeses are low in protein and high in fat , if you are used to being vegetarian and getting some sizeable amount of dietary protein from dairy it helps to think about what you can add to get a balance , it took me the 2 years just to work that out , so all help is really valuable , I would love to get hold of some Ackee again , I find it a great soya free alternative to scrambled eggs . Its the fruit of a tree originally from Ghana West Africa and nearby , very popular in the Caribbean I'm a big fan ! I'm kind of rambling , but I wanted to share what little I can , thanks for allowing me to be here.
Any help and advice or conversation and or recipes would be really welcome , for me I had real difficulty giving up cheese , and had a hard time getting used to vegan cheeses , it took a while to learn that they can taste better than dairy when you get used to them , and if you disguise the smell quite a bit with some and flavour to an extent , with other strong flavours .
I also learned to add tofu and similar to dishes in place of meats which some non - vegetarians might have in them , but I had never done , I think this can be useful , because a lot of vegan cheeses are low in protein and high in fat , if you are used to being vegetarian and getting some sizeable amount of dietary protein from dairy it helps to think about what you can add to get a balance , it took me the 2 years just to work that out , so all help is really valuable , I would love to get hold of some Ackee again , I find it a great soya free alternative to scrambled eggs . Its the fruit of a tree originally from Ghana West Africa and nearby , very popular in the Caribbean I'm a big fan ! I'm kind of rambling , but I wanted to share what little I can , thanks for allowing me to be here.