EDIT: Nevermind. I found the homecooks community here. Plenty of good eating to be had there. I should have explored around before I posted here. That and the vegan cheat sheet in the side bar pretty much answers my questions. I’ll keep this post up just in case other newbies come here. (unless mod wants to delete)

Hey guys, sorry if this is a stupid question.

I plan on doing my research too, but thought I’d ask here since I just signed up.

I’m new to vegan lifestyle. Was meat eater most of my life, until turning vegetarian 6 months ago.

Now going full vegan. I’ll eventually go to raw vegan, but that’s gonna take some more planning, so I’m baby-stepping.

Anyone have a go-to meal for workout days?

I’m naturally skinny, so getting enough calories to grow is a bit of a pain. Back in my meat days, it was pretty easy.

Now I’m having a harder time. I have Huel-brand Vegan options, so I’ve been working with that. And it works, but just wondering if you guys had any fun ideas.

And if you fuckers permaban me on my first day for asking this, Imma be pissed! (kidding! Ok, not really)

    • UniversalMonk@vegantheoryclub.orgOPEnglish
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      3 days ago

      I was under the impression that raw vegan was no cooking. Everything in it’s natural state. Zero processing. But that may be too restrictive and I’m not sure if there are any real benefits to it, and it would take away some of my fav dishes that have beans.

      • communism@lemmy.mlEnglish
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        3 days ago

        I am not aware of any benefits to it, and we cook food for a reason. Cooking kills pathogens of course, improves flavour in a lot of foods, and turns a lot of food into a form in which it can be enjoyed, eg pasta. I also don’t see how raw vegan forms the distinction between natural and unnatural when modern first world diets include imported food and even just modern mass agriculture is not really “natural”. I would say that modern mass farming is less “natural” than boiling something, a practice we have been doing since we discovered fire and which uses things that are all easily found in nature (materials for a fire, water).

        You are of course free to eat however you want. But I have never understood the point of raw vegan and I think it would run counter to your goal of gaining, with no other benefit to make up for the loss.