BFs & protein

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Julia wrote: I have been vegan for almost a year and moved in with my

boyfriend

about three months ago. He is not vegan, or even vegetarian, so I was

worried that we wouldn't be able to accommodate both our food tastes.

At the beginning I told him that if he wanted to buy meat or chicken,

he could very well do it and I wouldn't object. However, he was trying

to get into a healthier diet, so we agreed that in the house there

would not be any animal products, and that he would satisfy his more

omnivorous cravings when we went out to eat. This arrangement has

worked wonders and he has become more and more used to a vegan diet,

which he very much appreciates.

 

I guess what I would say is, have a very honest conversation with

your boyfriend and let him know about your worries. There are definitely

ways to obtain all the protein you need from a vegan diet, so it is

just a matter of doing a little research. So maybe it would be worth

going with the flow in terms of what works best for both you and your

boyfriend, without trying to reach a specific agreement right away,

and be patient about your own needs and his as well.

 

Hope this is helpful.

 

 

Hi Julia: Thanks for the good advice that the solution rests on good

communication and both sides being a bit flexible. It's funny. So far

I have the opposite of your situation. When my BF and I eat out, I

eat vegan because he will pay as long as I eat his way. At home (my

home -- we're not living together yet), I eat what I want which

includes eggs, chicken and fish. However, I have several vegan

cookbooks and have learned to cook vegan because of him. Right now,

it's more anxiety that I wouldn't have enough protein on a full vegan

diet rather than it being a practical problem.

 

Mosaic: So maybe " heck " was just an exclamation! Only John can clear

this up. (From John: I am here b/c I was invited by mosaic and i'm

interested in learning more about veggies

and grains, heck and protein.) (From Mosaic: LOL I read it as an

expression but I see what you mean now! *intrigued*)

 

For breakfast I eat a soft-boiled egg every other day with a brown

and a vegetable, usually something leftover. On the in-between days,

I mix beans and grains, tofu sometimes, leftovers etc. We can get

hemp seed in Canada (not available in the U.S.?) which is a good

source of protein, so I add a tablespoon here and there at different

meals.

 

I try to stay away from fruit in the morning -- have it later in the

day. I'm allergic to dairy (start sneezing and coughing within an

hour of eating it) so I don't do the cottage cheese routine that

Kathleen recommends. I've bought some Triscuits so I've added that. I

think it's a pretty good diet, mostly home-made, good quality food,

lots of fresh vegetables and some fruit, organic when possible. My

problem is more malabsorption with a tendency towards IBS and I'm

underweight. Anna

 

 

[Guest guest]

, Anna Olson <annols

wrote:

>

> For breakfast I eat a soft-boiled egg every other day with a brown

> and a vegetable, usually something leftover. On the in-between days,

> I mix beans and grains, tofu sometimes, leftovers etc. We can get

> hemp seed in Canada (not available in the U.S.?) which is a good

> source of protein, so I add a tablespoon here and there at different

> meals.

 

 

 

Anna, soft boiled egg is lovely, specially as all good Brits know ,

with a bit of marmite( yeast extract spread)

 

one egg will be 6 g or so - how many protein grams are you aiming for

Anna?