Plant Based/Vegan Diet

Hi! I have been vegan for over 2 years now. I am not big on vegetables either, I think, even though it was scary for me, trying different things helps a lot. I found a love for hummus. My breakfast became soy milk and oats and there are lots of recipes to make vegetables taste differently. Try checking out MakeItDairyFree, they have a lot of amazing recipes. (Both healthy and unhealthy but tasty). I myself hate the bitter taste vegetables have, so I try to mask that with things like soy sauce, noodles, rice and curry or making a stew with Arabian spices. 

Glad you are trying veganism! I hope it works out for you, you’re doing good, and if it doesn’t work out, know that even eating partly plant based helps the environment and animals out a lot all already. Good luck to you. 

I've been reluctantly gluten free for years (genetic) and always had trouble digesting high-fibre veg/legumes. But in the last few years I've had to cut them out completely: no grains, no brassicas, no legumes (including peanuts). They cause such severe pain/gas that they've become frightening.

The vegan model can work for men who have a gut that can tolerate it and don't have food allergies. It's not nutritionally suited 7 days a week for females. But it is quite the 'virtue signal' right now and could be first good to understand what your genetics require. Look into the blood type diet. And even your family history. My sons father is 1/2 Greek and he's discovered the Mediterranean diet seems to work best for him. Meanwhile if I eat as though I'm foraging and fishing on the Scottish coast add the trusted potato and red meat a few times a month, I find I'm alert, my blood pressure and blood sugars don't get too low, I feel healthy and I'm not in pain. 

We're all different and built for different climates/regions. Listen to your body. A 'diet' is not something to force on the self. If you crave chocolate, try 100% and see if you respond in some oddly satisfied way. If you look into the minerals and vitamins of things, you'll notice similarities in things which aren't in the least related. And some which are. You may not crave Brazil nuts if you've had enough eggs. You may not want a potato if you've had enough pineapple juice. Nutrition and biology are interesting to dig into. One particular diet might not be the answer. But it could be a starting point. 

I didn't know this existed! This might be a life saver.

I am vegan for the animals, I went veggie first but had already cut down on meat (because of the texture).

Is it the texture of both cooked and uncooked vegetables that you don't like? I have a non autistic friend who only likes raw veg. You could also blend vegetables into tomato sauce for pasta, there is also meat substitutes that you can eat (I don't eat those very much and there are only a few types that I will eat).

I take VEG1 from the vegan society.  It comes in an aluminium can making it better than plastic.

It's a very healthy diet.

Try taking a tablet containing the Alpha-galactosidase enzyme prior to a meal which typically gives you has e.g. brocolli, beans, etc. For many people it makes a huge difference to the gas situation!

Your body doesn't produce the enzyme required to break down the natural sugars found in these kinds of foods, leading to fermentation in your lower intestine when it is finally broken down, causing the gas.

I take Floravit.  Tastes awful, but it works.  It is a vegan B12 supplement.  

I am vegan and autistic.  Have been for years, with no problems.

I have a friend who is vegan (she is also probably on the spectrum) and she is doing fine on it. Just make sure you take a vitamin B12 supplement.