Message #43277

[mccoy]

Steve, if you would like to go mostly vegan, it's possible with a reasonable price now. In 2017  tried out a vegan diet for 1.5 years. It was all right, except that, to meet my energy requirements and not lose weight, I had to eat nontrivial amounts of food and often felt bloated.

I still eat lots of plant-based food but add dairy products to it, and sometimes eggs. I may change my diet again, but so far I feel pretty good about it.

Soy products, like soy milk, and tofu are inexpensive and contain hi-quality protein. You may add some vegan protein to it, they say rice protein is good tasting.
Seitan is also a good source of protein. Mushrooms are very good as well. Most vegetables contain protein, although not as absorbable as soy.
All nuts contain protein but probably 20% of it is not absorbed. There are studies on roasted pistachio nuts, they seem to have absorbable protein almost the quality of soy protein.

A breakfast of soy milk with whole grain oat flakes (soaked overnight and warmed up) is very nourishing and inexpensive. I used to add vegan protein, nuts and seeds, honey, cacao powder and that became a meal by itself.

Frozen spinach with whole grain cereals and some beans are are inexpensive, filling and nourishing.

There are many, many reasonably pricing, good tasting and nourishing combinations.