I turned vegan on the 17th of January and believe me, i've felt great. I have never felt so personally passionate about something in my whole life and I couldn't imagine living any other lifestyle but the past week I've been a bit worried.
(Sorry if this is TMI) A few days ago, my period ended but the whole time i was on it, i was feeling just kind of out of it and i think my iron levels are a bit low. My mother booked me in to get a blood test although i don't really want to, I guess I'll just do it anyway.
A classic day of eating for me would be;
Breakfast: 1/2 oatmeal with a cup of almond milk with a banana and cinnamon. Coffee.
Snack: Cacao and nut ball things and some fruit (usually grapes or watermelon). Coffee.
Lunch: Usually it would be left overs from dinner but other times it'd be 4 Rivetas and half an avocado
Snack: More fruit like watermelon and a handfull of inca inchi seeds and maybe another cacao and nut ball.
Dinner: Either a big green salad with four falafel balls OR a bunch of salads with a few slices of teriyaki tofu OR a bunch of roast vegetables.
Now that im writing it down, it doesn't seem like im getting enough protein but its kind of hard as my dinners aren't flexible with work and my mum usually cooks because im extremely busy.
What should i do? Should i just try to base my meals around more iron high foods like lentils?
Im not really sure.
(Sorry if this is TMI) A few days ago, my period ended but the whole time i was on it, i was feeling just kind of out of it and i think my iron levels are a bit low. My mother booked me in to get a blood test although i don't really want to, I guess I'll just do it anyway.
A classic day of eating for me would be;
Breakfast: 1/2 oatmeal with a cup of almond milk with a banana and cinnamon. Coffee.
Snack: Cacao and nut ball things and some fruit (usually grapes or watermelon). Coffee.
Lunch: Usually it would be left overs from dinner but other times it'd be 4 Rivetas and half an avocado
Snack: More fruit like watermelon and a handfull of inca inchi seeds and maybe another cacao and nut ball.
Dinner: Either a big green salad with four falafel balls OR a bunch of salads with a few slices of teriyaki tofu OR a bunch of roast vegetables.
Now that im writing it down, it doesn't seem like im getting enough protein but its kind of hard as my dinners aren't flexible with work and my mum usually cooks because im extremely busy.
What should i do? Should i just try to base my meals around more iron high foods like lentils?
Im not really sure.