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[–] [email protected] 40 points 2 months ago (16 children)

Ok but for real tho. The average American severely underestimates how far you can get on rice, beans, lentils and chickpeas.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago (11 children)

Serious question, if I live off just that, I end up feeling like absolute garbage. That's even with supplementing it with greens like spinach and some other veggies and vitamin supplements. What am I missing?

Like, macro-wise, I can replace meat and other things, but it doesn't seem to hit the same?

[–] vritrahan 8 points 2 months ago

Get a blood test. You could have a micronutrient deficiency. It is common to develop either vitamin D, B or iron deficiencies when you cut meat since they just aren't as abundant outside of red meat and organ meat.

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