u/grapesodamilk

Disclaimer I’m not a vegan or vegetarian but I eat whole foods and I’d say 80% of it is plants

I just hate getting comments from people about how I eat like ‘wow you’re so healthy!!’ ‘Wow you love vegetables!!’ Basically when I order extra vegetables at restaurants or a dish that has more veggies, or I’m not eating the same thing as everyone else. For example I usually don’t eat dessert- I’ll have a bite d my boyfriend’s cake but I won’t have a whole portion to myself because I just don’t feel like it.

A few times is ok but more than that and it just gets really annoying because it makes me feel like I’m strange or weird for wanting to eat this way? I don’t feel like eating processed food yet other people’s reactions make me feel like I SHOULD be. Both of my parents have a history of high cholesterol and diabetes which is why I make such an effort

Isn’t it such a telling sign about our society that it’s considered so extraordinary to avoid processed food with no sugar salt etc. I’m literally just eating vegetables. What is so amazing??

Every time I go to parramatta on the weekends the streets are almost empty like a ghost town especially near the light rail/eat st area. Compared to how many new restaurants and buildings there are it’s a stark contrast. Why is that?

Just to preface this I’m not looking for medical advice!

I’m wondering if anyone else has experienced the same thing as me and what you did about it

Basically I’ve been on birth control for around 4 yrs now. I have no idea what my period is like without it.

When I am at a healthy weight my period will come at the time it’s supposed to on the pill packet.
There has been a pattern where when I’m underweight or undereating, my period will instead come a week early and then last for 2 weeks. It’s horrible. But I’ve never lost my period completely.

Is this some weird sign that my period might not be coming at all if I’m not on the pill? I can’t go off it bc I’m sexually active and it also regulates my acne. But I’m worried about not knowing whether or not I have a period because if I don’t then that might be pretty concerning. I also get joint pain and loud clicking sounds in my hips and lower back

has anyone else been able to find out that they’ve actually lost their period after going off BC?

Wanting to book this for a birthday but would like to see some more reviews if food, service etc

Any restaurant food that isn’t some kind of clear soup or steamed looking dish is still a massive fear food for me.

I have a behaviour of >!washing my vegetables in bowls of hot water in restaurants to get rid of the sauce.!< It’s super embarrassing but the feeling of consuming all the oil would be even worse. I just wish I could get past this

Does the gas and bloating from eating a lot of sulfuric veg like beans and broccoli/garlic onions ever go away? My gas also smells so bad where I have to actively avoid people with a large radius when I feel like I’m about to fart.

It is so difficult to eat out and eat mostly plant based. Restaurants are all so unhealthy bc everyone loves meat or refined carbs. Even if you go to a vegetarian or vegan restaurant the meals are 90% refined carbs or some vegetable oil fried thing with like 2-3 pieces of vegetables. When I go to restaurants and ask for a side of plain steamed vegetables I’m also often refused, at least at Chinese places. Which is ridiculous. I just want a meal with a decent amount of vegetables. I know there are veg stir fry options at Thai and Chinese places but they are absolutely covered in oil. Also yes I know I can just make it at home which I do but that’s not always reasonable bc I go out a lot for social activities. Just ranting bc I actually like eating mostly veggies and wished the rest of society did too

Steaming Chinese broccoli can be hit or miss for me and I can’t figure out why

Sometimes the stalks are very tender and sweet and juicy then other times they’ll be dry and crunchy? I’m trying to figure out if it’s just a produce issue and how to pick better stalks. I’ve tried steaming on lower heat for less time and the stalks are still dry sometimes.

Same for regular broccoli- sometimes it comes out very moist and tender (not overcooked though) other times dry and not very flavourful. Is it just bad produce?

Several health government websites recommend you to eat up to 6 serves of grains preferably whole grain per day which is a lot. Meanwhile fruits and veg combined is only 5 per day. At least for my country’s website.

What do grains have that legumes and vegetables dont? If you can get all your nutrients and fibre from the second two. Is there any downside to just eating vegetables and legumes?

Could someone please recommend some amaranth recipes savoury? I’ve looked on google and there’s barely any savoury recipes, most are sweet idk why. I found one Mexican bean amaranth stew and that was about it

Do you bother explaining the way you eat to other people? Specifically when you are eating together at a meal time, out at a restaurant or at home. Depending on my mood sometimes it’s okay i can give a fake answer with no stress other times I just wish people would shut up and I’ll feel on edge for the rest of the meal.

I’ll often order strange things from restaurants like a whole plate of steamed veg, asking for sauce to be on the side, avoiding certain meats etc. people will ask me stuff like oh do you normally order that dish with no sauce or oh are you a pescetarian? A vegetarian? And it’s just so exhausting bc my real response would be no I’m not I’m ordering this because I perceive this meal to be less oily/fatty therefore less calories. Of course I don’t say that and I usually just laugh awkwardly and go like oh no I just wanted to eat this haha. That’s the thing I don’t even know what to say. It’s the fact that I don’t like lying and am also bad at it but I’m having to lie all the time when I say these things which is exhausting

Could anyone suggest anything I could say to other people in a way that is not defensive or aggressive and is also easy and not mentally exhausting for me to think about saying it?

A lot of artists seem to hate ChatGPT. I have a friend who is an architect and digital artist and likes to draw story and dnd characters. They are very against ChatGPT in any use for art or work and very much favour original work creation. I am an artist too and find that chatgpt is great for inspiration in creating my own artworks. Like using an image on google for reference but now I can make that reference whatever I want. I asked them what they thought about that and they said it’s better to just use your brain to come up with something original and that ChatGPT is unethical bc it is trained on other people’s art.

For any artists out there what are your thoughts