How many of you have encountered this response while discussing veganism:
“I used to have an eating disorder so I could never be vegan because it would trigger the disorder to come back”
Why so?
I think it’s because when you start being vegan, you become food obsessed- checking ingredients, researching nutrition, etc. It’s compulsions like eating disorders that can be triggered from such behavior.
We have seen a handful of slay fitness users who clearly suffer from anorexia, bulimia, or other disordered eating. A couple of them even encourage others in their eating disorders, or help them hide the severity of their condition from those around them.
The Slay fitness users that We have come across seem to genuinely be vegan for animal rights reasons and not just to cover up their eating disorders. By no means is this a significant portion of our slay fitness community or the vegan community in general, but such conditions do present a substantial liability with the harm that they can potentially cause to the animal rights movement.
People are very reluctant to accept ideas that challenge their preconceived notions and often far too willing to accept anecdotes that support them. Even if you don’t end up blaming your ill health on veganism, many of those around you will use the connection between orthorexia and veganism as an excuse to not give animal rights the consideration it deserves.
We know that eating disorders can be very difficult to escape for those who suffer from them. If any of you are struggling with this or any other issues that you worry could be holding back your effectiveness as a voice for animal rights, feel free to sound off below.
Slay Fitness concierge note
A person with an Eating Disorder won’t be “cured” by implementing animal parts into their diet, trust me.
I didn’t start to get better until I was training for my first marathon. I was SO starving all the time I just had to eat. I felt good about making my body strong. I never wanted to be super thin, tough. I always dreamed about being able to eat food like a normal person, I just couldn’t do it.
Hugs to everyone who has ever suffered from an eating disorder! It sucks. A lot… practice mindful eating, checkout our top yummy vegan picks below.
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Vegan Mole Cake
I think it was my first mole cake ever, but definitely not the last one!
This cake is full of cream! You're in for a surprise when you cut into it, and get delicious banana, soft and fluffy cream, and some texture from the cake crumbs!
Ingredients
* 1.69 cups flour
* 4 tablespoons cocoa powder, unsweetened
* 1 1/2 cup raw cane sugar
* 1 tablespoon baking powder
* 1 cup non-dairy milk
* 1 cup water
* 1 cup rape oil
* 1 pinch of salt
* 1 1/2 cups non-dairy whipping cream
* 1 tablespoon vanilla sugar or homemade vanilla sugar
* 1 tablespoon cream stabilizer
* 1/2 cup (heaping) vegan dark chocolate, shredded
* 3 bananas
Preparation
For the Cake:
* Preheat oven to 180 ° C
* Mix the cake batter ingredients together.
* Pour the mixed batter into a spring form pan (20 cm) that has been lined with parchment paper
* Bake for 50 minutes.
* Once baked, let the cake cool completely onto cooling-rack.
* Hollow out the inside of the cake, leaving about 1-2 cm of cake on the bottom and sides.
* Reserve the crumbs and set aside.
To Assemble:
* Beat cream with hand mixer on high speed, add sugar and cream stabilizer and continue beating until stiff
* Fold in the chocolate using a spatula
* Refrigerate until ready to use
* Peel the bananas, half lengthwise and lay flat side down onto the hollowed out cake
* Add the cream on top and distribute evenly, form a mount on top like a mole hill
* Cover the cream with the scooped out cake crumbs
* Let chill for 1 hour before serving
Source: By @byanjushka, One Green Planet
Vegan chocolate and blueberry pancakes with sweet blueberry jam
Vegan chocolate and blueberry pancakes with sweet blueberry jam, blackberries and some freeze dried berries for extra crunchiness! utiful and relaxing Sunday lovely people.
Ingredients
120 grams of flour
2tsp baking powder
2tbsp Sweetner
1tbsp cacao powder
50g mashed banana
1tsp vanilla extract (optional)
1tbsp oil/vegan butter
100ml vegan milk
Splash of sparkling water
100g blueberries
Mix dry ingredients in a bowl
Add the remaining ingredients
Stir into a dough and let stand for 10 mins
Fold in blueberries and bake in a Pan over medium heat for 2-3 mins on each side until golden brown.
Source: By @byanjushka
Fluffy Vegan Chocolate Waffles with chocolate pudding and cherries
Fresh waffles that are still warm are always a good idea, right? And they're the perfect instant dessert! All you need is a waffle iron or silicone oven mold, a few basic ingredients that are sure to be in your kitchen and a few minutes. I'll leave you the simple recipe .
Vegan chocolate waffles (2 servings)
100g flour
20g vanilla pudding powder or cornstarch
1tsp baking powder
20g cocoa powder
Mix the ingredients in a bowl
1 ripe banana, mashed
1 tablespoon vegetable margarine (melted) / oil / nut butter
90ml plant milk
Shot of sparkling water
1-2 tablespoons maple syrup
Add and stir briefly. 10 min. let stand
Lightly grease the waffle iron, heat it and distribute approx. 1-2 tablespoons of waffle batter per waffle in the iron and bake for approx. 5 minutes / alternatively bake in the oven at 180 degrees
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Source: By @byanjushka
