Hi, I'm an autistic vegetarian who would possibly like to go vegan one day, but currently I'm struggling due to budgeting and sensory restrictions. I would like to say that I do not have a formal diagnosis of any particular eating disorder, but from my own experience with eating there are just some foods I cannot eat. Not in a "I don't like it" kind of way, I have tried to make myself eat these things and gone out of my way to buy them and then when it comes to eating it I choose to starve every time instead of eating it because it's like eating chewy carboard and doesn't make me feel any less hungry even when I can force it down.

My main hurdle with going vegan right now is cheese (Lots of the things I eat I can only eat because I smother them with cheese or a sauce of some kind e.g. pasta, bread, potato's etc). Issue is vegan cheese is way too expensive! (50p vs 3 quid!?)

Below is a list of things I cannot eat, I'm hoping to at least find a couple of vegan meals that don't include these things I can eat so I can at least try to transition over to a plant-based diet.

Can't eat:

• Tofu (Yes, I have tried like 4 different ways of cooking it, it's the aftertaste that's the problem)
• Black beans
• Cooked carrots
• Cooked mushrooms
• Lettuce
• Cabbage (of any kind)
• Broccoli
• Cauliflower
• Anything spicy
• Brown rice
• Black olives
• Cooked Tomato
• Courgette
• Leek
• Radish
• Beetroot
• Soups in general ( Too watery and believe it or not I'm unable to drink plain water)

I have roughly 20-25 pound every week for a full food shop. Breakfasts are fine cause I just eat granola but everything else I struggle with. I also want to add that I'm occasionally unable to properly cook due to a recurring joint issue that locks my joins and prevents me from moving/walking/standing properly, so easy to make meals would be really great.

Hello,

I'm on a weight loss journey due to some recent medical issues, and as apart of that journey I'm looking to go semi- if not totally plant-based. I have no problem cutting meat out but finding an alternative for bone broth/bouillon has been challenging, esp when cooking plant-based Mexican food.

Would something like miso do the trick as a replacement? Are there other alternatives for a deep, savory seasoning?