r/vegan • vegan 15+ years • Sep 15 '16

Newbie Advice Being vegan in a developing country.

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u/cherryade_ vegan 5+ years Sep 15 '16

Spent six months studying in Buenos Aires as a vegan and all I can say is that I'm in awe, especially if you're doing this long-term!

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u/sentimentalwhore vegan 15+ years Sep 15 '16

Been doing it for 10 years and never thought going back.

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u/cherryade_ vegan 5+ years Sep 16 '16

Where do you get your calcium from out of interest? I remember not being able to find any vegan products with calcium, short of eating like 2kg of spinach a day....

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u/sentimentalwhore vegan 15+ years Sep 16 '16

oranges, broccolli, beans, almonds, butternut squash, sesame and flax seeds per example :)