Nutrition Profile

I'm vegan because I believe exploiting animals has no place in modern society.

I also care about nutrition, partly because I was born with a serious health condition and live with the fear of something bad happening if I don't take care of my body. Up until recently, when I found myself traveling and out of routine, that fear would sometimes get loud and I quieted it the only way I knew how at the time: I sometimes ate cheese. I now understand other ways to get my nutrients (nutritional yeast for B12, for example) so I can match my actions with my values. I want to help others stay strong in their beliefs as well, so I built the Vegan Vibe Check.

I built the tool, then used it on myself. Adding just three foods — sunflower seeds, Swiss chard, and carrots — closed 5 of my 10 nutrient gaps.

Please enjoy this tool, know that you aren't alone, and let me know if you have a recommendation to make it better.

—Donny

Full disclosure, I'm relying on AI-assisted development tools to build the Vegan Vibe Check. I'm not a corporation or a funded startup, just someone who cares about this issue. I direct, review, and approve every decision that goes into this tool; the AI is more like a very capable collaborator than an autopilot. Veganism has always been a grassroots movement, and this is my way of leveraging what's available to me to move it forward. Expect this site to grow and improve over time.

My intention is to help empower vegans to feed their bodies as well as possible, so that we stay strong in our fight towards animal liberation.