But this also could just be my lack of knowing what to eat. Things I would not think have animal proteins , have them.

Here's a bunch of free plant-based recipes! It will get a lot easier in a few weeks when you learn some vegan recipes. https://www.purplecarrot.com/plant-based-recipes

The first month is the hardest because you do have to learn about a lot more options that likely wouldn’t have crossed your path otherwise. I felt like the first 1-3 months felt the most limiting and then after that I realized I had more diversity in plant based than when I was eating omnivorous and it was exciting to learn more about some of the 20,000 edible plants this world has to offer. Learning plant based processed foods were still like 1/10th as harmful as meat was a game changer, too.