VEGANUARY! What We Ate This Week #4

It's the very last post of our Veganuary!!! I am aware that the month of January consists of 31 days, however after a straight 4 weeks and 28 different meals I'm sure I've gotten my point across.

Vegan food is normal food - you eat many of the same things as us regularly. Meals need not be based around a meat item but there are substitutes if that's what you're into. The misconception that it is all rabbit food has been well and truly busted, especially this week, when I've shown that it isn't all healthy. 
There is so much variety, so many options for people of all dietary requirements and levels of cooking.
Lastly, I need to reiterate yet again that it is affordable. All of the food you have seen this month came from one online food shop at the start of the month which cost around £80...what you don't see is our breakfast foods, snacks and all the other bits that also came on that shopping order. You can eat healthy, hearty, filling, comforting, unhealthy, delicious, cruelty-free food on a budget.

Check out the previous 3 weeks posts here and week 1 for more of an explanation onto what Veganuary is >>
VEGANUARY! What We Ate This Week #1
VEGANUARY! What We Ate This Week #2
VEGANUARY! What We Ate This Week #3

Day 22 - Breakfast for Tea! 
Usually it'd be toast and rashers of Cheatin', but the bacon sub we were able to get this time was small pieces and so in a roll!
Many people may also have tomatoes and mushrooms etc but it's a well-known fact that they are gross so I don't partake.

Day 23 - Basic Mash, Veg and Gravy. 
A lot of people have a 'Sunday' dinner. We don't.
But once a week we do have a basic potato and veg, occasionally with vegan sausage.

Day 24 - Enchiladas, Seasoned Chips and Mushy Peas.
Mr H knocked it out of the park with these homemade enchiladas this night.
As I've reiterated through these 4 posts so many things can be bought as kits, pre-made or frozen too.

Day 25 - Penne Pasta with Sauteed Green Pepper and Onion
At this stage in the month, we are running low on lots of ingredients, especially fresh veg.
Usually in this circumstance we'd have had courgette or some other greens mixed in.

Day 26 - Takeaway...
So the unexpected happens to everyone and although it was Broccoli Delight on the menu (see here),
we did end up having to order a quick - fully vegan - pizza takeaway due to Mr H working late.

Day 27 - Burgers, Garlic Potatoes and Peas
Another later finish equals another quick tea.
We're running out of options and are due a shop haha!

Day 28 - Fried Rice and Veg
One of our favourite meals is super easy and filling.
Frozen veg keeps us going with only being able to have one food shop per month.


Something Sweet - Chocolate Covered Cinder Toffee (Homemade 'Crunchie')
When it comes to things like cake, traybake etc we often make our own as vegan alternatives are harder to come by. 
This is a basic cinder toffee I made, cut into sections and dipped in melted dark chocolate.
Mr H then got fancy and drizzled it with some vegan white chocolate. 
 

And that's it. Our month of sharing how normal vegans eat is over. I hope you were able to get some inspiration for simple things you can make whether you are already vegan, vegetarian, in the midst of converting or just curious to the diet. I'm sure I'll be back at some point with more animal-friendly food posts but until then you can check out all of my others here - there are so many you could have a different meal each day of the month and even have plenty to spare.

Thanks so much for following along. Feel free to share!
Until next time...

[Click to see full size. Our full 4 weeks of meals]