Veganuary - try vegan in January. It's that simple. Obviously, we are already vegan but I enjoy sharing vegan food ideas on this blog and it gives me an excuse to shout about veganism to everyone even more.
I don't know how long I've been vegan. Many people seem to know the exact date they made the change, however for me, it was quite gradual. I grew up eating chicken, bacon, cheddar cheese and chocolate. I went vegetarian around 2014 and in the following few years phased out milk and butter to vegan alternatives and then eventually the same happened with cheese (which was mainly only eaten on pizza anyway). Finally, after moving in with Mr H we both made the decision to finally bite the bullet and I cut out chocolate. Of course, there have been odd moments where chocolate or ice cream or a normal cheese pizza was consumed - no one is perfect - but I guess you could say I've been vegan for around 4 years.
I'm also neurodivergent and grew up an extremely picky eater. Though I have gotten much better in the past 4 years (half due to veganism, the other half due to being married to a chef), I still find meal ideas and vegan recipes to be overly complicated or just downright gross. You don't have to live on tofu, chickpeas, mushrooms and cauliflower FYI!!
Anyway, just as we did in 2021 we're going to share what we eat during Veganuary this year.
I'll only be sharing our joint evening meal as it is the main food of the day. It's nothing special and a good representation of our actual daily diets - hopefully, it will inspire you to try vegan when you see how easy and yummy it is!
Click here to see what we ate last week!
Day 15 - Nuggets and Chips
A proper lazy tea to kick off the week! Nuggets, chips and beans.
Day 16 - Homemade Pizza
As you'll probably be able to tell, pizza is a favorite in our house and without sounding big-headed, my own homemade broccoli pizza is my favorite!
Day 17 - Burger and Pops
It's turning out to be a particularly unhealthy week it would seem...
Quorn hot and spicy burger, potato pops and broccoli!
Day 18 - Kiev, Potatoes and Veg
Found a new vegan 'chicken' kiev in Asda while looking at new Veganuary lines!
Had it with nice 'tatoes, broccoli and peas.
Day 19 - Mash and Veg
Can't really get more basic than mashed potatoes, broccoli, sprouts, peas and gravy!
Day 20 - Quesadillas
Quesadillas made with soy pieces with mushy peas and pan-fried potato strips.
Day 21 - Curry
It's technically curry, but also not really.
A smooth curry sauce with rice and homemade garlic naan bread.
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I'm just going to repeat exactly what I said last week - These may not be the healthiest nor the most diverse nor what you may deem appealing meals, however, these are realistic, easy meals that we actually eat in our house. It's January, therefore cold and comforting, warming meals is what we want. In the warmer weather, we do eat salads and the like but right now this is what we're eating.
Until next time...
