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Anyone thinking about doing Veganuary 2021

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DumbleDorkReturns · 14/11/2020 18:39

I want to do Veganuary 2021 and wondered if anyone else is?

Also any tips from those who are well established vegans. Thanks

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PoloNeckKnickers · 27/12/2020 20:08

I'm thinking if doing it. I don't eat meat or fish and have switched to non dairy yoghurt. I like hazelnut milk on cereal and soya is okay in coffee but am not sure which milk to try in tea. I usually have skimmed milk. I tried oat barista and didn't like that at all.

troppibambini · 28/12/2020 21:43

I've been thinking about this today and think I will try and do as many swaps as I can.
I don't like quorn or tofu though I'm hoping I can manage without?
I'm a decent cook and bil who comes over quite a lot to eat is vegan so have a few ideas already.

ElfAndSafetyInspector · 29/12/2020 12:14

I swapped from omni to vegan coming up to 5 years ago.

I've found Koko milk to be the best for tea / coffee although I drink coffee black now. Alpro do a "growing up milk" which is slightly vanilla-y (like custard!) which is lovely in chai tea. Vitalite is the best butter sub IMO.

Avoid vegan cheese until you have forgotten what real cheese tastes like, although the Applewood one is reasonable.

A lot of substitutes are an expensive way to get something that tastes like the cheapest version - e.g. Violife slices taste like the cheapest type of 'cheddar' slice, Richmond sausages taste like school dinner sausages. You may have a more satisfying month doing meals that don't rely on them.

Not everything has to be a gourmet meal planned out with recipe books (unless that is your thing). Jacket potato with baked beans (other than Heinz no added sugar) is a decent vegan meal.

Tofoo smoked tofu is absolutely amazing and very versatile - you can mash it with vegan mayo for an 'egg mayo' filling for sandwiches or jacket potatoes, break it up with a fork and fry it for a scramble, add it to rice bowls, stick it in with rice and black beans and a tomatoey chipotle sauce, or just eat it out of the packet.

Barnivore is a good resource for finding out what alcohol is vegan (a lot of wines are made with fish finings).

kikisparks · 29/12/2020 12:25

This can be a good resource, you get a shopping list, recipes, meal plans, mentors and access to advice from registered dieticians, and it’s all free challenge22.com/

Good luck everyone, I’ve been vegan for a decade and never looked back.

RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 01/01/2021 12:18

I really like the Richmond sausages.

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