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Vegans, what do you eat each day?

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Slicesofquince · 19/03/2025 08:18

I'm trying to go from vegetarian to vegan. Would you mind telling me what your daily food "diary" consists of?

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PigInADuvet · 01/04/2025 20:46

@Youaremythtaken I make my own, consists of

Smoked tofu
Chopped onions
Bit of garlic of some description (fresh, jar, powder, whatever I have!)
Turmeric
Nutritional yeast
Splash of oat milk to moisten/combine all ingredients

I found I started enjoying scrambled tofu when I saw it as its own thing rather than pretending to be scrambled egg. Oh and when I stopped using kala namak/black salt in it 🤢

I buy the double packs of smoked tofu from lidl and make a huge batch of about 12 portions (6 blocks) and freeze it in single servings, quick microwave from frozen and it's ready to go 🍽

Gymbunny2025 · 01/04/2025 20:56

ginnitonic · 01/04/2025 19:39

I am not a vegan though my daughter was for a while. On the whole I found vegan substitutes that I tried a bit odd, but the Swedish glace vegan ice cream was excellent. Recently I've enjoyed the Magnum Blueberry vegan ice cream.

A vegan recipe I enjoy is Jamie Olivers Allotment pie. It includes a little milk and butter but these are merely to make mashed potato so are easily substituted. I make a big batch, chop it into portions and freeze. The porcini mushrooms give a lovely flavour.
https://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/vegetables/allotment-cottage-pie/

That sounds delicious I’ll give it a try in the summer!

RubberDuckyURtheone · 01/04/2025 20:56

Breakfast - usually porridge made with almond milk, ground nuts (linwood mixture of almond Brazil and walnut), dried fruit.
Love a bit of toast and marmite or avocado (or both mashed up with nutritional yeast!) from time to time.

Snacks - fruit, nuts, soya yogurt, dark chocolate
Lunch - varies - often some kind of mixture of carb and protein - e.g. Rice, chickpeas, miso / soy dressing, avocado. If grabbing Lunch out a marks and Spencer salad (nutty super wholefood is lovely) or Starbucks beyond meat breakfast sandwich. Falafel and houmous is another good quick one.

Dinner - varies but staples are bean chilli with loads of veg, wraps, oatly creme fraiche, avocado or vegan spaghetti bolognese with wicked kitchen meatballs.
I do use meat substitutes quite a bit because I do a lot of exercise and need the protein. A quick tea I sometimes have is baked potato, vivera "salmon" and veg.

Stopping cheese is a bit like stopping sweeties or chocolate, after a while you really don't miss it. Only thing I miss now is eggs really but tofu can replicate a nice scramble or egg mayo.

Youaremythtaken · 01/04/2025 20:59

PigInADuvet · 01/04/2025 20:46

@Youaremythtaken I make my own, consists of

Smoked tofu
Chopped onions
Bit of garlic of some description (fresh, jar, powder, whatever I have!)
Turmeric
Nutritional yeast
Splash of oat milk to moisten/combine all ingredients

I found I started enjoying scrambled tofu when I saw it as its own thing rather than pretending to be scrambled egg. Oh and when I stopped using kala namak/black salt in it 🤢

I buy the double packs of smoked tofu from lidl and make a huge batch of about 12 portions (6 blocks) and freeze it in single servings, quick microwave from frozen and it's ready to go 🍽

Edited

Thank you. I'll give that a whirl.

PigInADuvet · 01/04/2025 21:14

Today, I have put away...

Breakfast - sausage sandwich - 3x this isnt sausages with 2 slices of the warburtons protein bread (very seedy!)

Lunch - salad with a jacket spud and 2x Planted "chicken" tikka skewers

Dinner - spag bol and garlic bread

Snacks - 2x coffees (2x vanilla soya lattes) and an alpro yog

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