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Veganuary anyone?

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mnpeasantry · 30/12/2016 23:26

So, never had a lot of luck with launching popular threads but wondered if anyone was game for a bit of vegan January?

My plan is to eat a plant based diet and cut out booze for all except 3 pre planned events in January.

I've put together a list of meals that sound good to me and not too arduous to put together on top of working and caring for two under 3.

Meals include:

Chips
Quinoa and sweet potato cakes
Avocado
Guacamole and tortilla chips
Veg chilli
Lentil soup
Brocolli and cashew stir fry
Spicy coconut noodles
Onion bhaji
Aubergine curry
Hummus
Sweet potato and white bean chilli
Curried coconut veg noodles
www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/vegetables-recipes/veggie-noodles-with-curried-coconut-sauce/
Sweet potato chickpea curry
www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/vegetables-recipes/sweet-potato-chickpea-amp-spinach-curry/
Pumpkin, chickpeas and coconut curry
www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/vegetable-recipes/pumpkin-chickpea-coconut-curry/
Vegan shepherds pie
www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/vegetables-recipes/vegan-shepherd-s-pie/
Best vegan burger
www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/vegetables-recipes/the-best-vegan-burger/

Why? Feeling a bit fat after Christmas and still need to lose a bit of baby weight. I feel that I have become a bit meat based in my meal planning lately and would like to diversify a bit. I'm aware of environmental and ethical issues surrounding the consumption of meat and I feel like I'm starting to believe that dairy doesn't really agree with me and triggers a number of allergies in my family.

So, is anybody with me? Let's (hopefully) improve our health and fitness, complexions, environment, digestion, etc! Feeling hopeful.

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Sung · 14/01/2017 12:43

Had a slump yesterday :(

My mood had been really high - back pain that has plagued me for 3 years much better, I felt glowing and generally loving it. Then yesterday hit...

Really low mood and lost the healthy glow. Could be completely not food related but...I suspect that I had slipped into having too many grains/pulses compared to veg (I've been doing wholefood vegan - so no processed foods at all, including oil).

Anyway, I ended up having a breaded chicken breast on a bed of steamed kale with sesame oil for dinner last night along with half a glass of red wine Hmm.

In search of that lovely healthy glow and high mood/energy again today!

LauraMipsum · 14/01/2017 14:09

I have my parents and friend coming over so I'm making seitan doner kebabs tonight! All salt / oil / sugar free too. Just happily prepping all the ingredients while DD naps. When she wakes up, we'll make muffins together (it's a recipe of Mine Own Invention so god alone knows what it will taste like) and then do some fruit salad for pudding for this evening, which I"m mostly making because I have some Oatly creme fraiche and want to know what it tastes like.

psychosexual · 14/01/2017 16:03

I'm really looking forward to some fish tacos with friends tonight 😳 #flexitarianday

KlingybunFistelvase · 14/01/2017 19:11

Enjoy your flexitarian day psycho Smile!

I'll try not to have wine this evening. Hope everyone is having a lovely weekend!

ShinyMoonFace · 14/01/2017 20:30

Hi everyone.

Me today:

B- sour dough toast with smashed avocado
L: chips
D: DH made homemade foccacia with roasted tomatoes, peppers and mushrooms. It was quite tasty, but very filling.

Str4ngedaysindeed · 14/01/2017 21:10

Really busy today. Went to see oldest DD and darling dgs. Then to the cinema with youngest DD (Lala land - excellent!) Tonight we had tofu and vegetables stir fried in fagita wraps . Really really good! Too tired to say more!

sweetkitty · 14/01/2017 21:16

Hello just saw this threadbeen veggie for about 25 years went vegan for a few months a few years ago but fell off the wagon now doing veganuary, finding it ok so far only thing I'm missing is Galaxy chocolate just had some free from stuff and it just wasn't the same.

PhoenixJasmine · 15/01/2017 03:59

I had some Green&Black chocolate this evening may have scoffed the whole bar that certainly hit the spot!

The arancini were fab - leftover risotto, shaped into balls, rolled in polenta/nutritional yeast and fried, served on rocket topped with a mustard-tahini dressing, sliced olives & sundried tomatoes. Dinner was some BFree sweet potato wraps filled with rocket, mashed butter beans (used some of my homemade vegan mayo) with paprika & chilli, and more sundried tomatoes. Quick to throw together and yum.

Need to think of another DP-friendly meal tonight, so far I've done lasagne, veggie burgers and a sausage & bean casserole when he's been here (using LM sausages).

I'm thinking of maybe trying some homemade veggie sausages with mash & onion gravy, sausage and mash is one of our go-to meals usually.

PhoenixJasmine · 15/01/2017 04:23

Oh and pleased to report that BFree do gluten free AND vegan bread products, I've had their sweet potato wraps and pitta breads which have been great, online they also list bread loaves, rolls and bagels all gf and vegan, and can order online direct from them and can freeze them all. Which I plan to do :)

regisitme · 15/01/2017 07:10

Lovely to see this thread. I'm doing Veganuary too, although my DD is already a vegan. Apparently however it's not enough that I'm doing it to support her, I have to BELIEVE Hmm. She's 14 (enough said I suspect).

I'm feeling well on it, skin looks a bit more glowy and I think I've lost some weight. I'm eating a lot less as before I'd eat food because it tasted good, rather than being hungry.

Today I've eaten a (honey-free!) protein bar, as I think I need some extra protein and lunch was 2 slices of toast with vegenaise, smashed avodado and chilli (it's a Gwyneth one Grin).

Not sure what I'll do for dinner yet - I already have a load of frozen lentil spag bol/vegan chilli in the freezer, although, even though it's stupidly hot here (113') I've been craving bangers and mash. I'm out of the Linda McCartney ones, but have a local brand, which I suspect will not be pleasant.

Str4ngedaysindeed · 15/01/2017 11:41

Can I ask a question which is constantly being put to me by chicken owning friends? What is the problem with eating eggs from chickens which have happy lives in people's back gardens? I can never answer them!

sprinklemonkey · 15/01/2017 11:49

try this link str4nge

www.theveganwoman.com/is-it-ethical-to-eat-eggs-from-home-grown-chickens/

Str4ngedaysindeed · 15/01/2017 12:15

I just found that actually!!!

psychosexual · 15/01/2017 13:23

Anyone sampled any super tasty vegan options at Wagamama lately? I'm almost certainly going to be a bit more omnivorous in the near future (especially if it makes marathon training easier although I know many many great athletes do well on a vegan diet I suspect they are more organised than me) but I'm certainly sticking with veganism wherever it is relatively easy.

PhoenixJasmine · 15/01/2017 13:35

veganuary.com/chain_restaurants/wagamama-restaurant/

Here you go psycho

psychosexual · 15/01/2017 13:43

Yay thanks 😻

KlingybunFistelvase · 15/01/2017 21:04

Evening all!

Menu today was:

B: banana pancakes
L: vegan Reuben sandwich (from peta website)
T: roast dinner with homemade breaded tofu instead of meat and vegan friendly gravy. Breaded tofu was a FAIL. Yuck. My quest to find something vegan to go with a roast continues Grin.

Str4ngedaysindeed · 15/01/2017 21:43

Vegan chocolate cake today! Made it with applesauce instead instead of vegetable oil. It was amazing

JenTeale · 15/01/2017 21:55

klingy I had veggie haggis again today which is vegan, with bisto and all the veg and tatties. Last week for Sunday lunch I made an epic stuffed butternut squash and ate slices of it alongside all the side dishes DH made for their roast chicken. Both really delicious and satisfying.

LauraMipsum · 15/01/2017 22:06

klingy I like seitan, or nut roast, or stuffing, or roast peppers as roast options.

SimonNeilshair · 16/01/2017 07:55

I'm back from a weekend away and found sticking to vegan pretty easy! lunch was salad sandwiches in Subway, dinner was a zizzi vegan pizza (dh even had their vegan calzone desert) and breakfast was all the veg cooked options in the hotel Grin

I did have to test my will power on Friday night though, the kids left slices of pizza and normally I would eat those. I made myself wrap them up and put them in the fridge Smile

amazingly I have lost 2lb this week, despite my indulgences over the weekend. I guess it's because I'm not eating the kids leftovers little snacks throughout the day that i normally would.

Laura do you have a recipe for your doner kebab seitan please?

KlingybunFistelvase · 16/01/2017 09:09

Thanks all for the roast suggestions! I'll give them a whirl next week.

Menu today is:

B: weetabix
L: whatever I can find in Waitrose after playgroup
T: pakoras / bhajis/ samosas with daal, pitta and salad or falafel, hummus, couscous and salad

LauraMipsum · 16/01/2017 12:00

Simon recipe here, don't be put off by the list of ingredients, it's far less faff than it sounds! You basically mix the wet and dry ingredients into a dough and shove it in the oven, basting periodically.

Dry ingredients
2 cups vital wheat gluten (available online)
1/4 cup nutritional yeast
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon coriander
1/2 teaspoon onion granules
1/2 teaspoon dried minced garlic
1/3 cup quinoa flakes or porridge oats
1 teaspoon chia seeds or ground flaxseeds

Wet ingredients
1 1/2 cup vegetable bouillon
1 cup cannelini beans, cooked or from a tin
2 tablespoons aminos or soy sauce
1 clove garlic, peeled
1 tablespoon tahini

Baking Broth
1 cup vegetable bouillon
1 tablespoon aminos

Mix the dry ingredients. Blend the wet ingredients to a liquid. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients, add the wet mixture, and stir. Knead it into a dough.
Preheat oven to 180C. Lightly oil an oval or rectangular baking dish – bear in mind that the seitan will expand to fit it. Place the seitan in the dish, pour half of the baking broth over it, and cover tightly. I put foil under the lid in order to ensure the seal is tight.
Bake for 25 minutes, then remove and baste, recover and bake for another 25 minutes. Baste again and bake uncovered for about 30 minutes, basting at 10-minute intervals – you may need the remaining half cup of broth for this. It will be firm and springy when done. Slice thinly into kebab-looking strips.

I served this in pitta breads with lettuce, cucumber, tomato, Sriracha and garlic tahini yoghurt.

LauraMipsum · 16/01/2017 18:19

If there is a prize for making food that looks like actual shit I would like to claim it. Nut loaf fail.

KlingybunFistelvase · 16/01/2017 18:38

Grin laura, well, if there's a prize for food which tastes like actual shit, then I see your nut roast and raise you one breaded tofu fail .

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