Relevant information about the five most popular restrictive diets: Gluten-free, Lactose-intolerant, Pescetarianism, Vegan and Vegetarian.
Switching to a vegan diet is one of the hardest things to do. This is why many vegans become vegetarians or pescetarians first before making a full leap to vegan. Being a vegan means eating nothing that comes from an animal. This includes all meat, dairy, eggs, and seafood. While many restaurants now cater to vegetarians, only a few have dishes made for vegans. Unless you want to go to a vegan restaurant (which other people in your party may not enjoy), you are going to have to cook your own meals. Luckily, many websites and cookbooks have great vegan recipes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Many people say that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. As a vegan, it is important to get nutrients at every single meal, so eating breakfast is essential. There are many different websites you can visit to find great vegan breakfast recipes. BuzzFeed.com has come up with a list of 29 delicious vegan breakfasts with links to the recipes. Number one on the list is the jumbo chickpea pancake. This dish provides both fiber and protein and only takes 10 minutes to make. You will need baking powder, black pepper, sea salt, garlic powder, chickpea flour, red pepper, and a green onion. If you are looking for a quick snack throughout the day, you can make several sugar-free granola bars. These bars are also packed with protein and are delicious snacks that are also great for your health. If you are in a hurry and need to eat something on the go, try the pearrific green smoothie. Blend ice cubs with 1 tablespoon of chia seeds, 2 cups of spinach, 1 pear, 1 small knob ginger, 2 carrots, 2 celery sticks, and 2 kale leaves. Not only will your smoothie taste great, it will give you the energy boost that you need early in the morning.
For those of us who work during the day, it can be difficult being a vegan. You can’t just run out on your break and grab fast food. You need to prepare your lunch and bring it to work every single day. PopSugar.comoffers a list of over 20 recipes for vegan lunches that you can make and bring to work. If you have a blender at home, you can make a delicious pea soup. The best part about this soup is that it tastes just as good (if not better) when it is reheated. Make a large batch at the beginning of the week so you always have something for lunch if you ever miss making a meal because you are too busy. You can also make a vegan mac and cheese, which is perfect if you have kids at home who need to eat as well. It uses nut butter and nutritional yeast which helps load the dish with vitamin B12.
Dinner is the meal where people who are new to a vegan diet suffer the most, because pretty much everything you used to eat for dinner is off the table. Realsimple.com provides a bunch of healthy vegan dinner recipes which are incredibly easy to make. You can make a delicious vegan rigatoni peperonata in just half an hour. It has ingredients such as kalamata olives, peppers, pine nuts, and parsley. If you are looking for something to eat on the go, try the Asian hot pot, which has thinly sliced mushrooms and other vegetables in a brothy noodle soup.
