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hanging-on in quiet desperation ...
- Location
- Kirton, Devon.
To help my daughter's Ph.D study I volunteered for Veganuary and also for my own sake Dry January. Due to a recent shock I've just fallen off that wagon a bit.
The Veganuary has been fine though!
As I started 4 Jan I will finish on 5th Feb - my 58th Birthday...I may just have a bacon sarnie to celebrate.
Interestingly - and this is a biggie for me, my Cholesterol has dropped significantly. I have also lost a bit of weight which considering I've not cycled-much lately is good.
Have I missed meat? No, not really, I have been decreasing my meat intake slowly anyhow and there are some good-enough substitutes around too. I had Viv-Era vegan mince yesterday in a Chilli and with my expert cooking techniques (LOL), you'd have been hard pushed to know it wasn't beef.
I've become accustomed to Oat milk now in tea and Cereal so that will stay.
What I have missed most is Cheese and Eggs. Vegan Cheese is schitt frankly, but am sure it will improve. Also tinned fish/Tuna for quick lunches.
It's fair to say that I have eaten a lot more bread - we make wholegrain in the breadmaker and toasted with Marmite has become my new brekkie.
So overall, it's been a great experience, it's really not difficult for the average omnivore to move in that direction for either health, cost or environmental reasons. Some aspects have stuck. Big learning is adding flavour - with some vegan versions of familiar recipes you need to be bolder with flavours!
Interesting read:
https://medichecks.com/blogs/news/part-3-a-scientists-take-on-veganuary
Any others?
The Veganuary has been fine though!
As I started 4 Jan I will finish on 5th Feb - my 58th Birthday...I may just have a bacon sarnie to celebrate.
Interestingly - and this is a biggie for me, my Cholesterol has dropped significantly. I have also lost a bit of weight which considering I've not cycled-much lately is good.
Have I missed meat? No, not really, I have been decreasing my meat intake slowly anyhow and there are some good-enough substitutes around too. I had Viv-Era vegan mince yesterday in a Chilli and with my expert cooking techniques (LOL), you'd have been hard pushed to know it wasn't beef.
I've become accustomed to Oat milk now in tea and Cereal so that will stay.
What I have missed most is Cheese and Eggs. Vegan Cheese is schitt frankly, but am sure it will improve. Also tinned fish/Tuna for quick lunches.
It's fair to say that I have eaten a lot more bread - we make wholegrain in the breadmaker and toasted with Marmite has become my new brekkie.
So overall, it's been a great experience, it's really not difficult for the average omnivore to move in that direction for either health, cost or environmental reasons. Some aspects have stuck. Big learning is adding flavour - with some vegan versions of familiar recipes you need to be bolder with flavours!
Interesting read:
https://medichecks.com/blogs/news/part-3-a-scientists-take-on-veganuary
Any others?