Veganuary and Beyond: How to Sustain a Vegan Lifestyle During January?

The turn of the year tends to be a time to try out new things. This can be a new hobby, a new skill, or a revitalized dedication to something. Throughout this century, one of the most tried lifestyle changes in January has been Veganism. Veganuary is one of the most popular 

Whether you’ve long been toying with veganism or are quite new to the concept, we will help you on your journey. Veganuary has been a time when people try veganism for one month and see how they go. Countless people all over the world have tried the vegan diet and have not been able to go back to a typical Westen Diet though!

There are so many benefits to a vegan diet, though we will focus this piece on how to properly start and maintain a vegan lifestyle through January and beyond. We will show you how to become vegan in the best and healthiest way! There are many vegan diets for beginners that need a bit of expertise to elevate, and we will help that.

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Getting Sufficient Protein

This is one of the most confusing discussions about veganism. Many non-vegans will somewhat laughably ask “How do you get protein?”. This has long been a central conversation about veganism, however, it doesn’t really make much sense at all. Getting ‘sufficient’ protein only really has application for certain groups of people. The main question you should ask vegans about protein, however, is about the quality of proteins.

When talking about protein we can say that not all proteins from plant sources are complete proteins. This means they do not contain all of the essential amino acids that humans require. There are some plant sources of protein that are complete proteins. Things like quinoa, hemp, chia, and tofu are all complete proteins.

Having meals with these sources in your diet is ideal, and essential. You might end up developing deficiencies after a long time without complete proteins so it is a nice idea to get them incorporated into your diet early on.

Also Read - Everything You Need to Know about Plant Based Protein

Adapting Your Recipes

We all have our favorite, easy weekly meals we like to make. These are the nutritionally varied, but simple meals to make that you and your family love. There are so many ways to adapt your recipes while still keeping them delicious! Things like swapping mince for finely chopped mushrooms and walnuts, swapping scrambled eggs for scrambled tofu, and more.

One common misconception about going vegan is that you will have to completely change your entire life and diet around. This is not the case at all! You can still eat basically all the same meals while eating a vegan diet that is healthy and sustainable.

Check out - Top Vegan Recipes for Veganuary

Getting New Inspiration

While you can continue eating all your favorite dishes, we see this as a wonderful opportunity to try out some brand-new recipes! There are loads of wonderful ideas for you to uncover with your new diet and lifestyle. No, these aren’t all going to be boring salads and kale! Using ingredients in creative ways to make vegan versions of your favorite dishes is the aim here.

Things like soaking cashews in water and blending them to become a sort of bechamel-style cream is what we’re thinking of. Creating your own vegan milk is another great idea. Soaking and blending your nut of choice in a blender is another wonderful vegan, sustainable way of getting milk.

Eating Out

This is probably the most exciting section in this day and age. There are so many vegan options now it’s amazing! Not only are there vegan restaurants in almost every city now, there are vegan options in pretty much every city as well! 

Our personal recommendation is to go to some more cuisine-focused vegan restaurants rather than general vegan places. General vegan restaurants tend to be vegan fast food options that are amazing but might not give you that much inspiration.

Cuisines such as Ethiopian, Indian, and Middle Eastern often have dedicated vegan restaurants that are delicious. Their cultures often have a large vegetarian element and that can be easily inspired into a wonderful vegan version.

Meat and Dairy Substitutes

This is another amazing prospect when becoming vegan these days. Meat and Dairy substitutes are in an amazing place. There are so many wonderful vegan meats and vegan cheeses for you to try! We have the very best selection of these products on our site.

With these, we would recommend not going too crazy at the beginning. Some of these products are quite processed and though delicious, are not things you should be eating every day. We recommend going easy on these substitutes and getting the majority of your nutrition from whole foods.

Also Read - The Ultimate Guide to Plant Based Meat

We hope you have enjoyed reading a little bit about our best guidance on going vegan this January! Remember, Veganuary is supposed to be a fun and enlightening process. If you’re finding it difficult, try going out to a new restaurant and getting new inspiration. Finding some vegan friends is also a lovely idea to share tips and tricks!