12 Mistakes Most New Vegans Make
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- Опубликовано: 17 май 2024
- Whether you're newly vegan, interested in going vegan, or participating in Veganuary, here are 12 tips that will make the transition to veganism easier, less stressful, and more rewarding!
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Seems like a lot of you are interested in building blocks! You can get a taste of that in this 8-ingredient vegan meal prep video :) ruclips.net/video/coks7z2lltA/видео.html
Hi I found you yesterday and wow all the food looks amazing 😁 I live in Sweden and I would love to write a blog post about you! It´s Vegoari here in Sweden (maybe more countries has it as well?). So I want to promote vegan food and lifestyle and I think my readers would love to know about you. I´m wondering if it would be okay to use your picture in my blog post when I write about you? I will link to your sites and let them know that the pictures are owned by you 😊 Have a great day.
Is the green dish from this video Paneer? If so, can you share your recipe please? It's hard to find a great one! Thanks!
i eat a balanced diets which includes meat and fish and dairy as it's the best source of protein your body can get, you don't need to eat large portions of meat fish dairy etc, everything in moderation and you don't need to eat meat or fish every day as long as you eat plenty of vegetables and some fruit with your meals that gives you the balance .... i live in a country with lots of farming land unsuitable for growing grains or have the climate to grow most fruits and vegetables .... my country mainly grows fruits like berries, strawberries, raspberries etc and that non arable land is only suitable for rearing cattle, and my country is almost surrounded by seawater so we have a abundance of fish and shell fish to chose from
Thank you so much! This was an awesome video! Hope you do a special building block video as well! Liked and subscribed so that I can keep an eye out
I would love a best brands ❤️ my biggest struggle transitioning is with swaps, dressing and non-nut non-hemp protein snacks (allergies ☹️)
I love how being vegan is becoming more and more accessible every day 🤗
Totally! And just having a few basic staples can go a lonnnnggg way.
In other countries, it's old news.
It's new news in part of the USA because its food culture is heavily inspired by northern European cuisine and junk food culture after the great depression.
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@Charisma Girl and why da fuq you think this matter to anything I wrote
@Charisma Girl I think you have poor reading comprehension skills... I can’t do much about that.
Thank you for this. I’ve been vegan for three weeks, and I feel great. In 2018, I had three back-to-back heart attacks. Last week my doctor said I could stop taking all seven of my heart medications. After decades of struggle, I’m finally making real progress.
Wow! Congratulations. That must feel amazing to hear that you can stop taking your heart medications. So glad you're feeling better on a vegan diet!
Bollocks. No doctor is his right mind would take someone off 7 medications overnight based on a 3 week diet change.
I truly wish it could be true. Stopping serious medication after a heart attack over night just because of a plant based diet... just imagine the effect this would have on health care.
@@verak6058 My blood pressure dropped to a nearly dangerously low level. I spoke to my cardiologist at length. After discontinuing the medications, my blood pressure returned to a normal level. It has remained at the level since I made the change.
This is great, congratulations!! 🥳 I hope your levels stay normal and you keep your healthier lifestyle!
I’d never eaten a lentil until I started moving from vegetarian to vegan, but now they’re my main protein. I love them so much. And they cost nearly nothing.
Lentils are so delicious, I wish my fiance liked them more!
its just exciting to explore new proteins. there are so much i have to try. so these exciting times.
@@eduardochavacano Lentils are great. Especially slow cooked or Insta pot cooked 😋 Tempe, Ground cooked black beans, and pea pistachio nutritional yeast pesto are really good proteins too 🥰
Veganism has opened the doors to so many new foods. Prior to veganism I was very picky, now I’ll pretty much try anything. I remember someone telling me they were vegan and I said I could never eliminate meat and animal byproducts and that I wouldn’t eat tofu, lentils, or beans. Now I am 2 1/2 years strong and eat those food daily and I can’t be happier. It was the best decision I’ve ever made.
@@simoneelizabeth9927 I wasn’t too picky before starting the transition of removing animal products, but I do feel more confident eating now. I use to always worry things would make me sick from being undercooked so I’d just avoid eating it, now I fear nothing - except if it has one of the two things I’m allergic to that are plants.
I've been vegan/vegetarian for 7 years now despite constant, daily ridicule from my family. I showed my mom What the Health today and she was shocked. She now wants to be plant based. What a day! 🎉
Congrats !
There's a difference between vegan and vegetarian. Which one are you
Plants grow from dirt
Dumb shit eats plants
Mean shit eats the dumb shit
Lol, where do you fall?
It might be nice ...
Am tranna be like u ma boy ! :)
Congrats!!
Would like to see a video about vegan building blocks!
Awesome, thanks for the feedback, Beth!
Definitely! BTW, it’s me w/different profile pic. Sorry you hurt your back but so glad you “graduated “ from PT. Love this vlog & Happy New Year to you as well🥳✨💫💙🥂
Great idea I would love and appreciate this series
Yes please!
@@RainbowPlantLife agreed. Teach us how to build a plate.
People: “vegans have to cut out gluten”
Seitan: “I might have something to say about that”
LOL!
@@madamplant Seitan: better option than meat and other animal produce and perhaps good for transition but definitely causes health issues. shouldn't be a long-term project ;). Not "healthy". The differences between junk and whole-food is like night and day, although I occasionally indulge in a little bit of junk myself.
i am so sick of reading or hearing that glutten drama. 1% of the world population cant have glutten!
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Seitan: “Hold my vegan beer.”
One of my favorite quotes from Deepak Chopra is, “People are doing the best that they can from their own level of awareness.” And I love that and I tell myself that whenever I make a mistake.
hey caitlyn we uploaded our first vegan recipe video. The recipe only requires 2 ingredients. It would mean a lot if you stopped by and let us know what you think. Lots of love Anna and Raoul
That's a good perspective, since I have found it is usually true.
Deepak Chopra is a charlatan.
Thanks. I hear too many stories when I tell people I'm vegan "Oh yeah, so-and-so family member of mine tried that and after 2 months they had lost 60lbs and were passing out frequently" They look surprised when I immediately know the problem and tell them, "Oh yeah, that's when people mess up the diet and don't eat enough calories. I've been vegan for a year."
Exactly when you go to fastfood restaurants you get all the sauces, the large fries. Then when ppl switch to a plant based and or vegan diet they cut out everything and think a salad with cucumbers is going to suffice lol
i’m so glad she highlighted ethnic foods!! we often associate vegan/plant based diets with white people or boring tasteless foods. we should all be comfortable to bring and KEEP our traditions in the kitchen. thank you!
Yeahhh....german traditional food isn't really cut out for that 😂
Most times a big piece of meat is the highlight of the dish with a single vegetable on the side.
Which is funny because black Americans are MORE likely to be vegan. Plus it's way easier to be predominately plant-based in warmer countries (better conditions for growing plant foods).
@@auraluna7679 This made me laugh, It's a fair point.
I think the sides/deserts from traditional german food would be ace options for vegan food though.. And the beer! :D
@@auraluna7679 it's possible to replace meat with seitan or tofu, and cook it in the same way to get a similar texture and flavor
@@no-oneimportant5989 I don't know if they are ace options but you can make a nice vegan potato salad or Sauerkraut soup. But for everything else you have to get creative. Just red cabbage salad and dumplings is a bit bland in my opinion.
I was vegan for 8 years, turned vegetarian for the past 4 years and now I’m making my way back to being vegan. I just found out in February that wine is NOT vegan unless stated by the company! I since found a company that has all vegan wine. I didn’t beat myself up for not researching how wine is made. It can be discouraging but you have to keep moving forward. A hidden ingredient being consumed every now and then doesn’t compare to eating them everyday all day! Thank you for this video ❤️
I think one thing I would add: if going from omnivore to vegan is too hard for you, don't put so much pressure on yourself. Start slow. Maybe start pescetarian or vegetarian. After you're comfortable and feel like you've figured it out, go vegan. Doing SOMETHING is always better than trying to do to all, fail and then give up! 👍
I have eaten some vegan plant based meals for a long time while remaining an omnivore. It made this transition easier for me. I thought it wasn't healthy to be a full vegan and that we were meant to eat "some meat" just not much. That is what I did for years. The movie or documentary changed that for me and I am very excited to be full on plant based.
Plus to this! I started pescatarian, through vegetarian to vegan. My partner eats what I eat but will sometimes add a little fish or chicken. We are both feeling so much healthier
Yes!! You can also be vegetarian with like, 20% vegan meals, then start increasing that percentage more and more until you get to 100%. I'm currently vegetarian but 70% of my meals are vegan, taking it slow is really helping me ease into it and discover options and stuff :)
Or just eat whatever the heck you desire
This is EXCELLENT advise and not at all what I did and I gave myself diarrhea and sadness for the first week, but I made it anyway and I'm fine now ahshhahaha(5+ years).😂
I love this! I went to Kenya for a month and it was amazing how many people told my husband and I that we were going to starve as vegans traveling to Africa! It was the opposite, All the resorts we went to catered to us and made us vegan meals every day, and when we stayed with his family they fed us delicious meals that they already knew how to make. It's just surprising how much they eat that is vegan without them even realizing.
I suspect you ate a ton of animal foods, especially the fats, without knowing it.
I'm a vegan already, I just like watching your vids😁😁
Aww thank you so much! happy new year!
Me too! 😊 👍
Me too! 😄
hi biggest nige we uploaded our first vegan recipe video. It would mean a lot if you stopped by and let us know what you think. Lots of love Anna and Raoul
Aww so cute
Why does gluten free get enmeshed with vegan? Like, what’s up with that‽ a carnivore diet is gluten free, why should vegans avoid gluten? Obviously people with celiac disease need to avoid gluten, but that’s completely independent of eating meat or not.
More than once I’ve been in a restaurant and asked if they have vegan choices and been told “we have a number of gluten free dishes” and I’m like, “that’s nice but do you have anything made without meat, eggs, or dairy?” and I get a blank stare in return.
your comment made me laugh. That might be better than the response I got a few years ago (living in nyc, too) when I asked for vegan brunch options - "yes, we have smoked salmon and eggs." lol nope!
@@RainbowPlantLife ahahah! In Italy too, sometimes, when I say that I'm vegan the waiter asks me :"but you eat fish, isn't it?".... 😲
@@firebrand_vinay agreed! I wasn’t trying to make fun of a server for not knowing what’s vegan, but rather that for some reason “gluten free” has somehow become synonymous with “vegan” in so many contexts. I recently say a bottle juice in the grocery store with a label “non GMO and gluten free!” and I had to wonder what juice *has* gluten in it (for that matter, I doubt many juices have GMO fruits in them either, but I don’t know about that) it seems to be a generic term to indicate “more better” or something like that.
@@jpe1 There are juices that have wheat grass in them. That's the main thing I can think of.
Most vegans I personally know had to go GF for health reasons. After they saw that diet changed how they felt, they were much more open to going vegan and made that change easily, but still have to be GF. Maybe that's one natural path to veganism.
I would add another mistake that many people make: going waaay overboard with fiber too early in their "transition". If someone has had a standard 15-20g of fiber a day western diet, when they introduce more veggies, oatmeal for breakfast, legumes once a day, they will have a lot of GI issues. I think meat substitutes and tofu/seitan/tempeh for protein and pasta/white rice for carbs should be the staple in the early weeks of a vegan diet, together with probiotics to help your gut biome adjust to the new lifestyle
Love that you bring this up Irvin! And yes so key for gut health to take it nice and steady with the fiber 🙂
Omgosh you nailed it right on the head! My friend who is vegan has been coaching me & last week she informed me I am eating way too much fiber..which made PERFECT sense. So now I am eating less fiber & feeling better!
It's OK to eat things like white rice occasionally, especially if the rest of the meal has fiber. You can still easily reach 30+ grams of fiber a day on a such a diet.
Soluble fiber should be alot less irritating than insoluble fiber. Oats shouldn't be a problem for most people, for instance, and oats are also a good prebiotic.
Yes. Especially because a lot of people who go vegan but haven’t previously been vegetarian or eaten much fiber will have absolutely wild gas and diarrhea. Then they’ll go back to eating meat after a week and run around claiming veganism is terrible for you and it’s not possible to be healthy or feel good as a vegan. All because they haven’t taken the time to properly adjust. Whenever someone says to me “yeah I was vegan for, like, 8 days and it was horrible, I had such bad gas! It’s impossible to feel good, idk how you handle feeling sick all the time!!!” I’m like “okay, Amber, what did you eat in those, like, 8 days? Because I feel fine.” And 8/10 times it’s because they overloaded on the fiber and beans when they hadn’t eaten a bean or vegetable in a year.
Thank you, Nisha. I have been a vegetarian (later turned vegan) for 28 years. I also live in the heart of ranching and farming country, so my diet is often challenged by people and frowned upon. I grew up on a dairy farm and ranch, actually. I was exposed to a lot of animal cruelty, and this was the main reason I stopped eating meat at 18 years of age. Your channel has really helped me cook some delicious foods, and even my meat-eating husband is raving about. =) Also, I've had multiple blood tests through the years, and the dr has always told me my results are absolutely perfect, so it is possible to be vegan and get all the nutrients you need. =)
This is loaded with so much info! I’ve been vegan for over 40 years, but I’ve never eaten so well until watching this channel….honestly have tried so many of your recipes and my husband of 50 years is mightily impressed!🎉🎉🎉
Thank you for including other countries. As a vegan for almost 4 years that has been my favorite part is trying different recipes from around the world.
Me too! it's so rewarding and delicious! what are some of your favorite recipes you've tried?
To be honest I’m a huge fan of anything Asian or Indian. When you follow a non Americanized recipe the flavors seem to be more bold.
@@johnhuff1986 You’re making me crave vegan Indian right now. Yum 🤤
@@johnhuff1986 I’m slowly trying to try new Indian dishes! Any recommendations without mushrooms?
@@tanyahhope I guess very many Currys. I actually can‘t think of too many Currys with mushrooms in it to begin with. And if they are according to the recepie you can replace them or leave them out easily.
Girrrrrl! Your mushroom stroganofffff! My husband eats it and I don’t tell him it’s vegan. The recipe is brilliant!
Haha love that you don't tell your husband about it 😂He wouldn't eat it otherwise? 😉
Every since becoming vegan, food has never made me more excited. I seriously get so excited when cooking and can’t wait to taste the new flavors and textures of my meal. I’m never let down either and I feel so great afterward. I feel so incredibly grateful. And thank you, Nisha for everything that you do. You are deeply loved and appreciated
I wish my family would support me more :( I’ve been vegan for over a year and a half now and they still don’t seem to understand nor care to learn but that’s ok like you said it’s a personal decision you make for yourself and everyone has their own journey in life ❤️
Hi Natalia, I'm sorry to hear that :( I hope you're able to have an honest conversation with them, as well as find support outside of your family from friends and other vegans!
I started in 1994, at the age of 19, by being lacto vegetarian and I became vegan on February 2020.
I understand exactly how you feel, but please don't take it too personnaly! Your family, just like mine, is simply too rooted in the way they have been taught, and it is really hard to go against one's culture/heritage.
I had to turn 40 and had to have a lot of health issues before I turned to veganism. Imagine : granddaughter of a butcher, granddaughter of a farmer producing milk, coming from one of the french regions that produce the most cheese, and living in a place where butter is king. How could I even imagine becoming vegan? XD
So we have to try and be understanding, too. Eventually people will help and empathize, but it can be frustrating, especially when you are hungry! Some others will never empathize - let them be. My father still asks if I want meat... But he also still asks if I want coffee when I have never had a cup in my life. So... LMAO
The key is to bring vegan substitutes that you can easily heat up or add to the served meals. Just ask that they cook veggies or rice/pasta separately from meat or fish. That in itself is a true relief! If they make that effort, then you won't feel cornered.
It also helps to bring some yummy homemade treats XD - when it's delicious nobody cares if it's vegan or not!
I wish you all the best, sending you cheers.
Do you support them with their food choices?
@@johnnypenso9574 of course , if it makes them happy at the end of the day that’s all that matters but at the same time I am also concerned when I see health problems caused by foods they eat so I do try to educate them a little but at the end of the day it’s their decision and their choices i cannot force people to change and I just like seeing people happy so that’s all that matters 😊
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1. Don't restrict yourself
2. Be willing to get creative
3. Invest in your cooking skills
Great video, although I would have added failing to regularly supplement B12. That's probably the single most dangerous mistake a vegan could make. If you're a new vegan then do not skip supplementing B12, your future self will thank you.
Yes!
Lol she says it at 15:00 bruh
Thank you I didn’t know this. I have been vegan for only a few months now but have not been supplementing and my b12 was normally low to begin with.
@@meganmariequinn5220 B12 deficiency is common, even if you eat meat!
I’ve had my b12 tested and mine is good, I don’t take supplements but I do drink plant milks fortified with b12.
The part about giving ourselves grace had me tearing up lol we can guilt ourselves sometimes and having that reminder was so nice.
I've been veg/vegan for 17 years and absolutely love how you hit so many topics here. Thank you this is one of the best informative and concise videos I've seen.
@@anir8023 400M people and their ancestry in India have been vegetarians for 1500+ years now.
hi teresa we uploaded our first vegan recipe video. The recipe only requires 2 ingredients. It would mean a lot if you stopped by and let us know what you think. Lots of love Anna and Raoul
Satiety is definitely the key to long-term success. Potatoes, beans & legumes are the best for getting and keeping you full, packed with nutrition and fiber. There is so much variety and many exciting ways to eat vegan, plain and fancy 😍
Im 12 years old, and have been vegan for 5 years now. And it's incredible to see how much more popular its become, and all the different food options there are now a days! Being vegan is absolutely amazing and I highly recommend giving it a try!!! 😊
@@folk. im not..?
That's really impressive Olivia!!
Good for you, all love 😊💜
Im 16 been vegan for a year in a half as a fellow vegan teen glsd to see another
that's awesome, I did not even know what vegan meant when I was 12 lmao
I think it’s also important to acknowledge that going vegetarian rather than vegan may be a more realistic goal in some parts of the world, like northern climates or rural towns where the selection of vegan-friendly products and high quality produce may be limited. We don’t all live in California 😉
This is so true. On ordering a vegetarian dish at a local restaurant, it came with fried ham on top. When we asked why there was meat on our vegetarian dish, we were told it wasn't meat. It was jamon (ham). We are also told that the traditional galician dish 'caldo' is vegetarian, but it is made with stock from boiling ham and beef bones . The concept of vegetarianism, let alone veganism, is really not understood in a society where vegetables are not served (mostly) in restaurants here - just meat and chips.
“If you don’t get out of the box you’ve been raised in, you won’t understand how much bigger the world is.” Do you agree
Yes I’m very interested in vegan building blocks. Love your videos!
That's great to hear! Thank you so much, Kim!
hi kim we uploaded our first vegan recipe video. The recipe only requires 2 ingredients. It would mean a lot if you stopped by and let us know what you think. Lots of love Anna and Raoul
This is one of the best videos about veganism Ive ever seen. You gave us the truth and lies of the vegan label, breaking down what being vegan is really like, simpler than it seems. Ive been vegan for 3 years and have no plans for stopping
I've been pescatarian for almost a year but I like to draw ideas, inspiration, and support from vegan and vegetarian sources a lot because there aren't as many specifically geared towards my diet/lifestyle. I really like your channel, I've watched a couple of videos and I really wish I'd found you at the beginning of my journey. It would have made the switch so much easier! Thanks for the great content!
Love your comment on drawing ideas and inspiration from veganism :) Just cause you're not 100% vegam, doesn't mean you can still enjoy it :) Is your goal to go fully vegan or no?
@@AnnaSvedberg12 It isn't. I have health issues that make it impossible because my body doesn't absorb nutrients like it should and there aren't enough supplements in the world to compensate. However, that said, I do as much as possible buy ethically sourced food, whether it's animal product or not. All my coffee is ethically sourced, for example, because the coffee industry is kind of messed. I also buy ethically sourced non-food items, like clothes, as much as possible. I'm a firm believer that there's an ethical way to consume just about anything. Finances sometimes prevent this, but sustainability is also about what is sustainable for me to continue buying and consuming with the resources I have.
@@katalynarose7037 Makes total sense, thank you for sharing!
@@katalynarose7037 there is no ethical way to get fish right now for most of us BUT if only people like you, who really need fish and have a good reason for eating it, ate fish then it would be ethical and there would be no problem (apart from the little matter of the suffering of the fish). So you do you and keep eating your fish
In suggest Pick up Limes
This is really helpful! I’ve been a vegetarian for 6 months because I wanted to transition to a conscious and compassionate lifestyle and I just remind myself that baby steps are steps in the right direction and you’re not going to go from 0 to 100 right away. One small conscious choice each day is amazing. Eventually your new choices will become natural. Be kind to yourself!
Really great video. My top tip for going (more) vegan is pre-prepping. I always pre-cook the entire packet of chickpeas, kidney beans, quinoa and store in bags in the freezer. When I'm hungry the last thing I want to do is prep anything, so being able to grab absolutely everything already cooked/prepped and throw it together in minutes helps a lot. ❤️
I've been vegan for 2 + years, and this channel is really inspiring me to up my cooking game. Someone should get you a Netflix deal!
I been a vegan for 30 years I was around at a time when some vegan food taste like something from a nuclear waste dump.
Liar
@@tessasmith7592 What he means is, now you can buy all kinds of vegan junk food full of sugar and fruit concentrates and it tastes like candy so it's good. The basics of a good vegan diet are nuts, seeds, beans, lentils, whole grains, fruit, vegetables and berries have changed little in the last few decades.
That bland soy cheese, right? Ugh. I 've been vegan for 13 years and. I noticed a huge difference.
Been vegan for 20ish years and I definitely concur that there are sooo many vegan choices available now. Back before the internet, in the average grocery store there were no vegan options - other than completely making it from scratch. I love how many people are going vegan. I’ve always said that the food part of being vegan is the easiest part of being vegan.
@@sydramars7065 Yes, more highly processed vegan junk food is a big step forward for the movement.
"Yes, please!" for the "building blocks" style of videos. I'll look forward to seeing what comes when you are able to get to these.
im vegeterian but planning on incorporating more vegan foods in my diet when i move out . nice video loved the editing!
Me three. I just want to eat plants.
I would say do it slowly, over a few months. I tried to do it quickly and got stressed out for a month. Now I’m finding it easy, but I wish I’d made the change a bit more gradually.
You're all awesome
i'm still deciding whether i want to go vegan or not... i'm already vegetarian so it kinda makes it a tough decision for me, but on the other hand i love animals and want to help protect them by not buying animal products so i may go vegan. i have no idea though
@@hi-kt8jj I felt that was a big decision too but I’ve now been vegan for 2 years and don’t regret it. I’d advise making the transition very slowly. It can be stressful if you do it too quickly. First I swapped to non-dairy milk, butter, ice cream, then I found substitutes for egg (scrambled tofu, baking with flax seeds or aquafaba), etc. I tried to do this too quickly but in the end managed it over a few months. And for a while I was only vegan at home, and still vegetarian when I ate out, until I found good places for vegan meals. Remember, every little swap counts. The world needs lots of imperfect vegans, not just a few perfect ones. Just do it very slowly and be kind to yourself. ❤️
I couldn’t agree more!
Growing up I always loved vegetables and I didn’t eat much meat other than chicken. Being vegan allowed me to be even more open to trying different foods (that I feel I wouldn’t have otherwise). Before going Vegan I always heard that tofu was disgusting. I am glad to say tofu is my favorite vegan protein. I always try to encourage my friends to give it a try.
Here at Brazil everything is expensive, mostly processed food, but the daily food are easy to veganize: rice and beans, salad, etc. There's no much vegan foods to by and things like tofu, tempeh, vegan cheese, vegan butter, vegan yogurt are just at big citys costing like 5x more than at other places. Veggies and fruits are more and more expensive but still have a nice cost compared to some places
I’m so happy that I’ve discovered your channel! I’ve made your lentil’s curry recipe, and I love it so much that I follow a recipe of yours without a doubt.
I’m not vegan, I’ve left meat, and I’m trying to eat more plant-based meals, and it’s so easy to do it by following your recipes and tips!!
Keep on the good work and the humor!
A fan from Portugal 🤩
Thank you for this video ! I’ve been transitioning my diet slow and steady and needed this to push me further in that direction. Love your channel and your energy!
I do love so much how you focus on making meals from scratch. Thanks so much for sharing!
I just found your channel and I'm absolutely obsessed with you, your message, everything! I feel like you're exactly the kind of advocate the vegan world needs
aww thank you! I appreciate that and so glad you're enjoying my channel ☺
I am just starting a Vegan diet . I’m doing Veganuary and I would love video on the building blocks.
There are SO many vegan RUclipsrs, Instagrammers, tiktokers etc and it's SO good!!
YAY! So exciting. I started that way last year and have not turned back since. :)
Fantastic, I have been vegan 5 years & it’s the best thing I have ever done. I cook pretty much the same meals I ever did (with some amazing new ones I’ve learnt along the way) by substituting beans or lentils for meat & vegan milks, egg substitutes & cheeses. I am so happy not to be the cause of animal suffering anymore. There is so much info for us on RUclips. I wish you well & the animals thank you.
Erin Feerick think of vegan as a lifestyle not a diet (smiling)
Same!
We have been plant based for decades and one thing to remember is some folks who want to become plant based/vegan worry about making mistakes which will cost them money, especially if like some of us, they have a food budget.
So I like to suggest that folks simply take the foods they like and tweak them so they are plant based. And once a person finds what dishes they like they can also aim to have a well stocked pantry with non perishable items like various pastas, rice's, canned vegetables, coconut milk, nuts, herbs and spices which saves money in the long run and makes for quick and easy meals.
We like making a big pot of meatless chili using TVP (textured vegetable protein like Bob's Red Mill sells), or commercial plant based meat crumbles, and use the chili for chili cheese (vegan cheese) fries, tacos, filling for a baked potatoes, 'meat' sauce for lasagna, spaghetti etc.
Hearty potato soup with vegetables, various hearty vegetable soups are both easy and inexpensive. The plant based Mac and Cheese shown in this video is easy and a favorite with all our friends who cannot have dairy. Lots of people cannot have eggs. So being plant based/vegan works well when one has friends who cannot have dairy, eggs and feel left out at parties or avoid accepting dinner invites.
After six and a half years living in Korea and practicing cooking with local ingredients and cuisine, I've finally succeeded in going plant based. I could not imagine remotely enjoying plant based meals without Korean food in my arsenal. (Side note, while the supermarkets here make Korea a gold mine for affordable and delicious vegan cooking at home, unfortunately it is near impossible to find meatless food when eating out in Korea. Fish sauce and/or beef broth are in basically everything.)
A friend shared your site with me as I'm going plant-based for health reasons. Your meal prep video was the best I've seen, and the building blocks are so helpful. I'd pay for a course with just the meal prep videos and lots of building block recipes and how to put them together. Thanks for all the content!
Love your approach to veganism and cooking! You show that a vegan lifestyle doesn't have to be rigid or boring, both through your words and incredible recipes. Thank you!!
Thank you for this video! I’ve been vegan for 4 years and still can appreciate a video like this. I love the positivity and thought towards how one can approach going vegan, and the great tips. LOVE your channel thank you!
I just found your channel. Love the ‘building blocks’ style! I’m new and knowing what to keep on-hand to throw various meals together is so helpful! Thank you!
The support of society is underrated, you are right telling of how to talk with your friends about becoming vegan, love it.
This is so helpful. I love all the nuggets of information and how you break down things so clearly and eloquently.
So nice to hear that it was helpful, Sarah! Thank you!
Yes please. More about the “building blocks” would be wonderful.
hi vicki we uploaded our first vegan recipe video. The recipe only requires 2 ingredients. It would mean a lot if you stopped by and let us know what you think. Lots of love Anna and Raoul
I love this video! You can really tell you must have worked really hard on it with all the different clips and different settings for you talking. Great job. I’ll be sending this along to my friends to watch :) 💜💜💜
You are a gift to the vegan movement and community. So good for our health, the planet, and the welfare of animals. You make it possible to enjoy the cuisine and lifestyle. I came to this in my 50s-so not too late! BTW: I love kale salads and green smoothies ❤️
Loved all the tips, especially 12! I thought I was one of those creatures of habit who actually liked to eat the same thing every day, but then I started making your delicious recipes and realized I do like variety in my food, I was just stuck in a rut with old habits. Thank you for making vegan cooking fun!
This video is super helpful! Not vegan (yet) but I eat a mostly plant based diet and stay away from dairy. There are foods and meals that I just prefer having vegan (i.e. I love cashew based Mac and cheese). Lately I’ve been trying to find ways to get more plant based protein rather than seafood; and trying to organize my meals better.
Thank you for your wonderful channel. I started on a vegetarian journey 6 weeks ago and was having such a hard time until I found your show. I was missing all my favorite comfort foods and eating mostly salads. Thankfully your channel showed up on my feed and I've watched many episodes. I made the bolognese last night and it was delicious. Just what I needed to keep going down the non meat road. I adore you for your kindness and humor andI appreciate how you make the recipes so easy to recreate in my kitchen.
Love the idea of building blocks to have on hand. Thank you so much for sharing your great knowledge and recipes!
Great video, I’ve been vegan for 13 years and this will definitely be helpful for new vegans!!
13 years, that is awesome! Thank you, Leo!
hi leo we uploaded our first vegan recipe video. The recipe only requires 2 ingredients. It would mean a lot if you stopped by and let us know what you think. Lots of love Anna and Raoul
I recently had an "awakening" and have been 100% vegan for almost 2 months. I can't remember the last time my food was so delicious! I love trying new recipes and constantly search the web for new ones. thanks so much for your delicious ideas. I can't wait to give it a try!!
Hey we started almost the same time. 😃
Very helpful and encouraging. I definitely see compassion in the way you do what you do 🙂
and also VERY interested in all those building blocks.
" ...food is really intimate, and so if you're insecure or uncomfortable with your relationship with food or your diet and see someone else making really different choices, then you can kind of fell like a judgment on your own food choices or on your own diet." So true! Loved the video and would love to see more videos on your vegan flavor-boosters!
Definitely interested in learning more about vegan building blocks! I think that is probably the key way to prepare for the week in our household! (and fun too!)
I have been a vegetarian for 32 years. Being even a vegetarian in those days in a Western society was tantamount of being almost a member of a sect. Especially when going to eat out or visiting friends (there I usually brought food prepared by me, which I shared with others).
We should be really grateful that nowadays any diet or lifestyle is actually facilitated by what is offered on the market. Our responsibility is to take care of the balance of our body and to protect ourselves from nutritional deficits, which are not uncommon, especially for long-term vegans and vegetarians.
I myself am still learning from such channels new ideas, beautiful food presentation and good combinations of different vegan foods. Thank you, Nisha!
I'm a little bit in awe of long term vegans or vegetarians. It must have been So hard to eat anything back then!
Would also love the building blocks video! Also would love a video on great recipes that can be made, frozen, and easily reheated! We've been vegan for about a month and a half, and I am loving your recipes. I feel like I have learned so much more about cooking than I ever have before. :)
Blessings I’m a single mom with my three beautiful daughters we’re vegan for a month and some days now. I’m a new subscriber to your channel as well, you’re awesome keep sharing and living that healthy lifestyle .Honestly I wish we started sooner. This so much healthier and it feels awesome. Thanks to my sister Norva who is also vegan over 20 years now. God bless you 🙏🏽💕
This was an incredibly informative video! It was so thorough and hit on all of the key points that a beginner would need OR an "old" vegan may need some inspiration on. Thank you Nisha for your time putting this together! I would love to see the vegan building blocks video you mentioned :)
This truly was a great video!!
Yep! Building blocks! Thanks.
I actually watched the whole video, love the all around support on the subject, so much dedication !!! Amazing
Thank you SO MUCH for this! I really appreciate the good advice for new vegans esp mentioning that cutting out oil, fake meats, is not necessary and to make sure you get protein and oil! You are doing a lot of good in the world.
You're most welcome, Kerry! So glad you found the video useful! While fake meats certainly aren't a big part of my diet, they are definitely convenient, especially in the early days, as well as if you live with non-vegan family members and want them to eat less meat!
Vegetable oil is vegan, but there is no dietary requirement for oil. Most vegetables and starches contain a little fat so that just eating enough food provides enough fat. Also free oils damage the endothelial lining of our blood vessels. With covid 19, it's more important than ever to keep our blood vessels as healthy as possible. Virtually all vegetable oils, including olive oil, are high in omega 6. Even in olive oil, the omega 6 to omega 3 ratio is 13:1. Most vegetable oils are almost all omega 6. We need a little omega 6 fat every day but eating vegetable oils takes you astronomically above what we need. Vegan meats that contain "soy protein isolate" are highly processed and even carcinogenic.
The book "The China Study" by Colin Campbell is a great introduction into how to eat for your health, and the truth about the American food industry, mind blowing actually. And the movie "Forks Over Knives" is excellent (no animal cruelty scenes) and based on The China Study. John McDougall, MD has a big website with loads of information for free, and he also does youtube videos on how the key to eating vegan is focusing on starches (beans, potatoes, corn, rice, sweet potatoes, breads/grains).
Thank you for the encouragement! Feeding a young family and one more on the way. Love your cookbook, hoping for the next one soon. Especially would love a nod to kids, including your mac and cheese recipes
You are without a doubt my absolute favorite account to watch on YT. Veganism is a bonus 😝 Your personality and heart are inspiring and your joy is contagious. Thankful for this account!
I love your channel! Thank you for your work. I am really excited to try many of your recipies and making them for my family . 😁
This is so true, I started cooking a year before going vegan and then when I did go vegan it was so easy to transition and plan meals. Planning groceries and having a routine help a ton.
Thank you for this! It can be overwhelming as a beginner.
You're most welcome! I totally get it. I remember being overwhelmed by all the new things for the first year or so! I hope you can join the instagram LIVE Q&A tomorrow!
What was overwhelming to me was mostly the „get all your important nutritions“ thing and cooking. But I guess this is mostly because I didn‘t have any experience in cooking before and mostly didn‘t know anything about nutrition.
your point about not being perfect is incredible. thank you so much; it's such an important point. i started as a vegetarian at a very early age (8) and despite my strong convictions, there was just a lot that i didn't know. it's so important to forgive yourself and to not think that you're somehow "tainted" or imperfect because you consumed an animal product unknowingly. this is a point that i haven't seen others make, but it's so important to state, especially as a long time plant-head.
Ohh the building blocks video would be amazing! I've been vegan for 2 months and I'm so excited to keep trying new things and get better at all of those i already knew. Love from Argentina!
Thank you for the positivity and encouragement. I’ve become after watching your video “why I became vegan “. I feel happy and exploring all the vegan substitutes. Thanks to you angel 😘
This was an amazing video. This is my second time going Vegan and i was getting close to giving up again but this helped me mentally to keep pushing. Thank you!
I have also been vegan for 4.5 years and am surprised I’m only finding your amazing videos this year! I love this video as a great introduction. I love the building block idea and need to start doing this meal prepping!
I am 6 months into my vegan journey and I'm so grateful I found you. Thank you for all your helpful hints and recipes.
Happy new year!! I'm someone who desperately needed this. Thank you!
Happy new year to you! So nice to hear the video was helpful for you!
I've been vegan for 7 years now and this is the BEST video on a vegan lifestyle I have seen. It is so wholesome, educational and spot on! Thanks gurl! Keep shining bright
I’m 18 days into a 21 day vegan trial. I’ve been using Purple Carrot meal kits and they are great! I’m learning new cooking techniques, shopping less, and i believe saving money/ avoiding food waste. This vegan trial has been so rewarding and simple that i plan to stick with it
Thank you. You helped me so much with this video. I am 61 and have been trying to be vegan for a long time. Most times I am 100%. Sometimes I revert back to 2 or 3 favorite non vegan foods but then come back. But then I am challenged with all the different types of vegans out there on the internet - SOS vegan, raw vegan, potato vegan, fruitarians, juicing vegans, no oil, yes oil. No processed vegan foods, etc. The list is endless and frustrating. I keep yo-yo ing from one style of vegan to the other or just reverting back to eating meat products. And I need to lose weight but not being successful. But what you said in the video in the beginning was like a wake up call. I am going to focus on my "why" and then just enjoy the food. I do want to be more compassionate to animals and the environment, I do want to stay healthy to watch my adult children grow and become successful. Once I master that, I can at a later time decide what foods I may or may not want to keep in my diet. Thank you. And I do love your recipes as well.
“...then you do you.” I’m a creature of habit ;) ! I enjoy my same overnight muesli base (+ seeds/flax/etc) each morning topped with a variety of fruits and spices (blueberries one day, pumpkin with warm spices the next!). I found your content a few months ago and appreciate you delicious dishes and spot-on advice. You help to keep me excited about vegan food while I try to inspire my husband to join the WF,vegan lifestyle. Your relaxed and genuine demeanor is very enjoyable to watch and I expect you will be reaching that 1M subscribers level! Thank you for your videos
I am not a vegan but I turn to vegan recipes when I want to learn more about cooking. I have discovered so much wonderful plant based recipes it has made me really appreciate cooking vegan 😃 and I don’t miss the meat or cheese
I began leaning into a pescatarian/flexitarian lifestyle several years ago due to health issues. I felt so much better that I transitioned into vegetarianism and now incorporate vegan meals in my daily living. My immediate family has finally accepted my choices, but I don’t have any family or friends who embrace this lifestyle. I usually just bring my own meals, but I am always prepared for some comments or continue to be offered meat to “try”. Your thoughtful, kind, You Tube videos are my support system AND offer delicious ideas that I would not have ordinarily tried. Thank you.
Thank you for reminding us to have compassion for ourselves. Mistakes happen.
I’d love to see a “building block” video.
I agree that that vegan food opened up whole new world of cooking💕 I discovered so many delicious plant food! Thank you for sharing wonderful tips!
Isn't it amazing? I am trying foods and cooking in ways I would never have imagined before. Thank you, lovely!
hi yoko we uploaded our first vegan recipe video. The recipe only requires 2 ingredients. It would mean a lot if you stopped by and let us know what you think. Lots of love Anna and Raoul
This is a comprehensive overview of the transition process to veganism. I completely agree with the need to connect with deeper moral values that will help you persevere during the initial stages. Beautiful video, thank you!
I stumbled on this video but I'm so glad I did. I'm currently trying to transition in this healthy lifestyle and you really hit very question and feelings I've been having. Like the being hard on myself when I slip. Thank you ☺️
Heysy, I just wanted to add that Kombucha provides with B12 and is extremely healthy and tasty. It is top drink to support gut flora
I was always hungry on a meat centric diet. I eat all I want on a vegan diet and my weight stays the same. It's fantastic.
You never had a meat centric diet. You had a plant based diet with junky processed carbs as your plant source with meat for flavour. The combination of junky carbs plus fat will leave you hungry constantly.
I agree I'm not vegan but eat lots of lentils and beans which keep me much full than meat😂
@@johnnypenso9574 seems like you’re just on this video leaving comments to be disrespectful. I would suggest getting a life, maybe some friends.
@@Hannah-zw9ow The only one being disrespectful is you. Take your own advice.
@@johnnypenso9574 do you know him/her? or are you just making assumptions and try to make it into something else?
i love your videos sooo much!!! thank you especially for the tip on compassion for YOURSELF. i needed that so much!!! thank you, thank you, thank you! you have such a lovely voice and personality! 🥰
Amazing video. Every second is informative, and your vibe is so bright and calm!