Ok my vegan bloggers! If you would like to be a real vegan you’re going to have to kick some of that saturated fatty foods to the curb. Yes I know its hard. Its hard for me too because I still love chocolate and some unhealthy snacks but I’m really trying here so lets do this!
First off Meat .. No meat swap for
Soya mince , chunks, soya balls and Tofu. I’ts an excellent source of protein and it tastes really good especially if you soak it in water drain it and then season it up with some fresh herbs or season it Trini Style. In that way for those who don’t like that fresh soy taste, you wont get it it will taste just like stewed chicken.
Looks like eggs right? Its tofu and it’s all minced up and sauteed just like eggs . Very high in protein and it tastes amazing.
All types of nuts can be eaten. As snacks as well. It is a good source of protein. Don’t worry about missing your protein intake there is sufficient vegan food for that. 🙂
You can find this in the grocery. For Trinidadians, Xtra Foods has a lot of vegan meat substitutes once seasoned well, it tastes great.
Dairy milk can be swapped for soy milk, almond milk, cashew milk or rice milk. I normally stick with almond and soy. They taste just as good as the dairy.
Soy cheese and cashew cheese are amazing swaps for dairy cheese. You won’t miss the dairy after tasting this. I’ll also post ingredients for the cashew cheese.
High in protein. Swap your meat for beans. Also you can make lentil patties. It goes really well with your dish.
Oats is an excellent way to get in that fiber you need. Swap your meat, white rice white bread and white flour for delicious oat patties .. it can also go well with that tasty cashew cheese sauce. This can also reduce your weight, too much flour and rice are weight gainers.Its your choice.
Peanut butter is very fattening and has a tonne of hydrogenated oil, which is really not good for your heart but if you love it like I do, why not swap it for Earth Balance peanut butter. This has no hydrogenated, or even Smart Balance peanut butter, they all contains flax seed oil. Flax seed fights against heart disease, diabetes and cancer.
You can get Uncle Ben’s Brown rice everywhere now. It has all the fiber you need as well . Brown pasta and Rye flour and even oat flour can be used. Especially if you’re watching your weight.
So there you have some of the amazing swaps to a vegan lifestyle. I hope you enjoyed it. As the days go by I’ll post some more swaps that will aid in becoming an effective vegan.
What will you like see swapped? Post your comments.
Vegan Out!!
TriniVegan 