What do vegans eat?
Here are some of the most important items that vegan balanced diet consists of.
Vegans eat the following foods:
You don't have to limit yourself to salads and tofu if you
avoid animal products. On a vegan diet, you can eat a wide variety of
delectable dishes.
Here are a few suggestions:
- Beans, peas, and lentils, such as red, brown, or green
lentils; chickpeas; split peas; black-eyed peas; black beans; white beans; and
kidney beans; chickpeas; split peas; black-eyed peas; black beans; white beans;
and kidney beans
- Soy products, such as fortified soy milk, soybeans, and
soybean-based products including tofu, tempeh, and natto
- Nut butters, such as peanut butter, almond butter, and
cashew butter
- Seeds: flaxseed, hemp seeds, and chia seeds, as well as sunflower
seeds, sesame seeds, and their butters
- Whole grains: quinoa, whole wheat, whole oats, and whole
grain brown or wild rice, as well as whole grain bread, crackers, and pasta
prepared from these grains
- Potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn, squash, beets, and turnips
are examples of starchy vegetables.
Broccoli, cabbage, asparagus, radishes, and leafy greens are
examples of nonstarchy vegetables that can be eaten raw, frozen, canned, dried,
or pureed.
- Fruit: apples, pears, bananas, berries, mango, pineapple,
oranges, and tangerines; fresh, frozen, canned, dried, or pureed
- Algae, nutritious yeast, fortified plant milks and
yoghurts, and maple syrup are examples of other plant-based foods.
Many of the recipes you already enjoy are either vegan or
can be made vegan with a few easy changes.
Balanced diet consists
of meals that comprises beans, peas, lentils, tofu, tempeh, almonds, or seeds,
for example, can be substituted for meat-based main courses.
Furthermore, you can substitute plant milks for dairy,
scrambled eggs for scrambled tofu, honey for plant-based sweeteners like
molasses or maple syrup, and raw eggs for flaxseed or chia seeds.
Vegan meats, vegan cheeses, and vegan desserts are all
available in an ever-growing assortment of ready-made vegan items.
Just be aware that these may have been heavily processed.
So, while they're good in moderation, they shouldn't make up the majority of a
vegan diet.
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