Veganuary
What is Veganuary?
Launched in the United Kingdom in 2014, Veganuary is a challenge to go vegan for the month of January. It has become so popular, that more than 250,000 people were pledging to accept the challenge WORLDWIDE in 2019.
What does Veganism means?
Veganism means omitting all animal products from your diet, which means no meat, fish, seafood, dairy, honey, eggs and even some types of candy. French fries fried in animal fat, refined sugar, some beer and wine, omega-3, gelatin are all a no-go. Generally speaking, vegans avoid eating animal flesh and animal by-products.
How to start?
It depends on you. You can go either cold turkey or ease into it slowly. If you choose to go all in, then we suggest to go through all your cupboards and refrigerator and replace all the animal products and by-products with vegan options. If you, however, choose to do it slowly, you could start by going vegetarian or replacing your non-vegan products one by one, starting with meat and milk, then mayonnaise, yogurt, cheese...
If you are struggling with coming up with recipes, YouTube, Instagram, blogs and cookbooks can be a great help!
A good reason why.
Having a good reason why to anything in life is the first step to success. Without motivation, all kinds of circumstances, as well as your feelings, will overwhelm you into giving up. Don’t let that happen! According to research from the University of Oxford, going vegan is the “single biggest way” to reduce your impact on the planet. Watching veganism movies and visiting animal sanctuaries can also be a good reminder as to why go vegan. Speaking about health, vegans tend to have more energy than meat-eaters, are, on average, up to 20 pounds lighter than meat-eaters and, as according to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, vegans are less likely to develop heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and high blood pressure than meat-eaters. Those are good enough reasons to give Veganuary a go!
We suggest exploring these vegan friendly restaurants in Malta:
Foam & Fork
Foam & Fork Gzira - https://zaype.com/foamandforkgzira
Balance Bowl
Balance Bowl - https://zaype.com/balancebowl
Eeetwell
Eeetwell Gzira - https://zaype.com/eatwell Eeetwell St Julians - https://zaype.com/eeetwellstjulians Eeetwell Deliveries - https://zaype.com/eeetwell Eeetwell Valletta – https://zaype.com/eeetwellvalletta Eeetwell Sliema – https://zaype.com/eeetwellsliema Eeetwell Mriehel – https://zaype.com/eeetwellmriehel Eeetwell Jr College – https://zaype.com/eeetwellmsida Eeetwell University – https://zaype.com/eeetwelluni Eeetwell Antwerp – https://zaype.com/eeetwellantwerp
ImPasta
ImPasta - https://zaype.com/impasta
Uncle Matt’s Kitchen
Uncle Matt’s Kitchen Msida - https://zaype.com/unclemattsmsida
Uncle Matt’s Kitchen Mscala - https://zaype.com/unclematts
The Black Sheep
The Black Sheep - https://zaype.com/theblacksheep
