Easy Veganuary Recipes

Celebrating Veganuary? Whether Your A New Vegan Or Vegan Looking For Some Great New Recipes To Start The New Year Off. We’ve Got You Covered With Delicious Plant-Based, Gluten-Free & Easy Veganuary Recipes.

January 1st marks the beginning of Veganuary - with the entire month being dedicated to encouraging people worldwide to try veganism.

Not to be confused with World Vegan Day in November. An annual event celebrated by vegans around the world. To celebrate the benefits of veganism.

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What is Veganuary?
What Are The Benefits Of Participating In Veganuary (A Vegan Diet)?
What Can I Eat For Veganuary?
Is Vegan Different From Vegetarian?
If Removing All Animal Products From Your Diet Feels Overwhelming?
How Can I Go Vegan For A Week?
5 Books To Help You Plan Your Plant-Based Gluten-Free Recipes
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Easy Veganuary Recipes

What is Veganuary?

Veganuary is an annual worldwide challenge started in the UK. It’s a registered charity founded by Jane Land and her husband Matthew Glover in 2014. The nonprofit promotes and educates about veganism by encouraging people to follow a vegan lifestyle for the month of January.

What Are The Benefits Of Participating In Veganuary (A Vegan Diet)?

Lots of community support to help anyone wanting to transition to a plant-based diet.
A great and healthy way to support New Year’s resolutions and goals.
People on a vegan diet have less of a chance of getting heart disease, high cholesterol and high blood pressure.
Less likely to get diabetes and some kinds of cancer, especially cancers of the GI tract, breast, ovaries and uterus.

The Mayo Clinic has a great article about the the pros and cons of a vegan diet

What Can I Eat For Veganuary?

Short answer is a lot. Fruit and vegetables, of course. Nuts, nut butters, beans, grains, legumes and tofu. Some breads, rice and pasta’s. Dairy alternatives like oat milk, almond or soy milk. And don’t forget the flavor; lots of herbs and spices. Be sure to check out more of our plant-based lunch recipes.

Vegan diets exclude all meat and animal products. Excluded are beef, poultry, seafood, dairy (milk and cheese) and eggs.

Is Vegan Different From Vegetarian?

Yes, a vegan diet excludes all meat and animal products (meat, poultry, fish, seafood, dairy and eggs) whereas a vegetarian diet allows for eggs and dairy (milk and cheese) but also excludes meat, poultry, ﬁsh and seafood like a vegan diet.

If Removing All Animal Products From Your Diet Feels Overwhelming?

Try a more gradual approach; less restrictive approach. By just increasing the amount of vegetables, fruits, beans and nuts you eat at every meal.

Options Include:

Vegetarian aka Lacto-ovo vegetarian: allowing for eggs and dairy (milk and cheese).
Pescatarian: allowing for fish, eggs and dairy (milk and cheese). But there are lots of great plant-based substitutes. Try our vegan Shrimp Alfredo recipe with Konjac shrimp or our vegan Shrimp Po boys with Oyster mushrooms.
Flexitarian: plant-based diet that on occasion includes animal products.
Mark Bittman VB6: this is an outline of one person’s journey to improving their health; and can be a gradual approach to veganism. He was overweight, pre-diabetic and faced a medical directive: adopt a vegan diet or go on medication. He was no fan of a lifelong regimen of pills, but as a food writer he lived—and worked—to eat. So neither choice was appealing. His solution was a deal with himself. He would become a “flexitarian.” He adopted a diet heavy in vegetables, fruits, and grains by following a healthy vegan diet (no meat, dairy, or processed foods) all day. After 6:00 p.m. he’d eat however he wanted, though mostly in moderation. Beyond that, his plan involved no gimmicks, scales, calorie counting, or point systems

How Can I Go Vegan For A Week?

January can be a great time to begin your journey. Thankfully there are a lot of resources to ask questions and sites to find great recipes. Plenty of vegan foodies and chefs are embracing tasty plant-based, veg-packed and vegan recipes.

No time like the present to simply begin. And no worries, if each day doesn’t go exactly like you plan. You started, that’s what is important.

We created a one week vegan meal planner that can also help guide your journey.

Below we’ve compiled a list of easy to try breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert recipes for Veganuary.

5 Books To Help You Plan Your Plant-Based Gluten-Free Recipes

The Complete Gluten-Free Vegan Cookbook (Justin Weber)
The Plant-Based Cookbook: Vegan, Gluten-Free, Oil-Free Recipes For Lifelong Health (Ashley Madden)
Great Gluten-Free Vegan Eats (Allyson Kramer)
Great Gluten-Free Vegan Eats From Around The World (Allyson Kramer)
Gluten-Free Vegan Baking For Every Occasion (Sara McGlothlin)
Gluten-Free Vegan Cooking In Your Instant Pot (Kathy Hester)