I thought it might be useful to have a thread where those of us who have been vegetarian/vegan for a while can post the 5 things we wouldn't or couldn't be veggie without. It can be anything - online resources, food products, cosmetics, clothing items... if it helped you transition/stay veggie, it's useful! Also, if some of your points are specific to a particular region, it might be good to state where.
My five:
1. veggieviews - and no I'm not being a suck up or a vegan cheeseball
I think it's invaluable to have somewhere like this to talk to other veggies and find out about new products and recipes and the like, without coming across any judgement for my lifestyle choices. It's especially useful if you live in an area which isn't particularly veg-friendly.
2. 'Chloe's Kitchen' cookbook by Chloe Coscarelli. Full of easy to follow recipes for making the omni food I loved without any animal ingredients. Definitely made my home-cooked meals more enjoyable!
3. If you're in the UK, and looking for a good meat substitute, you can't beat Fry's in my opinion. Especially the "chicken" burgers. A little on the pricier end, but totally worth it as a treat every now and then. If your local Holland and Barrett has a freezer section, you'll find some of their products there.
4. Another one for the UK - VEGFEST! If you live in or around Brighton or Bristol, or if you're willing to travel, there's a huge vegetarian festival held once a year. Hundreds of stalls to sample foods and products, plenty of information on all aspects of a veggie lifestyle, cookery demonstrations, and loads of great people. I go every year, and it's always awesome.
5. Earthlings. An animal rights video by actor/director Joaquin Phoenix. Please be warned, the video is fairly graphic and disturbing. This is, though, a thread about the things that made/kept us veggie, and this video is a huge part of that for me.
My five:
1. veggieviews - and no I'm not being a suck up or a vegan cheeseball
I think it's invaluable to have somewhere like this to talk to other veggies and find out about new products and recipes and the like, without coming across any judgement for my lifestyle choices. It's especially useful if you live in an area which isn't particularly veg-friendly.2. 'Chloe's Kitchen' cookbook by Chloe Coscarelli. Full of easy to follow recipes for making the omni food I loved without any animal ingredients. Definitely made my home-cooked meals more enjoyable!
3. If you're in the UK, and looking for a good meat substitute, you can't beat Fry's in my opinion. Especially the "chicken" burgers. A little on the pricier end, but totally worth it as a treat every now and then. If your local Holland and Barrett has a freezer section, you'll find some of their products there.
4. Another one for the UK - VEGFEST! If you live in or around Brighton or Bristol, or if you're willing to travel, there's a huge vegetarian festival held once a year. Hundreds of stalls to sample foods and products, plenty of information on all aspects of a veggie lifestyle, cookery demonstrations, and loads of great people. I go every year, and it's always awesome.
5. Earthlings. An animal rights video by actor/director Joaquin Phoenix. Please be warned, the video is fairly graphic and disturbing. This is, though, a thread about the things that made/kept us veggie, and this video is a huge part of that for me.
Yes! Explore, explore , explore. Open your mind and don't be afraid of new foods. Try everything. There are so many foods, cuisines, recipes, etc that I discovered once going veggie. Now I wonder how I ever lived without them.
