The plant-based diet will make you happy, that’s for sure. The question is, will you let it?
Food is addictive, psychologically and sometimes physically. To avoid those uncomfortable situations where you regain consciousness while running after your friend’s dog, fork in hand, froth at mouth, read a few tips to keep you 200% satisfied.
1. Innovate
Cooking is not hard. I know, because I can do it. (Not like shopping, which is slightly hard, but we have to do that, whatever we eat.)
Cooking vegan food is easier than cooking animal based meals because the preparation is less risky – you can’t die from cooking it incorrectly. Yay! No accidental death by food poisoning!
Don’t feel like you’re missing out. Get in the kitchen and have fun. Even the process will be enjoyable, if the initial results leave you eating potato chips from 7/11 and taking out one heavy bag of trash the next day.
Here are my basic rules for cooking which you can adopt royalty free 
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- if it’s too hard it’s not worth it
- simple = yum
- preparation can be fun socially
- quick is best for lonesome meals
- have no fear
- use tofu. Duh.
Take control of your kitchen (or just start using it). Emulate what you know, but don’t be afraid. Buy random vegetables. Read vegan cooking blogs (there are hundreds).
You can do it. There are no rules. There never were, even though we ate the same things every day of the week for our whole lives up until we decided not to.
2. Eat out
Find your local vegan places and make them rich. Get a second job if you have to. Or just sell your house, whatever feels easiest. Searching Google for “vegan” + your city name is a good way to start – you’ll even get a map.
3. Take the lead
If you’re going to be the odd one out at the next gathering, you might as well be it in style. Make it at your house. Buy a mixture of vegan junk food (people will not know is vegan or care), vegan health food (“oh, where did you find vegan nuts and olives?” is something I guarantee you will not hear). Make a salad. Fry some vegan sausages (don’t tell me you can’t fry a sausage, I’ll ban you from this blog!) and serve them in folded bread with mustard. Yummo!
I’m currently compiling my list of the best vegan junk food known to man. Then there’s the best vegan finger food. Make sure you subscribe and stay tuned!
Over to you
Vegans, new vegans, aspiring vegans, how are YOU making yourself happy?
(Thanks for the pic Rain Rabbit)
