Avoiding animal products, acting ethically and living sustainably – that is the idea behind the vegan life. Here you will find undogmatic tips for a vegan lifestyle: We present purely plant-based products, explain what you should pay attention to when eating vegan and provide information about vegan clothing and cosmetics. We also show that vegan living doesn’t have to be complicated.
Vegans generally avoid all products that contain animal ingredients. The idea of this way of life: To act more ethically because no animals have to be killed to make your own life possible. In addition, there is the sustainability aspect: after all, meat from factory farming and dairy products pollute the climate. Last but not least, the vegan life is often associated with the hope of a healthier diet.
Cooking vegan: innovative and different
Those who live vegan – or at least want to live a little more vegan – often expand their diet in many different ways. Cooking and experimenting is part of it for many (new) vegans. For example, you can conjure up delicious dishes with the versatile meat substitute seitan (and even make seitan yourself), make vegan brownies from kidney beans or vegan chocolate spread yourself as an alternative to Nutella.
“Necessity is the mother of invention” is the motto and it is the same with vegan baking and cooking: The vegan egg substitute can consist of fruit puree, special egg substitute powder, flaxseed or silken tofu – or you can simply omit eggs altogether. Honey is replaced with sugar beet and maple syrup or agave syrup: we present the best vegan honey alternatives.
Tip: To ensure that you continue to eat a balanced diet, you can use the vegan food pyramid
Eat vegan: There are many alternatives
Traditional dishes can be reinterpreted as “vegan”: there are many delicious plant-based recipe ideas. In summer, living vegan does not mean doing without, but instead you reach for vegan ice cream, which is now available in supermarkets and ice cream parlors. Grilling is also possible without steak or wieners: we provide delicious recipe ideas for vegan grilling
And what about the typical German breakfast? Don’t worry, it looks good on the bread without salami and cheese: You can make vegan spreads yourself with just two ingredients. Because: Purchased vegetarian and vegan spreads
There is now a large selection of plant-based milk substitutes for coffee. We looked at different types of plant milk: soy milk, almond milk, pea milk, lupine milk, hemp milk, oat milk (which you can also make yourself with our oat milk recipe) and rice milk – find out more and try for yourself which plant milk you like best. Living (and above all eating) vegan means: Trying out many things and being curious.
Living vegan: Eating a healthy and balanced diet
Unlike “omnivores”, vegans get their proteins only from plant sources, i.e. from legumes instead of meat, eggs and milk. Anyone who has decided to live vegan should deal intensively with food and its nutrients in order to stay healthy. With us you will find information about vitamins from plant sources, the much-discussed vitamin B12 and we will answer the question of which foods provide plant-based protein.
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