Go Vegan With Me This January! #veganuarycontest ๐ฑ๐๐ฅฆ๐ฎ๐ฅ
Go Vegan With Me This January! #veganuarycontest
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As New Year approaches lots of people will be contemplating their resolutions, eager to better themselves in some way. I'm sure social media will be flooded with affirmations from people who over indulged over the Christmas period declaring 'New year, New me!'
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For years 'Dry January' has been a common endeavour, with people vowing in earnest to give up the sauce, though this often proves difficult for many, especially in England as it is undoubtedly the most depressing month of the year anyway!
In more recent years however, Veganuary has been gaining momentum as veganism becomes more mainstream. In London, there is more media coverage and publicity advocating plant based lifestyles than ever before and record numbers of people are making the change every day!
I've noticed marketing campaigns popping up all over the place- on the sides of buses and in the tube- it seems the Veg revolution is nigh!
It's main proponent, especially at this time of year is the Veganuary campaign who have embarked on a huge campaign this year which has paid off big time- a whopping 75,000 people have now signed up on their website, 1 person every 30 seconds!
Those who have followed me for a while know that I am pretty passionate about my vegetarianism, and although not a fully fledged vegan as yet, I am gradually consuming less and less dairy and eat mostly vegan when at home.
So in the spirit of bettering myself in 2018 I am going to embark on Veganuary and I'd love you to join me!
So whether you're a veggie like me who wants to go fully plant-based or a meat eater who is curious about veganism, why not try it for a month? I think you will be surprised how easy it is, and how good you'll feel!
My aim is to create a little community here on Steemit so we can encourage each other, that way it will be much easier (and more fun) than going it alone!
With that in mind, I would like to initiate a little contest in order to motivate and inspire each other!
What I Want From You!
I want to hear about your Veganuary journey, and this can take whatever form you like!
Including, but not limited to:
Vegan recipes (have to be entirely vegan)
Meal plans
Advice and tips
Book/ film recommendations or reviews (providing they are on topic)
(all submissions must of course be original content)
What's Up for Grabs?
Every Sunday during January I will select one winner who will receive:
- $5 SBD
- Resteem, and mention in the winner's announcement!
To Be Considered You Must:
- Upvote and resteem this post
- Link to this post in your submission
- Tag the post with #veganuarycontest
Simple!
I hope in creating this little competition we can not only raise the profile of Veganuary and in doing so benefit the animals, the planet and our health and also encourage others to give it a go by creating a community of acceptance and support.
And of course- show everyone how delicious a plant based diet can be!
Along with my usual veggie recipes and travel posts I will do my best to document my journey throughout January and provide informative posts to dispel common misconceptions and encourage constructive discussion.
If you want to make the journey with me I strongly encourage you to sign up on the Veganuary site:
www.veganuary.com
It provides invaluable resources which will help you along such as recipes, suggestions of where to eat out and a wealth of information about nutrition. They will even send you a 'Vegan Starter Pack' to get you started and will email you with tips and ideas to keep you motivated all month.
And Veganuary is not just for those in the UK, people all over the world are getting involved so I'd love to hear from you wherever you're from! ๐
I look forward to seeing what everyone comes up with, here's to a happy, healthy, VEGAN new Year!
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Disclaimer: I have no professional affiliation with the Veganuary campaign.
โ All photos other than my own were sourced from Official Veganuary social media sites
Very cool! I've been vegetarian since 2013 (yes I do cheat every now and then) but I would love to get closer to vegan. Excited to see what everyone posts. My favorite film on the topic is definitely "Forks over Knives". The hubs and I have the Forks cookbook and are hoping to incorporate more of their recipes into our meal rotation.
You should totally take part in the challenge! ๐ We can all help each other keep motivated throughout the month so it won't seem so daunting. Forks Over Knifes really is life changing, I really think it should be shown in schools!
Agreed!
I am vegan for about 2 years now. And it is the best thing that could ever happen to me! My bloodpressure and pulse improved so much that even my doctor couldn't believe it. My skin is so much better. I was overweighted for years and lost 34 Kg by eating a lot and whenever I want - I just spare unhealthy foods and eat plant based! I met a lot of wonderful people and I enjoy and lean a lot of new meals! And I can enjoy them without making animals suffer! Going vegan made me happier, healthier and brought a lot of wonderful moments into my life :)
Amazing! I love hearing stories like this ๐ - it just goes to show how much impact our diets have not just on our physical well being but on our mental and spiritual happiness too! Thanks so much for sharing, I hope you will submit something to the contest to keep the conversation going!
Thanks a lot dear @lolzwithlisa <3
Yes, our diet has such a huge impact on our physical and spiritual well-being, a lot of people can't even imagine HOW big it is. Thank you so much for your lovely answer and your appreciation! :)
I'll definately submit something to the contest! :) Let's spread the love and peace and healthy,happy lifestyle together <3 For a cruelty free world :)<3
๐ I hope you do!
I am already vegan and will try to encourage more people in new years.
Amazing! Yes keep spreading the word and challenge them to try it for a month ๐
Just saw this contest and love it! You can find my entry here: https://steemit.com/food/@simply.syd/food-the-best-medicine
Thanks, Syd :)
Brilliant! Thanks so much Syd ๐I can't wait to read it, make sure to enter every week!
Let's spread the plant-based word and make this world a better place for all!
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For everyone we have to go vegan. Nice campaign Veganuary.
It is not so hard to accept vegan lifestyle, if we accept it from our hearts, feeling and by understanding curtly include behind this.
For everyone we have to go vegan. Nice campaign Veganuary.
It is not so hard to accept vegan lifestyle, if we accept it from our hearts, feeling and by understanding animal cruelty which is behind this.
Youโre so right- once you feel it in your heart there is no challenge ๐ Hope you will enter the contest!
I have done all 3 things required to participate in contest.
Great! I look forward to reading your entry ๐
Hi, this is a great idea!
Thank you so much. Can't wait to see what people submit! ๐
I've been a vegetarian for 9 years and try vegas as much as I can.
Love the post great inspiration for people to try something new. I am already vegan and canโt wait for more and more people to change the way they eat. Thank you
Thanks so much! Glad you like it ๐ Iโm really excited to see what people come up with for the contest, maybe you will join in?
It's hard to go vegan, vegetarian or any other thing out there. It's easy to tell someone to go Vegan. But the big problem is even people that have some will to do it, face the same issue, they don't know what to eat.
I think you vegetarians and vegans out there have some responsability in this. What can you do? For instance start posting some menus or recipes, that are easy to do with easy enough to find ingredients. For me this is a much effective way of convicing. Maybe I'm talking out of my ass here lol but the times I tryed to come up with a vegan menu, this was always the issue.
There are many awesome people that write vegan recipes here on steemit, so you really need to look them up! I personally think that people like @amy-goodrich , @plantbasedmiri , @lenasveganliving and many more are doing awesome recipes that are not that hard to prepare. It's really more about will to be creative because there are numerous ingredients to work with! :)
I agree, once you have the right mind set you will make the effort to create options for yourself. All the bloggers you mentioned are brilliant of course and provide lots of yummy inspiration, it's there if you look for it ๐
I agree with you, it is hard. I never thought I would be able to go vegetarian but I have now been for 2 years and it's the best decision I ever made! It is indeed difficult to know what to eat, but this is the whole point of the contest I have initiated- to share and inspire. If you look at my past posts you will see that my whole Steemit profile is full of easy veggie recipes, I don't do difficult cuisine! I like food that is accessible and fun and that is so good you don't miss meat! :)
Ok, I will check them out, thanks :)
I find that the real issue is that fast food places and restaurants are too slow to hop aboard or don't even care enough to be accommodating. Even still, some use Daiya cheese which I think is horrible compared to other options. Recipes are nice and you can actually use Yummly to filter out only Vegan options on anything you search for. In those on the go times, it would be nice to have a vast selection of food that could be prepared without the guilt. It'll take a lot more demand to make this the norm. The more time I spend in Vegas, the more I see even a separate Vegan menu or section within the menu that makes the whole process a lot easier.
The posts for the veganuarycontest must be in english or can I write in my native language (italian)?
Your English is very good so if you could write it in Italian with an English translation it would be perfect! That way we can reach Italian and English speakers๐ Canโt wait to see what you come up with!
Ok, I am in!
Great! ๐