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Vegan diet rules, guidelines, recipes

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Vegan diet rules, guidelines, recipes

The vegan diet is now a very popular dietary trend. It is a very restrictive variant of the vegetarian diet, which consists of completely eliminating meat, fish, eggs, milk and its derivatives from the diet, and even honey, which is produced by bees. We also present some recipes for beverages that are vegan substitutes for standard cow's milk.

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1. What is veganism?

Vegetarianism is a lifestyle that consists primarily of a radical vegetarian diet based on plant-based products. Unlike vegetarianism, veganism completely excludes not only meat, but also milk, cheese, eggs, or honey from the diet. However, it is not only the use of a meat-free diet but also the elimination of animal products from all other aspects of life.

2. The vegan pyramid of proper nutrition

Although excluded from all products of animal origin, it is considered to be a very varied way of eating. Although the vegan pyramid differs from the healthy food and physical activity pyramids that exist in Poland, it should also be noted that there are different types of vegetable foods that are recommended, but the emphasis is on the recommended high intake of plant products. The basis of the vegan dietary pyramid is, of course, the best vegetables and fruits. It is recommended to consume mainly these raw and least processed foods.

3. Here are some helpful tips before you start a vegan diet

If we're thinking about switching to veganism, we should do it gradually, systematically, never day to day. We should eliminate meat, fish, eggs, and dairy from our daily diet, but it's important that we eliminate each of these products one by one, for example, every two weeks.

4. The risk of deficiencies in the vegan diet

Unfortunately, when using a vegan diet, food shortages are highly likely. The most common deficiencies are: protein to avoid a deficiency should be consumed in green leafy vegetables, legume seeds, nuts, seaweed, tofu, rice fish and vegetable beverages. To minimize the risk of acidity or deficiency in this diet, vegetable oils should be added to vegetable fats, vegetables and vegetables in order to avoid the deficiency; olive oil should be minimized in vegetables such as vegetable oil, olive oil, oatmeal, oats, seafood, fish oil, and mineral oil, essential oils such as oats and oats.

5. Recipes for homemade vegetable milk

Cow's milk is rich in vitamins and minerals, it is also consumed because of its flavor values. Unfortunately, the vegan diet does not allow the consumption of milk and its derivatives.

6. It's a kidney drink

Ingredients: 1 glass of renal nuts (boiled for at least 12 hours), 3 glasses of water, 2 tablespoons of xylitol to taste.

7. A drink of oatmeal

Ingredients: 15 tablespoons of oatmeal (without soaking), 1.5 liters of water.

8. It's an orchid drink

Ingredients: 1 glass of orchid (soaked for at least 12 hours), 4 glasses of water, 2 tablespoons of xylitol to taste.

9. It's a coconut drink

Ingredients: 200 g of coconut kernels (boiled for at least 12 hours), 4 glasses of water. The preparation of all of the above drinks looks similar. All you need to do is rinse and blend the washed and dried ingredients with water.
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