So, Veganuary hits our calendars once again... In my dreams, I’m already a vegan, saving the world one bite at a time, but the reality is quite different. I’m repeatedly derailed by the siren call of dairy and meat, something I feel increasingly guilty about. Our planet is now in a code-red situation and I am genuinely scared about what the future will hold for the next generation – my twin sons, now four, included.
Veganism is one of the most effective things we can do to help the climate crisis. So, I recently took a week out to make some changes.
Here’s how I got on.
Monday
Eating plant-based food is at the heart of the vegan ethos and, as I’m always thinking about my next meal, I eagerly turn to the vegan cookbooks collecting dust in my kitchen.
With my creative juices flowing, I remember the glut of winter greens left in our vegetable patch. Soon enough, I’m whipping up a vegetable gyoza broth (using vegan veg stock). My husband Olly, 40, agrees it is delicious. I can’t tell you how good it feels to tick two wholesome boxes in one – plant-based food and zero-carbon footprint, thanks to veg harvested from the garden.
Tuesday
I stumble into the shower after an early wake-up call from my children but, hang on, there’s one big problem. Few of my toiletries have The Vegan Society’s seal of approval, so I make do with an almost-empty tube of body scrub.
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