As a vegan, you need to take care of your diet. Since you are not allowed to eat meat, fish, and animal products, it is possible that you will consume less protein, amino acids, and healthy fats. In the long run, it can have health consequences. Amino acids are vital for our body: They form the basic building blocks of all proteins, without which we could not live. So where will we get these important substances when we have decided to go vegan? What are good vegan foods?

What Do Vegans Eat?

There are some ingredients that should not be missing from your shopping list. Some of them are:

Chickpeas, beans, and lentils

Are chickpeas healthy? For vegans, chickpeas are a good source of iron. With 6 milligrams, the dried chickpeas contain a lot of trace elements. With 2. 2 milligrams, the can-based variant also makes an important contribution to blood formation and oxygen transport.
Dried chickpeas impress with calcium (124 milligrams) and phosphorus (332 milligrams). The balanced combination strengthens bones and teeth. Beans and lentils have a similar positive effect on your body.

Fruits and vegetables

Fruits and vegetables are essential components of the human diet. They offer a wealth of vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals, and fiber while offering little in the way of fat and energy.

Nuts and seeds

Nuts contain minerals and vitamins. Especially vitamins from the B group and vitamin E, as well as potassium, sodium, magnesium, and phosphorus. Recent scientific research has demonstrated that nut eating benefits the cardiovascular system, particularly blood lipid levels. Here, the beneficial fatty acid profile of nut fats—which has a relatively high amount of monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids, which are currently thought to be heart-protective plays a particularly significant impact.

Dairy alternatives

As a vegan, you are now allowed to drink milk or eat dairy products. If you are one of those people who eat cereals every day, you have to find alternatives. Some of them are soymilk, coconut milk, and almond milk.

These are the products you need as a vegan. Let us take a look at the POPULAR vegan foods and recipes you can prepare with these products.

What is good vegan food? POPULAR vegan recipes

What is good vegan food? I would like to answer this question with the following vegan recipes. Trust me! You will love them.

 

1. Vegan Lentil Curry | Lentil Curry Recipe

Do you like Indian cuisine? If not, after this dish you will love it. I don’t know how to explain it. This dish tastes incredibly good. If you follow the steps exactly, it will also be one of your favorite dishes.

 

2. Lentil “Meatballs” Recipe

When you’re organizing a party and know you’ll have vegetarian or vegan guests, these lentil balls are a terrific vegan choice. This famous finger food is soft, spicy, and made with red lentils and bulgur wheat. What is Bulgur? Bulgur is a whole grain made from parboiled, cracked wheat. ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS RECIPE!!!

 

3. Vegan Chickpea Curry Recipe

This is one of my favorite vegan chickpea recipes. It is not only easy to make, but also healthy, and delicious. As it contains carrots, onions, and Indian spices, very nutritious too. From chickpeas, you can get your fiber, vitamins, calcium, iron, and more. From the vegetables, you get your vitamins, and from the cocónut cream your healthy fats. The combination with herbs may help with digestion and weight management. 

 

 

4. Spiced Chickpea Stew | Alison Roman`s Spiced Chickpea Stew with Coconut

This is one of the famous vegan chickpea recipes. This recipe is just perfect. You will love it. The ingredients are similar to the ingredients of the Vegan Chickpea Curry Recipe. Absolutely delicious and nutritious.

 

5. Mediterranean Chickpea Salad

To give your body the vitamins it needs, you need to give it a DELICIOUS and easy-to-make salad in combination with the above-mentioned vegan foods. This salad unites fresh vegetables with chickpeas, making it a more filling dish that’s high in vitamins, minerals, protein, and fiber.

 

 

Of course, there are several vegan recipes that are delicious, healthy, and easy to prepare. If you are looking for more vegan recipes, check out my other vegan recipes.

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