Ini Ndakatevera Vegan Kudya kwevhiki uye Ndakawana Nyowani Kukoshesa Kwezvikafu izvi

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Ndakaramba ndichidzokorora kumurume aive kumashure kwekaunda. Kunhuhwirira kwemabheji matsva uye nova salmon yakandipfuura, kutsvaga "iko mabheji vegan?" vhura pane browser yefoni yangu muruoko rwangu rwerudyi. Tose takanga tapererwa. "Tofu cream chizi. Une tofu cream chizi here?" Pamubvunzo wechishanu, airatidzika kunge pakupedzisira akaziva zvandaive ndichiwana, akatendeuka, ndokuenderera mberi nekukanda multigrain inodziya mune yekufambisa bhandi. Ndaka sundira ndakananga kumubhadhara mari, ndikazvidzokorora kechipiri. "Hatina tofu kirimu chizi," akadaro, achishamisika. "Zvakanaka saka handikwanise kutora izvi nekuti ini ndiri vegan!" Ndakaburitsa apo pandakamutambidza kadhi rangu rekubhadharisa, ndikabhadhara kofi dema yechando, ndikacheuka, ndikazvitutumadza mudumbu muchitima.

Chokwadi ndechekuti, ini handisi chaizvo vegan. Asi mavhiki mashoma apfuura ndakanzwa nezvazvo Chii Utano, gwaro rinoti pane nzira imwe chete yekudya zvine hutano, uye ndezvekudzivirira zvese zvinogadzirwa nemhuka-zvinosanganisira nyama, hove, huku, uye mukaka. Sekureva kwemutungamiriri wefirimu (uye nyeredzi), Kip Andersen, izvi ndizvo zvinhu zviri kutiwodza uye zvichitipa cancer uye chirwere cheshuga. Kunyangwe iyi documentary yakagadzira kukakavara (zvimwe pane izvozvo gare gare), mubvunzo wakauya mupfungwa: Ndaikwanisa kuve vegan here? Ini ndaizonzwa chero musiyano here ndikadzikisa zvigadzirwa zvemhuka kubva kuchikafu changu? Kunyange zvazvo zvingave zvinonyangadza kuwana B12, calcium, iron, uye zinc kubva kune vegan kudya, ndakanga ndichida kuisa simba rakawedzerwa (uye kukanda multivitamin mumusanganiswa) kuti ndipe mhepo. (Psst... dzivisa izvi zvinowanzoitika zvikanganiso zvinovaka muviri zvinogadzirwa nemavegan.)

Kunyangwe izvi kudzivirirwa kwezvose zvigadzirwa zvemhuka zvinonzwika senge yangu vhezheni yegehena, ini ndaive ndakakwikwidza. Kwevhiki imwe chete, ndaidya kudya kwevegan. Kwete chizi. Hapana nyama. Sunga mazai. Kofi yakasviba. Hapana kubata. Hezvino zvidzidzo zvikuru zvandakadzidza:

1. Kune zvinhu zvakawanda izvo vegans zvisingakwanise kudya. Ndakaziva kuti kupinda mairi, asi murume. MUNHU. Chisvusvuro chamangwanani chaive chimwe chezvainyanya kuomesesa uye zvakanyanya kushungurudza, maoko-pasi. Kubvisa mazai kubva mukudya kwangu kwaireva kubvisa chimwe chezvangu zvenguva dzose mangwanani: kukwenya kwakatakura miriwo yakabikwa. Ndakaunzwa kuti ndifunge kuti mazai ndiwo manyuko anoshamisa epuroteni, akapfuma mune yakanaka-yako-yako-maziso lutein uye zeaxanthin uye choline, yakanaka kune huropi uye tsinga. Sezvineiwo, ndaiva nenguva yekugadzira oatmeal kana yangu yekuenda ku smoothie. Zvaive neni ndichifunga, zvakadaro: Kana ini haana ndine nguva, sarudzo dzangu dzaive dzakaganhurirwa pakubata-uye-kuenda. Chidimbu chemuchero chaisazochicheka, uye ini handingade mabheji (mhoroi, carbs) nguva dzose.

Pazuva rangu rekupedzisira uye rekupedzisira, musikana akandidaidza kuti ndibudire brunch uye ini ndikakurudzira kuti tiite kofi pachinzvimbo nekuti ndanga ndisina chokwadi chekufamba nevegan-brunch kunze kwekunge ndaive munzvimbo yekudyira vegan yakachengeteka, sezvakawanda zvekare (mazai ezai, mapekeki, chigunwe cheFrance) zvaive zvisingabvumirwe. Kudya kwemasikati uye kwemanheru yakanga iri imwe nyaya. Ndakaona kuti kudya kwangu kwemasikati kwaive nyore kugadzirisa vegan: Saladhi yeimwe mhando, ine quinoa, tomato, magaka, bhinzi nhema, uye-panzvimbo yehuku-imwe nyama imwe. Uyai nguva yekudya kwemanheru, ini ndaive neimwe nzvimbo yekufema nekugadzira. Pazuva rechishanu, ndakagadzira "muto wenyama" isingadaviriki ndichishandisa crumbled tofu uye Beyond Meat yakazara burgers, iyo yaigona kunyengedza mudyi wenyama uye ingadai yakaita kuti mbuya vangu vekuItaly vadade, vachiibatanidza neBanza chickpea pasta (zvakare, yum. ).

2. Holy WOW kune zvakawanda zvevegan-hushamwari nyama dzimwe nzira. Pasina kupokana, zvigadzirwa zve Beyond Meat ndizvo zvandinowana zvakanyanya kubva muvhiki rangu rekudya vegan. (Ndivo chinhu chakanakisisa chingamboitika kune vegans.) Ne 20 gramu ye pea protein uye 22 magiramu emafuta, vari kuzadza uye chaizvoizvo. tarisa kunge gobvu rakagadzirwa pamba. Ini ndagara ndiri fan of tofu, zvaireva kuti kuiwedzera kumasaradhi uye zvinhu zvaindinakidza. Nyaya ine tofu, zvirinani kwandiri, nderekuti kunyangwe yakabikwa nguva yakareba sei kana kuti yakarungwa sei, zvakaoma kuwana iyo flavour. yose nzira chidimbu chakazara kubva pachiyero block. Pazuva rechitatu ndakaedza sriracha tofu kubva kuna Trader Joe's, uye yaive nerunako-asi bland centre. Zvakare, props yeTrader Joe's soy chorizo. Iyo inonaka yakada kufanana neye seitan inopedzisa yandinoda quinoa taco saladi paCHLOE. Kugadzirisa kwangu kune dzimwe nguva bland tofu mamiriro? Zviputse. Izvo zviri nyore pairi nechinhu chero (ndanga ndichiwedzera tofu kumazai mazai kwemakore) pasina kuchinja iyo tambo, chero bedzi uchinyatso kuomesa usati wagadzirira. (Edza iyi spicy tofu quinoa ndiro.)

3. Vanhu vanonzwa vakasimba ZVAKANAKA pamusoro pekudya kwevegan uye vegetarian. Ndine vateveri vanopfuura zviuru zvishanu pa Instagram. Semurairidzi ane certified, run coach, uye Spin murairidzi, ndinogara ndichitaurirana nevasingazive nezvemaitiro angu, ndichipindura hutano uye kugwinya mibvunzo. Vhiki rino, kuratidza zvikamu zvakasiyana zverwendo rwangu rwevegan mune yangu Instagram nyaya yakakurudzira, pasina kupokana, maDMs andakambogamuchira. Kufanana neni, vanhu kwese kwese vanofungidzirwa nesoy chorizo ​​uye Beyond Meat burger. Chikafu chega chega chandakatumira chaikurudzira imwe mhinduro. Nepo vamwe maDM-ers vainditumira mabikirwo ekuwedzera izvo zvanga zvatova pamenyu yangu (senge faux-Caesar dressing kune ese masalad emasikati), vamwe ipapo vanodya zvisina tsarukano kuwedzera pane yangu tsika (cauliflower "rice yakakangwa") uye kunyange vegan app. mazano-atichasvika munguva pfupi.

4. Kudyira kunze kwakanyanya, zvikuru zvakaoma. Ini ndinogara muguta umo anenge munhu wese ane imwe mhando yezvirambidzo zvekudya. Ini ndakadzidza nekukasira kuti nepo maresitorendi mazhinji anogona kukuudza izvo zvinyowani zvasarudzo zvavanazvo, vegan iri rimwe bhora. Dzimwe nzvimbo dzakatadza kuve nechokwadi chendiro dzaive dzakajeka, uye vamwe vakasimbisa kuti zvinhu zvemenu zvakachengeteka pandakanga ndisina chokwadi (zvese zvese zvakabikwa mubota mazuva ano). Pazuva rechishanu ndakatora pfuti yeJell-O nemukomana wangu tisati tadya (nekuti ndiwo maitiro emazuva ese) kuNew York City yaifarira Meatball Shop, kungobvunza pakarepo pandinonanzva kunaka kwe cosmo-kunaka kubva pamiromo yangu: "Mira, yaiva vegan iyoyo?" Yakanga isiri. Ichi chingave chimwe chinhu chingave chakawanda chechipiri hunhu nenguva, ndine chokwadi.

5. Grocery shopping hella zvakaoma. Kunyanya kana iwe uri kuyedza kuzviita pane zvakajairika grocery. Whole Foods, uko mavegans anowanzo famba-famba, anogona kunge ari mushandisi-ane hushamwari, akazara nezvinhu zvakanyorwa "V" zve "vegan" izvo chitoro changu cheC-Town chisingatakure. Nepo ini kazhinji ndichidya chikafu chakapfuma mumichero mumuriwo, ini ndaisaziva chaizvo zvekutarisa pane chimwe chinhu chakaita sebhodhoro reketchup. Ndine rombo rakanaka (uye pamwe newewo) pane app yeiyo. Izvo Vegan? inobvumira vashandisi kuongorora UPC barcode kuti vaone kana vari vegan-hushamwari. Sokunge ndanga ndisati ndatombotya neangu iPhone 7+, iyi app yakanamatira paruoko rwangu mukati mekutengesa zvinhu. Ichi chinhu, zvakare, icho ini ndine chokwadi chekuti chichava nyore zvakanyanya nenguva.

Saka Ndichanamatira kune Veganism?

Sezvawaona, ndakatsvedza zvishoma. Ndichitarisa kumashure kwazviri, ndingati ndakaita vhiki rangu kungangoita 95 muzana yekubudirira mwero wekunamatira kune vegan chikafu. Ini ndaive netarisiro yekuti ndainzwa kunge ndaive nekuwedzera simba kana kunge dumbu rangu raive rakapfava pakupera kwekutambanudza kwangu. Ichokwadi ndechekuti kunyangwe ini ndainzwa zvine simba simba mangwanani ezuva rechitatu, handina kuona chero shanduko huru kana kukwidziridzwa mumafungire angu. Paive nemazuva andainzwa kushaya nzara kupfuura zvakajairwa nguva pfupi mushure mekudya, uye izvo zvakazoita zvishoma zvinoshungurudza. Ndine chokwadi chekuti zvinoshanduka nenguva kana ndadzidza zvekuwedzera kuzvikafu zvangu kuti zvinyatsogutsa uye munzvimbo "OK".

Chokwadi chinotaurirwa, handifunge kuti ndinogona kunamatira kune yakazara vegan kudya. Handidi kunyatsoda. Ini ndasuwa hove, uye ndakanyatsopotsa mazai (nyama yemombe, pasi turkey, huku-kwete zvakanyanya). Ndakazoona Chii Utano pamusi weChishanu manheru mukati, uye yakazununguswa. Kunyangwe hazvo paine akawanda ezvinyorwa zvinorwisa huchokwadi hweiyo firimu, kuenda vegan kwevhiki kwakandiita kuti ndide kuisa yakawanda vegan-inoshamwaridzika kudya zvisinei. Munharaunda yedu apo dzinenge nhatu kubva muzana dzevaAmerican dzisingakwanise kudya michero yakakwana uye 87 muzana inotadza kudya miriwo inokwana, ini ndakanyanya kufunga nezvekuwedzera goho kuchikafu changu pane kutora kure dzimwe sarudzo dzine hutano seyogati nemazai. Izvo ndezve kutsvaga chiyero chinokushandira, uye neni, chiyero ichocho chinosanganisira zvishoma zvese-kana kana iine "V" pakanyorwa.

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