Tips For Transitioning To Veganism & How To Eat Vegan At RGU

This weeks topic we will be looking at veganism! We here at Made have noticed as im sure most of our readers will have also that veganism is becoming more and more popular and mainstream in the UK. So for those of you who may be considering going vegan whether it be for health or ethical reasons check out our tips below on how to transition to veganism and how you can eat vegan at RGU.

Do Your Research!- It's important before making a drastic change to your diet to do your research and decide why you want to become vegan. Research how to eat vegan on the go, cooking from home and how to know if something is or isn't vegan. Knowing the facts will make it much easier for you. You would be surprised how many everyday foods are actually vegan including even oreos!
 just look for the vegan logo above on food packaging.


Slowly Transition- Weather you are transitioning from omnivore or vegetarian to vegan it is important to make the change slowly and not go cold turkey overnight! This will make it much easier for you to break old habit and more likely to make this a permanent change. As you start to decrease your dairy and meat intake slowly introduce vegan substitutes and more plant based foods into your diet.

Find Inspiration Online- Find recipes, tips or communities of others who are also vegan online (such as our blog!) to help support you and give you inspiration along the way. Blogs and Pinterest are a great online source for recipes!

Take Vitamin Supplements- If you feel your struggling to get all of your nutrients consider taking vitamin supplements such as vitamin D and B-12. Though a vegan diet shouldn't be restricting you too much of proteins and vitamins as some of the media may portray!

Learn The Benefits- If you ever start to loose motivation remembering the reasons you decided to go vegan and all of the many benefits  this plant based diet can have for your health and the planet will help keep you going!

So now that we have covered some tips on how you can transition to veganism lets look at how you can eat vegan at RGU! On campus you will find our eat well leafs which will indicate healthy information about our dishes. Look out for the vegan leafs on our menus to indicate what vegan dishes we have on offer that day! If you are ever unsure simply ask a member of staff who would be more than happy to help! We are currently looking at expanding our range of vegan and vegetarian dishes on campus so stay tuned! There is also a Vegan and Vegetarian society at RGU, get the chance to meet with fellow students who believe in the vegan movement
and make new friends!.