Vegan Effect

Written by McDonald, T.   |  Date 16th of January 2023 Just the thing for a cold day!  For a long time I held off trying this dish out because it didn't appeal to me much.  Once I did try it, I started to have it all the time.  This is a very easy meal to make and is extremely versatile.   You can have it with rice, roast potatoes, new potatoes, boiled potatoes or even mash potato.  You can have it with pasta or just on its own with some crusty bread.  Not only is the dinner packed with texture and flavour, it contains a lot of protein and roughage. 

Written by McDonald, T.   |  Updated 30th of September 2022     Are you feeling tired, irritable, and sad?  Maybe it is time you looked at your diet and upped your intake of vitamin C. 

  By McDonald, T.   |  Date 2nd of August 2021 Are you new to veganism?  Do you want to try something special that is easy to prepare?  If so, this is the dish for you.  It is packed with flavour and easy to use.  When you first go vegan, it's vital to pay attention to nutrition just the same as any other diet; however, unlike a meat eaters diet, a vegan diet lacks B12.  For this reason, i add nutrition yeast with B12 to some dinners. Ingredients  Courgette  Carrot  Parsnips Kale Spinach  Broccoli  Red Bell pepper Chow mein sauce (you could make your own, but i just use a packet sauce) Garlic  Nutritional Yeast with B12 Method Cut the broccoli, carrot and parsnips into strips and fry in a frying pan until they start to go a golden brown.  Add the kale, spinach, garlic and bell pepper.  Add the chow mein sauce.  While this is on a low heat, spiralize the courgette and add it to everything else in the f...

By McDonald, T.   |  Updated 01 of July 2021 All vegans need to pay attention to nutrition since some vitamins you can't get from vegetables.   This is way you may have heard or even seen on food packaging about foods fortified with things like B12.  However, it is easy to miss out on a balanced diet if you neglect to investigate nutrition.  B12 Why is it important?  Without B12, serious health problems can occur such as: Permanent nerve damage Depression A pale yellow tinge to your skin Irritability Pernicious anaemia Function B12 helps to keeps nerve and blood cells healthy.  It also helps to made DNA in the cells.  B12 loses the protein it is bond to and then binds to another protein in the body called intrinsic factor allowing it to be absorbed. If the body can't make intrinsic factor, it is difficult for the body to absorb B12 resulting in Pernicious anaemia (NIH, 2021). Foods With B12 For vegans, this will have to come from either fortif...

By McDonald, T.   |  Date 15th of March 2021 This No Beef Wellington is great and can be a part of many types of dinner from something special like New Years dinner or as a midweek comforter.  It goes good with roasted veg or boiled potatoes.  This particular No beef wellington is from Wicked Kitchen.  It is wrapped in fantastic light flaky pastry and really does have a meaty taste.  Just under the pastry is a layer of mushroom and herbs.  Just take a look at that lovely texture and beautiful pastry! Wicked Wellington This wellington is truly great; however, nothing is perfect and it does come with fat and salt, so resist the temptation to over do it with the portion sizes.  As with other mock meats, it lacks protein and B vitamins meaning you we need to get them from somewhere else.  That is way I tend to have a lot of vegetables and add nutritional yeast with B12 to the gravy.  Fats Since there is a lot of fat in a vegan wellington, ...

By McDonald, T.   |  Date 10th of February 2021 You have completed Veganuary and now you want to continue as a vegan.   Take The Time To Look At These Websites NHS Live Well Gives first rate information on your dietary needs.  The Eat Well section of the website will give you expert advice on achieving a well balanced diet including how to get your 5 a day.  It also covers vegan diets, so this is diffidently not one to miss. The Association Of British Dietitians  (BDA) A magnificent website with the sole prepose of delivering top quality nutritional information.  Very good for those wanting to delve a little bit deeper into nutrition. The Vegan Society Beautiful website that will give you an outline of deferent areas of nutritional needs.  It is tailor made for vegans and has expert advice from Heather Russell The Vegan Society's resident dietitian.  If you visit only one site for vegan nutrition, please make sure it is this one! Useful...

By McDonald, T.   |  Date 4th of January 2021 On a cold winters evening you need something that is both feeling, taste, hot and full of comfort and cosiness.  This pasta bake does all that and is much better than it sounds or looks.  However, you can spruce it up a bit by adding more grated vegan cheese and toppings if you really wanted.   Serves 2  Time 1hr 40 minutes   Ingredients Base ingredients  60g Black beans. 40g Chickpeas. 70g Marrowfat Peas. 40g Red lentils. 50g Kale.  60g Courgette (zucchini). 100g Wholewheat pasta. Sauce ingredients  14 g Hot red chilli pepper.  10g Vegan red pesto. 2 tbsp Salsa. 1 tbsp Teriyaki sauce.   60g Chopped tomatoes.  2 tsp Paprika.  2 tsp Turmeric.  8g Nutritional yeast with B12.  Toppings 40g Vegan cheese of your choice grated. 40g Red bell pepper. 60g Tomatoes. Method  If you are using dried beans and lentils, you have to soak them in plain water over night and...