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As a Vegetarian, I have often been more than tempted to try going vegan for a while. The main thing that has prevented me in the past is that I have a severe nut allergy, meaning my diet would be even more limited than it already is. Also, with the addition of this factor, it seemed I would be making a serious commitment that would require more than a fair share of effort during what is already a busy daily working schedule. Where would I find all of the necessary time to grocery shop and cook?<\/p>\n

Due to this inner conflict, I decided to try going vegan for a week to see what happened and whether or not this might be the lifestyle for me.<\/h2>\n

Because it\u2019s a short space of time and summer isn\u2019t quite over yet, this week seemed to be the perfect time. Before I began, I researched online the healthiest ways for me to go about doing this so that I could keep a balanced diet whilst also going completely cruelty free in my diet for span of the whole week. And then, in short, I managed a whole 168 hours of vegan eating!<\/p>\n

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There was a lot I learned from being Vegan for a week.<\/h2>\n

First of all I found that, whilst it is difficult to shop for this diet, it is not as challenging as I originally thought. In fact it really inspired me to be more creative with my food which is something I want to take away from this experience as I revert to Vegetarianism for the meantime.<\/p>\n

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There were so many new recipes I discovered, most of them really easy to make and requiring only vegetables and meat\/dairy substitutes. I can highly recommend curried coconut quinoa which was the highlight of the week and sugar snap peas which became my favourite lunchtime snack. Because I used so many fruits and vegetables as the foundation of my dishes, I also found that it was much easier to build upon this to make nut free meals that were safe for me to eat.<\/p>\n

The best thing about trying out Veganism was the number of smoothies this encouraged me to sample.<\/h2>\n

Equally as hydrating as water, there were so many I tested. Watermelon, raspberry and blueberry blended with some cold Vegan icecream has become my new definition of absolute perfection!<\/p>\n

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Additionally, I also found that this really helped me in terms of my outlook and general sense of wellbeing.<\/h2>\n

This was the case in two different ways, the first being that it kept my body fuelled up and ready to work and exercise. Preparing food the way I was, as well as this being a much more balanced menu than I am usually accustomed to, my sleep and behaviour really benefited. This wasn\u2019t something I expected and came as a pleasant pro to the experiment.<\/p>\n

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Secondly, I felt so much better in terms of my dietary ethics.<\/h2>\n

Veganism means that I am in no way contributing to the harm of innocent animals who are so often brought into the food market where they suffer for the sake of a profit. Knowing I wasn\u2019t a part of that chain really added to my clarity of conscience and made me feel a lot more at ease when I was eating. It definitely meant the food tasted better!<\/p>\n

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Overall I had a really positive and interesting insight during my trial of what life is like when you are Vegan and how this can play a really important role in improving your health, work ethic and relationship with both animals and awareness about the world around us.<\/p>\n

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It has made me realise that challenges such as this are only a bit scary because we don\u2019t know the details fully and we can\u2019t know until we experience things ourselves. Because of this, I can highly recommend a similar experiment for those of you reading who might be wondering if Veganism is for you too. It\u2019s definitely made me want to become Vegan full time even more, and I hope to begin this adventure slowly but surely from now on.<\/p>\n

Have you ever tried going vegan? Tell me about it in the comments!<\/h5>\n
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