Ngilandele Ukudla Kwe-Vegan Isonto Ngathola Ukuthokozela Okusha Ngalezi Zokudla

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Ngangilokhu ngiziphinda endodeni engemva kwekhawunda. Iphunga lama-bagel amasha ne-nova salmon lidlule kimi, usesho "ama-bagels vegan?" vula kusiphequluli sefoni yami esandleni sami sokudla. Sobabili sakhungatheka. "I-tofu cream cheese. Ingabe unayo i-tofu cream cheese?" Ekubuzweni kwesihlanu, kubukeka sengathi ekugcineni uyabona ukuthi ngitholani, wafulathela, waphonsa inqwaba yemfudumalo ku-toaster yebhande lokuhambisa. Ngashosholoza ngaqonda ku-cashier, ngaphinda okwesithupha. "Asinalo ushizi wokhilimu we-tofu," esho emangele. "Hhayi-ke ngeke ngikwazi ukukuthatha lokhu ngoba ngidla inyama!" Ngivele ngaphuma ngenkathi ngimnikeza ikhadi lami lasebhange, ngikhokhela ikhofi elimnyama le-iced, ngaphenduka, futhi ngazithokozisa ngesisu esitimeleni.

Iqiniso ukuthi, angiyona i-vegan ngempela. Kepha emasontweni ambalwa edlule ngizwe ngakho Yini Ezempilo, idokhumentari ethi kunendlela eyodwa kuphela yokudla okunempilo, futhi lokho ngokugwema yonke imikhiqizo yezilwane-kubandakanya inyama, inhlanzi, izinkukhu, nobisi. Ngokusho komqondisi wefilimu (nomlingisi), uPik Andersen, lezi yizinto ezisenza sikhuluphale futhi zisinike umdlavuza nesifo sikashukela. Yize ledokhumentari idale impikiswano (okuningi kulokho kamuva), kwafika umbuzo engqondweni yami: Ngabe ngikwazile ukuba yi-vegan? Ingabe ngingazizwa ngihlukile uma ngiyeka imikhiqizo yezilwane ekudleni kwami? Nakuba kungase kube ubuqili ukuthola i-B12, i-calcium, insimbi, ne-zinc ekudleni kwe-vegan, ngangizimisele ukufaka umzamo owengeziwe (futhi ngiphonsa i-multivitamin ku-mix) ukuze nginikeze i-whirl. (Psst...gwema lawa maphutha ajwayelekile okudla okudliwa yizilwane.)

Ngaphandle kwalokhu kugwenywa kwayo yonke imikhiqizo yezilwane ezwakala njengenguqulo yami yesihogo, ngangiyilungele inselele. Kwaphela isonto elilodwa, ngangidla ukudla okunemifino eqinile. Alikho ushizi. Ayikho inyama. Bopha amaqanda. Ikhofi elimnyama. Akukho okubanjiwe. Nazi izifundo ezinkulu engizifundile:

1. Ziningi izinto abadla inyama abangakwazi ukuzidla. Bengikwazi lokho kungena kuwo, kodwa umuntu. INDODA. Ukudla kwasekuseni kwakungenye yezinto ezinzima kakhulu futhi ezikhungathekisa kakhulu, eziya phansi. Ukususa amaqanda ekudleni kwami ​​kwakusho ukususa okunye kokudla engikudlayo ekuseni: ukuhlaselwa okulayishwe imifino egayiwe. Ngikhuliswe ngacabanga ukuthi amaqanda angumthombo omangalisayo kangaka wamaprotheni, acebile kuma-lutein amahle futhi i-zeaxanthin ne-choline, alungele ubuchopho nezinzwa. Ngenhlanhla, ngibe nesikhathi sokwenza i-oatmeal noma i-go-to smoothie yami. Kwakungenza ngicabange, noma kunjalo: Uma ngi akazange unesikhathi, izinketho zami bezilinganiselwe kakhulu ekubambeni nasekuhambeni. Ucezu lwesithelo alunakusika, futhi angifuni ama-bagels (sawubona, ama-carbs) ejwayelekile.

Ngosuku lwami lokugcina nolokugcina, intombi yangimemela i-brunch futhi ngaphakamisa ukuthi senze ikhofi esikhundleni ngoba ngangingaqiniseki ukuthi ngiyisebenzisa kanjani i-brunch yonke-vegan ngaphandle kokuthi ngangisendaweni yokudlela ye-vegan ephephile, njengakudala okuningi (izitsha zamaqanda, ama-pancake, ubhontshisi waseFrance) bekungavunyelwe. Ukudla kwasemini nokudla kwakusihlwa kwakungeyona enye indaba. Ngithole ukuthi ukudla kwami ​​kwasemini bekulula ukukuthinta ku-vegan: Isaladi yohlobo oluthile, efakwe i-quinoa, utamatisi, ikhukhamba, ubhontshisi omnyama, futhi-esikhundleni senkukhu-enye inyama. Woza isikhathi sesidlo sakusihlwa, ngibe nesikhala esengeziwe sokuphefumula nokuba nobuchule. Ngosuku lwesihlanu, ngenza i- "sauce yenyama" engakholeki ngisebenzisa i-crumbled tofu neBeyond Meat ephelele burger, ebingakhohlisa umuntu odla inyama futhi ibingenza ugogo wami wase-Italy aziqhenye, ngiyibhanqa neBanza chickpea pasta (futhi, yum ).

2. I-WOW Engcwele kunezindlela eziningi zezinyama ezinobungani be-vegan. Ngaphandle kokungabaza, imikhiqizo ye-Beyond Meat iwukuthola kwami ​​okuhle kakhulu kusukela evikini lami lokudla i-vegan. (Ziyinto engcono kakhulu kweyake yenzeke kumavegan.) Ngamagremu angu-20 weprotheni yephizi kanye namagremu angu-22 wamafutha, ayagcwalisa futhi empeleni. bheka njengomuntu patty obukhulu eyenziwe ekhaya. Bengihlale ngingumlandeli we-tofu, okusho ukuthi ukuyifaka kumasaladi nezinto bekungijabulisa. Inkinga nge-tofu, okungenani kimi, ukuthi kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ifakwe isikhathi eside kangakanani noma ukuthi inongwe kangakanani, kunzima ukuthola lokho kunambitheka. yonke indlela ucezu lonke oluvela kubhulokhi elijwayelekile. Ngosuku lwesithathu ngazama i-sriracha tofu kwa-Trader Joe's, futhi yayinokunambitheka okuhle-kodwa isikhungo esingenalutho. Futhi, ama-props we-soy chorizo ​​ka-Trader Joe. Kunambitheka cishe ngokufana ne-seitan egcwalisa isaladi engiyithandayo ye-quinoa taco yi-CHLOE. Ukulungiswa kwami ​​​​kwesimo se-tofu esingavamile? Khubazeka. Ihlangana kalula nganoma yini (bengilokhu ngifaka i-tofu emaqandeni amaqanda iminyaka) ngaphandle kokushintsha ukunambitheka, inqobo nje uma uyibambisisa yomile ngaphambi kokuyilungiselela. (Zama lesi sitsha se-tofu quinoa esibabayo.)

3. Abantu bazizwa benamandla KAKHULU mayelana nokudla kwe-vegan nokudla kwemifino. Nginabalandeli abangaphezu kuka-5 000 ku-Instagram. Njengomqeqeshi oqinisekisiwe, umqeqeshi wokugijima, kanye nomqeqeshi we-Spin, ngihlala ngixhumana nabantu engingabazi ngokuphelele ngemikhuba yami, ngiphendula imibuzo yempilo nobungqabavu. Kuleli sonto, ukukhombisa izingxenye ezahlukahlukene zohambo lwami lwe-vegan endabeni yami ye-Instagram kukhuthaze, ngaphandle kokungabaza, ama-DM amaningi engake ngawathola. Njengami, abantu yonke indawo bazifela nge-soy chorizo ​​kanye namabhega e-Beyond Meat. Yonke into yokudla engiyithumele yenze impendulo ethile. Ngenkathi abanye abantu bakwa-DM bangithumelela izindlela zokupheka ukuze bagcwalise lokho osekuvele kumenyu yami (njenge-faux-Caesar dressing yawo wonke lawo masaladi esidlo sasemini), abanye kukhona ukudla okungahleliwe ukuze ngingeze esimisweni sami (i-cauliflower "irayisi ethosiwe") kanye nohlelo lokusebenza lwe-vegan. iziphakamiso-esizofika kuzo kungekudala.

4. Ukudla ngaphandle kumnandi kakhulu, kakhulu kunzima. Ngihlala edolobheni lapho cishe wonke umuntu enohlobo oluthile lokuvinjelwa ekudleni. Ngifunde ngokushesha ukuthi ngenkathi izindawo zokudlela eziningi zingakutshela ukuthi yiziphi izinketho zemifino abanazo, i-vegan elinye ibhola eligcwele. Amanye amabala awakwazanga ukuqiniseka ngezitsha ezazisobala, kanti ezinye ziqinisekisile ukuthi izinto zemenyu ziphephile lapho nginokungabaza (konke kuphekwe ebhotela kulezi zinsuku). Ngosuku lwesihlanu ngathatha isibhamu sikaJell-O nesoka lami ngaphambi kokudla kwakusihlwa (ngoba lokho kuyindlela ejwayelekile yokujwayela) eNew York City okuthandwa kakhulu yiMeatball Shop, ngacela ukubuza ngokushesha lapho ngikhotha ubuhle obunephunga elimnandi ezindebeni zami: "Linda, ngabe leyo vegan? " Kwakungeyona. Lokhu kungaba yinto engaba yinto yesibili ethe xaxa ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, ngiqinisekile.

5. Ukuthenga igrosa kunzima. Ikakhulukazi uma uzama ukukwenza esitolo sokudla esijwayelekile. I-Whole Foods, lapho imifino evame ukuzulazula khona, ingase isebenziseke kalula, ifakwe izinto ezibhalwe ukuthi "V" ye-"vegan" leyo isitolo sami sendawo sakwa-C-Town esingaziphathi neze. Ngenkathi ngivame ukudla ukudla okunezithelo zemifino, bengingazi kahle ukuthi yini okufanele ngiyibheke entweni efana nebhodlela le-ketchup. Nginenhlanhla (futhi kungenzeka nawe, futhi) kukhona uhlelo lokusebenza lwalokho. Ingabe i-Vegan? ivumela abasebenzisi ukuthi baskene amabhakhodi e-UPC ukuze babone ukuthi ayavumelana yini ne-vegan. Njengokungathi bengingakhathazeki nge-iPhone 7+ yami, lolu hlelo lokusebenza lwaluhlala lwanginamathisela esandleni sami kuwo wonke amagceke okudla. Lokhu kuyinto, futhi, engiqinisekile ukuthi izoba lula kakhulu ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.

Ngakho-ke Ngizohlala Namanje Ngokwe-Veganism?

Njengoba ubonile, ngashibilika izikhathi ezimbalwa. Uma ngibheka emuva kukho, ngingathi ngenze isonto lami cishe ngamaphesenti angama-95 okuphumelela kokunamathela ekudleni kwe-vegan. Benginethemba lokuthi ngizozizwa sengathi nginamandla athe xaxa noma ngathi isisu sami besicwebezela ekugcineni kokunweba kwami. Iqiniso ngukuthi yize ngizizwe nginamandla amakhulu ekuseni kosuku lwesithathu, angibonanga zinguquko ezinkulu noma ukuphakama kwemizwa yami. Kwakunezinsuku engangizizwa ngilambe kakhulu kunokujwayelekile ngemuva nje kokudla, futhi lokho kwangikhathaza kancane. Nginesiqiniseko sokuthi lokho kuzoshintsha ngokuhamba kwesikhathi lapho ngifunde ukuthi yini engingangeza ekudleni kwami ​​ukubenza banelise ngokwengeziwe nasendaweni ethi "KULUNGILE".

Uma kukhulunywa iqiniso, angicabangi ukuthi nginganamathela ekudleni okuphelele kwe-vegan. Bengingeke ngempela ngifune. Ngiphuthelwe izinhlanzi, futhi ngiphuthelwe amaqanda (i-steak, i-ground turkey, inkukhu-hhayi okuningi). Ngigcine ngibhekile Yini Ezempilo ngobusuku bangoLwesihlanu ebusuku, futhi kwaba nokuzamazama. Noma kunenqwaba yama-athikili alwa ukuba semthethweni kwefilimu, ukuphuma kwe-vegan isonto lonke kungenze ngafuna ukufaka ukudla okunobungane bamavegan noma ngabe kunjani. Emphakathini wethu lapho cishe ingxenye yesithathu yabantu baseMelika ingakwazi ukudla izithelo ezanele futhi amaphesenti angu-87 ehluleka ukudla imifino eyanele, ngigxile kakhulu ekwengezeni umkhiqizo ekudleni kwami ​​esikhundleni sokudla. kude ezinye izinketho ezinempilo njenge-yogurt namaqanda. Kumayelana nokuthola ibhalansi ekusebenzelayo, futhi kimi, leyo bhalansi ihilela okuncane kwakho konke-noma ngabe ino"V" kulebula noma cha.

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