Whether for the sake of the environment or your own health, a plant-based diet has many advantages. Have you perhaps already considered going vegan? If so, now is the ideal time to start, because it's Veganuary! You can find out what it's all about, what we at SIRPLUS have to do with it, and how you can participate in the following article.
What is Veganuary?
The name itself gives a hint as to what it's about: Veganuary is a mix of the English words "vegan" and "January".
According to its own definition, Veganuary is a non-profit organization that encourages people worldwide to adopt a plant-based diet during January. Since the campaign began in 2014, more than one million people worldwide have participated. Its mission is to support people on their journey to a plant-based diet and thereby create a global movement committed to sustainable nutrition. Other goals include protecting our planet and creating a future fit for our grandchildren. All the more reason for us to join Veganuary this year!
SIRPLUS and Veganuary
Sustainable business practices and a resource-conserving approach to nature are, for us as food rescuers, part of a future that is friendly to future generations.
A plant-based diet has been proven to be essential for achieving these goals, which is why we've long been fans of it. Why exactly?
- Our founder Raphael Fellmer has been vegan for 10 years and tells you here why this diet makes the most important difference for him.
- Did you know that 77% of the world's agricultural land is used for the animal industry alone? Over 50% of the total corn harvest and even 95% of the global soy harvest are used as animal feed.
- Up to 90% of all proteins are lost on the way from the field to our stomachs.
- If we ate the food we feed animals directly, we would only need a fraction of the agricultural land currently used. Forests could grow on this freed-up land.
- If we were to reforest 50% of the world's agricultural land, the resulting primeval forest would absorb two-thirds of all CO2 emissions released by humans to date from the atmosphere.
Not enough advantages?
Besides protecting the environment and climate, a vegan diet can have a very positive impact on your health and well-being. We're convinced! A large proportion of our employees already follow a vegan or vegetarian diet. We now want to use January to switch completely to a vegan diet.
How can you participate in Veganuary?
Intrigued? You can find more information and how to participate on the Veganuary website. After registering, you'll receive daily emails with practical tips for implementing your Veganuary and recipe suggestions. If you're not quite ready to switch to a 100% vegan diet, you can also contact the international food organization ProVeg. also for the Sign up for the Veggie Challenge . Here you have more options: You can choose whether you want to eat vegan, vegetarian, or just meat-free for a few days a week. The important thing is: Every meal counts.
Our tips for starting a vegan diet
To make starting a vegan diet as easy as possible, good planning is essential. Ideally, think about which dishes you want to prepare and when a week in advance, and allow plenty of time for shopping. Especially at the beginning, you'll probably be unfamiliar with many of the products.
The easiest option? A visit to our online shop! Here you'll already find a huge selection of vegan foods , or you can conveniently have an organic + vegan subscription delivered to your home every month.
Vegan recipes
The important thing is: don't overcomplicate things. Think about which vegan products you already know and which favorite dishes you could also prepare vegan. For breakfast, you have a huge selection of muesli with fresh fruit and soy, almond, or oat milk. We love, for example, the colorful smoothie bowls from... breakfastwithflowers . But of course, it doesn't have to be a work of art! Often less is more, especially at the beginning.
For a main course, we recommend the classics spaghetti Bolognese or chili sin carne with soy mince. If you're a burger fan, then why not try vegan burger patties made from lentils, kidney beans, or jackfruit, as in the recipe from [recipe name]. evaernährungsberatung_vegan .
Asian cuisine has always offered a huge selection of vegan dishes. Since we discovered Asian noodle soup from Having tried zerowastebykatie , we can't get enough of it. :)
Once you've familiarized yourself with the basics of vegan cooking and prepared your first dishes, a huge range of new inspirations will open up to you. You'll be surprised by the diversity of vegan cuisine and how much more colorful your plate will become!
Vegan Challenge - it's all about your inner attitude
Are you all too familiar with that little hunger pang between meals? Then it's all the more important to have snacks on hand for when you're out and about or at work. Nuts and dried fruit, like a bag of trail mix, are a great alternative. Our most important tip: Don't be so hard on yourself. After all, nobody's perfect! What's crucial is that you think about your diet and are aware of its impact on you and the environment. Stay relaxed, even if you don't manage to meet your goals 100% every day. The journey is the reward. :) We're really looking forward to each and every one of you participating in Veganuary with us. Let's make the world a little better together, a little bit more each day. 💚
