ASK A VEGAN
Isveganfoodboring?
No. Vegan eating usually expands variety, adding whole new categories of grains, beans, spices, mushrooms and cuisines.
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Short answer
No. Vegan eating usually expands variety, adding whole new categories of grains, beans, spices, mushrooms and cuisines.
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The detail
Most omnivores eat ~15 recurring meals in rotation. New vegans typically discover cuisines they had barely touched: Indian, Ethiopian, Levantine, Vietnamese, Thai, Mexican.
The stereotype comes from a narrow 'plate minus meat' image. Real vegan food is closer to global home cooking.
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- What do vegans actually eat?
Everything humans have eaten for millennia, minus animal products — grains, legumes, vegetables, fruit, nuts, seeds, and plant-based versions of common dishes.
- Isn't a vegan diet expensive?
No — a whole-food vegan diet built on rice, beans, lentils, oats, potatoes, seasonal produce and tofu is one of the cheapest ways to eat.
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