r/veganuk

They have updated their logo for trademarks, which I understand, but this feels like it is not clear it is for vegan products. Very far from the old logo

(hopefully this time the link doesn't have the tracking stuff with it)

I bought a tub for the first time a few days ago. I’ve just opened it and it’s really sloppy. It’s not at all like the consistency of the regular Violife spread, or the Philadelphia. I also have a tub of the regular Violife, and have just opened that to check it, and it’s firm like it usually is.

Are their brands like this in the UK? I've been trying to find vegan lower calorie packaged brownies as I'm in a calorie deficit right now and although there are lots of low calorie vegan dessert recipes from sites like chocolate covered Katie, sometimes I am not in the mood to make them.

I found one called Vive Better Brownie, but that looks too health rather than taste focused (not tried them so can't say for sure). I care more about them being less calorically expensive than I do about just a high protein/fibre content.

Thanks!

I'm a pretty good home cook, and I make most of my food from scratch (with ultraprocessed snacks thrown in as well, I'm no saint).

I ate at Mallow in London Bridge a few weeks ago and remembered how amazing their food is. I'd love to learn to cook like that, and make up my own dishes. I have a lot of non vegan friends and family who are all very willing to eat the vegan food I cook for them, and I thought if I could share amazing food and recipes with them then they'd be more likely to cook vegan at home or with their friends and family.

Anyway, a very long and rambling way to ask if anyone can share some great cooking courses?

I'm based in London but happy to travel.

WTF???

Hi I just wanted to share this small ‘win’.

In January was diagnosed with high cholesterol. Switched to a vegan plant based diet and it’s now dropped 2 points. I wanted to share this in the midst of ‘high protein’ era we seem to be living through.

My diet change which I attribute the drop to are actually easy and sustainable so I’ve been sharing them with my meat eating friends is: a can of beans a day, my easiest recipe which makes two meals is any canned beans (I love red 🫘), smoked tempeh and olive oil with walnuts or pecans. Even some dried cranberries for sweetness. Lidl have flavoured vinaigrette salad beans, or I make mashed butter beans instead of potatoes. Honestly it’s such a lazy easy meal I don’t know why more people don’t eat them.

Obviously cutting all animal products. I also cut processed sweet treats and switched entirely to dates, peanut butter and dark chocolate. Making those energy bars at home or having hot chocolate. I have a sweet tooth and I wasn’t going to give that up. Switching oils over to Olive or rapeseed (I hate the hate around seed oils, a family member is 94 and always used rapeseed oil).

Basically lots and lots of tofu, scrambled tofu, fried tofu, Lidl have been amazing with their selection. Smoked Tempeh would easily convert any meat eater.

I really don’t understand how people can say they can’t be full on a vegan diet. I’m a lazy lazy cook and easily do gluten free vegan too.

Anyway sorry if this is long, it’s such a huge win as at 40, high cholesterol is not to be messed with 🙏

No animals harm in making do that include bugs and insects
Hi all on movies it will say in the credits no animals are harmed in making of this film, but for example lets say a ant or small spider/roach etc was filmed being stomped would they still be allowed to say no animals harmed. As many people stomp insects in general out in public so I'm wondering if for a movie they find a random one out in public not one they have paid for etc
I hope that makes sense

Hi, ive been vegan for a few months but have avoided doing my grocery shopping in aldi like i used to because i cant find many vegan items

Can i have some good vegan recommendations from aldi that i can keep an eye out for, my grocery prices have gone up quite a bit since moving to sainsburys but i can only ever find tofu, dark chocolate and fruit/veg at my aldi and im a frequent snacker

Thank you!!

I'm currently obsessed with sainsburys organic extra firm tofu and it has a great texture and is pretty cheap. Sadly i can't get to sainsburys that often atm.

What is your favourite tofu when it comes to texture and price?

All vegan punk band needing a drummer to complete the lineup. Please HMU!

I’m posting the first of the responses here. If you fancy adding your voice to this project, please do get in touch. My sincere hope is that every bit helps.🙏