I’m so excited because it’s time to launch my NEW bi-weekly blog series – What Vegans Eat. As some of you already know I became Vegan about 6 months ago. And I absolutely love it!

The question I get asked over and over again is ‘What DO you eat’? Well, I’m gonna tell ya. How? In the form of a food diary, which will be posted every two weeks from fellow plant based individuals. Why? There seems to be a lot of misconception that Vegans are either super health freaks, pale and wobbly or complete junk food addicts. I hope this series will open up people and show that Vegans are ‘normal’ and eat lots (probably way more than omnivores, actually)

So here goes… I’m doing the honours and kicking off the first post…

Name: Gabriella Rizzello

Age: 28

Occupation: Food Blogger and Recipe Developer

Vegan since: July 2015

 

Day 1 / 30th November

Breakfast: Smoothie – banana, raw cocao, peanut butter, dates, spinach, water (sometimes maca powder and sometimes flaxseed if I have it)

Lunch: Beetroot Falafel wrap with smoked tofu from the amazing We Love Falafel

Dinner: Sausages, mash, broccoli, red onion gravy and hawberry ketchup

Snacks: Vegan waffle tasters from Gelato Gusto + Hot Chocolate – made with The Raw Chocolate Co raw cocao, oatly milk and agave syrup

Day 2 / 1st December 

Breakfast: Smoothie- banana, raw cocao, peanut butter, dates, spinach, water (sometimes maca powder and sometimes flaxseed if I have it)

Lunch: Salad leaves, grated carrot, avocado, broccoli, houmous and quinoa crisp bread

Dinner: Bean chilli, brown rice, tortilla chips and guacamole

Snacks: 1/2 a Chelsea Bun from Infinity Foods

Day 3 / 2nd December

Breakfast: Smoothie -banana, raw cocao, peanut butter, dates, spinach, water (sometimes maca powder and sometimes flaxseed if I have it)

Lunch: Real patisserie chewy brown sausage sandwich, mustard, hawberry kethup, sliced tomato and salad leaves

Dinner: Leftover bean chilli and guacamole

Snacks: Raw juice at wagamama where we met friends before going to the cinema, Montezuma Dark chocolate at the cinema, Olives from my local Turkish shop

Day 4 / 3rd December 

Breakfast: Smoothie – banana, raw cocao, peanut butter, dates, spinach, water (sometimes maca powder and sometimes flaxseed if I have it) + a bit later fresh apple carrot and ginger juice made with my Kenwood juicer attachment 

Lunch: Real Patisserie chewy brown sandwich with aubergine, tomato sauce and salad, cashew cookie Nakd bar

Dinner: Brown rice spaghetti with cheesy sauce and green salad 

Snacks: The Raw Chocolate Co Pitch Dark Chocolate, Olives from my local Turkish shop

Day 5 / 4th December

Breakfast: Smoothie – banana, raw cocao, peanut butter, dates, spinach, water (sometimes maca powder and sometimes flaxseed if I have it)

Lunch: Leftover cheesy pasta and a bit of Parmigiana that I photographed for blog (recipe coming soon!)

Dinner: Went to Gourmet Girls Pop Up Restaurant and had three courses!

-Buckwheat risotto with hazelnut cream

-Brazil nut wellington with all the trimmings

-Chesnut chococlate cake with vanilla ice cream

Snacks: One shot soya cappuccino

Day 6 / 5th December

Breakfast: Apple pie Nakd bar + one shot soya cappuccino

Lunch: Mezze box from Infinity Foods – falafel, quinoa salad, caramlised nuts, vine leaf, houmous, salad leaves and tahini dressing

Dinner: Parmigiana and a slice of sourdough bread

Snacks: Coconut water

Day 7 / 6th December

Breakfast: Smoothie – banana, raw cocao, peanut butter, dates, spinach, water (sometimes maca powder and sometimes flaxseed if I have it)

Lunch: BLT from Infinity Foods with chilli and lemon hummus crisps

Dinner: Brown rice spaghetti with tomato sauce

Snacks : Coconut water, banana, rice cakes and houmous

 

Hope you liked the first of this series! The next edition of What Vegans Eat will come from the lovely Christina of paperbagblog. Check back soon for her food diary. I cant’t wait to see what she eats!