Busy people in modern society are concerned about how to start eating vegan in order to be healthier while maintaining their busy lifestyle. Busy people want to eat well and lessen their environmental impact. Threats of global warming and obesity are two of the biggest concerns.

Some people who are busy still decide to tackle both issues at the same time. That’s why many people make the choice to become a vegan, as much for health reasons as well as environmental and ethical ones.

What Does it Mean to Be Vegan?

A vegan diet is simply food that is prepared within the vegan specifications so that it supports that lifestyle. In this article we talk about people who want to be strictly vegan.  Others, like me, eat raw-vegan most of the time, but still consume animal products periodically. Others might just eat eggs or wild fish periodically.

Foods need to adhere to certain criteria in order to be considered strictly vegan. It is important to note that there are a lot of hidden ingredients in foods. If you’re striving for a vegan diet, it is especially important to watch out for these ingredients.

• Strict vegans don’t eat animal products or byproducts of animal products.
• They also don’t consume things like milk and eggs.
• True vegans also don’t eat fish.
• Vegans don’t eat honey, royal jelly or be pollen supplements because they are from bees. Bees are an animal.
• There are also plenty of hidden ingredients to look out for that tend to make their way into food including gelatin, lard, and whey.

If you are new to eating vegan, making these changes immediately can be overwhelming. But, after you’ve been eating vegan and cooking the vegan way for a while you’ll be an old pro who can make great vegan food for the busy lifestyle fast and easy.

There’s no doubt that a vegetarian diet, particularly a vegan one, can be great for your health. So many busy people are looking for fast ways to improve their health, that the popularity of health food stores has increased, making it easier than ever to find foods to cook so you can eat a satisfying vegan diet. You’ll find plenty of articles here to show you how to do that.

• The basics on how to cook vegan food the right way.

• An overview of typical ingredients used in vegan cooking.
• A list of hidden ingredients to avoid while eating a vegan diet.
• Also includes information on how to stock a complete vegan pantry so you can start eating vegan dishes everyday without a hassle.
• Will cover basic cooking techniques needed to create a variety of satisfying meals.
• How to put together a complete vegan meal while getting the right balance vitamins, minerals, and nutrients for your body.
• What to do if you have special nutritional needs such as those who have diabetes or high cholesterol.
• Recipes so you can get started cooking right away.

You can see, there’s a lot of information to take in on how to enjoy and start eating a vegan diet.

What are some of the topics you have the most questions about in eating vegan with your busy lifestyle?  List them below and I’ll try to answer your questions in more articles.