To my great pleasure, I have come to realize there are still plenty of ways to eat unhealthily when on a vegan diet. With the help of Buzzfeed's vegan lists (links on recipes page) and creative scheming, Steph and I have found a number of baked goods/desserts/snacks sans eggs and milk to satisfy our sweet tooth.
I know there is only so much deluding myself and I can't eat pastries and pancakes everyday. First off, I don't think these are anymore *cleansing* to my diet than non-vegan food. Second, when on the vegan diet, one has to embrace the vegan diet. I should not keep searching for vegan ways to duplicate unhealthy snacks and meals that are part of my regular diet. I think veganism is much more than trying to avoid milk, eggs, and meat. Veganism is incorporating more vegetables, more fruit, more whole grains and raw, unprocessed food into what we eat.
As much as I love baked goods and would like to adopt "Life is short; eat dessert first" as my motto, I can tell the month-long experiment shouldn't just be about modifying what I normally eat to fit a set of guidelines. With only a week down, I still have plenty of time to change my mindset during this month. I look forward to healthier meals, but am in no way ready to renounce these delicious vegan indulgences.
On that note (way to kill the mood, I know,) please enjoy some delicious food porn of vegan baked goods and desserts. Check back regularly! I will be updating this post with more mouth-watering photos of delicious unhealthy vegan food here as I make it. As always, links are on the recipes page.
Thanks for reading and stay hungry!
Stacked Strawberry Shortcakes Pancakes
Sweet Potato Fries
Banana Cinnamon Scones
Vegan French Toast
Coconut Milk Rice Pudding
Vegan Chocolate Fudge
Sesame Peanut Tofu over Greens (with friends)
Black Bean Burger over Greens (Café Nola)
Whole Wheat Oatmeal Applesauce Banana Bread
Creamy Yellow Pepper Soup
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