The 7-Day Vegan Challenge

Being vegan is the best thing you can do to help animals. Animals farmed for food have short and miserable lives, before being sent to the slaughterhouse to face a terrifying death. By being vegan you’ll be rejecting these horrific industries.

The farming of animals for ‘food’ is one of the biggest causes of greenhouse gas emissions, deforestation, land use, freshwater use, and water pollution around the world. In comparison, the production of plant-based foods requires less land, fewer resources, and produces vastly fewer greenhouse gas emissions. Research shows that the carbon footprint of a vegan diet can be as much as 60% smaller than a meat-based one.

There isn’t a single nutrient that cannot be obtained from vegan sources. In fact, every major dietetic organisation in the world agrees that a balanced vegan diet provides all the nutrients one needs to live a healthy life. In addition, research shows that those following a plant-based diet have a reduced risk of type-2 diabetes, heart disease and certain types of cancer.

These days there are vegan options available in almost every restaurant, café, coffee shop and eatery – in addition to every major supermarket having extensive vegan options.

There are now plant-based versions of all your favourite foods, so going vegan doesn’t mean going without! As well as this, these days there are so many vegan recipe books and recipes available online.