GAVIN RENNICK // VEGAN CHALLENGE
GAVIN RENNICK VEGAN CHALLENGE
I CHALLENGED MYSELF BY EATING
than you might think! Things like
“Maybe it’s a mental thing, because
vegan for one week. Veganism is
eggs, quark and chicken were still in
we’re so used doing the things we do?”
becoming more and more on trend
my fridge, because my friend wasn’t
these days and I wanted to try it
joining me in the challenge, which were
Yet I have to say that some days I felt a
out. I promised you guys to share
quite tempting to grab sometimes. On
little hungry. Though Goodness Rocks
my experiences with you, so how did
Wednesday I had a lunch event where I
carefully set up this menu fitting my
I survive a 100% plant based diet for
had to take a closer look at the menu to
personal needs, it was a bit difficult for
seven days straight? What was the
see what options I had.
me to get used to. I had the feeling that I couldn’t eat as much/diverse as
most difficult and challenging, and
“Luckily most food places are incorporating more vegan options, so there was enough to choose from.”
I’m used to. Although there are lots of
week, which assured me that I wouldn’t
Nothing stopped me, I had everything
With a vegan diet it may be a little
come short of anything. I had all my
I needed from Goodness Rocks, and
less easy to consume enough proteins.
food prepped by GOODNESS ROCKS,
their food was excellent, so tasty, so
The advantage of a vegan diet is that
so nothing stopped me from starting
filling and flavoursome. If your looking
you automatically eat more healthy
off right. During the week I felt good
a stepping stone to a new way I would
nutrients on a daily basis. For example,
about consuming just plant based
strongly suggest you take the guess
plant-based oils and margarines which
foods, it somehow felt I was more
work out of it and put in the hands of
contain unsaturated fatty acids. Also
in touch with nature (yep, really :-P).
the professionals.
my veggie intake was much higher this
what aspects did I really like or dislike? Here is my vegan food review with GOODNESS ROCKS BELFAST. “This new diet got me vegan excited” On Monday (first day) I felt pretty excited to get started with my new diet! I had my personal food schedule from the nutritionist to guide me through the
almost ‘cheated’ – I simply forgot my
Thank goodness for GOODNESS
diet for a moment. And I realized that
ROCKS!
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choices in what to eat. And you have to be creative to come up with other recipes. Maybe it was just a mental thing, because I am so used to eating animal products. I work out a lot so it’s necessary for me to get in enough proteins for muscle recovery.
week.
Though I had some moments where I
animal products are in more foods
ways to vary, a vegan diet still gives less
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