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Stephen Elliott brings our new recipes to life in a series of fun videos. We caught up with Stephen about his experience of thriving on a vegan diet.
When did you go vegan?
What was the filming process like?
It’s been about two and a half years. The transition for me was really easy – me and my partner Kelly, we dived straight into it. To start with we were eating quite a lot of processed meat replacements, but now we’re trying to include as many whole foods as we can. I do all the cooking in the house and being involved in the campaign has helped me to expand my knowledge.
I have my own YouTube recipe channel called Sporran Again Vegan, which is a nice creative outlet, so I did have a bit of experience. I’d never done anything so high production before though, so it was a bit nerve-racking! But on the day, it was such a laugh. I really enjoyed getting the nutritional facts in and trying out all the recipes.
What do you think of the recipes? What kind of changes have you noticed? Since going vegan my energy levels have been really good. It’s also helped my mental health as well – that might be down to the fact that I’ve had the energy to exercise more. I certainly think that it’s related to my diet. Especially as recently we’ve been eating less processed foods and knowing exactly what’s going into all of our meals.
They’re all so tasty, and really straightforward too. I’ve made several of the recipes since. The falafel burgers are so easy – you can just dump the ingredients in the blender. The tofu pancakes with plum sauce was my favourite, and my daughter Phoebe’s favourite too. I made them again recently and I had leftover pineapple in the fridge, so I swapped the plum sauce for pineapple and chilli.
Thanks to Stephen and his family for their involvement in the campaign! Check out the recipe videos from 5 May at vegansociety.com/thriving.
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