{"id":235690,"date":"2020-01-18T05:18:24","date_gmt":"2020-01-18T13:18:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lulus.com\/blog\/?p=235690"},"modified":"2021-10-06T16:36:04","modified_gmt":"2021-10-06T23:36:04","slug":"veganuary-plant-based-eating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lulus.com\/blog\/lifestyle\/veganuary-plant-based-eating\/","title":{"rendered":"Veganuary 101: Everything You Need to Know About Plant-Based Eating"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As the joke goes, you always know if someone is vegan<\/a> because they can\u2019t stop talking about being vegan. But lately, veganism and plant-based eating, in general, seem to be topics of conversation in broader circles. The buzz around the 77th Golden Globes was partly due to its first-ever vegan menu to create awareness around climate change, and <\/span>Game Changers<\/span><\/i>, a documentary about the high performance of plant-based athletes hit Netflix last year. Meanwhile, <\/span>Veganuary<\/span><\/a>, originally a UK-based campaign to encourage people to go vegan in January (and beyond) received a US push, providing resolution-seekers an option instead of–or in addition to–Dry January<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

If there\u2019s one group that deserves some time in the spotlight, it\u2019s plant-based foods. There are countless benefits to plant-based eating, on both an individual and global level. See? Your mom was right after all about making you eat your veggies! Read on for why you should stop pushing them to the side of your plate–and how to actually enjoy them.<\/span><\/p>\n

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It\u2019s not a new trend.<\/h2>\n

Even though it may seem trendy, \u201cplant-based eating is not a trend, it\u2019s been around forever,\u201d says <\/span>DJ Blatner<\/span><\/a>, RDN, <\/span>Daily Harvest<\/span><\/a> nutritionist, and author of <\/span>The Flexitarian Diet<\/span><\/i><\/a>. \u201cHowever, it definitely is picking up mega-mainstream momentum in 2020. It\u2019s more popular than ever because it\u2019s easier and tastier to do than ever before.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

She notes that there are a growing number of plant-based options in grocery stores and restaurants that actually taste good, as well as food delivery companies like Daily Harvest that ship plant-based smoothies and bowls directly to your front door.<\/span><\/p>\n

Even fast-food chains are on the bandwagon, offering plant-based meat alternatives (though not all are vegan). Burger King and White Castle have Impossible burgers on their menus; Carl\u2019s Jr. and McDonald\u2019s both have Beyond Meat options. Gone are the days where eating vegan or vegetarian meant getting served what essentially looked like a plateful of garnishes.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The benefits of eating plant-based go beyond the body.<\/h2>\n

\u201c<\/span>The main motivation for most people to adopt a more plant-based diet is health, and there\u2019s the important added bonus that it\u2019s good for the planet too,\u201d says Blatner. <\/span>Even just a month of plant-based eating, according to Blatner, can lead to benefits such as:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n