See what your vegan meal plan results look like in 30 days…

Following the vegan diet can be tough: you’ll have to avoid many ingredients that are almost everywhere! Also, with so many restrictions, it’s often hard to come up with quick, simple, and healthy meal ideas on the go.

Nutiro is here to fix those issues for good and make the vegan diet simple, delicious, and easy for everyone to follow!

What is the vegan diet?

The vegan diet is based on only plant-based products and excludes all animal-derived ingredients. This means that the list of forbidden items includes:

• Dairy products
• Milk
• Yoghurt
• Cheese
• Butter
• Eggs
• Meat and poultry
• Fish
• Shellfish
• Insects
• Honey

Strict vegans also avoid some products that are produced using animal-derived products even if they don’t contain them in the end.

For example, did you know that refined sugar is bleached using bone char? Or that some wines are made more transparent using animal protein? Or that many marshmallows and jams contain gelatin derived from animal bones? Well, now you do.

Reasons for following the vegan diet

1. The vegan diet is eco-friendly

If you are worried about global warming and want to join the fight against it, the vegan diet is the perfect choice for you. A study back from 2014 reported that the diet of a high meat-eater (a person who eats over 100 g of meat per day) is associated with about 7.19 kg of carbon dioxide being emitted into the atmosphere daily. For comparison, the vegan diet yields just 2.89 kg of CO2 per day!

2. The vegan diet is ethical

The meat, dairy, and egg industries are famous for their cruelty. To meet customer demand and maximize profits, these industries are driven to keep animals in unhealthy conditions that cause a lot of pain and suffering to billions of living creatures. By going vegan, we can reduce the demand for animal products and eventually lead to a drop in global animal suffering!

3. The vegan diet is full of potential health benefits

Hundreds of scientific studies from all around the world have reported about all sorts of health benefits related to the vegan diet. Here are our 4 favorite findings!

Health benefits of the vegan diet

Reduced cancer risk

A recent study from 2017 reported that following a vegan diet is associated with a 15% drop in total cancer risk. (2) Wow!

Healthier body weight

In general, vegans are slimmer than meat-eaters and even vegetarians, as reported by multiple studies. This effect is based on the outstanding content of dietary fiber in the vegan diet, which is excellent for losing and maintaining weight!

Reduced risk of type 2 diabetes

Studies have reported that vegans are about 49% less likely to develop type 2 diabetes. (4) This health benefit is strongly linked to the ability of the vegan diet to promote healthy weight.

Enhanced cardiovascular health

The vegan diet is abundant in vitamins, nutrients, and dietary fiber. All of these contribute to cardiovascular health! More specifically, studies have reported that vegans are about 47-75% less likely to develop high blood pressure and 42% less likely to die from cardiovascular issues in general.