This simple vegan jambalaya is a super tasty, satisfying and nutritious vegan recipe, and a delicious dinner dish made with beans instead of meat.

Jambalaya is a dish from Lousiana, which has its origins in the Spanish and French cuisines, especially in the Spanish dish paella and jambalaia, a French dish from Provence.

Classic recipe is not vegan and is made with some meat or seafood, veggies, and rice, but Ive made a plant-based version using chickpeas and beans instead of an animal-based protein.

Its a super nutritious dish because it contains vegetables, protein (legumes), and a healthy source carbohydrates (rice), and also so tasty because of the spices Ive used.

I used to saute my veggies in water and then I added tahini along with the legumes, but I prefer to saute my veggies in oil now and I also omit the tahini. Both versions are so good, so make the one you prefer!

No, I dont, but you could if you want or you could also use leftover rice. In that case, just omit the water or vegetable stock and add more oil or tahini if needed.

You could eat it by itself as it includes veggies, carbs, and protein, but here are some side dishes that pair very well with jambalaya:

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This simple vegan jambalaya is a super tasty, satisfying and nutritious vegan recipe, and a delicious dinner dish made with beans instead of meat.

Update Notes:This post was originally published in September of 2017, but was republished with new photos, step by step instructions and tips in January of 2020.

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I am besotted with the vegan caesar at Lodge Bread in Culver City. Lodge is always my first stop when Im visiting my parents, and I miss the salad almost as much as I miss them when I leave L.A. Im not exaggerating when I say that I would eat this salad every day if I could. How do they build such a well balanced and addictive salad?

Lex G, Oakland

Classic Caesar salads rely on the umami punch of Parmesan and anchovies and on the fattiness of eggs for a creamy dressing. This totally plant-based version blends nutritional yeast with miso and tahini to make it as delicious as the original and combines lemon juice and cider vinegar to balance the richness. And as with the standard, raw garlic brightens the mix with its sharpness.

Although the dressing comes together in minutes, it gets even better after a day or two in the fridge. In that chill time, the flavors meld and umami deepens into a truer Caesar. Because this mix is vegan, it keeps well in the fridge for a whole week.

At Lodge, the romaine comes speckled with parsley and dill. The herbs add a nice, fresh bite, but skip them if you prefer a typical Caesar. And if youre OK with cheese, swap the final sprinkle of nutritional yeast for Parmesan shavings. Just dont skimp on the cracked black pepper at the end. Those pops of heat tie everything together.

15 minutes. Serves 8.

The proportions below make one cup of dressing. You can use it all at once with the amounts of lettuce and croutons below for eight generous salad servings or divvy it up as you want. A quarter cup will coat the chopped leaves of one romaine heart nicely.

Ingredients

Instructions

Make ahead: The dressing can be refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 1 week.

Adapted from Lodge Bread.

45 minutes. Makes as much as you want.

Homemade croutons taste way better than store-bought. They take time to bake but little effort to put together. And they dont require exact measurements: crisp up as many or as few as youd like and adjust the other quantities as needed. The timing depends largely on the bread and your crunch preference. Heres how to do it.

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Instructions

Make ahead: The croutons will keep in an airtight container for up to 1 week.

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Veganism is on the rise worldwide and pop culture, retail and sports have taken notice.

Scientific evidence shows that diets high in unrefined plant foods are associated with beneficial health outcomes, including general health, immune function, cardiovascular health and lifespan. It would appear logical that plant based diets have the ability to enhance performance in a variety of areas, including sports.

LONDON ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 02: Vegan strongman world record holder Patrik Baboumian poses for ... [+] portraits after talking about his veganism and the documentary Game Changers during Plant Powered Expo 2020 at Olympia London on February 2, 2020 in London, England. (Photo by Ollie Millington/Getty Images).

Many critics have dismissed this shift in sports culture to a fad with no concrete scientific evidence to back it. And whether the merits can be substantiated or not, one thing is for sure plant based is a growing trend in the sports world with an increasing number of athletes advocating for its game changing qualities.

Here are five reasons why sports are going vegan.

Many plant-based products have more protein than meat

Traditionally athletes believed that the only way to meet their daily protein requirement was via meat consumption, but with increased awareness around nutrition, this has changed.

Many plant-based foods are actually richer in protein than meat. One ounce of meat protein contains 7 grams of protein, which is comparable to many plant based sources.

A 2019 German study, reported in the journal Nutrients found that athletes following a plant based diet with B-12 supplementation actually had marginally higher nutrient adequacy than athletes who were meat eaters.

With 15g of protein per serving, black beans for example, have more protein than a chicken drumstick and one cup of lentils has 18g of protein more than a hamburger. The need for other nutrients, such as calcium, iron, and vitamin B-12, can be met via plant based sources such as edemame which provides 27.6 per cent of the daily requirement of calcium, one cup of fortified orange juice which meets one half of the daily calcium requirement, spinach which carries more than twice the amount of iron than meat and dark chocolate which carries more than six times the amount of iron as meat. As for B-12, fortified foods and supplements can be used to ensure good health.

Sports drinks and performance enhancers are going plant based

According to research from Lumina Intelligence, 21 per cent of online bestselling protein powders in the USA are plant-based (March 2019).

A sharp increase in the availability of plant-based, performance enhancing products has made it easier and more enticing for athletes to embrace a plant-based lifestyle.

The sector is booming and is intensely competitive. Lumina reveals that there is an innovation race, as brands chase the elusive perfect plant protein with pea protein currently taking the number one spot.

Vegan sports nutrition is also coming in the form of pre-prepared meals and nutritional programs. In 2016 Tom Brady teamed up with Purple Carrot, a vegan meal delivery service to create a meatless, dairy-free TB12 performance meal plan.

Plant based gives endurance athletes an edge when it comes to heart health

In a 2019 review entitled, Plant-Based Diets for Cardiovascular Safety and Performance in Endurance Sports, it was reported that the elevated cardiovascular risks faced by endurance athletes, such as atherosclerosis (plaque building up inside arteries) and myocardial damage (decreased blood flow to the heart) can be reduced by a plant based dairy free diet.

Researchers at the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine have also suggested that a vegan diet can enhance athletic performance due to enhanced cardiovascular health, reduced blood pressure and cholesterol and weight loss.

Plant based diets are more conducive to recovery

Armenian-German strongest man in the world and former body builder, Patrik Baboumian credited his body building success to a vegan lifestyle. My recovery time was so much faster so I could train more, he said.

Evidence from Harvard Medical School shows that plants antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties help to shorten recovery times, reduce delayed onset muscle soreness, lessen joint pain, and enable quicker healing from injuries. Plant based diets also improve blood viscosity, which helps to efficiently deliver oxygen around the body, promoting healing. All of these factors can also contribute to career longevity.

Pro athletes are endorsing the plant-based link to performance

The plant based shift in sports culture is evident in the Netflix documentary, The Game Changers produced by Arnold Schwarzenegger, that uses first hand testimonials from elite athletes to depict how a vegan diet improves athletic performance.

Venus Williams opted to transition to a raw, vegan diet when she was diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder called Sjgrens syndrome that caused her to suffer from joint and muscle pain. In an interview with Health magazine, Williams revealed that her new diet was life changing, allowing her to return to tennis. I feel like Im doing the right thing for me," she said.

BEIJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 26: Venus Williams of the USA learns to make tanghulu (candied fruit) at ... [+] the 2019 China Open on September 26, 2019 in Beijing, China. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images)

Pro athletes are increasingly adopting vegan or vegetarian diets, while advocating for their overall health benefits, improved performance and enhanced recovery. Footballer, Tom Brady eats a predominantly plant based diet, the Williams sisters are vegan, elite rock climber, Steph Davis is vegan Lionel Messi, Novak Djokovic, Colin Kaepernick, Lewis Hamilton The list goes on.

According to Barny du Plessis, the worlds first vegan bodybuilder and Mr Universe 2014, These days I train half as much, do half as much but get better results. Why? Only one answer, going vegan, GMO free, and organic. My body is running perfectly."

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Are you an athlete or an active person looking to build muscle? The High-Protein Vegan Cookbook: 125+ Hearty Plant-Based Recipes is perfect for you. It offers 129 recipes from soup to nuts that prove you dont need meat to get your full allotment of protein.

Author Ginny Kay McMeans, a food blogger (veganinthefreezer.com), writes that to make protein-filled vegan dishes, you need to include a variety of food in all the colors of the rainbow. She gives a big shout-out to seitan (made from grains, vegetables and vital wheat gluten), as well as tofu and tempeh (both made from soybeans). But even if your diet or your preference is, like mine, soy-free, youll still find plenty of healthful, intriguing recipes.

The cookbooks handy chart of protein-rich foods for vegans is a fascinating resource. Who knew a half cup of alfalfa sprouts gives you 14 grams of protein? Or that 1 cup of potatoes is good for 4 grams of protein? Mix a cup of peas in your soup, and youre gaining 8 grams of protein.

McMeans also explains how much protein we need: .5 to 1 gram per pound of body weight each day depending on your goals. So a sedentary person who weighs 130 pounds needs 65 grams of protein a day, she writes, but an athlete who weighs the same really should get 130 grams of protein.

That may sound daunting, but McMeans makes it easy to achieve through a variety of recipes covering many meals and occasions from appetizers, breakfast bites, lunch bowls and sandwiches to protein-packed dinners and desserts. Each recipe has a photo.

With recipes for treats full of peanut butter, bananas, nuts and lentils, the portable snack chapter reads like a hikers bible. Whats better at the top of a mountain youve just climbed than a sweet high-protein treat to refuel you? Come hiking season, Ill definitely crack open this book for the rich chocolate energy bars (6.5 grams protein) or orange cranberry power cookies (6 grams protein).

My curiosity also will lead me to test if the meat mimics, like the portabella mushroom gyro or the burger lookalike spiced green lentil sandwich, are as good as their meat counterparts. That said, some of the recipes for vegetable sandwiches sound more delicious than your standard ham and cheese. Consider the broccoli and spinach stuffed baguette with warm gooey cashew cheese or the loaded chickpea salad sandwich with avocado and baby spinach.

Other recipes look like perfect freeze-and-serve lunches for the office, like the veggie stuffed calzone, or stacked enchilada casserole loaded with sweet potatoes and black beans that McMeans bills as a quadruple win.

At our house, we tried the Caribbean Chili. It was too hot for my partner, too hot even for me though Im known as a spice girl to friends. On the plus side, it was ridiculously easy, taking just a half hour to prepare. The chili was loaded with vegetables tomatoes, carrots, green peppers and corn as well as 10 different spices, making it not just protein-packed but also flavor-packed.

The High-Protein Vegan Cookbook didnt persuade this deer hunter to give up meat, but it did make a case for my mixing it up with plant-based creations like these.

Caribbean Chili

Recipe from The High-Protein Vegan Cookbook: 125+ Hearty Plant-Based Recipes. The dish has 13 grams of protein per serving.Serves 4

2 tablespoons coconut oil

1 onion, diced

1 green pepper, diced

3 Roma tomatoes, chopped

2 carrots, diced

5 ounces tomato paste

2 tablespoons chili powder

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon ground cumin

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon allspice

1/2 teaspoon dried oregano

1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper

1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

1/4 teaspoon garlic, minced

1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

1 (15-ounce) can kidney beans, drained and rinsed

1 ear corn, kernels cut from the cob

Instructions

Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat and add the onion and green pepper. Saute until the onion is translucent, 10 to 15 minutes.

Add the tomatoes, carrots, tomato paste and 1/2 cup of water. Add the spices and herbs. Bring to a boil, cover and turn down to simmer for 30 minutes.

Add the kidney beans and corn. Cook on a low simmer for another 15 minutes.

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In March, the first nationalvegan milk delivery service will be coming to British doorsteps, a clear sign that veganism is on the rise in the United Kingdom.

One opinion survey suggested that 3.5 million Brits, around 5% of the population, now identify as vegan and avoid consuming or using animal by-products.

Their motivations range from worries about animal welfare to considerations about human healthand a concern that methane emissions from cattle are contributing significantly to climate change.

Richard Eckersley, co-director of ReRooted, the company launching the new doorstep delivery service, refuses to drink cows milk for ethical reasons.

I dont think we should be impregnating cowsand then taking their milk away from their babies, he said. Were in the 21st century. Lets use plants instead.

His company, based in Totnes in the southwestern county of Devon, currently produces around 700 liters, or 1,225 pints, of both coconut and almond milk per day in reusable glass bottles,which are deliveredlocally by electric van. Eckersley is confident that there is enough demand for a national service.

Every day people are switching from dairy milk to no-dairy milk, he said. I think theres a massive demand for it. The markets opening up and what were moving into is a new ballpark.

Veganism does seem to be all the rage, with the annual monthlong promotion ofVeganuary, which encourages people to go vegan for all of January, gaining more and more recruits.

But the dairy industry is fighting back. It just had its own monthlong promotion called Februdairy, promoting the message that cows milk is healthy, ethically produced and ecologically benign.Some new dairy farmers like Olly Lee are determined to outgreen the vegans.

Weve gone for what we feel is the most environmentally friendly way of packaging milk, Lee of How Now Dairy said. Were using compostable packaging.

Lee says the pasture on which his cows graze captures far more greenhouse gases than the cattle emit.And his returnable, compostablepackaging helps.

We can spread it on our fields, Lee said. That compost will improve the soil health which improves the ability of the soil to then store carbon.

Lees organicmilk (also delivered locally by electric vehicle) is, he insists, every bit as green as the vegan variety. And he treats histiny herd with loving care.

We have only 20 cows, so we know every one of them by name, he said. We know her mothers name, and her grandmas name. We know the whole lineage. I take a real pride in looking after my cows.

In spite of the small herd, Lee is confident that when operating at full capacity his dairy will be profitable, because his milk is a premium product.

It certainly has a premium price tag: $1.30 per pint. Thats more than three times the price of ordinary milk.ReRootedsvegan coconut drink costs even more: $2.15 per pint. Eco-friendly milk dairy or non-dairy doesnt come cheap.

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Vegan meats and cheeses have had a great decade.

Plant-based meat substitutes are available at fast-food chains and nearly every grocery store, and vegan cheeses arent far behind. Ten years ago, plant-based faux meats and cheeses werent that appealing to omnivores, but the quality has improved so much that millions of consumers, even those who still eat some meat and dairy, seek out these products at least some of the time.

Although less than 2% of the U.S. population eats an exclusively vegan diet, recent studies have found that as many as one-third of Americans consider themselves flexitarians, which means they are incorporating more meat-, dairy- and egg-free meals into their diets.

Im one of those eaters and so is Amy Edwards, my friend and a DJ on Austin360Radio. She eats a mostly plant-based diet with a few exceptions here and there, so she was the first person I thought of when I wanted to check out Rebel Cheese, a vegan cheese shop and eatery at 2200 Aldrich St. in the Mueller development.

Although the restaurant serves breakfast, lunch and dinner (and brunch on the weekends), it also features a deli counter where you can buy vegan cheese and meat alternatives by the ounce, and theres also a small grocery market.

Rebel makes its own thinly sliced vegan meats, as well as more than a dozen plant-based cheeses, most of which are made with nuts or soy. The store also carries cheeses from a number of other high-end vegan cheesemakers, including Wendys Nutty Cheese and Rind, two companies that are pushing the boundaries of vegan cheese by using many traditional cheesemaking techniques, such as brining, aging and inoculating with mold or other cultures.

We ordered the full charcuterie board, which comes with two meats and three cheeses. For the full cheese experience, we added one extra cheese and a grilled cheese sandwich.

The thin slices of faux ham and salami didnt exactly look like meat, but they had the right layers of savory flavor and a decent texture that mimicked the pleasant chewiness of meat. Of the four cheeses, the faux Cheddar the only hard cheese on the board was the only one we didnt like. The planted-based chvre, boursin and a creamy semi-soft cheese from Wendys called Garden of Eden all exceeded any expectations we had coming in. Soft, well-balanced and lacking any off taste or texture, they were sophisticated plant-based cheeses unlike any wed had before.

We were mostly there to try the take-home products from the deli counter, but the grilled cheese sandwich on sourdough was just about perfect: crusty, buttery without the butter, cheesy without the cheese and savory without the weird tang that I remember from the last sandwich I had with melted vegan cheese.

The charcuterie board, complete with grapes, almonds, mustard, jam, roasted tomatoes, olives, dried fruit and crackers, cost $22, and you also can buy the cheeses and meats by the ounce to enjoy at home. Expect to pay what youd pay for high-end cheeses and cured meat at Whole Foods or Central Market, if not a little more, but if youve cut these items out of your diet (or never eaten them in the first place because there arent good plant-based options), Rebel is a great place to explore.

The market carries all kinds of vegan products, from nutritional yeast-based seasonings and gluten-free crackers to vegan chocolates and jam.

The store is open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Sunday.

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Whether you're a long-time vegan with zero time to grocery shop or curious about eating more plants but don't know where to start, you're in luck. Meal delivery services have taken note of the plant-based diet trend.

With existing brands now offering more plant-based options and a slew of new, entirely vegan meal delivery services cropping up, you can now pretty much have the herbivore lifestyle delivered straight to your door.

Still, just because a meal is vegan, doesn't mean it's healthy. Providing tasty, attractive vegan food is not [a meal service's] only important factor, says Bonnie Taub-Dix, RDN, nutritionist and author of Read It Before You Eat It: Taking You from Label to Table. The dishes should be nutritionally well-balanced, too.

After all, plant-only eaters need to be mindful of their intake of nutrients like vitamin B12, iron, calcium, and protein, Taub-Dix says. To do so, she recommends perusing meal services' menus to make sure you'll receive a variety of meals to vary your nutrient intake. (You'll also want to keep an eye out for added sugar, salt, and unhealthy fats like hydrogenated oils.)

If environmental sustainability is part of your motivation to eat more plants, you can also hunt for a brand that can confirm it uses sustainable farming practices.

Otherwise, just consider how much work you're willing to put into whipping up your meals. Many meal delivery services come with pre-portioned ingredients and easy-to-follow cooking instructionsbut if you don't have the time or energy to whip out the cutting board, some services dish out fully-prepared meals.

Ready to eat all the plants without spending hours at the grocery store? These vegan meal delivery services are the best of the best.

1

With organic, award-winning, chef-created meals, sustainably-sourced produce, and a partnership with local food banks, Sun Basket is a meal delivery service you can feel good about supporting.

How it works: Use the dietary preference filter to select "Vegetarian" as your meal choice. Then choose two to four servings of at least two to four meals per week. The label below each meal you choose should read "vegan." (Options include mushroom tostadas and teriyaki tempeh.)

On orders of two dinners or more, you can also select from a wide array of add-ons, like coffee, green juice, vegan yogurt, and gluten-free crackers.

Pricing: Two servings of two meals costs $51.96, while four servings of four meals costs $175.84. (After your first week, you'll also pay $7.99 for shipping.)

2 Green Chef

If you don't want to order fully-cooked meals but want to keep prep as simple as possible, Green Chef sends you chopped, marinated, and portioned ingredients in color-coded packaging, so you can spend less time fussing over the details and more time savoring every bite.

Oh, and everythingfrom the arepas with baked quinoa and cashew crema to the vegan crab cakes with arugula slawis certified organic.

How it works: First, select the Plant-Powered menu to match your dietary preference. From there, you can opt for deliveries weekly, every other week, or once a month (which is more flexible than most services' once-a-week systems) and select from the rotating weekly menu. Depending on where you live, you can also choose what day of the week you want your food delivered.

Pricing: Plant-Powered meals start at $9.99 each, and each box (three meals for two people) costs $66.93, including shipping.

3 Daily Harvest

If you're a fan of smoothies, soups, and power bowls, you'll dig Daily Harvest, which serves up nutrient-packed meals and treats in convenient cups.

How it works: Choose between nine, 12, or 24 cups delivered weekly or 24 cups delivered monthly. Then, select what you want in your cups, from smoothies to savory bowls (like plant-based Bolognese), oat bowls, soups and more. One cool feature: You can specifically search for meals with certain benefits, like anti-inflammatory or immunity-boosting properties.

Pricing: For nine cups per week, you'll pay $7.75 per cup; at 12, you'll pay $7.49 per cup; and at 24 cups (either per week or month), you'll pay $6.99 per cup.

4 Sakara

Sakara is basically a holistic wellness service that also happens to deliver fully-prepared organic, plant-based meals.

With imaginative, upscale dishes like rose petal pancakes and sweet peach butter and lavender quesadillas with broccoli pesto and hibiscus salsa, its no wonder the brand has a steady celebrity following. Plus, you can also supplement your orders with products like detox teas, probiotics and more.

How it works: After selecting whether you want three or five meals per week, choose the number of meals you want per day. Then, choose meals from one of Sakara's programs, like their Level I Signature Program and Level II Detox Program. (This handy guide can help you choose which plan is best for you.) From there, mix and match breakfasts, lunches, and dinners from the rotating seasonal menus. Pricing: Prices vary based on the number of days and meals you choose. For example, five days of breakfasts, lunches, and dinners costs $70 per day. If youre not ready to commit to a subscription, get a taste of the program with two days for $177. Delivery is free.

5 Territory Foods

For adventurous eaters with gourmet taste, this chef-created meal delivery service will actually get you excited about eating your greens. Territory Food's data scientists compare diet and food trends with customer order patterns to bring you perfectly-curated offerings (like spicy chickpea and potato stew with sauted spinach or beet medley risotto with broccoli rabe) each week.

Thanks to their partnership with Feeding America, every Territory Foods order sends over a pound of recovered food to a local food bank.

How it works: After select the Vegan filter, choose from a rotating weekly menu, and select your preferred portion size based on your typical appetite. Have your meals delivered to a local grocery store or gym, or opt for Monday and/or Thursday delivery to your door for an added fee.

Pricing: The Standard plan starts at $13.95 per meal. (FYI: Home delivery costs $7.95 per order.)

6 Fresh N' Lean

If weekly meal prep has been sucking the life out of you, let all-organic delivery service Fresh N' Lean spice up your life. Their locally sourced meals come in microwave- and oven-safe containers you can have ready to eat in two to three minutes flat.

Bonus: The company donates all unused food from their kitchens to local charities through Feeding America.

How it works: After choosing between the Vegan Standard and Vegan Low-Carb menus, you can select how many meals per day you'd like for either the five- or seven-day plan. (You can also add snacks like nuts or granola.) Though Fit N' Lean chooses your meals for you, you do have the option to list up to three ingredients you want omitted from your meals (like cilantro, tomatoes, or peanuts) upon registration. If you want control over your eats, opt for the a la carte menu.

Pricing: Seven days of three Vegan Standard meals per day costs $8.40 per meal ($176.70 total.) The same amount of Vegan Low-Carb meals, meanwhile, costs $10 per meal ($210 total). If you opt for the a la carte option for one-off meals and snacks, you must spend a minimum of $85.

7 Foodflo

PETA-approved and spearheaded by celebrity chef and health coach Florence Bertheau, Southwest-based Foodflo goes the extra mile to deliver plant-based delicacies youd never think to whip up yourself, like green goddess cakes and spiced squash coconut soup. (All meals are creating using alkaline water, if you care about that.)

How it works: First, select your location (Foodflo currently only delivers to California, Nevada, and Arizona). Then, choose a one-, four-, or eight-week program. From there, you can select between a small package (six items) or a large package (nine items), which contains a variety of soups, salads, entrees, and side dishes.

Worth noting: Foodflo's website recommends ordering before noon on Saturdays, in the chance they sell out.

Pricing: One week of the small and large packages costs $109 and $149 (about $18 and $16.50 per item), respectively. Eight weeks of the small and large packages, meanwhile costs $778 and $978 (about $16 and $13.50 per item), respectively.

8 Purple Carrot

Purple Carrot is an entirely vegan meal delivery service, so you really can't go wrong. With recipes like General Tso's tofu and black bean avocado melts, you'll enjoy every balanced, plant-based bite.

How it works: Choose your preferred meals from categories like Quick and Easy (which are ready in under 30 minutes), Comfort Foods (think pumpkin mac and cheese), and Holiday Recipes (drool over the salted almond thumbprint cookies). You can browse by dietary concern (like gluten-free) and preferred ingredients. Need snacks? Bulk up your order with add-ons, like dry roasted dark chocolate chickpeas.

Pricing: Dinners cost $9.99 per serving for either two or four servings; breakfasts cost $4.49 per serving (either two or four servings); and lunches cost $8.99 per serving for two servings. Snack prices vary (a 3.5-ounce bag of those chickpeas costs $4.99).

9 Veestro

If you want to make plant-based eating as easy as possible,

Veestro's frozen meals keep being vegan simple. Your delivery arrives frozen in an insulated container, so you just have to thaw your eats (which include everything from breakfast burritos to soba noodles in peanut sauce) in the refrigerator, heat 'em up, and enjoy.

How it works: First, choose from three menu options: A La Carte (which allows you to select any 10 meals of your choice), Chefs Choice (which offers a wide array of chef-curated favorites), and Weight Loss (which goes light on calories). Within each category, you can select dietary preferences, like "high-protein" or "gluten-free." You can select from 10 to 30 days-worth of meals from the A La Carte and Chef's Choice plans, and either five or seven days from the Weight Loss plan.

Pricing: Billed every two weeks, 10 Chefs Choice meals (you can mix and match which you want) costs $117. Billed once a week, three meals a day for five or seven days on the Weight Loss plan costs $175.50 or $226.80, respectively.

If you opt for a one-time order of 10 A La Carte meals, you'll pay $130. However, make your order a recurring thing and you'll get a lower price of $117.

10 The Very Good Butchers

Dont let its name fool you: By loading you up with a wide variety of vegan "meats," The Very Good Butchers wont come close to butchering your plant-based diet. Made with foods you already have in your kitchen (like beans, grains, veggies, and herbs), their offerings (which include vegan pepperoni and taco meat) conquer any meaty cravings you have.

How it works: The Very Good Butchers' Monthly Meat Club boxes come stocked with enough plant-based meats for over 13 meals, and feature different specials from month to month. All you have to do is add whatever produce, nuts, or grains you need to round out the meal. All foods are pre-cooked and arrive frozen. Pricing: With a rolling subscription, The Monthly Meat Club costs $47.50 per month. One-time orders cost $50.

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Lord Sugar is pinning his latest hopes for business success on vegan pastries sold in a bakery in a railway arch in south London.

The Apprentice star said he hopes to tap into the rapidly expanding vegan market, after backing 30-year-old bakery owner Carina Lepore in last years series of the reality show.

However, the Amstrad founder said he has no plans to go vegan himself anytime soon, as Ms Lepores Dough Bakehouse launched its new vegan range.

Although Dough currently has one site in Herne Hill, south London, Lord Sugar said the new range is part of its attempts to compete with high street giant Greggs, as it eyes a nationwide expansion.

Shes promised me that shes going to open 100 stores and were going to give Greggs a run for their money, the TV personality said.

And what I can see so far, I think shes got a good chance. Theyre doing excellent stuff, and the food quality, the cakes and the patisseries are excellent.

Ms Lepore received 250,000 investment from Lord Sugar after winning the show in 2019, which she said will be pumped into the bakery she opened with her parents in 2018.

She said a second Dough site is set to open in Beckenham in April, with the company lining up more openings in 2020.

It comes amid stiff competition in the bakery sector, as rivals such as Gails open more London sites.

Ms Lepore said she will prioritise keeping prices low as the bakery cafe chain continues to grow.

She said: There is definitely space in the market to grow. With veganism, that is one of the big trends, and for us, it is just key that we are always ahead of the curve.

In the past year, rival Greggs grew its portfolio by 97 stores, as it was boosted by the popularity of its vegan sausage rolls.

Lord Sugar said the vegan trend provided a strong business opportunity, even if he will not be changing his own diet soon.

He said: No, Im certainly not going vegan. Im happy with my diet but I dont have a lot of meat.

Im very impressed with the new vegan range, because obviously this vegan stuff is becoming more and more popular as time goes by, especially with young people.

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Vanessa Franco said staff told her she 'should have known it was chicken'. (SWNS)

A vegan mother has hit out at KFC after staff at the fast-food chain served her a chicken burger and then laughed at her when she complained.

Vanessa Franco attempted to order the restaurants new vegan burger at a drive-thru in Colliers Wood, London.

But after three bites she realised something wasnt right and confronted staff who told her it was in fact chicken.

According to Franco, KFC employees laughed when she told them she was vegan and asked why she didnt notice it was chicken.

Franco, who recently turned vegan and has been a life-long vegetarian, said: I realised the texture tasted different.

I drove back to KFC and asked them to confirm it was a vegan burger. Thats when the girl who served me told me it was a chicken fillet burger.

She then called her colleague who told me to come inside.

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She also said if I took bites out of it then why didnt I notice it was a chicken burger. I explained I have been a vegetarian my whole life.

Franco then went into the restaurant to speak to the manager.

Thats when he gave me a vegan burger, didnt apologise and laughed and said, You should have known it was chicken, she added.

All of the staff stood there staring at me. I felt humiliated and have been left traumatised due to not only a lifestyle choice but also religion being broken and made fun of.

I was speechless and cant express how disgusting their customer service was.

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KFC later apologised for her ordeal.

A spokesman said: This isnt great and were really sorry for what happened here.

Our vegan burger launched last month and we took its arrival seriously putting strict new processes in place to make sure its served properly, including the use of separate coloured tongs and storage units.

Were following up with the team to remind them of the importance of getting this right and will be offering the guest a free meal on us to put things right.

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Trader Joe's has justannounced that they're debutingapremade vegan macn' cheese in stores all over the country. While grocery shopping this weekend, I was lucky enough to snatch the lastcontainer from the refrigerated section in my local Trader Joe's. Let me tell you: This mac n' cheese is the closest thing I've tasted to the real thing.

Creamy and decadent, these cheezy shells even impressed my non-vegan boyfriend, which means they're not just delicious to someone whohasn't tasted "real" cheese in years, they'll be a crowd-pleaser all around.

During an office taste test, one sampler remarked that Trader Joes' mac is "actually better than the original kind since it tastes cleaner, lighter and actually healthier." Another said that "If you gave this to a toddler they would have no idea it wasnt cheese. For that matter, if you gave it to my husband or anyadult who loves Macn' cheese, they would be satisfied. This is a winner."

Pricedat$4.49, This 20-ounce containerholdsaround three meals worth and is the perfect lunch, dinner or side dish for vegans and non-vegans alike.We're crossing our fingers for a gluten-free version so that everyone can enjoy the creamy, cheezy goodness of these shells.For other great treats from TJ's, check outour list of the15 Best Plant-Based Items to Buy atTrader Joe's, whichdefinitely needs to be updated to 16 after sampling this mac n' cheese.

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