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If you’ve chosen a vegan diet, it’s likely that in addition to doing it for the health benefits, you had animal welfare in mind. Leather, wool, silk, down, fur, buttons made from horn or mother of pearl, and raincoats impregnated with beeswax are all products of animal origin. Synthetic fabrics, or fabrics made from bamboo, linen or hemp are just a few of the alternatives. A vegan lifestyle can be about much more than just a vegan diet - it’s also a way of putting a great deal of thought into our whole lives and environment.

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Coconut oil

Coconut oil is a great alternative for frying and cooking, and you will find it on many an ingredient list for vegan recipes. Who knows whether it really has the healing properties that many claim it does. Substances in coconut oil such as lauric acid, caprylic acid and capric acid, in addition to various polyphenols, are indeed well known for their health-giving properties. High-quality coconut fat and coconut oil should never be confused with palm fat and palm oil, however, as they are obtained from different plants.

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Cosmetics

Many people are not aware of how many animal products are to be found in everyday cosmetics. Unfortunately, it’s very common for them to contain fats or substances from animal organs such as the kidneys. Yet the fact that vegan cosmetics do exist shows that another way is possible. A further advantage is that vegan cosmetics usually do not use animal testing. Isn’t it beautiful when beauty can be beautiful for everyone?

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Coconut blossom sugar

Coconut blossom sugar is a great vegan alternative to industrial sugar. It is extracted from the nectar of the coconut palm. In addition to important nutrients such as potassium, magnesium, zinc or iron, its glycaemic index is very low, allowing blood sugar levels to rise slowly and evenly. The taste is comparable to brown sugar and is somewhat reminiscent of vanilla and caramel.

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Cleaning products

Using conventional cleaning products will get your home really clean - but you might be using animal products in the process. In order to have stain-removing properties, they contain so-called surfactants, which bind grease and water together. Surfactants can be purely plant-based, but in some cases they are obtained from animal fats. What’s more, it’s also worth watching out for what the plant-based origin is, because surfactants obtained from crude oil or non-sustainably produced palm oil will make your cleaning products dubious for other reasons. If you want to be on the safe side, go for products with natural, sustainable ingredients which are labeled vegan.

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Chili sin Carne

Chilli sin Carne is an international vegan classic. This dish is hearty and spicy by nature. Unlike traditional “con” (with) “carne” (meat), Chilli sin Carne doesn’t contain animal ingredients. The secret? A stewed fibrous texture throughout and a fiery sauce that serves as a base for the casserole.

There are countless recipes featuring tofu, seitan or tempeh and different chilli varieties. Chillies from Latin America are traditionally boiled down, giving them more volume. In Mexico, beans are eaten as a side to the dish.

Asian chillies can be used in combination with more paprika. For children, simply swap the chilli for paprika.

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Chicken alternatives

In addition to ready-made chicken alternatives (like the popular Chicken Style Chunks), you can now make vegan chicken substitutes yourself.

Seitan serves as a great high-protein basis for making these. A simple seitan base mix is kneaded into a homogeneous mass with a little water and the relevant spices or vegetable stock. This then is cut into big pieces and cooked in a saucepan; the water used to cook it can be seasoned to taste too. To give the chicken substitute more texture, you can braid or carve the raw dough pieces before cooking. Another option for adding texture is to combine several layers into a larger piece.

Once cooked, the seitan chicken alternative is ultra-versatile and can be used in fricassees, salads or sandwiches – however you like!

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Curry

Curries are a wonderfully filling vegan dish brought to us by Indian and South(-East) Asian cuisine! Quick to make, colourful and with an endless range of flavour possibilities, creamy sauces and spice variety make curries a popular dish, and not just in vegan cuisine. Peas, lentils and other pulses can be used as a basis for vegan versions. Mixed with fresh seasonal vegetables, vegan curry paste and aromatic herbs, a wholesome, healthy meal with high nutritional value and an abundance of flavour can be conjured up in next to no time.

Incidentally, the yellow curry powder is a spice mix which is more common in Europe – and used only rarely in Indian cuisine.

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