The Difference Between Plant-Based Diets & A Vegan Diet

Hi everyone,

I’m Angel, also known as A Yummy Vegan.

Today (November 1st) is World Vegan Day so, Happy World Vegan Day everyone!

I’m super excited to share with you another extract from my new book “How To Go Vegan As Singles, Couples, Families & Friends: Easy Tips To Get You Started” which is available on Amazon.

In my previous blog post I shared “Identifying Your Why(s)” when deciding to go vegan. Today I’m sharing the various definitions of the plant-based and vegan diets. It’s very important to understand the differences in order to choose which route we wish to take on our vegan journey, so let’s get started…

The Difference Between A Plant-Based Diet & A Vegan Diet

In order to be successful on this new vegan journey, it’s helpful to understand the difference between a plant-based diet and a vegan diet. There is often a lot of confusion around these two concepts.

A plant-based diet predominantly consists of plants; most people use the term to refer to a 100 percent plant diet, but some people include small amounts of animal products. 

A vegan diet totally eliminates all animal products.

Here’s a great article explaining the difference in more detail:

https://www.forksoverknives.com/wellness/plant-based-diet-vs-vegan-diet-whats-the-difference/

The Difference Between A Whole-Food Plant-Based Vegan Diet & A Vegan Diet

A vegan diet is not necessarily a diet that consists of healthy whole foods. There are some vegans who eat a vegan diet excluding animal content, that is based on quite a bit of processed, less healthy foods. 

A whole-food plant-based diet includes a heavy emphasis, often entirely consisting of whole-foods that are natural plant-foods that have not been processed. 

A whole food is a food with only one ingredient, such as a banana, an avocado, a bean, or a carrot.

A processed food is a food with more than one ingredient and in which a company has sometimes added sugars, preservatives, dyes and “bad” fats such as saturated and trans fats.

Some people like to refer to this difference along the lines of: made in a plant [processed food] versus grown on a plant [whole-food].

In the coming weeks, I will share some more extracts from my new book, so stay tuned…

If you’re also interested in going raw vegan, I published another book, “A Quick Guide To Going Plant-Based Raw Vegan: 12 Tips To Get You Started” with some awesome tips for starting this beautiful journey of healthy eating and optimal wellness.

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Happy reading! 📕 

Best wishes,

Angel 😍

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