Welcome to the Happy Vegan series. During the next six episodes, Vegan Food & Living's Holly and Debs will be helping you escape the doom and gloom by diving into the lighter side of vegan life. From the weird things people say to you when they discover – shock horror! – you don't eat animals to the undesired effects of eating too many lentils and beyond, this is a safe space for like-minded souls.

In today's epsiode…

• We share your stories of the stupidest things people have said to you about veganism
• Awkward moments when there's nothing to eat but a dry bread roll
• How to make bacon out of anything
• Debs' seitan addiction (find the easy recipe she uses at theveganatlas.com)
• How to make guilt-free cookie dough out of chickpeas (find the recipe on Instagram at @veganmacros101)
• Cheese-buying hacks
• The highs and MANY lows of eating out and why we should stop settling for £16 risottos

Disclaimer: The Pig in The Forest's cheapest bottle of wine is, in fact, £33 – not £69.

Music by Purple Planet

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