As January is nearly upon us, our thoughts turn to the ways in which we can start the new year off with a healthier and happier mindset.  For many, out diet and eating habits form a huge part of our general wellbeing and mental state and it is, therefore, paramount that we try to make ourselves feel good by fuelling our bodies with good food.  Veganism has become a dietary practice that is becoming increasing popular since the creation of ‘Veganuary’.  Created as a non-profit organisation in 2014, Veganuary aims to encourage individuals to experiment and try out a vegan diet for the whole of January (and beyond!).  

During this week’s podcast we are joined by Sophie Gaston who talks us through her journey with veganism.  Through TikTok, Sophie shares her vegan journey filled with lots of gorgeous recipes and meals that would convince even the ‘meat and two veg’ type eater to jump on the vegan bandwagon, even if it’s just for the occasional meat-free meal here and there! 

We delve into discussions surrounding how, whilst jumping in cold turkey, or perhaps cold tofu is more of an appropriate phrase, may be manageable for some, many individuals prefer to take the approach of ‘Veganuary’ with the aim of continuing their diet towards full-time vegan.  Sophie, therefore, shares her top tips for maintaining a vegan diet: 

Make sure you follow the lovely Sophie on TikTok to check out more of her tips and tricks about becoming a vegan (@soapybubz).