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  • When I was in college, my go-to packed snack was home made Ritz PB sandwiches.

    Just grab a sleeve of Ritz, take two, smear peanut butter between them, smash and repeat. Can churn out a dozen or so per minute, and eat them twice as fast.

    Last I checked, Ritz crackers are vegan, so no modifications necessary.

    These are pretty calorie and protein dense so they will do in a pinch but friendly reminder that balanced diets are important.

    If you have a fridge at work, there’s about a billion ways you can riff on a wrap that are quick to make, good chilled, and quick to eat

    Finally there’s plenty of ways to do the hiking classics of trail mix / granola that fits your bill. Bonus shoutout to granola because you can toss it on some yogurt to get something a little more rounded.









  • pizza is my favorite food, and I believe replicating it will be fun

    Same here friend. My tip: use vegan cheeses sparingly, let the other toppings shine, the cheese is a garnish. Also cheese goes on top so it actually cooks.

    Me personally, lately I’ve been going with small dollops of some vegan mozzarella I’ve been getting at whole foods (forget the brand, I’ll get back to you) and finishing with Violife Parm (the block, get a microplane if you don’t already have one).

    My wife does kite hill ricotta on her pizza, since vegan cheese often struggles to melt, starting with something softer is great.

    Ultimately though, the fun part is trying new recipes! Go forth and explore.

    My real tip is this: try really hard not to limit yourself. Your new diet sets some bounds on what’s out, but for everything else that’s in, go nuts and try everything.

    Don’t just try and recreate old favorites, and try and let go of any past food grudges!

    Whatever vegetable you “just don’t like”, you probably didn’t have it cooked the right way, or it was never served ripe.

    Not a fan of Indian food? I guarantee you haven’t tried every dish from every region - go forth and try new dishes.

    You may already be an adventurous eater, in which case great, but I’ve known folks who have gone vegan only to give up after 3 months of eating nothing but impossible nuggets and canned chili.