{"id":1350,"date":"2010-07-19T10:27:57","date_gmt":"2010-07-19T17:27:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/?p=1350"},"modified":"2011-03-17T12:19:06","modified_gmt":"2011-03-17T19:19:06","slug":"a-vegan-diet-is-a-license-for-becoming-more-adventurous-with-your-food","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.happycow.net\/blog\/a-vegan-diet-is-a-license-for-becoming-more-adventurous-with-your-food\/","title":{"rendered":"A vegan diet is a license for becoming more adventurous with your food"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Too cute actress Zooey Deschanel of Failure to Launch, Elf and (500) Days of Summer fame is making news for going off her vegan diet because it’s too limiting<\/a>. However, what the headline and description doesn’t tell you is that after going vegan Deschanel discovered that she couldn’t eat soy or wheat products due to allergy. So it was the dual difficulty of being vegan and intolerant to gluten that was too limiting. The ploy of the media playing on sensationalist headlines to grab reader\u2019s attention. Although if people only look quickly they\u2019ll file away the tidbit as another piece of stereotyping about what it means to be vegan. Limiting. Without variety. Uninteresting. Boring. A chore.<\/p>\n

Like most anything in life, vegan can be anything you make of it: a rich variety or a tired routine. Searching HappyCow for new restaurants<\/a> to try, experimenting in the kitchen<\/a>, following vegan blogs, ask others for their ideas<\/a>, making what and how you eat a priority can all ensure you\u2019re getting a happy, healthy plateful at every meal.<\/p>\n

However, as a vegan you need to learn to listen to your body and what it\u2019s asking of you. If due to allergies or illness it\u2019s not possible for you to sustain your vegan ways – that\u2019s okay. Adopting a vegetarian diet to help keep you healthy is okay.<\/p>\n

But to help you avoid falling into a rut and to add some variety, here\u2019s some helpful hints.<\/p>\n