Author: Julia McCann

Day 11: Take action!

Speak up for animals and the environment by taking action today. Sign a petition, contact your MP or MLA or write a letter to the editor of your local paper about a cause related to animals or the environment. These small actions can make a big difference.

Want more inspiration? Watch us participate in Day 11 below!

@vancouverhumane

Day 11: Take action for animals 🐮 Join the 21-Day Plant-Based Challenge at PlantUniversity.ca. #Animals #AnimalAdvocacy #AnimalProtection #VeganForTheAnimals

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Day 10: Try tofu today!

There are SO many delicious and creative ways to enjoy tofu. Read this blog post to learn all about tofu. For more recipe ideas with tofu, visit the links below.

Want more tofu recipes? Check out this link

Want more inspiration? Watch us participate in Day 10 below!

@vancouverhumane

Day 10: Try out tofu 😋 Join the 21-Day Plant-Based Challenge at PlantUniversity.ca! #Tofu #TofuScramble #Recipe #Vegan

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Day 9: Share the link to a plant-based recipe you love on your social media.

Found a recipe you love? Share the love!

Maybe your friends will love it too.

Want more inspiration? Watch us participate in Day 9 below!

@vancouverhumane

Day 9: Share the love 💚 You can find the recipe for this marinated tofu from @Catherine, MS, RD on plantbasedrdblog.com and join the 21-Day Plant-Based Challenge at PlantUniversity.ca! #Tofu #Marinade #Recipe #Vegan #PlantBased

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Day 8: Try some vegan treats today!

Life can be sweet! Try a plant-based chocolate bar, cupcake or ice cream. You can bake yourself, or buy from a shop. Discover how delicious vegan treats can be.

If baking yourself, consider subbing a mix of 50/50 oil and applesauce for the fat (for example the butter or oil) in your favourite cake, muffin or quick bread recipe or consider some vegan baking alternatives like flax seed eggs.

Want a new vegan recipe to try out? This banana chocolate chip muffin recipe is so easy and delicious.

Want more inspiration? Watch us participate in Day 8 below!

@vancouverhumane

Day 8: Indulge your sweet tooth 🍪 Join the 21-Day Plant-Based Challenge at PlantUniversity.ca! 🌱 #PlantBased #Vegan #VeganForTheAnimals #CookieRecipe #Baking

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Day 7: Include seeds in 2 meals or snacks today.

Flax, chia, hemp, pumpkin, sunflower…. the list is long and the seed nutrition game is strong! Include flax or chia in your morning oatmeal or smoothie, snack on a seedy trail mix, or make the delicious kale and hemp heart pesto below.

Check out this Trail Mix Snack Ball recipe that is protein packed with seeds. Find more great recipes on PlantU’s Recipe Library.

Want more inspiration? Watch us participate in Day 7 below!

@vancouverhumane

Day 7: Include seeds in two meals or snacks 🌱Join the 21-Day Plant-Based Challenge at PlantUniversity.ca! #PlantBased #Vegan #Veganuary #VeganForTheAnimals #Animals

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Day 6: Appreciate an animal today.

Connect with an animal today. Maybe you or a friend has a companion animal you can give some extra love to, or perhaps you can visit a farm sanctuary to remind yourself just how wonderful animals can be.

Want more inspiration? Watch us participate in Day 6 below!

@vancouverhumane

Day 6: Appreciate an animal 🐱🐷🐶 Join the 21-Day Plant-Based Challenge at PlantUniversity.ca! 🌱 #Cats #CatsOfTikTok #Appreciation #Animals #VeganForTheAnimals

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Day 5: Order food from a plant-based restaurant.

There are SO many delicious plant-based eateries out there! Treat yourself to a meal! You can go for some vegan comfort food or a healthy salad or bowl.

Search the map to find plant-based businesses near you, including: restaurants, dessert businesses, food and beverage shops, textile products, beauty products, and cleaning products and services.

A great app for finding plant-based restaurants in different communities is Happy Cow. You can search your location for fully vegan, vegetarian or restaurants with plant-based options. Visit the website below.

Want more inspiration? Watch us participate in Day 5 below!

@vancouverhumane

Day 5: Try a plant-based restaurant 🍽️ Join the 21-Day Plant-Based Challenge at PlantUniversity.ca! 🌱 #Dinner #Restaurant #Vegan #Burnaby #NewWest #VeganForTheAnimals

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Day 4: Watch a documentary on a vegan or plant-based theme.

There are so many great documentaries to inform, inspire, and challenge us. Game Changers or What the Health are great if you are interested in health. Cowspiracy, Seaspiracy or 73 Cows talk about our food system and the environment. Visit the link below for a more detailed documentary list.

Have some time now?

Watch a clip from the award-winning short documentary “73 Cows” (it’s one of our favourites). 73 Cows tells the story of Jay Wilde, the first farmer in the UK to transition from beef farming to entirely organic plant based farming.

Want more inspiration? Watch us participate in Day 4 below!

@vancouverhumane

Day 4: Learn by watching 🎬 Join the 21-Day Plant-Based Challenge at PlantUniversity.ca! 🌱 #VeganForTheAnimals #Cows #Documentary #MovieNight

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Day 3: Follow 5 plant-based accounts on social media that inspire you.

We all need a bit of inspiration! Find five new plant-based accounts to follow on social media that inspire you. Maybe you are looking for delicious plant-based recipes, nutrition info, vegan activism or information about diet and the environment. Whatever you are into, there are accounts for you!

Check out this incredible list of Instagram accounts to follow:

Or try searching for these popular plant-based lifestyle hashtags:

Want more inspiration? Watch us participate in Day 3 below!

@vancouverhumane

Day 3: Follow 5 plant-based accounts 💚 Join the 21-Day Plant-Based Challenge at PlantUniversity.ca! 🌱 #Veganuary #VeganForTheAnimals #Vegan #PlantBased #Animals

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Day 2: Aim to get half your plate from fruits and veggies today.

Canada’s food guide encourages us to get half of our plates from fruits and veggies. You can do this by starting with a salad or a soup, putting raw veggies and dip at the centre of the table, doubling the veggies in the recipe or having fruit for dessert or stocking up on frozen fruit so you always have some to throw in a smoothie.

Similarly, Virginia Messina (MPH, RD), and Jack Norris (RD) developed a plate guide very similar to Canada’s Food Guide specifically for a plant-based diet, that also recommends half of our plates be fruit and vegetables.

Want more inspiration? Watch us participate in Day 2 below!

@vancouverhumane

Day 2: Get fruits or veggies on half your plate 🍓 Join the 21-Day Plant-Based Challenge at PlantUniversity.ca! 🌱 #PlantBased #Vegan #Veganuary #VeganForTheAnimals #DinnerIdeas

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