10 Things I Wish I Knew Before I Went Vegan

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Even after I became vegetarian, I turned this question over and over in my mind. In the end, it took two full years before I completely cut out eggs, milk, butter, and cheese. But when the time was finally right, there was no question about it. Two and a half years later, now that this once extreme lifestyle now feels familiar, I have just enough perspective to wish I could go back and give my pre-vegan self or someone else in my shoes a few pointers. The jokes will never stop.

Get used to the jokes. Laugh them off, or take the opportunity to explain how important your diet choices are to you. And yet, I now spend one and a half times or twice as much as I used to on groceries. Because being vegan has led me down the ultra-health-foodie road. I shop at farmers markets and co-ops and Whole Foods more than I ever did before I was vegan, and I pay extra for organic.

Most of your meals will be one-dish wonders. Believe it or not, this has been the toughest part for me — I lost a lot of my interest in cooking when I cut meat and then dairy out of my diet. First, vegan food took a little more work to prepare.