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What Vegan 'Diet' Do I Follow?

Hey everyone! I've been working on this post now for several months, so hopefully you will enjoy it. This is going to be more of a rambling post than a well plotted out recipe. I've had many people ask me on my Instagram about my diet and whether I follow a specific program and what works for me. I've tried several different diets over the course of my vegan journey, so I'll tell you a bit about each, the pros and cons, and what I'm doing now. 1. Junk Food Vegan When I first went vegan (for real, not the first attempts that failed), I basically substituted tofu, beans, and mock meats into the meals I was already eating. I was eating tons of pasta, oils, popcorn, ramen, ice cream, cookies, et cetera... Not so many fruits and vegetables. I was eating tons of food because I had seen so many people saying that you had to eat more as a vegan to get all your nutrients. I was eating way too much fat in my diet, and I could tell because my skin was really oily. I was h