You can't live off salad

Salad. one of the first things I think of when I hear the word vegan. In the coming weeks before my diet change, I ate mostly salad to prepare my body. At first I didn't realize that I couldn't eat salad for a whole month. Thats when I knew this would be harder than I thought. While salad is vegan, it'd be the equivalent of only eating a steak for a month. It's not sufficient enough. So I started to explore other, more culinarily involed meal choices. Tofu and Seitan are popular meat substitutes and can taste very good when cooked and seasoned correctly. Vegetables and produce are obviously staples in a vegan diet. Stir frys and juices are ways to transform those raw vegetables into omething good. Speaking of raw vegetables, salad doesn't have to be just leaves and dressing. Corn, tomatoes, walnuts, and strawberries are wonderful ways to liven up a salad. Balsamic dressings are good but I prefer a raspberry walnut/hazelnut vinaigrette. Don't limit yourself to bland dry leaves and call it vegan. Explore the infinite possiblities and have fun!