How to Go Vegan – Toolkit
If you would like some support & help in going vegan, here’s a comprehensive toolkit of excellent resources, including further challenges, recipe resources, guides to going vegan and some films and books to watch & read.
Overview
Help Going Vegan – UK website with help for all aspects of transitioning to veganism
Your Daily Vegan – How to Go Vegan – US website, very useful overview on how to go vegan
Vegan Challenges
21 Day Plant Based Health Professionals – evidence based challenge focusing on a wholefood plant based diet
The Vegan Society 30 Day Vegan Pledge – really useful practical info for switching to a vegan lifestyle
Veganuary – beginners guide to eating plant based, meal plans, celebrity cook book, coaching emails
Viva! V30 Challenge – vegan meal plans for 30 days
Vegan Guides
Go Vegan World – focus on animal rights and ethics
Animal Aid – Your Guide to Going Vegan – primarily food based
Vegan Food & Living – Vegan Basics
Plant Based Treaty – Plant Based Starter Kit
Recipes
Vegan Recipe Club – 100’s of recipes covering lots of different options
VeggieVision Recipe Booklet – Easy to follow, packed with goodness
Veganuary Celebrity Cookbook – plenty of inspiration from well know stars
Vegan Society Recipe Hub – Eat Vegan for Less
Animal Aid – Plant Based Cooking on a Budget
Essence: The Beginner’s Guide to Veganism – Edward Daniel
Travelling Abroad
Vegan Food & Living – Vegan City Guides
Veggies Abroad – Vegan Travel Guides
Vegetarian Guides – Travel Guides
Films & Documentaries
I Could Never Go Vegan – Released in 2024 and featuring a number of current people within the UK vegan community
Food for Thought 2025 Documentary exploring the rapid growth of veganism around the world
Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret – 2014 film exploring the impact of animal agriculture on the environment
Christspiracy 2024 film looking at 2000 year old traditions surrounding animal use
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Hogwood: A Modern Horror Story –2020 Documentary focusing on an undercover investigation into a pig farm
Pignorant – What happens to pigs when they go to slaughter
Earthlings – 2005 documentary narrated by Joaquim Phoenix with music by Moby focusing on what’s happening to animals
Vegan Events + Businesses
Why Go Vegan – UK Events Listings
The Vegan Society – Events Listings
Vegan Directory – Events + Directory for products & businesses
Vegan Fallacies
Your Vegan Fallacy – Challenging misconceptions about veganism
Carnism Debunked – Answering some common misunderstandings about veganism
Articles & Further Reading of Interest
The 14 things you need to know before you go vegan
Online Magazine – Forca Vegan
6 Issues online covering a myriad of vegan topics including the UK vegan social movement pioneers, global people and campaigns published 2021 – 2023
Issue 6: https://tinyurl.com/8axnr284