A study by the University of Oxford in 2018 showed that cutting meat and dairy from your diet is the single biggest way for you to reduce your environmental impact.
If you’re interested in kicking off 2021 with a healthier diet and a reduction in your impact on the Earth, join members of the Tech Nottingham community as we support each other in taking part in Veganuary 2021 - a challenge to eat and live an entirely animal-product-free lifestyle throughout January 2021.
To get involved you can sign up on the Veganuary site and every day in January you’ll receive an email with all the support you need to make trying vegan easy:
Daily hints and tips
Meal plans and recipes
Information about the benefits of a vegan diet for health, animals and the planet
Join us on Slack
You can also join us in the #veganuary channel on the Tech Nottingham Slack group to take part in a welcoming, supportive, judgement-free community of people taking part in the challenge.
A place where we support one another and share tips and experiences on going vegan in the local area.
Local Recommendations
We asked the members of the Tech Nottingham community who have already gone vegan for some of their favourite places and dishes to try - here’s what they said:
Prickly Pear on Mansfield Road
Favourite Local Restaurants / Take-aways
Mocky D are absolute local heroes (takeaway only)
Prickly Pear on Mansfield Road, fantastic specialist vegan cafe (eat in and takeaway)
Cheeky honourable non-Notts mention - Church Temple Of Fun in Sheffield is one of our community’s favourite vegan restaurants in the country
China Taste on Mansfield Rd does veggie/vegan versions of all their duck and chicken dishes, including the satay skewers
Golden Lantern in Heanor does a delicious Lemon Mock Duck
Cafe Roya in Beeston has won awards for its vegan dishes
Wagamama do a delicious Hot Vegatsu
Favourite spots for a quick working lunch
No Homers Deli - newly opened vegan deli in the city centre
Faux - Vegan butcher and deli on Mansfield Road
Greggs - vegan sausage rolls and vegan steak bakes are a quick, cheap, available anywhere option
Barburitto - great vegan options and very filling
Subway do a vegan meatball sub, a tasty vegan wrap and have something new coming out in January
Favourite Home Cooked Meal
Sweet and Sour tofu from the Bosh cookbook
This easy and delicious hoisin tofu & broccoli bowl
Grand Veg Biryani - from the Fresh India cookbook, modified slightly to veganise it - it’s a right faff to make but it’s delicious, makes 8 portions and can be frozen
Favourite dinner when you're tired and what to make something quick
Chicago Town Takeaway Vegan Medium Stuffed Sticky BBQ Jackfruit Pizza - looks like they have some new flavours coming out in January too!
Green Cuisine dippers and Iceland hash brown fries
Favourite brand of cosmetics / toiletries
Salt of the earth natural deodorant
Superdrug do a good selection of vegan toiletries
Barry M - entirely cruelty-free make up
Beauty Pie - Beauty Product subscription service with large selection of vegan cosmetics and clear labelling
Dash Vegan in Nottingham city centre
Go-to shops for vegan food
All major supermarkets have good vegan ranges - Sainsbury’s is particularly good
V Spot on Mansfield Road in Sherwood
Dash Vegan out by the University and another on Derby Road - they also do a range of products in zero-waste packaging
Natural Food Co on Mansfield Road
Milk alternatives
Oatly Barista - foams well for lattes - available in supermarkets
Any own-brand Soya Milk is very cheap good for cereal and other non-hot-drink purposes
Minor Figures Barista Oat milk is good and does a subscription service
Locally produced oat milk available on subscription via Refarmd
Bags and satchels from Wills Vegan Shoes
Clothing / Shoes / Bags
Will's Vegan Shoes do fantastic quality faux-leather bags, clothing and shoes
Vegan Doc Martens
Superdry have some cool new vegan shoes
Asos are getting pretty good at providing filters for non-animal materials
Other recommendations
HappyCow is an app that lists vegan-friendly restaurants everywhere in the world
Barnivore is a crowd-sourced database of alcohol that's suitable for vegans
Vegan Womble - a website with lists of categorised vegan friendly products and where you can buy them
Huel Black Edition, a high-protein nutritionally complete shake, when mixed with Soya milk is a great option for after a workout
Any other recommendations you think we’ve missed? Let us know in the #veganuary channel on the Tech Nottingham Slack group.
Get involved
Almost 1 million people have already taken part in Veganuary - trying a plant-based diet in January to reduce their environmental footprint, protect animals and improve their health.
Join us in the #veganuary channel on the Tech Nottingham Slack group.