Superfoods to Eat if You’re Vegan

Being vegan is not easy. You have to be careful about everything you eat to ensure it 
doesn't have animal products of any kind in the ingredients list. For this reason, many 
vegans have moved to cooking for themselves and sticking to strict locations and stores 
for their foods. If you are starting a vegan path, you may be trying to ensure that you 
keep your body healthy during the transition and that means adding superfoods. Here 
are a few of the superfoods to eat if you're vegan to help give your body the healthy 
boost it needs.

Ginger

Ginger is something you should eat if you are vegan for several reasons. Ginger helps 
reduce stomach inflammation that can occur when you first start a vegan diet. This is 
especially true if you are coming off a heavy meat and dairy diet or if you are trying a 
raw vegan diet. Your body may go into a slight bit of shock and inflammation. You can 
add ginger to vegan soups, smoothies, and even juices. Try to get an organic ginger 
and use the ginger root rather than getting a ginger powder since the powder may not 
have the potency you need.

Turmeric

Turmeric is usually used as a spice in things like curry. It can also be used to help with 
inflammation throughout the body including joint pain and inflammation following long 
workouts. People with fibromyalgia also use turmeric to help with inflammation. In 
addition to helping with this issue, turmeric can also be very valuable to vegans since it 
can help flush toxins from the body. The easiest way to use turmeric in your vegan diet 
is to mix it with warm nut based milk such as almond milk. This mixture is called golden 
milk and can be consumed in 8 to 12 ounce amounts each day. This may be bitter, so 
you can add vegan vanilla or use a nut based milk that has vanilla in it to help cut the 
bitterness.

Sweet Potatoes

Sometimes, when you change to a vegan diet, you may not feel as full as you did on 
other diet plans or lifestyles. One way to combat this while sticking to your vegan 
lifestyle is to go with sweet potatoes. You can bake these ahead of time and add them 
in place of pasta to most meals. You can also have them alongside superfood based 
vegetables or with sautéed spinach. You will notice that you feel filled up and satisfied. 
They will give you vitamins and minerals, but also will help you with digestion as well. 


Keep in mind, most vegan foods do fall under superfoods list. The ideal use of the 
superfoods would be to ensure that you are meeting your specific body needs. For 
example, you may want to focus on colon and liver health or on weight loss and thus 
take that focus to the right superfoods for you. 
