Read on for their top Veganuary tips below.

Rachel Ama, author ofOne Pot: Three Ways

Veganise your favorite recipes!

This helps you get creative and have fun with flavors you already love.

5 PlantBased Chefs Share Their Top Tips This Veganuary

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Cook in bulk to save time and take the stress off.

For your daily essentials swap cows milk for a nut or oat milk.

There are lots of vegan-friendly butters in the supermarket, or get a quality extra virgin olive oil.

[Choose] agave or maple syrup instead of honey.

Tofu, tempeh, edamame, lentils, and legumes are great sauces of protein.

Swap a dairy yogurt for soy, cashew, almond, ormy favouritecoconut.

There are lots of vegan-friendly protein powders available too.

Pasta with tomato and basil, ratatouille, dhal, Mexican bean chilithings like that.

We are lucky enough now to have thousands of products to choose from.

Id try Linda McCartney plant-based sausages or maybe a Beyond Burger as they have been really refined.

Really, there has never been a better time to go vegan.

Season properly add salt in stages, and keep tasting as you go.

Meanwhile, fresh herbs, such as chopped parsley or dill, can enhance plant-based dishes.

Remember umami, too the deep savouriness that you get from things like sundried tomatoes and miso.

Flick through your favoritecookbooks, or look on Instagram, youll find so many recipes out there.

My go-tos are things like dhal and curries, stews, or pastas.

Hearty food for this time of the year and very easy to make.

Theres a vegan version of everythingfrom pizza to curries, cakes and soups.

Eat what you enjoy and youll never be bored.

This is also a great opportunity to try foods from different cultures as many of them are naturally plant-friendly.

Its important to get clued up on nutrition.

It takes time to adjust to a huge lifestyle change.