Happy Sunday everyone, I am so thankful to you all for getting involved in my #veganwednesday challenge =D See the original post here for more!
I am so thrilled to have people from all over the world enter! This community is going to be so much fun and such an incredible way to learn and grow from one another. Through this contest, I have already connected with some wonderful people out there who have shared with me their personal food stories and we've inspired and encouraged each other in many ways. This is just the beginning <3
For our contest, I have been told some of the rules to the contest aren't crystal clear so let me start by verifying them:
VEGAN:
We seem to be having some difficulty around the label "vegan," let me clarify what vegan means:
Vegans do not eat or wear animal products. That means:
- No meat
- No seafood
- No eggs
- No milk
- No butter
- No cream
- No ghee
- No lard
- No cheese
- Nothing can come from an animal!
My rules state that you, yourself do not need to be vegan to enter this contest but your entry does have to be! So if it's a recipe please be sure to remember that animal products are not vegan! If you need help, feel free to comment and ask me!
What day can I enter?
- Originally I had meant for this to be a Wednesday only challenge however, I think that we can extend it so that you can enter whatever day you want, but I will release the winners for the week on Wednesdays so the cutoff for the week will be Monday at 12UTC to give me time to go through them all. If you submit after that time, I will consider your entry for the following week!
You get some extra time this week! Sound good? =D
Please mention this contest in your post! I am trying to get a group together here with similar interests so the more people who can find us, the more we can grow, the more we can learn, the more we can love!
How to participate:
- Post what vegan means to you! This could be anything from vegan approved recipes (no animal products) to poems, to reviews... basically I am looking for vegan related content at your discretion (must be animal friendly!)
- Tag it within #veganwednesday (using your first tag will help me find it!) and I will go through them every week, choosing a winner and announcing them each week!
If you do not tag it in #veganwednesday, sadly it can't count
(I will have guest judges help me from time to time as well as we grow!) - Post your entry on each week's update (this post will serve as this week's, so post your submissions here!)
- I will create a post announcing the winner each week along with any deserved mentions as to help foster a strong community bond for those of us who are trying to share our messages, love and inspiration with the world!
Only positive posts will be considered. This isn't a war for animal rights or a call out to tell people how to live! It's a loving, caring, sharing invitation to get to know each other and support our community!
Alrighty, now that we've cleared things up, without further ado!
WINNERS WEEK 1:
+1st Prize: 5 SBD
@amy-goodrich
Veggie Lasagna W/ Cauliflower Sauce
Dear Amy, thank you so much for sharing your story with us here at #veganwednesday, I have been a supporter of you since we first met and I love that you've made such a caring entry into this community! I am a mega-fan-girl of people healing themselves and changing their lives through food so you had me there, then you made me fall even more in love with this amazing recipe! Thank you for taking part this week! You are incredible, I really appreciate the time and energy you put into this! Surely this is the kind of recipe to inspire people to give it a try! <3
Honorable Mentions:
@rieki
Do our Human Lives Mimic Our Treatment of Other Lives
A lovely swim up close and personal with nature leaves @rieki contemplating his relationship to nature and the natural world as a whole. How does relating a on a human level affect how we relate to animals?
@crunchyvegangal
Discovering Myself Through Veganism
A new vegan Steemian in town, @crunchyvegangal takes us into her decision making process and shares her moral decision to change her diet!
@thekitchenfairy
Hungarian Apple Pie
This was made as a special request from her husband after a hospital visit! @thekitchenfairy veganised this favourite dish of his and he loved it!
@xyzashu
Shahid Kapoor= Vegan
This blog by @xyzashu expresses his opinion about how vegan can be seen as a trending word as given an example by the celebrity in his blog, creating a vegan app. This is a good reminder that vegan is not a buzzword for everyone, for some it's a lifestyle filled with many conscious choices!
@orcheva
Could I be Vegan?
Considering becoming vegan? That is what @orcheva does here!
@eco-alex
Falafel/Hummus Combo
A delicious double recipe entry to tickle your fancy! I tried the falafel and it was amazing, FYI!
@handofzara
Eggplant and Rice
Even though rushed for time, so no yummy pictures for us, @handofzara managed to put together this recipe for us- also while feeing the local deer population ;)
Thank you to all of this week's contributors! I am excited to see this movement grow! I hope that we can all connect through at least some common interest here, and that this community can grow and foster together! I encourage you all to connect with each other if you feel drawn to- let's make this group a loving, supportive, engaging community to call home!
I have a compelling urge to inspire and assist anyone who would like to improve their health!
I would love for you to experience the same incredible health benefits I have received from changing what I put into my body.
I hope this challenge inspires you to consider new options in your diets and serves to help us connect to each other! Please engage with me here in the comments, on steemit.chat or in Discord! I am so excited to launch this initiative and can't wait to meet new friends and see your posts!
XO,
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