Vegan food is much more than lettuce, but when it comes to trying a meatless menu most of us tend to flounder. Luckily for us, help is on the way! When it comes to vegan food, Michaela Vais (aka ElaVegan) is somewhat of a guru. Don’t take our word for it. With some 1.2 million followers on Instagram alone, Vais clearly knows what it takes to spice up your vegan dish.
“I want to spread the vegan message and inspire people from all around the world with my vegan recipes,” she exclaimed in an interview with Spoon University. “Eating plants is not a sacrifice, it’s a pleasure and a conscious choice to honor your body, mind, and soul.”
According to Vais, her most favorite recipe and one of her most popular ones (with hundreds of raving reviews) is her easy vegan cheese sauce. “I was really a ‘cheese addict’ in the past and therefore I had to create a recipe for vegan cheese which tastes great and is easy to make,” she explains, noting that this recipe specifically has been a game-changer.
A vegeterian by the age of six, Vais adopted a vegan lifestyle in 2011, and proceeded to open her now massively successful vegan blog, in 2016. A food stylist, recipe creator, and author, she describes herself as an intuitive cook, with a love for experimentation in the kitchen.
“At first, it was a challenge for me to go vegan, but after reading more and more about veganism, watching dozens of documentaries and learning about the dairy industry (and egg industry) it was actually pretty easy,” says Vais. “Going vegan was the best decision in my life and I haven’t regretted it.”
If you’re opting for a meatless diet but don’t know where to start, we recommend heading to her blog and accompanying Instagram page. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain!
