One of the best things I've done that's helped me go veg and stay veg is this:



I cook for other people on a regular basis. My sister and I created a schedule and we cook for each other weekly. This forces me to try new recipes and to think about my food.



If I didn't cook for other people, I would likely eat packaged foods, junk food, and energy bars all the time. I would stay vegetarian, but I might not have been a successful vegan. And I wouldn't be as healthy or knowledgeable as I am. Cooking for others has been a great way to help inspire myself and others to adopt a veg lifestyle.



I'm not a great cook, but I can follow a recipe. And that's all I need. There are TONS of vegan cookbooks and vegan recipes online.



Maybe this can work for you, too

That's great that you've found something to help you! Not only will it help you stay on track, but you may just learn how to cook some new things!

Yep, cooking for my family (and being pg!) help keep me cooking good food! My husband has IBS and HAS to have a good standard of diet to avoid problems later in life...I wouldn't put so much effort in myself, but cooking for him and he toddler-monster keeps me on the straight and narrow.



Clarexxx

I went veg and took my whole family with me a week ago. I thought that we would be eating "yucky stuff" until I had learned more and knew what I was doing. Instead, the food we are eating is so much more delicious than what we were having before. That's because I absolutely have to plan my meals out in advance, and sometimes I even have to start my meals in the morning. Plus, there are so many vegans who have gone before me and have a wealth of recipes online. My experience so far is that vegan recipes are much more likely to be good than random omni recipes I used to get from the Internet.



At any rate, my food is much more "gourmet" than the omni junk I used to slap together (think ground beef in a pot of mac n' cheese) and I would never have tried as hard if I weren't cooking for a whole family. So long story short, you're right!