AUTUMN MENUS

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One of the most difficult aspects of being a vegan, is making sure to have all the nutrients in every meal. In order to be complete a dish has to include carbohydrates, vegetables and proteins. Balancing meals in order to be rich in every nutrient isn't always easy and might require some time.Furthermore, it is also essential to consume the vegetables in season as it has many benefits (read article "3 Reasons to eat fruits and veggies in the season").

Furthermore, it is also essential to consume the vegetables in season as it has many benefits (read article "3 Reasons to eat fruits and veggies in the season").

With the aim of helping vegans or people who are thinking of trying out this diet, I created this table inserting some balanced vegan dishes that I invented myself.

Each meal is unique in its composition and is studied for all of those people that would like to follow a vegan diet but at the same time don’t want to give up on all of those tasty dishes present in the traditional Italian cuisine. 

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
Lunch	-Tomato pasta with olives and capers	-Buckwheat with peppers, olives and pine nuts	-Vegan pesto lasagne
Dinner	-Beans and veggie balls + sesame carrots	-Spinach "frittata" with chickpea flour	- Vegan eggplant parmesan

	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Lunch	-Pasta with garlic, oil, chili and turnip greens	-oatmeal with black cabbage and olives	-Cous-cous with seitan and mushrooms	-pumpkin rice with rosemary + fried mushrooms
Dinner	-Vegetables soup + scrambled tofu with chard	-"Pisarei e fasó"	-Pizza marinara with grilled veggies	-Vegan "insalata russa" + cauliflower soup

AUTUMN VEGETABLES🍅

-pumpkin

-spinach

-celery

-bruxelles cauliflower

-broccoli

-turnip greens

-basil

-topinambur

-artichoke

-mushrooms

-potato

-garlic

-chard

AUTUMN FRUITS🍇
-grape
-apple
-pears
-mandarin orange
-kiwi
-persimmon
-pomegranate
-chestnut