SPRING 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").

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	-Gnocchi with pesto + humus with crudités	-integral rice with artichokes	-Trofie with walnut sauce + crudités
Dinner	-salty cake with chard and vegan cheeseee + baked kale	-vegetables soup + spinack salty cake	"Torta pasqualina" + sesame carrots

	Giovedì	Venerdì	Sabato	Domenica
Pranzo	-asparagus rice + salad	-Spelt with zucchini sauce and basil	-integral rice with vegetables and shiitake mushrooms	-Polenta with lentils and tomato sauce
Cena	"Focaccia with vegan cheese" + green beans	-Asparagus with scrambled tofu	-Pizza marinara with grilled vegetables	-miso soup + baked potatoes and vegan hamburger

SPRING VEGETABLES🍅
-artichokes
-asparagus
-beetroot
-cabbage
-celeriac

-celery
-turnip greens
-fennel
-leek
-peas
-radishes
-topinambur
-spinach
-fava beans
-jackdaws
-garlic
-chard

SPRING FRUITS🍐
-orange
-strawberry
-orange berries
-melon
-lemons
-figes
-cherries
-peaches
-pear
-apple