SUMMER 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	"Friselle" with tomato, rucola and chickpeas	-Vegetables cous-cous with lentils	-sorghum with zucchini and olives
Dinner	-Gazpacho and grilled vegetables	-"polpettone" and green bean with tomato sauce	-checkpeas "frittata" with zucchini and bitter herb -salad with avocado and cucumber

	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Lunch	-cold pasta with vegetables and olives	-Tomato and vegan "mozzarella"	-rice with veggie balls	-fresh tomato pasta with basil
Dinner	-zucchini soup and vegetables cake	-Vegan hamburger with french fries	-tomato soup and tofu salad	-integral  rice with "peperonata"

SUMMER VEGETABLES🍆

-aubergine

-carrots

-peas

-tomato

-zucchini

-mushrooms

-cucumber

-parsley

-jackdaws

-peppers

-potato

-garlic

-chard

SUMMER FRUITS🍉

-cherries

-apericot

-watermelon

-blackberries

-fig

-melon

-nectarine

-raspberry

-plum

-pear

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