Hannah's Veggie Lifestyle

Watching Keith Habersberger from The Try Guys eat the whole of the Shake Shack menu before visiting counts as research, right? After some Christmas shopping, I visited Shake Shack with my housemates and we all really enjoyed it. Read about our experience below...  'Shroom burger As it was the only meat free option on the menu, I went for the shroom burger. This was a whole portabello mushroom stuffed with cheese, and deep-fried in a breadcumb coating, with lettuce, tomato, and Shack sauce. It was delicious, but I was a little disappointed that there wasn't a vegan option. The cheese was stuffed inside the burger, so there was no way to order it without. However, I did really enjoy this burger and it made a nice change from the usual veggie burger patty. The portobello mushroom was really meaty, and the breadcrumb coating was delicious and add a lovely crisp texture to the burger. Writing about it is making me want to eat it all over again! Due to an order mixup I got to try the...

2020 has certainly been far from normal, but I haven't let it stop me from trying to make sustainable swaps where I can. There's still so many things I need to change (dental routine, cotton buds, etc.), but all in all, it's been a good year for making lifestyle changes. If nothing else, I've had plenty of time to think about it all! 1. Deodorant I've always used spray deodorant for as long as I can remember, and although I've been made aware of the benefits of swapping to a natural alternative, I've chosen to ignore it out of ease. Before going into lockdown in March, there never seemed to be a convenient time to find a new deodorant that works for me. Also, a lot of the natural deodorants I've seen have still come in plastic packaging, and if I'm going to swap, I want to make it completely worthwhile.  Then I discovered Wild , and it was a game-changer. The reusable applicator is made from aluminium and recycled plastic, and the refills are complet...

Chucking out food has become far too common in society now, which means valuable resources, energy and money are being wasted. If you want to find out more about the problems of food waste, then click here to read my previous blog post. There's some common foods that get wasted a lot, so I'm going to be sharing some of my favourite ways to make delicious treats out of leftover ingredients so they never get thrown out again. Here are 3 easy recipes to start us off... 1. Potatoes ~ Homemade chips Before we get started, let's just talk about one of the best things to ever exist: the humble, yet absolutely delicious, potato. You can literally eat them for any meal, in so many ways (hash browns, I'm looking at you) yet still, they're the  third most wasted food item  in the UK. Often, you buy a big bag with the intention of making golden roast potatoes or mounds of creamy mash, and then they get overlooked for a quicker carb to prepare. Considering how cheap, versatile a...

Food waste is a huge problem world-wide, with around 1/3 of all food produced going uneaten. Here in the UK, the average household throws away £700 of food every year. Although the introduction of food waste bins means less and less food waste is ending up in landfill, but the food that still isn't disposed of properly rots and releases methane, a harmful greenhouse gas. However, it isn't just the food that's wasted in the home that's an issue. Often, with environmental issues, large companies try and shift the blame onto individuals so they feel guilty and focus on individual change, without realising that the people causing the most problems are not us. Food waste is no different in this issue. When all we see is the only food waste we create, it’s easy to feel guilty and think that waste in the home is the only problem. With supermarket's being the most popular choice for food shopping in the UK, it's unsurprising that these shops are causing massive amount...