Vegan alternatives to wool

Tencel

Also known as Lyocell, this fabric is made from wood cellulose. Tencel, which can be used for tops, jumpsuits, trousers and dresses, is produced using a closed-loop technology, which means that the water and chemicals are re-used.

Hemp

This natural, biodegradable material is often used in blended fabrics and doesn’t require any pesticides to grow, which makes it ideal for organic farming. It’s also very breathable and doesn’t trap heat like wool does, which can support the growth of bacteria.

Organic cotton

When it comes to eco-friendly cotton, organic farming can make all the difference. Choose organic and Fair Trade cotton to be sure that you’re getting the best product you can.

Soybean fiber

This material is free from petrochemicals and is completely biodegradable. It drapes like silk but has the comfort of cashmere, which makes it perfect for knitwear.

Bamboo

If grown in the right conditions, bamboo can be very sustainable – but try to steer clear of rayon, a highly chemical-intensive bamboo-derived material.

Woocoa

An innovative material created by a group of university students in Colombia, Woocoa is a coconut and hemp fibre “wool” treated with enzymes from the oyster mushroom. It isn’t widely commercial yet, but it’s an exciting development for the future.

Lyocell and Modal

Lyocell and modal are fibres manufactured from wood pulp. These use chemicals in the production but are free from harmful solvents. Also, the processes are closed-loop (meaning that the chemicals are captured and reused over and over again). However, wood pulp must come from a sustainable source. To ensure this, look for the modal that is manufactured in North America or Europe.

Chinese and Indonesian modal are driving rainforest destruction in Indonesia. Tencel is a certified form of lyocell that is guaranteed to be made from sustainable wood pulp.

Bamboo lyocell is also an excellent sustainable option because bamboo is a very sustainable crop. However, most bamboo fabric on the market is bamboo viscose. Viscose is another way of converting wood pulp into textile, but it uses harmful solvents, and the chemicals are not captured and reused. Viscose (bamboo or rayon) is not sustainable and is best avoided.

Linen (Flax)

As a vegan, you are probably very familiar with flaxseeds. Linen is a textile that is made from the reed of the flax plant.

Soysilk

Soysilk is a silk-like fabric that is manufactured with the soy residue leftover from producing tofu. However, it does use formaldehyde in the production process, which is a known carcinogen.

Pineapple Leather and Other Sustainable Vegan Leathers

Pineapple leather is manufactured from the leaves leftover after farming the fruit and is entirely biodegradable.It has been adopted by quite a few vegan shoe brands already and is worth seeking out. Kombucha leather is a new development and may increase in availability, so it is worth looking out for. Cork leather, a leather-like material made from cork bark- is another vegan option in footwear and handbags.

Recycled Nylon and Polyester

Conventional synthetics fabrics are very harmful to the environment. Thankfully, you can increasingly find recycled options which take the fabric waste from factories or old garments from consumers and recycled them into new textiles.

Full Day Vegan-Satvik (plant based) Food Menu

Starters (Early morning or liquid food)

-Water

• Clean normal water (Mineral water)
• Lukewarm water
• Clean cold water
• Lemon water
• Coconut water

-Tea

• Tulsi tea
• Lemon tea
• Ginger tea
• Cinnamon(daalcheenee) tea
• Coconut tea
• Almond tea

-Soup

1. Tomato soup
2. Vegetable soup

-Juice

1. Fruit juice
2. Vegetable juice (carrot, beetroot, coriander)

-Milk

• Almond
• Coconut

-Fruit Smoothie

• Mango smoothie (high calories)
• Banana smoothie (medium calories)
• Watermelon smoothie (low calories)

Morning Food–Breakfast

• Upma with single dry fruits raisin
• Upma with vegetable pea
• Vegetable poha
• Vegetable dalia
• Plain oats with single fruit small slices
• Kinwa
• Sprouts

Afternoon food or Main courses

• Cooked pulses/daal
• Cooked stuff chapatti
• Cooked dry vegetable
• Cooked liquid vegetable
• Cooked brown rice
• Sambhar
• Coconut sauce
• Coriandor sauce

OR

• Paani puri with coriander water + tamarid-amchur sauce
• Vegetable pakora
• Pulse-daal pakora

OR

• Dry petha
• Ghia halwa
• Carrot halwa

Evening snacks

• Dry fruits
• Roasted grains

Evening food-dinner

• Vegetable salad/slices
• Fruit slices
• Vegetable + fruit slices

Extra available with every food

• Roasted & fry Papad
• Lemon Pickle
• Tamarid or amchur Sauce
• Fennel (saunf)
• Candy sugar/mishri
• Water 

You are requested to have one or two food at a time keeping calories and your workout in mind. Also, have a gap of minimum one hour after every food.