For world vegan day
These three apps are useful in everyday vegan life
If you are vegan, you will find practical help in some apps.
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November 1st is not only All Saints’ Day, but also World Vegan Day. These apps are always useful companions.
World Vegan Day has been marking the international 50th anniversary of the Vegan Society, which was founded in England in 1944, since 1994. The Birmingham club even offers an app itself called “VeGuide” to help people switch to a plant-based diet. Those who are already vegan, on the other hand, can hardly do without these three apps in everyday life.
Happy cow
“Happy Cow” is the most comprehensive restaurant guide for vegans and vegetarians. No other guide lists so many addresses that differ according to “vegan” or “vegan option”. If the offer is too large, users can select additional filters such as gluten-free or raw food. “Happy Cow” users are guaranteed to find the right thing for their taste buds among the more than 140,000 listed restaurants in 180 countries. According to the company, more than two million people use “Happy Cow” every month. All registered users are allowed to register new restaurants, upload photos, leave reviews and exchange information via the community function. “Happy Cow” is available free of charge for Android and iOS, even unregistered users can use the search function without restriction to find the vegan offers in their area.
Code check
The “Code Check” app is not only worthwhile, but especially for vegans. It is a barcode scanner and lists the ingredients of products – depending on which preferences the user has set. You can choose “vegan” as an option, if necessary sugar, fat, gluten and the like can be marked as “dangerous ingredients”. After each scan, “Code Check” shows what is really in the packaging. This is particularly practical for everyone who likes to cook and eat internationally, but do not understand the language of the labels when shopping. The stored data is reliable, only with regional own brands or with market innovations it can happen that “Code Check” is not yet up to date. “Code Check” is free for Android and iOS, the Pro version for 14.99 euros per year enables offline scans and is ad-free.
Head chef
One of the largest German-language recipe collections on the Internet can be found at Chefkoch. The app to the website, which has been online since 1998, has been online since 2011 for Android and iOS available. Ten years and many filter functions later, more than 40,000 recipes are stored in the “Chefkoch” app under the keyword “vegan”. If you want, you can be inspired every day by the new recipes of the day. The application also works not only on tablets or smartphones, but also on streaming boxes. Hobby cooks can use Amazon’s Alexa or the Google Assistant to guide them while cooking and have the recipes read aloud to them. “Chefkoch” is available as a free basic version or as an advertising-free “Pur” annual subscription for 14.99 euros.