Often when people find out that I’m vegan, they start asking about what I eat. “Do you eat fish?” Nope, fish are animals, and vegans don’t eat animals. “What about eggs? Do you eat eggs?” No, I don’t. Eggs come from animals “If you don’t eat meat, milk, eggs or cheese, what exactly do you…
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What Exactly is a Vegan, Anyway?
“You’ve a vegan? Does that mean you’re from planet Vega?” “So you’re one of those va-guns?” “Vegan? I’ve been hearing that word a lot lately. What does it mean?” “Do you eat fish?” “If you’re vegan you can’t have the tuna, but you can have the egg salad.” “But where do you get your protein?”…
Using Vegan Food as a Form of Activism
I was at a party a few years ago, and after it became know that I’m vegan, the people I was chatting with starting joking about vegan food. They must have said “vegan food” 10 times collectively. I reached a point where I couldn’t take it anymore and I asked, “Do you know what vegans…
6 Meal Planning Tips for Busy Weekdays
As a health coach, I often see clients who lead busy lives and don’t have too much time to cook dinner when they get home in the evening. Sometimes they’re just too exhausted from the workday to prepare a big meal. Often they are ravenous when they leave work so they stop for take-out or…
10 Tips for Eating Out as A Vegan
Just as with any type of special diet, eating out as a vegan can be tough. You’re putting your faith (and stomach) in the hands of a stranger, and you can’t be 100% sure they’ll be able to feed you an edible meal. It used to be that the only foods vegans could eat at…
Praise Seitan
One of my favorite vegan protein sources is seitan. Despite how the name sounds, seitan isn’t food of choice for satanic vegans, it’s actually a tasty meatless food made from wheat gluten. It’s pronounced as it looks – say-tan. Praise Seitan As a meat substitute, seitan isn’t quite as popular in mainstream cuisine as tofu…
Tempting Tempeh
When people hear the word “soy,” they often think of tofu, edamame or even meat analogs, but there’s another tasty food made with soy that’s not quite as popular yet – tempeh. Pronounced “TEM pay,” this soybean patty is a traditional Indonesian food. From Indonesia Temeph comes from Indonesia, and it probably originated on the…
What Exactly is Tofu Anyway?
Bland. White. Gelatinous. Tofu is gross, right? No, not really. It’s actually extremely delicious and versatile if you know what you’re doing with it. In my work as a health coach and cooking teacher, I’ve come across a few people with tofuphobia. I think it comes from not knowing exactly what it is. Tofu is…
15+ Vegan St. Patrick’s Day Recipes
Whether you’re craving colcannon or cabbage, these vegan St Patrick’s Day recipes will help you celebrate the holiday in delicious style. This menu includes appetizers and snacks, soups and stews, dinner dishes, and even dessert recipes! St Patrick’s Day St. Patrick’s Day is just a few days away. While it may seem like most Americans celebrate…
30+ Vegan Chocolate Dessert Recipes for Valentine’s Day
Here are more than 30 vegan chocolate dessert recipes to help you celebrate Valentine’s Day, including truffles, brownies, pudding, pie, and cupcakes. Make them for your sweetie or keep them all to yourself! Valentine’s Day I don’t really make a big deal of out of Valentine’s Day, but as I’ll take any excuse to eat…