This mock tuna salad recipe is a perfect example of how it’s not the animal protein we miss in a vegan diet, but the flavors. Chickpeas do a great job standing in for tuna. This vegan take on a classic salad is also extremely flavorful and filling. You can use store-bought vegan mayonnaise or create…
These healthy vegan brownies are created with two unusual and wholesome ingredients. Cooked black beans replaces most of the flour and avocado replaces the oil component. What you end up with is a fudgy, delicious, dairy-free, gluten-free, oil-free brownie. There are many ways you can make these healthy vegan brownies your own. You could add…
For those of you who are new to eating vegan, shopping for food can be daunting. Today we take a look at what staples go into a vegan refrigerator, and we prepare a very versatile, rich, savory, creamy vegan white sauce. It is the perfect replacement for a traditional cream-based sauce and has many uses.…
It’s not always popular to speak negatively about commonly consumed and highly touted foods like dairy milk from cows. But I felt personally bamboozled when I read all the research and discovered the negative effects of drinking dairy on my health, not to mention the planet and the exploitation of the animals who provide the milk.…
Why The Best Milk To Drink Isn’t From A Cow It’s not always popular to post negative stories about commonly consumed and highly touted foods like cow’s milk. But I felt bamboozled when I read all the research and discovered the negative effects of dairy on my health. I always believed cow’s milk was the best milk…
Top 9 Plant-Based Egg Substitutes When I began my vegan journey and stopped using eggs, I ended up with a lot of loafs and veggie burgers that simply fell apart when I cooked them. Since then I’ve learned a lot about egg substitutes. Eggs help food bind because they have saturated fats which our body doesn’t want…
List of Common USA Food Additives Banned in Other Countries In the United States, he FDA and USDA regulate the food you eat and the medicines you take. They are also responsible for the 1992 food pyramid that guided the American public on what to eat for over 15 years. Unfortunately, the 1992 USDA food…
Vegan Shopping List I once read a truly inspiring book called “Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind”. I strongly identified with its concept of a “beginner’s mind”, and the possibilities it would open for creative growth. The author explains it as “to have a simple, pure mind, open to possibilities. It is the kind of open…
