Plenty Vegan accepted the Don't Be a Boring Vegan Challenge - results below! One of the best things about vegans is how adventurous we are. #humblebrag After taking so many common foods off the (literal) menu, it makes us wonder, What fun foods are out there that we can eat instead?! Typically, these new foods resemble some of the nixed foods that we left behind when we switched to a plant-based diet: meat, milk, cheese and butter. Enter meat substitute: Jackfruit. (Side note: ... continue reading...
No-Recipe Recipes: Healthy Vegan Bowl Recipes
If you can learn to cook without a recipe, your life will be easier. Recipes are great sources of inspiration. They can give you meal ideas that you would never have thought of. They can teach you new skills and get you to work with new ingredients. When you have no clue what to make for dinner, a recipe tells you what to make, along with what ingredients you need. And there's the problem. You don't always have those ingredients! And, you don't always want to make a trip to the grocery ... continue reading...
Plenty Vegan Challenge: Don’t Be a Boring Vegan
Part of the fun of eating a plant-based diet is cooking up dishes that are totally out of your comfort zone. You may never have eaten such things growing up and you might not even know what a certain new dish is supposed to taste like! This week, pick a vegan ingredient or meal that intimidates or intrigues you and make it. Hey, what can go wrong?! Worse case scenario: you have to throw it out. You can chalk it up to a learning experience. Some ideas: Make seitan from scratch. ... continue reading...
Cauliflower Couscous: A Better (for you) Couscous
There are some foods in life that make you feel like you just won the nutrition race. You pat yourself on the back every time you eat them. Green juices, blueberries (antioxidants!), kale salad - these are just a few of the top tier health foods of the day. Cauliflower couscous might be on the rise as one of these golden children of healthy eating. Likely fueled by the current popularity of the Paleo Diet, this alternative to grain-based couscous (which is just a pasta in pearl form) is ... continue reading...
Cheat Sheet: How to Stock Your Vegan Pantry
When you've eaten vegan for years and years, you don't have to think twice about grocery shopping anymore. You know exactly what is vegan and what isn't vegan. You know what you like and where to go to get it. For those just starting out on a vegan diet, grocery shelves can all of a sudden seem mysterious. Your go-to staples must be reexamined for their veganism. So many labels, so little time. This is a starter list for you to get to know the pantry of a vegan. It doesn't include fresh ... continue reading...