Food is tradition. It is a shared experience with loved ones, new friends and our greater culture in general. When you begin to eat vegan, all of a sudden favorite shared foods are called into question, "Does this have butter? Milk? Cheese?!" Loved ones may roll their eyes or simply be sad that they can no longer connect with you over favorite meals. What's a vegan to do? VEGANIZE IT! Instead of throwing out your food traditions, you can brush them off and give them a vegan ... continue reading...
5 Easy Vegan Sandwiches for Your Packed Lunch
Everyone struggles with packing a lunch for work (or for school). We don't bring one and then we end up paying too much and eating too much (too unhealthy) food. If you're also trying to eat vegan, this might mean that you end up falling off the vegan wagon more frequently than you'd like - hey, sometimes vegan lunch is hard to come by. It helps improve our odds of bringing a lunch when we have easy options to take out the door. Here are 5 vegan sandwich ideas to get you started on your ... continue reading...
Salads Are Boring, Except for this One
There's a terrible rumor out there that vegans eat only salads. This comes from a time when there were zero to no vegan options in your standard American restaurant and so, yes, salads were sometimes the only options. What a terrible time. Vegans need substantial sustenance (try saying that 5 times fast) too! Also, there may be vegans among us (ahem) who do NOT love a salad. (Can you be a vegan who agrees that a meal mostly made of raw greens is rabbit food?) What you will find is ... continue reading...
How Veganism Beats the Paradox of Choice
It is 2016. It is YOUR year. You will work out regularly. You will get your finances in order. You will go through your junk drawer. And you WILL eat healthy. You browse Instagram and see that everyone else in the world has their lives together way more than you do. They casually snap photos of everything from their perfectly appointed kitchen (no dishes in the sink) to their bare feet on a beach during a well-earned vacation. They've probably read The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up and ... continue reading...
You Are What You Eat (and other self-hating lies we tell ourselves)
Eating vegan means you think about what you eat... a lot. For one thing, we live in a culture that is not very vegan (if you're in the US). This means that someone who eats a plant-based diet is endlessly vetting menus, shelves and cabinets for their vegan-ness. Or, of course, she is thinking up some inventive way to use avocado (bake with it!) or construct the perfect smoothie bowl (use chia seeds!). The truth is, people are overly focused on food whether they have a specific dietary ... continue reading...