This recipe is sure to make Brussels sprouts your favorite veggie! Roasting the sprouts makes them delectably crunchy and adds a slight smoky flavor, while the mustard sauce coats the sprouts in a tangy, peppery sweetness. Brussels sprouts are loaded with fiber, vitamins and antioxidants!
If you love almonds you’ll love this easy and healthy treat! These crispy cookies are made with wholesome ingredients like almond butter, almond flour and cinnamon, sandwiched together with a creamy cinnamon almond filling- it’s gluten-free, too. Almonds are loaded with healthy fats and Vitamin E and will make your skin glow!
All the flavors of Fall are in this hearty and satisfying chili! The spices are loaded with antioxidants and the black beans provide great fiber and protein. Not to mention the delicious pumpkin, carrots and pepper, chock full of Vitamin C and beta-carotene!
One of the easiest soups you’ll ever make, with just a few ingredients– yet healthy and full of flavor! Perfect to warm you on a chilly day!
So much easier than apple pie and just as delicious! Juicy apples are topped with a heart-healthy, buttery cinnamon topping to create the perfect Autumn dessert!
Garlic is not only delicious, it’s also a great immunity booster– especially important during colder weather. Roasting the garlic gives it a sweet almost nutty flavor. Stock full of veggies, seasonings and pasta, this soup is comfort food at its best!
Crunchy and not-too-sweet, these dessert/snack bars are full of heart-healthy fats and fiber from the oats, peanut butter, hemp seeds and flaxmeal. Topped with a chocolate glaze, they make the perfect healthy treat!
This stew is thick, hearty and flavorful thanks to lentils that are simmered in coconut milk and veggie stock along with onions, garlic and the special ingredient– smoked paprika– which lends an almost meaty note to the dish. I would say this is my signature dish– it’s how I introduce my cooking students to the wonderful world of plant-based eating. Delicious, healthy and filling!
Chickpea flour dumplings simmered in a fragrant slightly spicy tomato sauce offer far more protein than regular dumplings (about 12 grams) as well as healthy greens tucked away in the sauce. Served alone or over rice, this Middle Eastern-inspired dish is incredibly warming and delicious.
These hearty, gluten-free pancakes come together easily and taste like a bowl of oatmeal in pancake form! The nut butter/maple syrup is the perfect creamy, sweet and nutty topping.
Zesty with a “meaty” texture, these scrumptious burgers will take the place of any beef burgers in your recipe repertoire. One of my friends/cooking students has ditched her regular burger recipe and now makes these every week for her carnivore husband.
This luscious soup has hints of coriander, cinnamon and ginger and is the perfect soup to warm you on a chilly Fall day. My picky husband declares it “restaurant quality”, and little does he know that it’s completely vegan. While it tastes decadent, it’s actually quite healthy, with plenty of beta-carotene from the carrots, and antioxidants from the spices.
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“The Game Changers” Movie Premieres!
Produced by James Cameron (“Titanic”), Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jackie Chan, this groundbreaking film documents the explosive rise of plant-based eating in professional sports, mixing real-time, innovative science with cinematic stories of struggle and triumph. This must-see film debunks the myth that athletes need meat to excel. James Cameron says, “We need to wake the f-k up… food is the biggest and most important way we can effect change.”
KFC Sells Out of Beyond Meat Fried Chicken
Customers lined up at a KFC in Atlanta to be among the first to try Beyond Fried Chicken, a plant-based option made in partnership with Beyond Meat. While I don’t encourage eating processed food, anything that spares the lives of chickens is a huge accomplishment!
NYC Wants to Ban Foie Gras
A bill sponsored by Carlina Rivera, a city councilwoman who represents Manhattan neighborhoods, would prohibit the sale of the foie gras, and levy fines of up to $1,000 to businesses that violate the ban. Foie gras (fatty liver in French) is made by force-feeding grain to ducks and geese, several times a day, for up to a month. Their livers then expand up to ten times their normal size, with large deposits of fat. Horribly inhumane, this practice is barbaric and should be banned nationwide, if not globally.
Morning Star Farms Going All Plant-Based by 2021
Morning Star Farms, a division of the Kellogg Company that produces vegetarian variations of meat-based products like burgers, bacon and sausage patties, will convert its entire product line to be 100% vegan by 2021. The company confirmed it will remove more than 300 million egg whites annually from its products, which sell at national retailers like Target, Walmart and Amazon. Morningstar will also stop using all dairy ingredients in its recipes. Morning Star also just introduced a new brand of vegan meat called Incogmeato—burgers, chicken tenders and nuggets– look for it in the refrigerated section of your grocery store!
California Moves to Ban the Sale of Fur
California is one step closer to banning the sale of fur; the landmark bill just passed a Senate floor vote. If the Governor signs the bill into law, California will become the first state in the U.S. to impose a statewide ban on fur sales. This will save countless animals from unnecessary, agonizing deaths for the sake of trivial fashion statements. The bill prohibits animal fur products from being sold, manufactured, offered for sale, displayed for sale, traded, donated, or distributed in any way in the state.
IKEA Introduces the Veggie Dog
In addition to their famous veggie meatballs, IKEA now offers a delicious veggie “hot dog”. According to an IKEA press release, “Adding the veggie hotdog to the food offer is contributing to IKEA Food’s goal to include more plant-based ingredients in the range at affordable prices, and most importantly it is delicious.” The veggie dog is made with a mix of kale, red lentils, carrots, and ginger. It has a CO2eq emission/kg that’s approximately seven times less than that of a classic hot dog. I tried it with all the fixins and really enjoyed it!
Meat-Heavy Diets Now Kill More People than Tobacco
A new study on meat consumption funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation reveals that that meat consumption may be responsible for more deaths than tobacco use. A new study has shown meat-heavy diets have higher health risks and may kill more people than tobacco. The study tracked consumption trends in 195 countries by looking at data from between 1995 and 2017, it shows that a poor diet can be associated with one-fifth of deaths worldwide.
Taco Bell Announces New Vegetarian Menu
Taco Bell will have its “first-ever dedicated in-store vegetarian menu board” and is introducing two new menu items. The menu boards will list four items including the new Black Bean Crunchwrap Supreme and new Black Bean Quesarito, 7-Layer Burrito and Bean Burrito. They are also providing a how-to-eat vegan guide. Bravo!
Impossible Burgers coming to Grocery Stores!
The soy-based meat substitute will be sold first in Southern California, and later this month, the product will become available in grocery stores on the East Coast.
“How Not to Diet” Now Available
Every month seems to bring a trendy new diet or weight loss fad―and yet obesity rates continue to rise, and with it a growing number of diseases and health problems. It’s time for a plant-based approach! Discover the cutting-edge science behind long-term weight loss success, in this powerful new book from the New York Times bestselling author of How Not to Die. Available in bookstores and online!
