year : 2016 18 results

14 Easy Ways To Get More Steps In Your Day

You did it. You’ve been eating great and you think you’ve finally got this whole vegan thing down. You’ve been cooking everyday and making sure to get to Trader Joes once a week. But something’s missing. You made yourself a beautiful dinner and immediately head right to the couch to relax ...

Start Your Day with Scrumptious Dairy-Free Smoothies

There’s nothing like a refreshing smoothie to start off your day. Not only are fruit smoothies absolutely delicious, but since fruit is full of fiber, it helps to keep you full all the way until lunchtime.  Make a large batch of your favorite smoothie recipe on Sunday, grab some mason jars and ...

6 Amazing Perks Of Having a Best Friend Who Is Vegan

It’s Friday. You’re out with friends at your local Mexican restaurant that calls your name after every workweek. You’re sitting there looking at the menu, that you have practically memorized already. When the waitress comes back, everyone picks their typical menu option. Katie gets fajitas ...

Anything is possible, including Vegan Meatloaf

Say whaaaat?! This cannot be real. Every time one of these innovate vegan recipes pops up on my Pinterest board, I am more than floored. Who would have ever thought that vegans would be able to eat meatloaf? While these are not your typical unhealthy meatloaf loaded in red meat and animal fat, ...

13 Great Reasons Everyone Should Try Veganism Before They Die

What’s on your bucket list to try before you die? Before I became a vegan, trying veganism was definitely top on my list. I struggled with the decision for a few weeks before I took finally the plunge. At first, I told myself I would try it for a month. While fad diets are not the best idea, ...

Protein. How To Get It. (Without Killing Animals)

But, how do you get any protein? Oh that doomed question that all vegans eventually encounter; because if you don’t eat meat, there’s absolutely no way to get enough protein into your body. Right? Wrong.   A lot of the foods that vegans eat are actually extremely rich in protein. For a ...

Taco Tuesday; With A Vegan Twist

Who says vegans can’t enjoy a taco Tuesday just like the rest of us? I laugh in the face of people who think like this. Have they never tasted black beans? Taco’s make my world go round and I couldn’t even fathom a life without them. There’s nothing quite like the sensation of crunching ...

Be Basic: Pumpkin Recipes That Will Give You Life

Life is too short to pretend like you don’t love pumpkin, and that includes any recipe that has even a slice of this magnificent fruit. There’s nothing that brings back that warm Fall feeling, than the smell of pumpkin filling up my entire house.   It’s not just the smell, it’s the rich ...

7 Vegan Celebrities You Won’t Believe Are Vegan

If you didn’t already know, being vegan is totally in. But seriously, the amount of people and celebrities exploring the vegan lifestyle lately is mind-blowing. There’s about 7.5 million people in the U.S who are vegetarian, and about 2.5 million people who are vegan. That’s a TON of ...

Snacking is an Epidemic. Do It Correctly.

I have a few friends in the health field that claim that no snacking is acceptable. They claim that while you may start out with carrots and celery, that munching tendency will soon turn into Oreos and almond milk. While I’d love to take their advice, it’s not just realistic for my lifestyle ...