• How To Celebrate Taco Tuesday The Vegan Way

    Here at Vegan Boyfriend, we laugh in the face of those who think that vegans can’t enjoy the same foodie treats as non-vegans. But seriously, what are these people thinking?! The additional food options out there for vegans nowadays are mind blowing. One of our favorite meals to throw in those vegan-can’t-eat-anything people’s faces is TACO’S! Yep, you heard it hear first. Vegans can still enjoy their typical taco Tuesdays and those ...
  • How A Vegan Can Shop At Trader Joes And Make It Work

    I remember the first time I walked into a Trader Joes. Overwhelmed is an understatement to say the least. I walked out of there with three oversized bags, almost breaking at the seams, with an extra $120 on my credit card bill. Worth it? Probably. Could I have definitely done it better? Absolutely. That first trip was a while ago, and since then, I think I’ve mastered my craft. When you drive past a Trader Joes, don’t cave just to “see ...
  • 10 Delicious Vegan Meals Prepared in 30 Minutes or Less

    One of the biggest barriers to people becoming vegan is they’re lack of time and knowledge. Either they don’t have the time to learn about it, or they don’t have the knowledge to know you don’t need all the time in the world! While this one of my biggest concerns when I became I vegan, I quickly found ways around avoiding time consuming vegan meals. Yes, some meals do not go as planned and end up taking WAY longer than expected. Who knew ...
  • 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 after a long day. Light bulb! You’ve completely forgotten about being physically active. I don’t blame you; it’s not easy! It starts to feel ...
  • 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 toss them in the freezer for a healthy breakfast every morning! If you haven’t explored the wonderful world of fruit smoothies yet, let me share ...
  • 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 and Sarah goes with a chicken nachos. When the waitress gets to Becky, you’re all completely shocked. Instead of her usual burger with extra pickles, ...
  • 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, they look and taste almost identical. If it looks like meatloaf, and it talks like meatloaf, it must be meatloaf – right? Sine it’s getting colder ...
  • 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, there has been a ton of research that suggests that going vegan is a great choice, not only for your physical health, but for your mental health as ...
  • 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 typical day, a man between the ages of 19-70, only needs around 56g of protein, 46g of protein for a woman. While that sounds like a lot, let’s look at 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 into a hard tortilla or the ease of folding a warm tortilla filled of your favorite goodies. Taco’s aren’t just a meal on a random day. Taco Tuesday ...