When you first start eating a whole foods plant-based diet one of the biggest changes you may encounter is finding yourself eating A LOT more legumes (i.e. beans and lentils). In the Standard Canadian Diet legumes are not usually a daily event — case in point, the UN’s declaration...
Easy Peasy Vegan Tips
Making Sensational Smoothies
Smoothies are a fantastic way to increase your intake of fruits and vegetables, and to incorporate some really healthy foods into your daily diet that might otherwise be challenging to get. Smoothies can be a great add to your daily diet, but before you get started, there are a...
Easy Vegan Week: Batch Cooking – Applied!
Last week I talked about tips for batch cooking to make your plant-based and healthy-meal planning a bit smoother and easier, especially during busy weekdays. This week I want to show you exactly how to put that in action, with a sample 1-week meal plan where we batch cook...
Batch it Baby! Tips For Making Plant-Based Easier
When people first go plant-based, it can be quite the learning curve, and it can seem to take a lot of time. It’s critical to find strategies to make it manageable; otherwise you may not stick to it. But there are a few things you can do to make...
Component Meals: Making Healthy Plant-Based Eating EASY
When people are getting started with plant-based eating, it can feel overwhelming. This is especially true for people who have been cooking a certain way for many years, and who are now faced with making new types of meals as a matter of health. But it doesn’t have to...