Category: wellness
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Vegan vs. Plant-Based: What’s the difference?
As I have delved into this world of vegan and sustainable living, I’ve been a bit overwhelmed by all the new jargon: “sustainable”, “vegan”, “cruelty free”, “plant-based”, “whole-foods”. The list goes on! So what’s does it mean when someone says they’re “plant-based” vs. “vegan”? Definitions Vegan diet: excludes animals from a person’s diet, products, and…
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I might as well write.
I considered not blogging today. Does posting Day 7 of a Vegan Month come off incredibly tone-deaf given yesterday’s appalling riot in and outside the US Capitol Building? Maybe. But might people also be looking for a break from yet another emotional blow in a brutal 11 months? Maybe. A theme for me that has…
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Millennial avocado toast
For today’s offering I have combined two quintessential millennial foods: homemade sourdough bread + smashed avocados. It’s tasty! It’s filling! It provoked a surprising amount of controversy a couple of years back when it was the “cause” of millennials’ dire financial outlook. It’s avocado toast! The toast below did not cost me $6, but it…
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What? That’s Not Vegan? (Part I)
Part I: Ribs (just kidding) But, in a surprise, unwelcome twist, sugar is not always vegan. What makes refined, granulated sugar not vegan? What animal products does sugar contain? Refined, granulated sugar gets its pure white color and fine granulation by being filtered through bone char (otherwise known as “animal carbon”), the powdered bones of…
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My go-to healthy vegan snacks
Snacks! I cannot live without them. Could I just eat more food during my three main meals of the day so as to avoid my inevitable 3 pm energy crash (and chocolate craving)? Probably! In so doing I might avoid my hangry alter-ego. But I like getting out of my desk chair, walking downstairs to…
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Attempts at homemade oat milk
In my efforts to reduce my carbon footprint and produce less plastic waste, I try to make some of my favorite staples at home. Attempts to make hummus, almond milk, cashew cream, almond cheese and other vegan staples have all been successful and delicious! With one major exception… Meet my arch nemesis: oat milk. Oatly…
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Vegan Month Day 2
Meal Planning: This aspect of transitioning to a vegan diet can seem the most daunting. How do I take all these veggies + fruits — and new items like nutritional yeast, which, despite looking like fish food, is delicious on everything from salad to popcorn — and make nutritious, filling, and tasty meals? To begin,…
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Vegan Month Day 1
Hello there! Let’s start off with a confession: I’m Sarah, a lactose intolerant with a self-sabotaging love of cheese and ice cream. In high school and early college I noticed that dairy (particularly cow’s milk and cheese) upset my stomach. Rather than address this developing allergy at the source, I purchased lactose pills, which, to…
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An American Abroad: Travel Do’s and Don’ts
Over the past three years I have lived in four different countries (France, India, the United States, and Morocco). As I begin to travel back to the States for the Christmas holiday – a brief, three-week hiatus home before heading back to Morocco until July 2017 – I have been reflecting upon what my travels have…