Should we cook with oil? A pragmatic approach to deciding what to do.
Should we cook with oil? Opinions differ wildly on that topic within the plant-based community, and there are many people out there who avoid all oils as much as they can. As a result, as a professional meal planner, I often get asked by prospective clients whether my...
“My wife is going vegan!” Now what? An interview with my husband
When one spouse – often the wife – is going vegan but the other one isn’t there yet, what happens? I have told my own transition story from meat lover to ethical vegan and plant-based eating advocate a few times, including along with some tips for...
Should I supplement B12? (No affiliate links.)
Should I supplement B12? My answer is straightforward: yes. This is probably true regardless of one’s dietary choices, but even more so if vegan or even just a part-time plant-based eater (flexitarian). This article is required reading for all Vegan Meal Plans...
What I eat in a day as a vegan – Real honest food report from a plant-based mom
What I eat in a day as a vegan is mostly whole-foods, usually healthy, always plant-based food. In this post, I share what I ate on a typical weekday (Friday May 7th, 2021), and what guides those choices. I will mention what the rest of my family eats in passing, but...
How to make tofu scramble… your way! (Basic tofu scramble recipe)
Why make tofu scramble instead of scrambled eggs? I used to think of eggs as the perfect food… but that was until I really explored the wonderful world of tofu. Tofu, in its different textures, can mimic many different egg preparations, with an advantageous...
Why quit coffee? 10 years into a personal experiment
In April 2011, I quit drinking coffee. This was an unexpected move for me because I loved coffee. Back in the mid-1990s, I had a blog and many posts were about the art and pleasure of coffee making and drinking. My espresso machine was my most beloved appliance. I...
5 urgent (and easy!) eco-friendly eating habits to adopt today
What happens roughly 24 billion times per day on Earth? Humans having a meal. About a third of all of the resources we extract or use from the planet are funneled toward our insatiable appetites. If we are to continue living together on this planet for a little...
Nutrition for plant-based runners: an interview with Kayla Slater, registered dietitian and running coach
I came to plant-based eating for environmental reasons, and decided to go 100% vegan for the animals. But fitness was also on my mind: would I continue to perform well as a vegan runner, or even improve? I’m no elite athlete: just a happy age-grouper aiming to...
Late-blooming vegan with family in tow? Here are 10 tips to ease your transition
Like so many other vegans, the only regret I have about veganism is not embracing it earlier. Going vegan in my mid-20s would have been so much easier. Back then, I was living with roommates and mostly cooking for myself. I even ate a lot of accidentally vegan food,...
Vegan meal prep for health: Katie heals her gut (subscriber spotlight)
What if committing yourself to doing some vegan meal prep on the weekend, using only whole foods plant-based ingredients, could mean something as profound as healing yourself from a disease that’s been dogging you for over 20 years? That’s what happened to...
Teaching kids to cook: the kitchen internship method, with Dr. Pamela Fergusson, RD
Teaching kids to cook is a no-brainer: who doesn’t want their child to be able to prepare delicious and nutritious meals for themselves when they move out on their own? Even better, raising capable cooks means that, by the time they are tweens or teens, they can...
10 vegetables I never fail to put on my vegan grocery list
When you have these vegetables in the fridge, plus a few vegan pantry staples, you can improvise a delicious and nutritious meal in minutes. Read about my vegan grocery list picks and get recipe inspiration to use them.
10 groups of people who showed up for humanity in 2020
2020 sucked. But millions of amazing humans kept on showing up, day after day, to make our world a better place. Show your gratitude. Here’s mine.
15 reasons why you NEED to do a vegan meal prep challenge
The challenge is running LIVE from January 28th to February 7th. Sign up now! You know it: vegan meal prep is what you have to do to enjoy delicious and nutritious plant-based meals made mostly with whole foods on a day-to-day basis. In principle, it sounds like a...
