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Calcium for vegans: my point of view as a meal planner, woman, and mother

Calcium for vegans: my point of view as a meal planner, woman, and mother

by Brigitte | January 27, 2023 | blog, health, nutrition

Calcium for vegans and plant-based eaters: should we be worried? Americans and Canadians, and some Europeans, have repeatedly been told that we need to drink milk and consume dairy products for bone health. Going vegan can feel like a rebellion against the established...
Minimalist meal prep for healthy stress-free vegan weeknights

Minimalist meal prep for healthy stress-free vegan weeknights

by Brigitte | January 13, 2023 | blog, meal prep, nutrition, program, strategies

If you can find one hour to for meal prep / batch cooking at any time in the week, you can prepare really good food you will enjoy throughout the week. It won’t be perfect, but it will provide you with a solid base for meals that improve your nutrition and...
Plant-based in public health: An interview with Dr. Charlyn Black, MD, ScD, Professor at the UBC School of Population and Public Health

Plant-based in public health: An interview with Dr. Charlyn Black, MD, ScD, Professor at the UBC School of Population and Public Health

by Brigitte | January 5, 2023 | blog, health, podcast, vegan journey

Charlyn Black trained as a family doctor more than forty years ago, but most of her career has been as a scholar dedicated to understanding the social determinants of health for over three decades. She is now a Professor at the UBC School of Population and Public...
2023 Kitchen Kick Off: January 1st Healthy Vegan Batch Cooking Club session (free registration!)

2023 Kitchen Kick Off: January 1st Healthy Vegan Batch Cooking Club session (free registration!)

by Brigitte | December 23, 2022 | blog, meal prep, program

All I want to start 2023 is to cook with YOU! Yes, YOU. Join me and kick off 2023 the right way: IN THE KITCHEN! We’ll be having a healthy vegan batch cooking club session together, starting with a small ritual to welcome the new year and followed with some...
Getting started with raw vegan food: An interview with Crystal Bonnet, raw vegan chef and author of The Art of Raw Desserts

Getting started with raw vegan food: An interview with Crystal Bonnet, raw vegan chef and author of The Art of Raw Desserts

by Brigitte | December 14, 2022 | blog, podcast

Today on the Vegan Family Kitchen Podcast I meet with Crystal Bonnet, raw vegan chef and author of the just-published beautiful book The Art of Raw Desserts. Crystal is a graduate of the Matthew Kenney Culinary Academy and of the Pure Joy Academy. She develops unique...
Prepared and healthy vegan in the New Year: Join the Batch Cooking Club for 3 months

Prepared and healthy vegan in the New Year: Join the Batch Cooking Club for 3 months

by Brigitte | December 8, 2022 | blog, meal planning, meal prep, program, strategies

Could you use some encouragement, support, and accountability to continue (or start!) cooking and eating healthy vegan food in the New Year? This program is for you. Here’s what’s involved in this 3-month group program: Cooking club membership with virtual...
Practicing mindfulness to tame food addiction: A conversation with Karen Steiner

Practicing mindfulness to tame food addiction: A conversation with Karen Steiner

by Brigitte | December 3, 2022 | blog, health, mindfulness, podcast

How can the principles of mindfulness and compassion support a transition away from overeating and food addiction? I had the good luck of exploring this topic with Karen Steiner in conversation for the Vegan Family Kitchen Podcast. Listen to the episode: Watch on...
How to save money on healthy vegan food

How to save money on healthy vegan food

by Brigitte | November 18, 2022 | blog, grocery shopping, meal planning, strategies

Rising food costs are a concern for most households these days. How to save money on healthy vegan food? I propose a strategy that goes deeper than perusing flyers. Warning: mindset shifts ahead. Ask where your (food) money going How much of your money are you...
Book launch: Flow in the Kitchen coming out on November 15th, 2022

Book launch: Flow in the Kitchen coming out on November 15th, 2022

by Brigitte | October 24, 2022 | blog, podcast

Flow in the Kitchen: Practices for Healthy Stress-Free Vegan Cooking is not a cookbook. Cookbooks can be useful and beautiful… but they don’t make us cook. Who hasn’t ordered ready-made meals instead of cooking at home, despite having lots of cookbooks, a fridge full...
Cooking with your strengths: An interview with Gemma McFall, strengths coach and Vegan Meal Plan subscriber

Cooking with your strengths: An interview with Gemma McFall, strengths coach and Vegan Meal Plan subscriber

by Brigitte | September 21, 2022 | blog, family, podcast, subscriber spotlight, vegan parents in the kitchen

“I’ve always hated cooking,” wrote Gemma McFall in her newsletter to her coaching clients. In a desperation-driven Google search session, she somehow stumbled upon my Vegan Meal Plans and was able to turn her kitchen situation around. How did that...
From Nepal to the Midwest and back: an interview with Babita Shresta, author of Plant-based Himalaya and Vegan Nepal blogger

From Nepal to the Midwest and back: an interview with Babita Shresta, author of Plant-based Himalaya and Vegan Nepal blogger

by Brigitte | September 12, 2022 | blog, health, podcast, vegan journey, zero-waste

Babita Shresta thought she had landed on another planet when she first visited a grocery store in Minnesota. Coming from rural Nepal, where as a child she learned to cook fresh vegetables and simmer lentils alongside her grandfather, she had never seen packaged...
Prepared and healthy vegan in the New Year: Join the Batch Cooking Club for 3 months

Plan and prep throughout the fall: Join the Plant-based Cooking Club for 3 months

by Brigitte | August 25, 2022 | blog, meal planning, meal prep, strategies

If you feel that you could use some encouragement, support, and accountability to continue (or start!) cooking and eating healthy vegan food, this program is for you. Here’s what’s involved in this 3-month group program: Vegan Meal Plan subscription...
Cooking dry beans from scratch: the complete guide for whole foods plant-based home cooks

Cooking dry beans from scratch: the complete guide for whole foods plant-based home cooks

by Brigitte | June 1, 2022 | blog, how-to, meal prep, pantry cooking, recipe, zero-waste

Everyone, vegan or not, should eat at least a cup of cooked beans every day. And what’s the best way to stock your pantry with wholesome beans? In my opinion, nothing beats cooking dry beans from scratch. In this post I will: explain why I consider it better to...
Soy and cancer: should we worry? Here’s what the recent literature says.

Soy and cancer: should we worry? Here’s what the recent literature says.

by Brigitte | May 20, 2022 | blog, health, nutrition, podcast

When a client says “I am concerned about including soy products in my plant-based diet because of the cancer risk,” this is the information I can provide them. In short: no, you should not avoid eating soy for fear of increasing your cancer risk. Quite the opposite!...
Can fertility improve with a plant-based diet? Exploring Dr. Jenny Lee’s journey toward better reproductive health

Can fertility improve with a plant-based diet? Exploring Dr. Jenny Lee’s journey toward better reproductive health

by Brigitte | May 19, 2022 | blog, family, health, nutrition, podcast, pregnancy

Can fertility improve with a plant-based diet? Research certainly seems to be on the side of a reduction in meat intake having a positive effect. Generally, healthy plant-based diets focused on whole foods also have the potential to improve many of the factors that...
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