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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Iron for vegans: my views as a meal planner, woman, and mother

Iron for vegans: my views as a meal planner, woman, and mother

by Brigitte | May 11, 2022 | blog, family, health, nutrition, podcast

Iron for vegans and plant-based eaters: should we be worried? Iron is a common concern of well-meaning friends and relatives, upon learning that a loved one is going vegan or committing to eating more plants (and fewer animals). Since most people still think of meat...
Where veganism and spirituality intersect: an Earth Day conversation with Rev. Ian White Maher

Where veganism and spirituality intersect: an Earth Day conversation with Rev. Ian White Maher

by Brigitte | April 21, 2022 | blog, podcast

Earth Day is a timely moment to reflect on how we are connected to our natural environment and to all the other beings who share this planet with us. I am humbled to be joined by Reverend Ian White Maher, a Unitarian Universalist minister and also the founder of The...
Getting in shape after having kids: Plant-based personal trainer Amy Kakebeeke shares her best tips

Getting in shape after having kids: Plant-based personal trainer Amy Kakebeeke shares her best tips

by Brigitte | April 11, 2022 | blog, family, health, podcast, strategies, vegan parents in the kitchen

How do you get into shape after having kids without spending hours in the gym? Amy Kakebeeke is the queen of squeezing short yet effective workouts in-between the many commitments of her busy life as a working mom. Get ready to be inspired to hop off the couch and...
Dinner ideas for picky eaters: what’s wrong with plain pasta?

Dinner ideas for picky eaters: what’s wrong with plain pasta?

by Brigitte | April 7, 2022 | blog, family, picky eaters, podcast, strategies, vegan parents in the kitchen

I often get asked for dinner ideas for picky eaters or “good vegan food for kids.” I disagree that there is any kind of specifically kid-friendly plant-based food, because every family has its own food history and different styles of cooking and foods will...
A plastic-free and zero-waste cooking and living journey – Interview with the Zero-Waste Chef: Anne-Marie Bonneau

A plastic-free and zero-waste cooking and living journey – Interview with the Zero-Waste Chef: Anne-Marie Bonneau

by Brigitte | March 10, 2022 | blog, grocery shopping, podcast, strategies, zero-waste

Anne-Marie Bonneau has been living plastic-free since 2011 and you’ll find her story and tips inspiring and empowering. In this episode, we discuss what motivated her and her daughters to say goodbye to plastic and reduce their food and packaging waste and...
Why I recommend an inexpensive slow cooker for plant-based cooking (no affiliate links!)

Why I recommend an inexpensive slow cooker for plant-based cooking (no affiliate links!)

by Brigitte | January 28, 2022 | blog, essentials, podcast, strategies

Many people bought a slow cooker only to leave it to gather dust on top of their fridge. That’s really too bad because using a slow cooker for plant-based cooking is a great way to decouple cooking from eating: throw in the ingredients in the morning, switch it...
Wean yourself off meal kits with meal plans

Wean yourself off meal kits with meal plans

by Brigitte | January 20, 2022 | blog, meal planning, podcast, strategies

Meal kits take the entire mental load and most of the physical load off cooking a meal: you choose your meal from a restricted menu of options, and all the ingredients and directions come to you in a neatly packaged boxed, pre-portioned and ready to be turned into...
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