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...
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...
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!...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
by Brigitte | January 12, 2022 | blog, grocery shopping, podcast, strategies
For the past 10 years, I have been an on and off subscriber of veggie boxes via a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) scheme or another. Yet again this winter, I ask myself: should I sign up for a CSA box this year? Are CSA boxes worth it? The answer isn’t...
by Brigitte | January 4, 2022 | blog, family, podcast, strategies
About a third of American and Canadian households have a dog, and the numbers have grown since the beginning of the pandemic. My own household does not include tail-wagging friends, but I know dogs are part of the family for many. So what do they all eat? Can dogs be...
by Brigitte | December 8, 2021 | blog, podcast, strategies, subscriber spotlight, vegan journey
What do health and wealth have in common, other than 5 letter? Alison Setton and I, in this conversation, conclude that both health and wealth require some effort to build and maintain, but it’s totally worth it: both reward investors with the fruit of compound...
by Brigitte | November 25, 2021 | blog, podcast
Eating animal products, aside from being horribly polluting and terribly cruel, is shamefully inefficient. Thankfully, we can do better thanks to technology today, and the future looks bright. I was thrilled to interview Karthik Sekar, Ph.D., a data analyst in the...
