by Brigitte | December 12, 2024 | blog, meal planning, meal prep, pantry cooking, program, strategies
Plan, Prep, and Relax registration is currently OPEN Learn more After months of brainstorming, consulting, and planning, I am finally recording my new course: Plan, Prep, and Relax: Plant-Based Batch Cooking for Busy Beginners The simple strategy you need for...
by Brigitte | December 11, 2024 | blog, meal planning, program, strategies
What if, instead of getting pushed around by algorithms and urgency, we enjoyed food and life as we intend to experience them? What if we made choices that actually nourish us and help us grow healthier and more resilient? In our busy, crowded, and often insecure...
by Brigitte | September 21, 2024 | blog, meal planning, meal prep, printable, template
What if you could tick a few boxes, fill a few blanks, and bam! there’s your meal plan for the week. That’s what this vegan meal plan template is all about. This version features seasonal Fall produce and heart-warming food for when the rainier days roll...
by Brigitte | April 12, 2024 | blog, health, meal planning, nutrition
Are you and your loved ones are getting all the nutrients you need on a plant-based diet? Are you concerned about protein, iron, and/or calcium? Join Brigitte Gemme in this free webinar where she’ll guide you through the essentials of composing nutritious,...
by Brigitte | February 16, 2024 | blog, meal planning, strategies
When cooking for one or two people, mustering the motivation to cook healthy tasty meals can be a struggle. You might end up stuck in a rut, eating only a few different meals and even missing the mark on your nutrition targets. This free Zoom workshop will empower you...
by Brigitte | October 27, 2023 | blog, health, meal planning, program, strategies
Have you ever wondered if you can truly get all the essential nutrients from everyday plant-based meals? You’re not alone. Many people question whether a vegan or plant-based diet can fully satisfy their nutritional needs. Can a plant-based diet provide every...
by Brigitte | September 8, 2023 | blog, meal planning, meal prep, program, strategies
Wednesday dinners do not have to be stressful to prepare. When you are drained after a long day, you do not need to rely on take-out or ready-made processed meals. Wholesome, tasty, and healthy meals are possible even when you don’t have the time or energy to...
by Brigitte | May 1, 2023 | blog, how-to, meal planning, meal prep, nutrition
You already know the health benefits of whole plant foods in reducing the risk of conditions like diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. The challenge lies in incorporating nutritious plant-based meals into your family’s busy life, without relying so much on...
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...
by Brigitte | March 4, 2022 | blog, grocery shopping, meal planning, printable, template
What’s on my healthy vegan grocery list printable? Eating a (mostly) whole foods plant based diet means that I am cooking from a set of vegan pantry staples. It’s amazing how many different, delicious, and nutritious meals one can cook from this set of...
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 18, 2022 | blog, meal planning, recipe, template
Do you find it hard to get motivated to cook proper dinners because it’s “just” for you? I totally get it. I say “just” because that’s the way we often talk, like: “oh, it’s just me.” But, really, that is wrong:...
by Brigitte | October 20, 2021 | template, blog, meal planning, printable, strategies
It may be time for you to start plant-based vegan meal planning if: you want to feed your loved ones healthy home-cooked meals based on whole plant ingredients, most nights of the week, you are a busy person, suffer from decision fatigue, and/or need to decrease your...
by Brigitte | September 29, 2021 | blog, how-to, meal planning, meal prep, podcast, recipe, roundup, strategies
Batch cooking changes lives… it really does! In fact, vegan batch cooking probably also SAVES lives. Why? Because when you’ve got a meal all ready to eat in the fridge or freezer, you’re much less likely to eat unhealthy processed or delivery food...
by Brigitte | July 16, 2021 | blog, essentials, family, grocery shopping, how-to, meal planning, podcast, strategies
Drawing parallels between meal planning and project management can help us make decisions about what to cook. In the kitchen as on any construction site, scope, time, and cost have to be kept in constant balance if you want to serve your loved ones really good food....