Vegan Grocery Shop with Me & I Will Travel for Food VLOG

In this vlog, I travel to New Jersey to support Erin Hill for the grand opening of her restaurant, try the new vegan breakfast sandwich at Peet’s Coffee, show all the good vegan eats at Wegmans, and chat about my new vegan membership Brown Vegan Inner Circle.

Links Mentioned:

• Join my vegan membership

• Erin Hill’s podcast episode

• Erin Hill’s restaurant

• Listen to my podcast

• Peet’s Coffee plant-based sandwich

• Just Egg review video

• Gardein Skillet meals review video

Brands I showed in Wegmans:

• Nuttin Ordinary cashew cheese

• Treeline

• Kite Hill

• Jack & Annie’s

• Impossible

• Beyond Meat

• Nasoya dumplings

• Daring vegan chicken

• Sweet Earth Mindful Chik’N

• Gardein

• Van’s waffles

• O'Doughs bagels

• GT’s Kombucha

• Just Egg

• Violife vegan cheese

• Field Roast cheese

• Follow Your Heart cheese

• Oggi pizza

• Amy’s pizza

Companies that ship vegan items right to your door:

• Imperfect Foods

• GTFO It’s Vegan

• Vegan Essentials

• Rabbit Food Grocery

• Green Chef

• Purple Carrot

Apple, Carrot & Ginger Juice Fresh Juice for Beginners

Which do you prefer? Fresh juice or smoothies?

For me, it depends on whether or not I feel like cleaning the juicer. lol

I’ve been drinking this juice combination for years and feel it perfect for beginners who may be a little nervous about drinking green juice.

I used about:

• 8 carrots

• 3 apples

• About an inch of peeled ginger

It's okay to use more apples until you figure out how you feel about having carrots in your juice.

I also like to sprinkle in a little cinnamon and turmeric. :-)

If you don’t have a slow juicer (masticating), be sure to consume all your juice within 24 hrs to get the maximum nutritional value.

I have this Breville juicer

No juicer? Blend all ingredients with about 1/2 cup of water then strain through a cheese cloth into a large bowl.

Check out the full tutorial on my YouTube channel…

If you’re interested in doing a raw foods cleanse, check out this blog post with raw juice, smoothies, and other recipes and a 7-day raw food challenge and PDF.

Random Vlog: Grocery Haul, Dr. Bobby Price Detox & She Called Me FAT

Check out the first of many (to come) random vlogs on my YouTube channel…

In this video, I chat about what’s been going on in my world, how things are going with my detox, share a small grocery haul, and my experience with being called out about my “COVID weight”

Check out Dr. Bobby Price’s detox here

Use discount code “brownvegan” to save 10% (I get nothing for this discount code. Dr. Price was generous enough to offer it to my audience).

Dr. Price was also on my podcast twice:

91. From Drug Dealing To Herb Healing With Dr. Bobby Price

107. Q&A With Dr. Bobby Price

Other links mentioned:

Bitchin Sauce

Maya Kaimal Madras Curry simmer sauce

Quinoa Salad video

Creamy Homemade Hot Chocolate Recipe

This post is sponsored by milkadamia. All views are honest and are my own.

When I started this blog many moons ago, I asked my readers which dairy ingredient they struggled with replacing the most as a new vegan.

Coffee creamer was one of the top answers.

I even remember some of my readers saying they missed coffee creamer more than cow’s cheese.

It was hard to find quality creamer back in the day!

I was vegan for several years before I even saw plant-based creamer on grocery store shelves.

These days, it’s much easier to enjoy thick and delicious creamer like milkadamia.

milkadamia creamers are made from macadamia nuts and other simple ingredients, has no weird aftertaste, and their flavor is neutral in recipes because macadamia nuts have a milder flavor and texture compared to other nut-based creamers.

When milkadamia reached out to me to show y’all their new flavored creamers, I didn’t want to just mix it in coffee or tea (my favorite).

Instead, I wanted to make a creamy drink recipe that even non-coffee drinkers can enjoy.

I’ve never met anyone who doesn’t enjoy a warm cup of hot chocolate. The creamy texture and warm chocolate taste are guaranteed to satisfy any sweet tooth.

Creamy Homemade Hot Chocolate Recipe

Ingredients:

• 3 cups plant-based milk (I used unsweetened milkadamia)

• 1 cup milkadamia creamer

• 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

• 1/4 cup granulated cane sugar

• 1/2 cup semisweet vegan chocolate chips (I used the Wegmans brand)

• 1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

• Toppings (optional): vegan whipped cream, vegan marshmallows, or dark chocolate pieces

Makes 4 cups

Instructions:

• In a medium saucepan, whisk in plant-based milk, creamer, cocoa powder, and sugar on medium-low heat.

• Whisk frequently until warm (not boiling).

• Once warm, add in chocolate chips and continue to whisk until they melt.

• Stir in vanilla extract and serve the hot chocolate immediately.

Recipe inspired by Celebrating Sweets

What’s your favorite hot chocolate topping?

I love vegan whipped cream and chopped chocolate pieces.

Enjoy!

Is it Vegan? 5 Quick Tips for Reading Ingredient Labels

I swear you have to check ingredient labels on everything these days. ⁣⁣

Case in point: A few weeks ago, my mom showed me a new spicy seasoning she got. I flipped over the bottle and saw that it contains buttermilk. ⁣⁣

BUTTERMILK. 🤦🏾‍♀️⁣⁣

If you’re new to vegan life, here are a few tips to avoid animal byproducts on food labels: ⁣⁣

• Google the product and check out the FAQ on the company’s website. I used to do this all the time right in the grocery store. 💅🏾⁣⁣

• Look for the “V” symbol (for vegan) on the back of products. ⁣⁣

• These are a few common animal product names on ingredient labels: milk, whey, casein, gelatin. ⁣⁣

• Try to eat more whole ingredients, so you don’t have to look at ingredients labels as much. If possible focus on fresh fruit, vegetables, nuts, seeds, grains, etc....foods that don’t have boxes, cans, etc.⁣⁣

• Use food allergies to your advantage - The FDA requires brands to state if their products contains milk, eggs, shellfish, & fish right under the full ingredient list. Read that bold part FIRST, to see if it contains animal byproducts...then read the full ingredient list if necessary. ⁣⁣

• Check out the Vegan Pocket app - One of my Instagram followers told me about this app and it really is a timesaver. All you have to do is scan the UPC and it will tell you whether or not a product is vegan. So handy!

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Don’t aim for perfection.

Do your best daily and it will become easier to spot the vegan options while grocery shopping & eating out. ⁣⁣

I hope this was helpful. 👌🏾⁣⁣