24. How to Serve Your Family An Affordable Organic Vegan Lifestyle | A Conversation with Saudia Green
In this episode I chat with Saudia about:
How her husband inspired her to research a vegan lifestyle
How & why she serves her family an organic diet
How she got her sons to embrace a vegan lifestyle
Why it's important to treat your meat alternatives like traditional meat
Listen here…
Powered by RedCircle
Saudia's tip for cleaning conventional (non-organic) produce: use a tablespoon of activated charcoal and water to clean the produce.
Check out Hey Fran Hey's video about how to do this here
Resources mentioned:
Earth Balance soy-free margarine
Vegan Gourmet sour cream
Daiya cheese
Beyond Meat crumbles
Contact Saudia:
23. 6 Tips for Eating Out As A New Vegan
I love eating out and I don't let being a vegan slow that down for me.
In the beginning of this journey I did because it was just too much to think about and I didn't like asking the server a million questions. It feel like it was taking away from the experience. *sigh*
Anywho, like I said, I love eating out.
In this podcast episode, I give you tips to feel more comfortable about eating out at restaurants and family/work-related events.
Listen here…
Powered by RedCircle
Quick recap:
Check out the restaurant’s menu online before you get to the restaurant
Use happycow.net to find vegan-friendly restaurants near you
Think about what the chef has in the kitchen
Don’t be afraid to make a meal out of side dishes
Bring a dish to the event, so you’re guaranteed to have something to eat
Eat before you go and after you leave- keep emergency snacks in the car because life is too short to be hungry
Since I mentioned this this in the episode, here's a pasta salad recipe & potato salad recipe
Get more tips on this vegan date night post
22. What Should I Put On My Grocery List?
I get this question a lot...
"I'm going to the grocery store this weekend, what should I buy?"
In this podcast episode, I answer that question by going over the importance of a weekly meal plan and also talk about some of the most common ingredients on my our family's grocery list.
Listen here....
Powered by RedCircle
Recap from this episode:
*If you have a meal plan, you should only need to think about those items on that list while grocery shopping
*Invest 10 mins a day to look for recipes, so you're not overwhelmed with meal planning at the last minute - YouTube, Pinterest, cookbooks (I usually get mine from the library), and Instagram
*Start a food journal to keep track of the recipes that you love-use a spiral notebook or software like Evernote to get started
*Items that are usually on my grocery list....
Resources mentioned in this episode:
My favorite homemade vegan burger recipe here
Other options for pre-packed vegan burger patties: Beyond Meat, Gardein & Field Roast brands
Stuffed Bell Pepper recipe is here
Grocery haul playlist here...
21. VEGAN PREGNANY & Dealing with Depression - A CONVERSATION WITH NAKI AYA
We made it to episode 21! Look at this little podcast growing up. *taking a shot of rum since we legal and ish*
I paid someone do a new intro & outro (what do you think?) to save time (so I can bring more episodes) and I've been working on improving the audio. Woo hoo!
In this episode, I chatted with fellow YouTuber Naki Aya (I love her channel) about her vegan journey, pregnancy and how she handles vegan life with her young daughter.
We also discuss:
How she slowly eliminated meat, dairy and eggs one by one
Why it's important to be your OWN health/vegan guru
How becoming a vegan opens your world up to so much more variety
How she handles meal planning
Correlation between food and depression
Listen here....
Powered by RedCircle
Resources mentioned:
Seitan (meat replacement)
Plant-Based sources of protein
Naki's favorite artist: India Arie
Recent Books: Act Like A Success, Think Like A Success & Think & Grow Rich
Reach out to Naki:
Order The Complete Vegan Starter Guide from Naki's site
20. Body Image & Not Being "Vegan Enough" | A Conversation with Vegan Journey Gurl
In this episode of the podcast, I chat with Cassandra (AKA Vegan Journey Gurl & Ivy Flowers) about how she discovered a vegan lifestyle from watching YouTube videos and how cleaning up her diet cleared her respiratory issues.
We also discuss:
Emotional eating
Not being vegan enough
Body image
The importance of a vegan community
Listen to the full conversation here...
Powered by RedCircle
Reach out to Vegan Journey Gurl:
Resources mentioned in this episode:
Munch restaurant in Chicago
Erkyah Badu quote
