I’ve been struggling to figure out what to eat or how much of it to eat to get into a stable daily food schedule. This week I stumbled on an article giving an overview of a book called How Not to Die by Michael Greger M.D. and he basically tells you the best food to…
Category: meal planning
Meal Planning- 1.8.18
Weekend mornings mean meal planning time for the following week! It gives me time to relax and think about what I want to eat, what I want to cook, or new recipes I want to try. There’s so many vegan recipes to choose from! I don’t know when I’m going to run out of new…
New Year’s Football Party Food: Vegan Chili, Cornbread, and Brownies, oh my!
For the football games on New Years Day, my parents had friends over for a viewing party and so I wanted to make something that we could eat. What goes better with football than chili? Not much. My dad has been making the same chili recipe for as long as I can remember and it’s…
New Year, New Goals, New Menu
First, check out my new apron that my sweet cousin gave me for Christmas! My first Charming Chickpea accessory and I love it! Thanks Allison! Did I mention that I’m loving being on winter break? It’s almost 10 am and I’m still curled up on the couch in my pj’s. Guess I should work out…
‘Twas a Very Vegan Christmas- Recipes Included
And what a Merry Christmas it was! Christmas is my favorite holiday, my favorite day of the year, and something I look forward to all year long. Some would say I’m still a 5 year old when it comes to Christmas and I love being the one to still run into my family member’s rooms…
Josh’s 30th Surprise Fiesta!
Last night we had a surprise fiesta for my husband’s 30th birthday. We had about 25 people come to our house and he was shocked! I wanted to make it a fiesta since Mexican is his favorite cuisine, and his birthday is so close to Christmas I wanted it to be something non-Christmasy. We made…
Helping Your Body and Your Wallet!
Guess how much? My favorite post TJ’s game. (answer at the end of the post) There is a big misconception that going vegan costs more because of all of the specialty products out there or needing more ingredients, when in fact the opposite is true. I’ve found going vegan really helps our weekly grocery budget…
Why Trader Joe’s is THE Best
I usually make my weekly Trader Joe’s haul and I’ve found some awesome products that we love. They’re flavorful, easy, international, and cheaper than traditional grocery stores and I play a little “Guess how much?” game with friends when I unload because it’s ALWAYS cheaper than what everyone guesses. Must Try Products Flowers-I have fresh…
Vegan Staples
There’s a few vegan staples that we use on the regular and they’re really handy to have on hand. The plus about vegan meal planning is also hard to get used to. It’s not meat and a side, most of it is in a bowl and mixed together. I usually meal plan and grocery shop…
Vegan Weight Loss
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