Posts Tagged Vegan
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21 Ways to Sneak More Vegetables Into Your Diet
"1. Drink Green Smoothies. If you’ve been here before, you’ll know how much I love green smoothies. Blend 60% whole fruits, 40% green leafy veggies, add water, and you’ve got yourself the best tasting veggie dish ever. 2. Use vegetabl
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Easy vegan lasagna with zucchini noodles recipe
Cooking that requires tricky ingredients—or heck, more than 5 ingredients—usually gets vetoed on my list. This easy lasagna recipe is simple enough for anyone to make, and tasty enough for anyone (including those who “hate tofu”). Ingr
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Vegetarian? 6 Tips for a Healthy Vegetarian Diet
A meat-free diet may improve your health, but you’ve got to do it right "What does that mean? Here are six tips to keep in mind if you’re thinking of going all—or partially—veggie. Define what you mean by vegetarian. There are lots of v
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7 Common Hidden Animal-Derived Ingredients to Avoid
"At first glance, it might seem like a simple task to avoid animal products in your food if you've elected to do so. After all, meat, dairy, eggs, fish, honey, etc. need no introduction. Not so fast. There's more out there (or should I say "in th
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Easy vegan chili recipe.
This is a very simple recipe which will probably be well-received by omnivores, too, as it closely resembles the kind of chili they are used to eating. If you are not a fan of prepared meat substitutes, you can add TVP (textured vegetable prote
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Best Veggie Burger Recipe!
"You may have noticed that there are a lot of really bad veggie burgers in the world. The frozen ones from the grocery store generally taste and feel like a cross between cardboard and sawdust, and the amount of sodium they contain is enou
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Where do vegans get their protein?
Protein is the first thing that new vegans are concerned about and the last thing they should be concerned about. All plant foods—except for fruits and fats—supply protein. Beans are the richest sources, but vegans get protein from nuts, grai
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“How do I make an exciting salad?”
"Bases: For the most nutritious and interesting bases, branch out from the normal iceberg lettuce. You may be able to find only a few of these in a college dining hall, so keep some in your mini-fridge for creative salad making on your own. Sp
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7 Easy Vegan Recipes to Get You Through Your First Week!
"It can be a bit intimidating to go vegan all at once. What do I eat? I mean I know what I can't eat, but how do I put it all into a recipe? How can I make sure that my vegan meals are balanced and that my family will eat them as well? More and m
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Vegetarian vs. vegan: When and why to make the switch
"For many vegans, the first step to ditching all animal-related foods is to become a vegetarian. Cutting out pork, beef, poultry and fish isn’t all that difficult given all the delicious, healthy alternatives that are available these days. But
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