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Maybe you don’t particularly care about your health or animal welfare, but you do care about the environment and how your choices affect it. Animal agriculture is a significant source of greenhouses gases, contributing more than all forms of transportation combined. The mono-culture method of farming required for livestock feed wrecks the soil and takes […]
image credit: excerpt from the book “Sapiens” Every factory farmed animal lives a fraction of its normal life. The time it is alive is spent in a cage that barely allows movement, while being packed into tight spaces alongside other scared, lonely animals that can barely move. Babies are immediately separated from their mothers, to […]
Numerous studies show that a higher percentage of vegetables in the diet correlates to better health. That is good news for anyone, because it means that no matter what your diet is, it can be improved by swapping non-vegetable calories for vegetables (for example: a chicken breast can be swapped for some baked tempeh). The […]
My go-to smoothie is: 1 scoop Vega powder (or other vegan protein powder) of whatever flavor you prefer, but I use the chocolate 1 cup frozen berries, I prefer strawberries for this 2 fresh or frozen bananas 2 cups liquid, use almond or coconut milk to make it creamier Optional add-ons: 1 tbsp of chia […]
Ingredients 1 Tbsp EVOO 1 medium onion, diced 2 cloves garlic, minced 2-4 potatoes cut into chunks 1 pound green chile, chopped 2 cans pinto beans, rinsed and drained Tortillas for serving Avocado for garnish Directions Heat the oil in a large saucepan and fry the onions until translucent. Add garlic and potatoes. Add green […]
Ingredients 1 garlic clove 2 Tbs lemon juice 1 Tbs tahini 1 tsp cumin 1 tsp salt 1 can black beans 2 tsp EVOO 2 Tbs chopped jalapeno (as optional garnish) Dash of cayenne (as optional garnish) Preparation Add all ingredients in a food processor and blend until smooth.