For March, I wanted to make a vegan dish that is super simple and easy to make, while still checking off all the nutritional boxes. I saw this dish on Instagram that was really simple! Tofu, whatever veggies you have, some noodles, and a simple vegan oyster sauce. March 2024: Vegan Oyster Sauce Noodles I love noodles, and I’ve always […]
A Vegetarian Dish A Month – Feb 2024: Pink Pasta
Continuing my New Years’ Resolution to cook at least one new vegetarian or vegan dish every month for every month in 2024, this month I took to Instagram to find what I wanted to make for February, 2024. February 2024: Pink Pasta (Vegan) I am a pasta fanatic, and I’ve always been really curious about vegan “cream” sauce pastas, so […]
A Vegetarian Dish A Month – January 2024: Vegan Meatloaf
It’s currently April 4th, 2024. And like most people, I’m not usually one to maintain New Years’ Resolutions for more than a month or two. But this year I’ve succeeded in one. (So far.) Since I was worried I wouldn’t go through with it, I didn’t write about it, but now that we’re a few months in and I’m not […]
The Joy of Sustainability – Plant-Based Milks
Got milk? Heck yeah, I do. But it doesn’t come from these: I mean, honestly, when you really think about it, the idea of drinking milk is pretty gross right from the start. Come on, would you drink your mother’s breastmilk right now? How about your friends mother’s? Some you don’t know’s? Or even your wife’s? What about your dog’s? […]
This Sustainable Life: Solve For Nature – Above and Beyond Plant-Based Foods w/ Martin Williams
Martin Williams is the co-founder, president & chief innovation officer of Above Food. He has over 20 years experience in Consumer Packaged Goods (or CPG) in Innovation, Marketing, Operations, and Product Development. Now, with Above Food, he is working on producing and distributing identity preserved ingredients in North America, Asia, Europe, and Africa. In short, they are trying to make […]
The VG Daily: 025 – Interview with a Vegan (Hana Bible)
Today I sat down with my sister, Hana Bible, who has been a vegan for many years, and a vegetarian for many more, despite the fact that she used to be a big-time meat eater! Why did she go vegetarian? How does she feel about her life as a vegan? And what tips does she have for those of you […]
The VG Daily: 019 – Why I’m Quitting Meat Part 2: The Science
Continuing yesterdays discussion about why I’m quitting meat. We talked about the emotions and feelings involved in eating meat, then we thought about how that meat is connected to the world around me. Today, we’re going to look a little bit into some science behind those feelings to see if those feelings are justified. A real-life example of how to […]
The VG Daily: 018 – Why I’m Quitting Meat Part 1: Feelings and Emotions
If you’ve listened to past episodes, you know what it means now to Live ECO, but now we need to apply it to our lives! Today, I wanted to share my experience with becoming environmentally-conscious about meat. Tomorrow, we’ll get into the science and the reasons why meat is bad for the environment to reinforce our sense and feelings we […]
YT: What’s the difference between Vegetarian and Vegan?
What’s the difference between a vegetarian and a vegan? And why would you ever want to become one? Let’s talk about it!
Why Become Vegetarian?: Animal Welfare & Science
In part 1 of this series on vegetarians, we talked about what a vegetarian is and what the difference is between a vegetarian and a vegan is. Now I wanted to talk about the reasons why someone would choose to go vegetarian. In part 2, we talked about two reasons that vegetarians may choose to be vegetarian: culture and religion, […]