Miscellaneous tips for living a vegan life.
There’s an old saying: “Feed a cold, starve a fever.” The idea is that eating can help warm you up during a cold, and fasting can cool your body from a fever. Unfortunately, it’s wrong—you should eat during colds … Read more
The SNAP program for food assistance gave out $55.6 billion of benefits in 2019! That’s a lot of benefits! With so many benefits going around, some questions arise: What exactly can you buy with your EBT card? Can you … Read more
As a fermented soy product, tempeh adds something pretty distinct to a recipe. That said, if you’re wanting to try a tempeh recipe and you don’t have any on hand… There are quite a few other foods that can … Read more
Tempeh is one of the best sources of plant-based protein you can find. It’s a top meat substitute for vegans and vegetarians worldwide. But despite its rise in popularity, its fermented nature also leads to many questions—like how to … Read more
I love edamame, and I get it all the time at Japanese restaurants. But my friends and family often have questions for me: “How do you eat them?” “Is the pod edible?” “If you’re not supposed to eat the … Read more
Subscription boxes have exploded in popularity in the last decade. Between 2011 and 2016, the industry nearly doubled each year! In more recent years, things have slowed a bit, but now we’re seeing more niche options arrive—like vegan snack … Read more
As a vegan of 14 years, I personally love nutritional yeast. But I also know that not everyone does! If you have yeast sensitivities, you hate the taste, or you just don’t have it on hand, you may need … Read more
I have a secret… Want to hear it? I actually love tofu. And honestly, I’ve loved it for all 13 years that I’ve been vegan. So I’ve ended up buying tofu from a lot of grocery stores over the … Read more
As a vegan, I try to focus my diet on fresh, whole foods. But that doesn’t mean every meal needs to be raw fruits and vegetables. There are plenty of non-perishable, shelf-stable vegan foods to keep on hand. In … Read more
When debating whether a vegan diet is really practical on a broad scale, one of the places we may want to look is human history. Can we find ancient vegan tribes or even whole vegetarian civilizations in history? And … Read more