Jodi and Amy

Jodi and Amy

Vegan, Vegetarian or Flexitarian?

Vegans are those who eat plant products only. No products derived from animals, meat, eggs, dairy, honey, fur or leather.

Becoming a Vegan is very challenging.

If its overwhelming becoming a VEGAN, here are some groovy choices to start with:

Vegetarians eat mostly plant products. A lacto-vegetarian include plant foods + dairy. A lacto-ovo vegetarian include dairy + eggs. A Vegetarian who will eat fish is called pescevegetarian or piscetarian, but consume no red meat, chicken or pork.

Flexitarians are those who eat a mostly vegetarian diet, but occasionally eat meat.

*Enjoy our 125+ Pink Vegan Recipes (low sodium)! All of our recipes can be altered to suit the needs of Vegans, Vegetarians and Flexitarian's alike!

*This blog is an attempt to provide healthier low sodium recipe choices. Scientific evidence overwhelming suggests that we need to use less sodium and add many fruits and vegetables to our diet.

*Calcium, eat broccoli, beans, leafy green vegetables, almonds, soy milk, tofu and calcium-fortified orange juice!

*Protein, beans, lentils, tofu, soy or almond milk, peanut or almond butter, peas, tempeh, whole grains, brown rice, oatmeal, quinoa, walnuts and almonds, seeds and seitan (wheat gluten).

*B12 (which is not found in plants), for a healthy nervous system. Make sure to include beans, nuts, whole grains and leafy green vegetables for iron.

*Omega-3 fatty acids, another essential nutrient. Found in fish, flax seeds, hemp seed and oils and algae.

*Choline, found in lettuce. Buy dark leafy green lettuce, like Romaine.

*ALWAYS CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN BEFORE MAKING A DIETARY CHANGE*

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Chocolate Chip Waffles

We make these at least once a week, they are super easy to make! Serve them with warmed pure maple syrup and a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice! To make them gluten free use brown rice flour (make sure it says gluten free on the package)!

Chocolate Chip Waffles: Makes 4 medium waffles

1 - 1/4 c whole wheat pastry flour (we love this flour, its light and airy)

2 t baking powder (we use a sodium and gluten free brand HAIN PURE FOODS)

1/2 t ground cinnamon

1 - 1/4 c soy, almond or rice milk

1/4 c unsweetened applesauce OR mashed/pureed banana

1 t ground flax seed (optional)

1 t vanilla

1/3 c Vegan chocolate chips (we use the Tropical Source brand by Sunspire). Trader Joe's semi-sweet chocolate chips are Vegan too!

*If your batter becomes too thick, just whisk in more soy, almond or rice milk!

Directions: Turn on waffle iron. Mix all ingredients together with a whisk. Once the iron is ready spray iron with non-stick cooking spray (we like olive oil or canola spray) place about a 1/3 c -1/2 c of batter and sprinkle a few chocolate chips on top of the batter and close lid. The top half of the waffle tends to stick to the iron because of the chocolate chips, so be careful to open the lid slowly!!
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