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 24, 2010

Lazy Morning Blueberry Pancakes

Yummy, these are so tasty when served with warmed pure maple syrup and a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice! Great for a Lazy Saturday morning! Watch some cartoons while you eat them, you will feel like a little kid again!

Makes 10 pancakes (5 inch)

1 c whole wheat flour

1 c unbleached flour

3 T Vegan cane sugar

3 T baking powder

2 c soy, almond OR rice milk

3 T canola oil

3/4 c organic fresh OR frozen blueberries

Combine dry ingredients in bowl. Add soy OR milk and oil until smooth. Pour about a 1/4 c of the batter onto the griddle to make a pancake. You can usually fit 6-8 pancakes onto the griddle. Place a few blueberries on top of the batter. Wait until the pancakes starts to bubble, about 2-3 minutes, then with a spatula, flip. Cook for another 2-3 minutes. Serve with warmed pure maple syrup.

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

TRICK: To see if your griddle is hot enough, flick a few drops of water onto it, if it sizzles the griddle is ready for the batter!
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