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*

Sunday, March 14, 2010

Cracked Pepper Gingersnaps

A good friend gave this gingersnap recipe to Grandma Pittman and it has become a family favorite! It has been Veganized! Don't let the secret ingredient frighten you, it's "black pepper"!

3/4 c Vegan shortening

1 c Vegan cane sugar

1 egg substitute (Ener-G egg replacer 1-1/2 t Ener-G to 2 T warm water)

4 T molasses

2 c unbleached flour

2 t baking powder

1 t ground cinnamon

1 t ground cloves

3/4 t ground ginger

1/4 t black pepper

In a large bowl cream shortening, sugar, egg replacer and molasses. In a small bowl, mix flour, baking powder, cinnamon, cloves, ginger and black pepper. Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture and mix well. Shape into 1" balls, dip in Vegan cane sugar and flatten to approx. 1/4" (we use the bottom of a water glass sprayed with oil for flattening).

Bake 370 F for 8 - 10 minutes.
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