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, May 19, 2010

Coconut Snowballs

One day we were looking for a quick dessert using coconut and this recipe caught our eye! Easy to make and easy to devour! After they are baked, dip in Vegan melted chocolate chips (using a tongs, dip and swirl coconut tops in melted chocolate and place on a rack to cool).

1 - 1/2 c unsweetened shredded or flaked coconut

1 c unbleached flour

1 t baking powder

1/4 c Vegan cane sugar

1/3 c Agave nectar

1/4 c "Earth Balance" buttery sticks or spread

In a large dry frying pan over medium heat, add coconut and stir constantly until coconut is golden brown. Place browned coconut in a large bowl and cool completely. Once cooled, whisk in flour and baking powder.

In a medium bowl, combine sugar, agave and melted "Earth Balance" buttery spread or sticks. Stir well and add wet ingredients to dry mixture. Mix until just combined, being careful not to over mix. Use an ice cream scoop to make your snowballs. Scoop, pack and carefully place each snowball on a cookie sheet approx. 1 1/2 inches apart.

Bake in a 350 oven for 10-12 minutes, until barely browned around the edges and no longer shiny on top. Let snowballs rest for 10 minutes on the cookie sheet and then let cool on a wire rack. This is when you can dip them in Vegan melted chocolate chips!
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