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, June 27, 2010

"Guiltless" Gravy

Whip up a batch of Grandma Beth's Cloud Biscuits and have your gravy too! Guiltless because there are no meat juices adding fat! This gravy is yummy and will satisfy even your most skeptical eaters!

1/2 c flour (your choice)

1/2 c nutritional yeast (gives it a "cheese-like" flavor)

2 T canola oil

4 c soy milk, almond OR rice milk, OR 2 c soy, almond OR rice milk and 2 c vegetable broth

1 T soy sauce (balsamic vinegar or liquid aminos for low sodium)

3 t poultry seasoning OR sage

2 t onion powder

1/2 t garlic powder

1/2 t fresh cracked black pepper

Heat the flour and nutritional yeast in the oil until it starts to brown. Whisk in soy milk, leaving no lumps. Whisk in the soy sauce, poultry seasoning, onion powder, garlic powder and black pepper. Heat until it thickens and just starts to boil.

Serve over hot biscuits or Vegan mashed potatoes!

Makes 4 - 1/2 cups
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