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, July 11, 2010

Veganized Banana Cake!

BANANA CAKE - Veganized by the Pink Vegans!

My best friend, Peggy, from Minnesota requested that we Veganize this banana cake, so we did (Vegan version in brackets)!

- Vegan Mama Jodi

2/3 C SHORTENING (Vegan shortening-like Spectrum brand)

1 - 1/2 C SUGAR (Vegan cane sugar)

2 EGGS (Ener-G egg replacer-follow directions on box, flax seed meal mixed w/water until gummy or applesauce - see our blog)

2 - 1/2 C MASHED BANANAS (ABOUT 5-6)

1 C MILK (soy,almond OR rice milk)

3 C FLOUR (unbleached)

1 - 1/4 TSP BAKING POWDER (we use HAIN brand sodium free/gluten free, we would double the baking powder to 2 - 1/2 t)

1 1/4 TSP BAKING SODA (we would omit this to stay low sodium)

1/2 TSP SALT (we would omit this to stay low sodium)

CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

1 8 OZ PKG CREAM CHEESE (SOFTENED) (1 8 oz. container of Tofuti brand non-hydrogenated cream cheese)

1/4 C BUTTER, SOFTENED ("Earth Balance" buttery sticks or spread, also available in a soy free version)

4 C POWDER SUGAR (Vegan powdered sugar OR icing sugar)

1 TSP VANILLA EXTRACT

DASH SALT (omit)

In large bowl cream shortening (Vegan shortening) and sugar (Vegan cane sugar) till light & fluffy. Add eggs (egg replacer) and beat well. Add banana's and milk till combined. Combine the flour, baking powder (double), baking soda & salt (omit). Add to creamed mixture. Beat 2 minutes. Fold all into batter. Pour into 9 x 13 pan and bake 350 for 30-35 minutes till toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Cool cake and frost. Put in frig. to cool.
Posted by at

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)