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, September 19, 2010

Fabulous Fettuccine Alfredo

When we decided to go Vegan, we thought we would never have Fettuccine Alfredo again? Cream, butter and Parmesan cheese, gone forever! We were wrong, enjoy this recipe!

*Recommendations:

Add asparagus, mushrooms, broccoli, chopped chives, parsley and meat free "chick'n". You can also add shrimp or prawns if you are a pescevegetarian/piscetarian!

2 T "Earth balance" buttery spread or sticks

2 cloves garlic, crushed

1 can regular or light coconut milk

3 T nutritional yeast (cheesy flavor)

Melt "Earth balance" buttery spread or sticks in a medium saucepan, add garlic and other *Recommendations until golden. Pour in coconut milk and nutritional yeast. Simmer for 5-10 minutes.

1 T unbleached flour OR potato starch

1/3 c water

Mix water and flour thoroughly. Slowly pour into coconut milk sauce until desired thickness.

Add a dash of nutmeg and white or fresh cracked black pepper to taste

Boil Fettuccine noodles until al dente (we also like using spinach Fettuccine noodles or Thai flat rice noodles). Do this while your coconut milk sauce is simmering, so everything is hot and ready to toss at once!

Pour sauce over hot pasta, sprinkle generously with Vegan Parmesan cheese, toss lightly and serve immediately!
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