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, November 21, 2010

Amy's Easy Pizza Roll-ups

One night Amy was looking for a quick supper and these came to mind. They are quick, easy and yummy!

This recipe makes 8 roll-ups: supper for 2 people (4 each) or an appetizer for 8 people (1 each)

1 package crescent rolls, 8 triangles (Pillsbury brand are Vegan)

Pizza sauce or marinara sauce.

*Try a "pink sauce", by adding plain soy creamer to your sauce (Amy and Tim's favorite way to have pizza or pizza roll-ups, since their trip to Italy in May 2011)

16 Tofurkey deli slices (or Vegan pepperoni slices) OR you can use meatless hot dogs (roll-up hot dogs in the crescent rolls)

Vegan grated Parmesan topping or shredded Vegan mozzarella (Daiya or Teese brand melt well)

Tear 8 crescent rolls apart and lie flat on a baking sheet or pizza pan lightly sprayed with oil. Place 1 T pizza sauce in the middle of each triangle. Place 2 Tofurkey deli slices on each triangle. Tofurkey deli slices will be bigger than the triangle and hang out the edges. Sprinkle with cheese and carefully roll up wide end to short end of triangle. Sprinkle with garlic powder and bake in a 350 degree oven for approximately 14 minutes.

*Dip your roll-ups in Wild Wood Aoli Zesty Garlic spread.
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