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, January 19, 2011

Bernie's Favorite "Veggie" Spaghetti

Pink Vegan recipe #100!
This will be our last Pink Vegan recipe (for now) and so we will dedicate it to Bernie (Jodi's husband and Amy's dad) and Tim (Amy's husband). Thank you for your patience, for willing to eat anything we make, washing most of the dishes and for letting us use the computer for many long hours!

We hope our recipes inspire you to "Veganize" your own favorite family recipes!

Pink Vegan Peace!

- Jodi and Amy

1 medium onion, chopped

1 T canola oil

In a saucepan, saute onions in canola oil until the onions are soft and browned.

2 c broccoli florets

1 large carrot, grated

In a saucepan lined with a steamer, steam broccoli and carrots until fork tender.

1 jar marinara sauce

1 c fresh spinach, chopped

1 clove garlic, crushed

*You can add your favorite meat alternatives, "meatless" meatballs are a family favorite (Nate's or Trader Joe's are delicious)!

In a saucepan, simmer marinara sauce, chopped spinach and crushed garlic. Add sauteed onions, steamed broccoli and carrot mixture to the marinara sauce.

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

Serve over your favorite cooked pasta, sprinkle with Vegan Parmesan cheese and devour!

*Make some Vegan garlic cheese bread to go along with your meal!

Garlic cheese bread:

Slice your favorite Vegan bread and place on a baking sheet. Top with Vegan "Daiya" or "Teese" cheese and place under the broiler until the cheese is melted!
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