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, December 23, 2012

Pink Vegan Recipe #120 Scalloped Potatoes Gratin

Scalloped potatoes are a delicious side to any meal.  We get so caught up in making baked, boiled, fried, mashed or hashed, that we forget about the easy creamy good scalloped!

1-1/2 c Vegan soy creamer

1 t dried thyme

2 garlic cloves, crushed

1/2 t ground nutmeg

Earth Balance buttery spread OR sticks

3-4 large potatoes, wash potatoes and leave peelings on.  Cut potatoes into 1/8 " thick slices

Fresh cracked black pepper

1/2 c grated Vegan Parmesan cheese, plus 1/2 c more before boiling

Bake at 375 degrees.  In a saucepan, heat the soy creamer, thyme, garlic and nutmeg.  While the soy creamer mixture is heating up, use Earth Balance to butter your baking dish.  Place a layer of potatoes in an overlapping pattern and season with pepper.  Remove the soy creamer mixture from the heat, then pour a little over the potatoes.  Top with some grated Vegan Parmesan cheese.  Repeat 2 more layers.  Bake uncovered for 45 minutes.  Sprinkle some more grated Vegan Parmesan cheese on top and broil until cheese browns, approximately 5 minutes.  Serves 4-6 people.