Christmas Essentials With A Boozy Twist!
So it’s only a few more sleeps until Christmas. Hopefully you are ready and starting to relax into all the festivities! Boozy flavours are something I associate with
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Author: Karen Smart
The Ultimate Christmas Spread Your Family Will Love!
It’s around this time every year that I start to think about my Christmas dinner. I dream of mountains of delicious, plant-based delights to leave me so
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Cruelty-Free Skin Care & Cosmetics You Should Try!
It staggers me how the majority of fragrance, skin care and cosmetic companies still test on animals and use animal-derived ingredients in their products. Being vegan I like
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The Humble Chickpea & Why You Need Them In Your Life!
The humble chickpea is my favourite legume. They are so versatile, nutritious and delicious, and I love using it as an ingredient in my cooking! Chickpeas go
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6 Delicious Plant Based Salad Dressings
The sun is out more often. The days are getting longer. The breeze is getting warmer. The air has the Springtime aroma. Summer is just around the corner
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Top Plant Based Probiotics You Should Be Weaving Into Your Diet!
The thought of bacteria in your gut can be pretty yucky (and not something you want to keep ruminating about)! However, if you are thinking ‘good bacteria' then
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Ten Reasons Why You Should Find Time To Nap
Napping has always been something I’ve seen as being associated with laziness. It's terrible to say this as my husband is a massive advocate for napping and
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There Is An App For That!
There are apps for almost everything these days and this is also true for plant-based eating. If you are new to plant-based eating, or a veteran vegan,
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Tips To Eating Out
There are still occasions where eating out as a vegan is a little difficult. It is very surprising in this day and age that every restaurant and
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Why Everyone Should Enjoy A Daily Juice!
To be completely honest – I don’t really like eating piles of bitter green vegetables, neither do I relish eating raw carrot, and I’m not really a
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Debunking The Misconception That Plant-Based Food Is Expensive
Something I hear often is how expensive it is to eat plant-based food. I’m not quite sure how this misconception came about but I’m here this week
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Launching Our Online Store With Our Five Essential Products
It's been fun deciding what to include in our Essential Plant-Based Starter Pack. We thought long and hard about which products were essential in our kitchens, which
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List of Essentials for Plastic Free July!
I decided to sign up for the Plastic Free July Challenge a few weeks ago, and at the time thought it would be ever so easy to
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The Big Soy Controversy!
People often question me about The Big Soy Controversy. Many people hear half-truths about soy and use these as an excuse not to try plant-based eating. There is a
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Ways To Find Your Tribe!
We all like to belong, to be surrounded by like-minded people that share our values and beliefs. Whatever your passion it feels great to have others in your
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Rules For Success When Adding New Foods To Your Family Mealtime
It can be difficult changing what you eat. Challenging ourselves to expand our food choices can be confronting. Most people have staples and recipes that get re-run each
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The Daily Dozen – An App You Must Try!
This is too good not to share. I have a new favourite free App - the Daily Dozen. I’ve been using it for the past few weeks and
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A Child’s Perspective On Being Vegan!
Hey, my name is Victoria. I am an 11-year-old vegan kid. Most people think it is very hard to go vegan so I’ve written a little bit
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A Reflection On Our Vegan Wedding!
Just over a year ago I celebrated a very special day. I got married to my amazing partner of 23 years. I’d never really been one who
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Taking The Plunge – My Husband’s Vegan Journey!
My husband is awesome. I love that he took the full vegan plunge a while back – my daughter and I love him even more now because
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Kids & Plant-Based Eating: Overcoming Your Worries
You may worry about feeding your children plant-based foods for a multitude of reasons! You may have concerns that you won’t be able to get all their necessary
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8 Easy Plant-Based Calcium Rich Foods
You can ditch the dairy and enjoy reams of calcium in so many plant-based foods. Check out these 8 calcium-dense foods below! As a general guide the Recommended
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Your Guide To Reading Supermarket Labels
How can you tell if a packaged food is plant-based? Unfortunately, in our world of meat-dairy-eggs domination, the by-products of meat, dairy, and eggs are often found in
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5 Top Tips To Help You Transition To A Plant-Based Diet
These top tips will make your transition to a plant-based diet a whole lot easier! 1. Don’t have foods at home that you no longer want to eat Sounds
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Your Guide to Making the Perfect Smoothie!
There is nothing easier to put together, to satisfy your hunger with something tasty and nutritious, than the perfect smoothie. If you have a few staples in
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Everyone Needs to Download Insight Timer
This. Is. The. Best. App. Ever. And I’m not the only one who thinks so. Currently there are more than 3,000,000 meditators worldwide (with about another 2,500 new
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Our Intentions Create Our Reality
“Our life always expresses the result of our dominant thoughts.” Soren Kierkegaard (1813-1855) Intentions are so powerful. An intention is a clear and positive statement of an outcome you want
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Meeting Your Yoga Goals
I feel great when I do yoga – really great! My problem is that I have trouble fitting yoga practice into my day. Including yoga in my
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Feeling Different?
Starting to eat more plant-based foods will likely open up a whole new world of foods to tantalise and excite your taste buds. But beyond that, you
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Meal Planning Magic
Trying to add more plant-based meals and foods to your diet will be easier for some than others depending on how heavily your diet included eating animal
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Are You Missing Out On Protein By Skipping The Meat?
One of the primary concerns for anyone transitioning to a plant-based style of eating is what nutrients they will be missing out on
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Where Should You Start?
One of the easiest ways to incorporate more plant-based meals in your day is to switch up those go-to recipes that are your quick to prepare family
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So, Why Plant-Based?
There are so many options available, so many fads and eating styles that promise to help you lean down, bulk up, fix your skin, your hair, your
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Exploring Plant-Based Milk Alternatives!
Would you believe that the one very simple action of moving your hand just a matter of 30cm in the dairy aisle can make all the difference
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What You Need To Eat Everyday
For optimal health and wellbeing plate up your day with these foods! Fruits and Vegetables / 8 servings daily Eaten whole or in smoothie/juice – 2 serves fruit /
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Turmeric – The Wonder Spice!
Turmeric is a wonder spice used in cooking for thousands of years. Originating from the root portion of the plant (Curcuma longa) – you probably have this dried,
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So, What Is Kala Namak?
Kala Namak (aka ‘Indian black salt’) is a must-have in your pantry, especially if you decide to ditch eggs from your diet. Its unusual colour comes from
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Garlic
Everyday
Garlic is not only delicious in almost everything savoury, but is also packed with health benefits. It is part of the Lily family with its siblings being onions,
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Nooch!
Or Nutritional Yeast
Nutritional Yeast (aka ‘nooch’ or ‘savory yeast flakes’) is a wonderous ingredient. It has a delicious nutty, cheesy flavour often used as a cheese substitute ingredient. In
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