Tag: Vegan

Vegan Falafel- Cook 1 cup of mung beans soaked overnight in a pressure cooker. It should not be mushy. Add a chopped onion, 3 garlic cloves, chopped cilantro and parsley, 2 tsp cumin and coriander seeds, 1 tsp red pepper flakes and turmeric and salt in a food processor to make a coarse mix. Make them into patties, fry them on both sides.

Add 1 1/2 ground almonds, 1 cup coconut butter and 8 pitted, chopped dates into a food processor. Pulse. Add ½ cup shredded unsweetened coconut, 2 tbsp coconut oil, 2 tsp vanilla extract and pulse well. Then add strawberries. Press down the mixture into a lined shallow baking dish and freeze for 30 mins. Cut into pieces to store, can be refrigerated for a week.

Vegetarian and vegan eating is more popular than ever before for a variety of reasons. Let’s go beyond some of the more popular nutrients of concern when it comes to being vegan although the usual suspects still stand: vitamin B12, calcium, zinc, iron, vitamin A, and the long chain omega-3 fats EPA & DHA. Animal-based foods are not necessarily healthier but studies show vegetarian and vegan diet needing more attention when it comes to certain nutrients. Animal foods tend to contain these nutrients in higher amounts and, more importantly, those nutrients are absorbed more efficiently.

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Grape Seed Oil: Overdose of omega-6, is inflammatory and has processed substances like hexane. Canola Oil: Over 87% is genetically modified and contains erucic acid. Vegetable Oil: High on phytic acid and trypsin which blocks vitamin digestion. Vegan Butter Substitutes are a mix of canola and soybean oil. Corn Oil: Again genetically modified and inflammatory.

-Starving does not aid weight loss but instead stores body fat; -Don't avoid fat, it is required by the body and olive oil/flax seeds are good fat; -Don't avoid carbs but limit consumption amount; -Meat is not all protein, has a lot of fat; 30 mins continuous exercise is not the only way, break-up your workout and it works the same. -Vegan doesn't necessarily mean healthy.