I am out of town for a work conference so no meal prep this week 😦 BUT….I had a long flight and was reading some magazines and noticed an amazing trend! Every single magazine that I read (including the in flight magazine in the seat back pocket) had articles about how important a whole foods,…
Week 18 – Clean Eating without Sacrificing the Flavor
So I don’t love the term clean eating. Mainly because everyone has their own definition of what it means and can use it to justify unhealthy eating habits sometimes (e.g “This giant T-bone steak is grass fed, humanely slaughtered and locally grown so I am totally eating clean!”). But the basics of “clean eating” are…
Week 17 – Feel Good Eats
This week was all about those warm, comfort foods that you crave once the weather starts getting cold! Luckily for us, it is easy to make yummy vegan comfort foods. Often times when people think about going vegan, they think about all the foods that they will have to give up. DON’T DO THIS! Instead,…
Week 16 – The Importance of Taking Care of Ourselves
Life is hectic. We all get busy and usually the first thing that we let slide is our own health. I was super guilty of that for the last two weeks. I have been overwhelmed with work and school and life and the only thing that I could cut out to make time was taking…
Week 15 – Fall Apples!
The leaves are very tentatively starting to turn colors and the nights are getting cooler so that can only mean one thing…Fall in Michigan is coming!!! Michigan is a spectacularly beautiful state (let’s just ignore Detroit for a minute!) and fall is when it really shines. Fall colors, fall sports, apple orchards, Halloween prep etc..!…
Week 14 – The Budget Friendly Vegan Meal Prep!
Since we were on vacation last week and splurged a bit, this week I tried to make some inexpensive meals to even out the budget. As any vegan will tell you, anytime you need to save some cash….beans and rice! It is the perfect meal; delicious, cheap, easy to prep, nutritionally complete and did I…
Week 13 – Post Vacation Glow
Sorry the post is late this week, I was on an anniversary trip with my husband to upstate New York. We chose this destination for our 5 year anniversary so that we could go to Farm Sanctuary in Watkins Glen. If you ever need a source of inspiration, motivation and rejuvenation, check out Farm Sanctuary….
Musings from a Vegan
Sorry, no vegan meal prep tips today. Today is about our journey as vegans and how it can be pretty tough sometimes to deal with other people who just don’t get it. Most people are respectful and curious about your choice. Some take your influence to heart and make small changes in their own lives….
Week 12 – Eat Locally, Act Globally
This week must have been a great week for harvest because we cleaned up in local produce! Coworkers from my work and Kyle’s gave us some great homegrown veggies and two separate farmers markets provided the rest! There are so many benefits to eating locally grown produce. It is more fresh and tastier than what…
Week 11 – SUPERFOODS!
I’ve mentioned before that I am working towards my Masters in Dietetics and this semester I am taking a great, super informative nutrition course! One of our recent discussions involved Superfoods which got me thinking about more superfoods that I can incorporate into my diet. I read this article about the top superfoods so the…
La Petite Vegan Chef 