It’s a Happy New Year vegan news you can use post – the first of 2015!
Before we begin I wanted to let you know that our very first Real World Vegan Meal Plan is now available for the week of January 5! We offer recipes, meal ideas and tips for the week; recipes include bulk pinto beans and brown rice, Savory Oatmeal Porridge, Vegetable Breakfast Casserole, Soy Curl Salad, Easy Pinto Bean Soup, Baked Potatoes with Tomatoes, Beans, and Veggies, Tofu (or Tempeh) with Kale and Brown Rice PLUS meal ideas for: quick breakfasts, leftover bulk cooked items, simple sandwiches featuring whole foods and convenience foods and warm, comforting dinners (burgers, pizza, nachos, oh my!). Meal plan details here.
Have you entered to win a signed copy of Vegan Pressure Cooking and an electric Fagor 3-in-1 multi-cooker? Details here!
And now, the news!
Vegan news you can use (1/4/15)
First things first: I highly recommend that you follow Ginny Messina, The Vegan RD, on Facebook this month. She’s offering 31 tips for a Healthy Vegan New Year, such as
and this
- Esther the Wonder Pig is VegNews Person of the Year
- Colleen Patrick Goudreau’s 30-Day Vegan Challenge makes Good Day Sacramento
- How Veganuary Can Help You Go Vegan for a Full Month
- A month without yogurt; giving the vegan life a try
- Can a vegan diet help fibromyalgia patients?
- Are You Vitamin B12 Deficient? (And Does It Matter?)
- For SortaSausage creator, life’s taught reinvention
- A sister and brother dream of making the perfect vegan Spam
- White Castle to offer veggie sliders for a limited time
- Phoenix restaurant has second-best juicy burger on Buzzfeed list (AZ)
- Eating Vegan at Disney World Is Easier Than You Think (FL)
- Choices Cafe Opens Coral Gables Location Today (FL)
- Animal rights legislation took huge steps forward in 2014
- Too Much Animal Testing in Europe, Regulator Says
- Pinch of Pigment: Can Black Paint be Vegan?
- 37 Eco-Fashion Predictions for 2015
- Designer-vegan Cornelia Guest launches cruelty-free jacket collection
If you’re hungry…
- Chestnut Spice Latte
- Banana Granola Bars
- Cinnamon Vanilla Almonds
- White Bean & Kale Bruschetta
- Quick and Easy Tomato Soup
- Lemon Tahini Roasted Cauliflower
- Cherry Cheesecake Vegan Cheese Ball
Snapshots from my week in vegan food (via Instagram)
Buckwheat waffles, vegan bacon and cabbage, veggie burger with sauerkraut and avocado, hippie bowl with risotto, lentils and broccoli, pasta with lentil marinara sauce, beet salad, white bean chili and salad, oatmeal, veggie chili dog.
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