VIDEO: Heena Modi joins Paul Mallory of The Thrive Tribe to discuss veganism, energy and recovery...
Heena Modi joins Paul Mallory of The Thrive Tribe
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How to work out if something is vegan, not vegan or 'vegan by accident'
Allergen labels vs ingredients
A few non-vegans have told me that they have refrained from purchasing specific items for their vegan friends or family because they spotted a sentence explaining that the item 'may contain' an animal product.
Those with allergies will want that allergen label taken into consideration. Others will have different reasons for avoiding items that bear the risk of cross-contamination. However, the majority of vegans I know are fine with consuming items that have vegan ingredients, even if there's a warning that says it 'may contain' something that's not vegan.
Here's what you need to look out for...
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Have you noticed the rise in availability and popularity, of products that are made from coconut? Well, The Coconut Company have a huge range, and all of them are vegan. For that reason, I had to raise awareness about them!
Their range of products includes oil, flour, sugar, nectar, milk powder, vinegars and cooking sauces. Interested? Read on...
Read MoreA nutritionist's guide to going vegan
Created by Joshua Wold | http://veganfoodpyramid.com/
Are you being bombarded by all the would-be 'nutritionists' you know who are concerned about you going, or staying, vegan? Are you worried about the scary information they're sharing, which is a case for, vegan diets resulting in poor health and illness? Do you feel stifled as a result? Don't worry any more. Harpreet (Nutrition graduate) will help debunk some myths, share nutritional facts and make practical suggestions that will bring you peace of mind!
Read MoreRecipe: Kaaju Pista rolls within 45 minutes
This image shows 2 Mitthais - vegan Kaaju Pista rolls and Khajur Paak
Jigna use the recipe below to make a very cool looking, and even better tasting, roll, which has subtle flavours, and is simply moreish!
Read MoreDr. Neal Barnard discusses the benefits of a plant-based diet
This video is about 9 minutes long. I consider it short for the amount of easily digestible information he covers.
Definitely worth watching.
Some points worth listening out for:-
- Diabetes
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Allergies
- Arthritis
“Vegan diet reverses diabetes symptoms. People that ate a low-fat vegan diet, cutting out all meat and dairy, lowered their blood sugar more and lost more weight than people on a standard American Diabetes Association diet.”
- Maggie Fox
Recipe: Banana Muffins within one hour
Banana Muffins
This recipe creates 12 regular sized muffins.
Ingredients for vegan banana muffins
- 4 very ripe bananas
- 2 tablespoons of vegan margarine
- 1 tablespoon of oil
- 1 teaspoon of pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 a cup of granulated sugar
- 1/4 of a cup of light brown sugar
- 1 and 1/2 cups of all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon of Baking soda
- 1 teaspoon of Baking powder
- 1 teaspoon of Cinnamon powder
- 1/4 of a cup of Walnuts that are toasted and chopped
- 1/4 of a cup of vegan dark chocolate, chocolate chips
How to make vegan banana muffins
- Preheat the oven to 375 degree F or 190 degree C for at least 10 minutes
- Place the oven rack in middle of the oven
- Put muffin liners in a tray
- Put the all purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon powder in a bowl
- Mix it well
- Mash the bananas in a separate bowl
- Add the margarine, oil and vanilla extract
- Mix it together and then add granulated sugar and light brown sugar
- Mix it and add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients
- Mix it but do not over mix it
- Then add the chopped walnuts and chocolate chips
- Fold them in and divide the batter in the muffin liners
- Bake them in preheated oven for 20-25 minutes
- Serve warm or let it cool completely
A tip:-
Check the muffins a few minutes earlier than the stated time by inserting toothpick in the middle of it. If the toothpick comes out clean, the muffins are done.
Recipe and photo courtesy of Sheela Shah.