This quick and easy Homemade Rice Milk recipe requires very little equipment: Measuring cups such as Klee Utensils 10-Piece Colorful Stainless Steel Measuring Cups (affiliate link) Cheese cloth (affiliate link) High-speed blender such as Omniblend Blender (affiliate link) If you try this recipe, let me know! Leave a comment, rate it,…
Hmmm milk. Not from a living animal of course. Lately, I love experimenting with making my own plant-based milks at home (see my sesame milk for another delicious and healthy drink). it’s so much cheaper than buying in the store and saves the planet from…
Fall and winter are sweet potato season in my house. They are available all-year round where I live, but I’m almost never in sweet potato mood unless it’s cold outside.
Maybe it’s my body telling me to get some nutritious food in my tummy. And of course, the logical answer to that is to eat cake hahaha.
Sweet potatoes are indeed packed with both nutrients and chock-full of disease-preventing, cancer-fighting, and immune-boosting benefits.
Let’s wait no longer. Here comes one healthy cake recipe. You can feed it to your baby, toddler, spouse or whoever else loves cake without any worries about their sugar/chocolate/whatever intake
This baby and kid-friendly Sweet Potato Pie recipe requires very little equipment:
If you try this recipe, let me know! Leave a comment, rate it, and tag your Instagram photos with #theveganprepper. I absolutely love seeing your creations. Happy cooking!
1¾cupall-purpose flouruse gluten-free if necessary
4tspbaking powder
1tspvanilla extract
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°F / 180°C.
Using a food processor, shredded pitted dates until a ball forms. Mash sweet potatoes and banana.
In a small bowl, mix flour, salt and baking powder. Set aside.
Using an electric hand mixer or your hands, mix sweet potatoes, vanilla extract, banana and dates. Gently incorporate the flour mixture.
Slowly pour the oil into your dough while mixing. Stop once your batter comes fully together.
Transfer into a baking loaf and bake for 35 minutes (or until a wooden stick comes out clean)
Once done, gently move from the baking loaf and place on an oven rack to cool.
This pie keeps in the fridge for up to 3 days, though it's best enjoyed fresh (while still warm). Can be frozen cut in serving-size pieces in airtight containers for up to two months.
This Russian-inspired Borscht recipe requires very little equipment: Measuring cups such as Klee Utensils 10-Piece Colorful Stainless Steel Measuring Cups (affiliate link) My favorite food container Prep Naturals Glass Meal Prep Containers (affiliate link) If you try this recipe, let me know! Leave a comment, rate it, and tag your Instagram photos…
Hmmm burgers. I love making veggie burgers, but only if hubby is the one putting them on the barbecue. At the moment, it’s not quite barby season but rather cuddle-yourself-in-the-blanket-all-evening-season. So, hubby is sweet enough to be in charge of making bean patties in the…
As usual the internet is full of questions and answers you never thought to be asking. Here is a few entertaining examples to start this post with a good laugh:
I went vegan and I can’t stop farting
Do vegans fart more than meat eaters?
Why do vegan farts smell so bad? (This is a youtube video I do not recommend watching)
Let’s take a look on the scientific side of feeling more gassy and bloated on a plant-based diet.
A plant-based diet means in almost all cases that you incorporate a lot more natural fiber into your diet. And that, well, comes with a few noisy and smelly side effects.
If that sounds or smells like something familiar to you, let me tell you one thing. You’re not alone. It’s a common phenomenon of a vegan diet. It happens to most vegan folks when they first transition to a plant-based diet. Why? Because you’re almost definitely eating a lot more fiber than you ever were before. What’s high in fiber? Oh, just — leafy greens, veggies — especially when raw, lentils, beans, bananas, chickpeas, and nuts — the building blocks of a good vegan diet. Something a typical vegan will eat every day, several times a day.
Is farting a bad thing?
From a social and cultural (occidental at least) point of view it’s not the best way to spend your time. However, from a health perspective it’s good. It means you increased your fiber intake, your body is transitioning and it will slow down. As your body adjusts to your new diet, your butt will too.
Will the farting and feeling bloated last forever?
As written, no it shouldn’t. And if it does, I do recommend talking to your GP.
How long does the feeling gassy and bloated last?
That very much depends on you. It depends on how much fiber you incorporated into your diet before you switched to a plant-based diet and your overall (bowel) health. It shouldn’t be more than a few weeks for most, though. And it does get better over time.
What can you do to feel less gassy and bloated?
Drink plenty of still water. It helps with digestion, and carbonated water or sodas are definitely not gonna help you with your gas sitch.
Fermented foods like miso and sauerkraut that contain probiotics can help balance your gut. Try adding probiotic-rich elements to more of your meals. Ginger is a true superfood generally and can help here, too. It’s anti-inflammatory, so start with meals that have a bit of ginger (lots of Asian dishes do) or add ginger to juices or smoothies. Apple cider vinegar is another great ad-on ingredient that many vegans swear helps reduce gas. Here is how to use apple cider vinegar in pancakes.
Get some exercise. An active body usually struggles less with gut health.
When transitioning to a plant-based diet, make sure to eat cruciferous veggies (cauliflower, cabbage, kale, broccoli…) cooked / steamed — eating them raw can lead to extra flatulence.
Tofu is soy and soy is a bean, so you can probably do the math there. New vegans oftentimes eat a lot of soy products as well as other beans, and it’s worth considering a few swaps — mushrooms here, sesame milk there — to help ease your transition.
If you’re child is a picky eater, this post is for you! First of all, you’re not alone. Lots and lots and lots of parents have children are or all of sudden become picky eaters for a number of reasons. Some children are naturally more…
This typical Brazilian dish consisting of black beans and rice is typically topped with a runny egg. For the vegan version, we just skip the runny egg and toss in a few veggies, top with cilantro and have an easy and quick comfort food. If…
I get it. Beets are not everyone’s favorite. Let me tell you one thing. Beets are not my favorite either. But I’ve found that they a super asset in the kitchen because they give a bright and velvety color to your dishes.
The thing is: You have to hide them well. And by well I mean really well.
I have successfully hidden beetroot so well in my Beetroats Overnight Oats that I decided it was time to trick hubby into another beetroot trap. And if you’re anything like a beetroot hater, prep the smoothie, do a quick 10 seconds mediation and then take a sip. Indulge. You’ll love it.
This Super Power Beetroot Smoothie recipe requires very little equipment:
If you try this recipe, let me know! Leave a comment, rate it, and tag your Instagram photos with #theveganprepper. I absolutely love seeing your creations. Happy cooking!
Beet Smoothie – Sweet, creamy, and packed with fiber, protein, and antioxidants! It makes a perfect, healthy breakfast smoothie and even hubby and the kids will love it. Beets are well hidden and account for a great velvety color.
Prep Time5mins
Course: beverage, Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Keyword: 10 ingredient or less, 30 minutes or less, dairy-free, gluten-free, grain-free, nut-free, smoothie, vegan
Servings: 1large serving
Ingredients
½cupalmond milk
1mediumbeetcooked or raw is up to you
1largeapplecored
½cupcarrot juice
½inchfresh ginger
wateras needed to change consistency
Topping
hemp seeds
chia seeds
Instructions
In a high-speed blender, add all the ingredients.
Pulse for 10 seconds and add water to reach desired consistency. Then blend more until smooth (another 15 seconds or so). Be careful not to overblend (friction causes it to ‘cook’).
Serve immediately; alternatively, store in freezer and thaw up to one hour before drinking.
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