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Hello there, what's cooking? Any plans to batch cook this weekend? While meal plan subscribers will be working from the 07-08 meal plan (see the menu at the bottom of this message), I'll be following the free sample plan you can download. I'll document my family's dinners for the next two weeks to produce a YouTube video about the sample plan. Stay tuned! If you've always cooked with meat, you need to know THIS about meal planningIn my latest YouTube video, I share the 3 big differences you'll encounter when starting to plan healthy vegan meals compared to your previous experience cooking with meat. In case you don't like watching videos on YouTube, here are the 3 big differences (roughly summarized): 🍆 Plants stay fresh, appealing, and safe-to-eat for much longer than animal products. It's a good idea to schedule dishes that require crunchy veg earlier in the week (e.g., salads, bowls, stir-fries), but Friday's wilted greens will still be a great addition to simmered dishes (and won't try to kill you with e-coli... 😱). ⭐ Rather than center dinner around a "protein food" ("chicken or fish?), every meal should be planned around a "star vegetable." Create each dinner around a feature veggie that's the freshest you can find, add a couple of sidekicks (of different colors), plus onion and garlic. Everyone - including omnivores - should plan their meals like that. ⚡ You can relax about nutrition. Sure, meat and animal products may have protein, but they desperately lack the critical phytonutrients we need to boost our immune system and prevent disease. Animal products also contain too much saturated fat and unnecessary cholesterol. Plants, on the other hand, do have plenty of protein, minerals, vitamins, and also all of those other cool nutrients. If you follow the Green Food Guide, all of your needs will be covered, and more. Just don't forget to supplement vitamin B12. 👉 Want more detail and inspiration? Watch the video on YouTube. Vegetables are LOVEDid you know that donning an apron can summon special powers? It's a superhero cape that transforms you into the kind of person who cooks really good food for yourself and your loved ones. When you resist cooking, putting on an apron interrupts the negative talk. It signals to your brain: it's time to get this cooking done!! I've partnered with a small print-on-demand company to create these aprons, and I love mine - especially the extra long straps that go twice around my waist and the two pockets! There's also a tote bag (for your trip to the farmers' market), a t-shirt, and a poster.
Keep on cooking, Brigitte p.s. Deciding what's for dinner is the worst. Why don't you leave that up to me? The Vegan Meal Plans come in "family" and "mini" versions and include recipes, shopping list, advance prep steps (to save you time on weeknights), and direct access to me via text messaging when you have questions. Use coupon code READY for 25% off. 🍁 Psst! Canadians can now subscribe in Canadian dollars. (Requires a Canadian credit card and address.) |
Welcome to my Vegan Family Kitchen!
Let me inspire you to plan, prep, and cook simple healthy vegan meals for yourself and your loved ones.
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