Ask A Vegan Lifestyle Coach: Can I Eat Higher-Protein / Lower-Carb And Still Be Vegan?

April 3rd, 2016 - filed under: Food and Health

I recently got an email from a reader that went something like this: I’m an on-again off-again vegetarian looking to go vegan. My doctor recently told me that I have to decrease my carbohydrates and increase my protein (she said it had to be animal protein) in order to lose the weight I gained when [...]

Our Annual Vegan Family Disneyland Adventure: Round 3!

March 30th, 2016 - filed under: Family

This March, for Waits’s sixth birthday (AHEM WHAT!!!?) and for the third year in a row, our little vegan family went adventuring to worship at the altar of the Mouse. And this time, it wasn’t just Waits and Damian and I. No, we are a thoroughly modern family these days, and our little family has [...]

Sustainable School Lunch – Late Winter (well, California winter)

March 27th, 2016 - filed under: Food and Health

Hello All! It’s time for another round of healthy, vegan, seasonal, local, and most of all – EASY – kid’s school lunches packed in reusable, sustainable, and eco-friendly containers. Because geeze, #momlife! And who knew that packing up lunches would become such a pure little pleasure for me? It may sound strange, but I truly [...]

Sustainable School Lunch – Early October

October 10th, 2015 - filed under: Food and Health

Hellooooo autumn! Er, I mean . . . hello? Autumn? Hmmm . . . Okay so it’s not quite acting like autumn around here. We’re still getting temps in the high 80s and even into the 90s, and our local produce is still pouring in like it’s midsummer. I’m not complaining though. Farmer’s Market strawberries [...]

Sustainable School Lunch – Late September

September 25th, 2015 - filed under: Food and Health

Hello friends, and welcome to another round-up of healthy, vegan, eco-friendly school lunches! But before we jump in — on the last post I got quite a few questions about the quantity of food I was sending. Mostly along the lines of, “Does he really eat all that??” And the answer is yes, but not [...]