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Six Vegan-Friendly Ice Cream Shops in Los Angeles that are SO Good I Might Cry
People know me as someone who’s an avid Pilates lover. Someone who is Erewhon-obsessed. But just as much as I love greens powders and hot lemon ginger water, I could eat ice cream like it’s my job (wouldn’t that be sort of nice? Getting paid to consume what you love most?), which I probably shouldn’t.…
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Best Healthy Teriyaki Sauce Recipe (vegan, sugar free, and gluten friendly)
Whenever you feel like you need to jazz up your meals–at least your savory ones–this is the perfect condiment for you: healthy teriyaki sauce that is vegan, sugar free, and can be made gluten free and soy free! Once you start learning how to many some condiments from scratch, you will never, EVER want to…
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Vegan Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Truffles
Anyone have plans for the good old Cupid’s day? Mine comprise of quality time with my boyfriend, watching romantic comedies, and of course, enjoying the magnificence of chocolate’s existence. Really, what more could you ask for? Whether you are single, taken, widowed, divorced, newly married, dating, or “it’s complicated”, you can definitely agree that Valentine’s…
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Vegan Vietnamese Curry (Cà Ri Chay)
Coming in EXTRA hot and excited today! Happy Sunday, everyone! Something momentous happened this week that I still cannot register as a reality. It will be such a tremendously majestic start to a new chapter in my life–I do not plan on disclosing anything until some time in the future just because nothing is 100%…
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Being Vegan in San Francisco vs. Los Angeles: How Do They Compare?
All my life until mid-September in 2016, I’ve been a SoCal woman. I’m still natively SoCal, but it’s taken over 18 years for me to experience life in a new city (San Luis Obispo) in Central California. One area that is even more popular in California as a state would be the Bay Area. This…
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A Low Fiber Vegan Diet: Why? How? When?
Amongst the vegan community, it is an absolute headache to constantly be bombarded with questions about protein, zinc, calcium, vitamin B12, iron, and organoleptic enjoyment of food in a vegan diet. Yes, we can consume plenty of these nutrients AND adore the taste of our meals. What many vegans and non-vegans alike understand is the…
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Most Amazing Black Vegans to Follow on Social Media
In spirit of Black Out Tuesday, I have been posting resources for racial justice donation organizations, posts of education on white privilege and the BLM movement, exposure of peaceful protests and what the media fails to acknowledge on my Instagram stories. While many others have done the same, they have also encouraged people to support…
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Top 25 Vegan YouTubers (no particular order)
It has been a hot minute since I have created a list of my favorite influencers and social media stars. Last year, I uploaded three different lists of my favorite health and fitness YouTubers based on the amount of subscribers they have (<100K, <500K, and >500K–note that there are updates regarding subscriber count since some…
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Beyond Meat Mushroom Tacos with Spicy Guacamole and Cilantro Pico de Gallo (vegan + grain free)
Hands up if you like tacos! (I seriously just waved my hands in the air after typing this) Seriously though, tacos are one of my favorite foods to prepare for lunch or dinner–even for a savory Sunday brunch! My family and I have been using Beyond Meat every other week or so to integrate into…