I'm becoming more conscious of not only my spending habits, but I question if my purchase is going to unnecessarily harm the environment. I really do try to avoid buying plastic, (especially single use!) but I know that certain items are out of my control. There is nothing more annoying than exchanging gifts and have the wrapping be full of harmful tape, plastic bows and shiny paper that is sprinkled with glitter - only to have it be tossed aside and take up residence in our

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Not only are these easy, but they are totally inexpensive, too, and my girl LOVES them. Try these pumpkin treats for your pup!

My interest in menstrual cups should have happened years ago when I started becoming more concerned with our environment and its inadvertent wastes for the landfill paired with my obsession with all things eco-friendly. Its long ago invention in the 1930s by Leona Chalmers was patented in 1937 and made out of rubber at the time. Chalmers then sold the rights to it in 1959 to Robert Oreck, but marketing proved to be tough and the company then shut down in 1973. Now, with the e

If you know a bit about my story, then you know that I went pescatarian many years ago just out of high school. I had continued to eat fish and seafood, but eliminated other meats. Being very young, I wan't too concerned with proper nutrition, and I just didn't think twice about it. It was several years later that I eliminated seafood and then dairy, eggs, and honey soon followed. Now vegan, and following a whole food, plant based lifestyle, I have come to learn that proper n

If you are now vegan and are saying "no" to all animal products, it's important for you to know that you are most likely not getting your adequate vitamin B12 in to your diet. If you are not eating meat, then should you be supplementing? The answer is YES. While there are fortified foods out on the market today, eating a sufficient amount every day would be no easy task to get your recommended daily intake, so the best thing to do would be to take a supplement. How did we get

Wishing you all a very happy and healthy New Year. As I say goodbye to 2018 and hello to 2019, there is of course much to be thankful for. And I of course have started a new adventure with this website, Facebook page, Instagram, and getting my book out. Which is coming out I swear, it's just a lot of work! It is my goal and passion really to give you all of the tools to transistion to a happy and healthy vegan lifestyle. It is important to me to help spread awareness that ado

I'm sure you've grown up sitting around a firepit with friends making smores over the flame, or enjoyed hot chocolate with tiny marshmallows, devoured your sugary and sweet gummy bears, jello, or fudge. Not even limited to just these sweet treats, but you may find one common ingredient in these as well as in some sauces, dressings, and even supplements! But what exactly do they have in common you ask? Gelatin. There's a good chance that maybe you have never heard of gelatin b

A few weeks back in one of my earliest posts, I gave five useful tips in going vegan. While I think those five tips are super useful and probably the most important tips, there are so many additional things that I can add to that list to be helpful to you. So here we go, with an additional five tips to make a seamless transistion to eating vegan. Tip 1 - Remember your why As I have mentioned before, eating vegan really isn't that hard. Especially in our current time and with

Ah, my beloved quinoa, I love you so much. You bring so much goodness into my belly and I can put you in any kind of dish and receive so much joy. I want to tell the world all about you. Have you heard of this glorious superfood? Quinoa, technically a seed, but considered a grain is a complete protein. Meaning that it contains all nine of the essential amino acids that are necessary for the protein building blocks. Quinoa is naturally gluten-free and contains almost as much f

I would like to wish you all a very Happy Thanksgiving holiday season. This is certainly one of the biggest holidays of tradition where families are gathered together to enjoy each other around a huge festive meal. It is one where we have collectively celebrated over the years around a turkey dinner with all of the trimmings. I remember those days when I was younger and eating myself in to oblivion that I needed a nap. I still love to eat, and who the heck doesn't? Just becau

It was recently announced that the largest cosmetic brand, CoverGirl, will no longer be doing their testing of ingredients and products on animals - which they have notoriously been known to do for years. CoverGirl is one of the biggest companies in the world in the beauty industry and have decided to go cruelty-free. This is revolutionary! To find out what this means, let's first take a look at what animal testing really is. WHAT is animal testing? According to this article

I hate to say it, but once people find out that you are changing your lifestyle, eating habits, or giving up eating animal prducts, it's true, you will encounter the nay sayers. People are going to have all the opinions in the world. Some well meaning and some uninformed, and others are just going to completely not support you. Some of those people will be close family members, too, as well as friends. Strangers and aquantances alike on socail media will be very vocal about t

Now that you are seriously considering adopting a vegan diet (or lifestyle,) or have just cut meat out of your meals, you might be wondering where you are going to get your iron now that you don't eat meat. I wish I had known this when I was younger, or even cared to even have such a concern. Although I felt fine over the years, I look back in hindsight and realize some of the things that I had experienced like hair shedding, feeling tired, and cold hands and feet. I was bord

Hello, friends. I thought I would start off on the right foot and give you a few helpful tips on how to go about eating vegan. Afterall, that is why you are here, right? You are curious or wanting to do better for your health, for the animals, and for the environment. But to note first, adopting a vegan, whole food, low fat, plant based diet will reap the optimal health benefits. Eating the colors of the rainbow with your fruits and vegetables, your dark leafy greens, grains,

I never in a million years thought I would ever have a blog. In fact, a few friends suggested that I start one given that I had things on my mind that I wanted to share with the world, and thought that I could help some folks along the way. I like helping people and if I can and have an opportunity, I will. I also like sharing things that I know, especially things that I am passionate about. I am not forceful by nature, but rather a present - the - information - to you - kind