tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851876196720743262024-03-12T15:23:31.860-07:00Vegan EraVegan EraVegan Era Crewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04967490301631166601noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-885187619672074326.post-74225150593109907082011-09-21T19:26:00.000-07:002011-09-21T19:26:20.534-07:00Celebrities Making The Switch<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XuQQ_v6FNds/TnqcQOhEcPI/AAAAAAAAAPU/iBKnwSEDDgk/s1600/NewsBlog2209.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XuQQ_v6FNds/TnqcQOhEcPI/AAAAAAAAAPU/iBKnwSEDDgk/s1600/NewsBlog2209.jpg" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">U.S actress Ginnifer Goodwin, star of ‘He’s Just Not That Into You,’ and tv show Big Love, is one of many celebrities making the switch to the loving vegan diet. Goodwin, who made the switch to vegan about a year and a half ago, said on Late Nights with Conan O’Brien that she is “on a vegan high!”</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Beautiful Miss Goodwin </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">explained that the switch began with an epiphany one day while preparing her morning coffee: "We were filming the road trip episode of this season's <em>Big Love</em> and we were staying in a hotel. I was doing a lot--and I mean <em>a lot</em>—of yoga at the time, and I've heard it's not uncommon for something like this to happen when you are in a stage like that," she explains. "Anyway, I was having my morning coffee, and I was pouring milk into it, and all I can say is that I suddenly realized what it was that I was pouring into my coffee. </span><br />
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I was so disgusted, because I had never actually stopped to think about what milk is. And dairy had always been my favorite food group! I thought, 'Surely this feeling will pass,' but at lunchtime I was still disgusted. Over the next few days, I started really thinking about what I was eating."<br />
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Now there is nothing she wants to eat less than a piece of cheese or a burger. “I have nightmares I’m being force-fed these things,” she said.<br />
Being very health conscious, Goodwin began researching nutrition and how animals are treated. “I started reading and learned that we don't need any of it—meat, dairy products. We get everything we need without those things—except maybe B12, but there's this whole controversy that maybe we're only getting B12 because the animals are being fed B12 supplements.<br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">And I read about what actually occurs in the factory farming; I found out what it is that diary cows go through and what horrible lives these animals lead. I actually broke down—there was a day of sobbing upon realizing what I had been supporting. And I thought, well, if I don't need animals to be healthy in my diet, then why would I take their lives away or support an industry that puts them in situations that might not be the most, uh, happy-making."<br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Goodwin is joined by other celebrities such as Alicia Silverstone, Ellen DeGeneres, Portia de Rossi and of course the very charismatic Mr. Bill Clinton.<br />
Be Love – Be Peace – Be Vegan. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">You ask yourself, why?<br />
</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">As described by Ms. Kate Winslet in a new PETA video; this process causes thier livers to swell to many times the normal size.<br />
</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Are you still sitting their scratching your head asking yourself, 'yes, but why?' Well, this practice is done to feed the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">socialites of the world at their dinners.<br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">A common meal now at restaurants is liver, and this equates to the liver from an animal such as a duck or a geese.<br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Have you not ever asked yourself. when sitting at the table staring at your piece of liver (this writer is shuttering at the thought) how that liver became so big - and where it came from.<br />
</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Well, this is where!<br />
</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">The living conditions of our beautiful feathered friends are appalling, they are crammed into cages no bigger then them.<br />
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</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">They can hardly stand - let alone spread their wings and stretch. They are placed in a prison cell - confined to a life of torture and pain.<br />
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Their day to day lives are spent on death row - knowing they will die, but not when. They are awaken by the 'farmer' strangling them, squeezing their beaks together so they can force a tube down their throat, so far down that it enters directly into their stomach.<br />
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This process occurs not just once a day, but many times a day. Our beautiful animal friends are forced feed till they are slaughtered to produce that one piece of liver sold to you at a restaurant.</span><div><div><div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Please be the voice for millions of innocent ducks and geese slaughtered daily.<br />
Would you like your children, your brother or sister, your father your mother or your friend to be one of these animals?<br />
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Help put an end to this terrible truth.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: small;"><pre style="white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><object height="300" width="380"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/BAzrSl0ztsQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><embed allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="340" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/BAzrSl0ztsQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="380"></embed></object></pre></span></span></div></div>Vegan Era Crewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04967490301631166601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-885187619672074326.post-42385723138840953892011-09-14T12:49:00.000-07:002011-09-14T12:49:10.972-07:00A Healthy Vegan Fox<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ebdqcZz3JE4/TnCC-GNz02I/AAAAAAAAAPM/3ec_nGshPLk/s1600/Megan-Fox-m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ebdqcZz3JE4/TnCC-GNz02I/AAAAAAAAAPM/3ec_nGshPLk/s320/Megan-Fox-m.jpg" width="233" /></a></div><br />
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">There is a difference in being a healthy a Vegan and not being a healthy Vegan. I am sure that you would have read all about this recently where Megan Fox has spoken very publicly about her recent diet. This has given us reason to bring you a simple guide in adopting a healthy, nutritious Vegan diet into your lifestyle.</div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><br />
</div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">As with any diet that you undertake, it is imperative that you maintain a healthy balance. It can be very easy to fall into a trap of thinking that because you are limiting yourself a food, you can compensate with other types of food. That can be a very dangerous trap, as you can very easily over compensate.</div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><br />
</div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">If you are not aware of the good food types, you can start down a path of eating or in some cases not eating certain foods. This can come about through old habits, or through bad advice. It is important you seek the right advice from the right people, because when you go to the wrong people stuck in the old way of thinking all to easily you can be taken of the path.</div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><br />
</div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">The types of food that you must be aware of,</div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">- High processed food: Products like flour, white bread, chocolate, chips, biscuits and cakes are dreadful for our bodies. Even if you are fit and healthy, you would not eat too much of this.</div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><br />
</div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">- Balance of Fruit and Vegetables: Ensure you are getting a good mix between fruits, vegetables, legumes and grains (brown rice, millet, quinuo)</div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><br />
</div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">- Legumes: Look for organic, un-processed soy products like tofu. They are a great substitute and fill you up.</div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><br />
</div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">- Grains: There is a whole world out there full of amazing grains that will give your body all the carbohydrates and protein it needs.</div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><br />
</div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">All yourself to be loose and have some fun with preparing and enjoying Vegan food. There is so much to be had in the kitchen and so many amazing recipes out there. If you get too stuck in some old school medical dogmas, you are not giving yourself the chance to enjoy your new found lifestyle.</div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><br />
</div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">If you ever have any questions, see your doctor (if you can a veg doctor) and get a blood test. They can test your iron and B12 levels to ensure your body is getting all that it needs.</div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">If you ever find that it is a little low on something, there are a stack of products out there that are Vegan that will give your body the supplements it needs.</div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><br />
</div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">Above all, enjoy your new found lifestyle. I assure you that you will feel amazing and get so much more out of life.</div></div>Vegan Era Crewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04967490301631166601noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-885187619672074326.post-45139574539474264692011-09-08T16:18:00.000-07:002011-09-08T16:18:40.616-07:00Lentil Spaghetti<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-o5Zctr3Tq5c/TmlM01XtV0I/AAAAAAAAAPI/W1tQ9GBf-1M/s1600/VeganEraVlog0909.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-o5Zctr3Tq5c/TmlM01XtV0I/AAAAAAAAAPI/W1tQ9GBf-1M/s1600/VeganEraVlog0909.jpg" /></a></div><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:OfficeDocumentSettings> <o:AllowPNG/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:TrackMoves>false</w:TrackMoves> <w:TrackFormatting/> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing> <w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing> <w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery> <w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> <w:DontAutofitConstrainedTables/> <w:DontVertAlignInTxbx/> </w:Compatibility> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" LatentStyleCount="276"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 10]> <style>
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They get to slop it and slurp all night long – the only thing is – it might be a mess for you to clean..SORRY<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNoteLevel1"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><br />
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- 4 cups water <br />
- Dash salt <br />
- 1 cup brown or french green lentils (not red) <br />
- Olive oil <br />
- 1 onion, sliced <br />
- 3 to 4 cloves garlic, minced <br />
- 1 (24 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce (personally, I heart Ragu) <br />
- 1 (15-ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained <br />
- herbs, to taste (basil, marjoram, oregano, thyme, chives, etc.) <br />
- Cracked black pepper, to taste <br />
- Pinch sugar, or to taste <br />
- Small pinch tumeric <br />
- 1 or 2 (8-ounce) packages whole wheat pasta (angel hair best), cooked and drained</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNoteLevel1" style="tab-stops: 36.0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><br />
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<!--EndFragment--></div>Vegan Era Crewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04967490301631166601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-885187619672074326.post-37742966816907058852011-09-06T16:52:00.000-07:002011-09-06T16:52:54.957-07:00What Makes Your Vegan Fashion<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JM97x6BNphY/TmapFvIG_OI/AAAAAAAAAPA/BP3bRvPmhfY/s1600/VeganEraBlog0709.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="256" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JM97x6BNphY/TmapFvIG_OI/AAAAAAAAAPA/BP3bRvPmhfY/s320/VeganEraBlog0709.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Coming very shortly, Vegan Era will be releasing their latest e-book Vegan Fashion. We are very, very excited as this has been something that we have been wanting to do for a very long time. We also feel that there is a whole, amazing, colorful fashionable vegan fashion world out there that no one seems to know about it.<br />
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It is pretty similar to making the transition with your food. We have been raised for such a long time on a traditional diet that it is in-grained in us. When we grow older we eat without thinking. The same can be said for what we wear.<br />
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Vegan Era is hoping to change all that with their latest e-book that goes in to detail about the fashion industry and what exactly goes into making our clothes. Not only that, our beautiful Mandy will be giving a few extra tips and hints on ways that you can Vegan-ise your wardrobe.<br />
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When you take a look at the fashion magazine, blogs and papers you are seeing more and more celebrties are making the compassionate choice and choosing to wear no fur.<br />
A large thanks has to go to PETA who do an amazing job in attracting celebrities to take a stance against animal cruelty in the fashion industry.<br />
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We are noticing people like Ellen, Pamela Anderson and Pink take a stance not only against fur but also promote vegan fashion. Plus the world has the amazing talent of Stella McCartney, whose line is always inspiring. Due to the increase publicity of this beautiful movement toward a compassionate lifestyle, many celebrities are stepping out on the run way waring faux fur.<br />
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No we are also seeing people like Gisele Bundchen (model) take an interest in eco fashion as well as Summer Rayne Oakes who not only promotes earth friendly choices, but actively promotes this in schools and the community.<br />
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So, on this topic the CREW at Vegan Era would love to hear your thoughts on your Vegan Wardrobe.<br />
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</tbody></table>We only have a couple of words for this, 'how cool!' The CREW at Vegan Era were so amazed to hear this news. For some time we had heard the rumor that Mr. Clinton had gone vegetarian, however, when we heard the news that it was no longer a rumor and an actuality that Mr. Clinton was Vegan....WOAW we were simply blown away.<br />
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For those out there that are new to being Vegan, and adopting the Compassionate lifestyle let me shed some light on to why this is so big.<br />
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For those of us, that have been actively promoting this way of life, it can sometimes seem like we are bashing our heads against a brick wall. The message is there, but for some reason it just doesn't seem to be reaching the wider audience. The CREW at Vegan Era have spent much of their time researching why this is the case. Simply put, we don't really know. There are factors in the past that we can differently see why it would be hard to break through, perhaps those barriers are still up. However, when such an influence public figure makes it public that he advocates a Vegan diet, it feels like a barrier has come down.<br />
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One of the biggest barriers that we find is the regulations that are in place by government agencies. An example of this is recently in Australia, the Prime Minister placed a halt on Live Export Trade. It soon got lifted, and not long after they passed a bill in Parliament that saw Live Export could continue.<br />
When governments around the world are still dictating such policies, it makes it difficult to get a message heard that differs from this.<br />
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The public view is essential in helping to turn the point of view of the government. When a influential public figure such as Mr. Clinton speak out promoting a Vegan lifestyle, this assists the whole cause of promoting a compassionate lifestyle. It is like a ripple effect, when this gets into the media you soon hear more and more coming out advocating the same message. As this continues, it grows strength and you soon find that a tidal wave has been created and is covered in all media. Then when we, who are watching the news see this, it no longer seems like such an abstract vision. Rather a very real possibility.<br />
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There is a beautiful quote from Mother Theresa. A person asked, 'Why will you not come to our Stop War rally?' Mother Theresa replied with 'When you hold a Pro Peace rally, I will be there.'<br />
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There are very effective methods in spreading the compassionate message. Through powerful, public figures like former President Mr. Clinton does this, it holds great gravity in promoting any campaign.</div>Vegan Era Crewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04967490301631166601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-885187619672074326.post-14032396368361290882011-08-16T19:35:00.000-07:002011-08-16T19:35:28.324-07:00Create Your Own Seminar<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-x3TcUXKHPKs/TksiNfCsj1I/AAAAAAAAAO4/HXSFgly8azc/s1600/images.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="287" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-x3TcUXKHPKs/TksiNfCsj1I/AAAAAAAAAO4/HXSFgly8azc/s320/images.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>The Vegan Era CREW were very blessed to have conducted their very first seminar. YAY! We had such a magnificent turn out, and it seemed that everyone really enjoyed being together and talking to like minded people.<br />
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On this point, we thought it only fitting to share all that we have learnt and a few things that we could improve on.<br />
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<b>Know Who You Are?</b><br />
For us, we had very little expectations. I guess, as long as it wasn't Mandy and I talking to each other we were very happy.<br />
Along with this, we are two very relaxed people. Hence, we thought our presentation should reflect that. We made it our point to be very free and relaxed when talking and if people had questions they could ask them there and then.<br />
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Upon reflection, we found that this was the one thing that people loved about our presentation. The fact that they could relate to us and they felt comfortable. That was a real bonus. When you stand up and talk in front of an audience you all feed of the energy, so if they are relaxed, you are relaxed.<br />
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Although we did not intend for this to happen, the relaxed atmosphere just flowed. Perhaps this had to do with the fact that we were delayed with technical difficulties so I had the time to meet people before hand and they could all get together to have a little chat.<br />
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This actually leads me on to my next point, try your best to have all the technical issues ironed out before the day. We use apple computers, and they did not work with the hard ware available to us. luckily we had a back up computer, however a lot of the software we were using for the presentation did not work. We were able to get around it, however, if had of tested everything a couple of days before hand we could have been more prepared.<br />
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<b>Mix It Up</b><br />
The CREW has been lucky to have been to a few seminars previously. In our experience we found most of the them boring and distant. We wanted our audience to feel like they really knew us, and they could relate to the material.<br />
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In order to create this environment we changed between power point presentation, video and free talking. After the presentation was complete, we received very positive feedback for mixing things up.<br />
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<b>PR/Marketing</b><br />
You always want as many people as you can to your event. We made sure that we had time up our sleeve to get our message out to as many people as possible. The tools we used were letterbox drop, email outs, cafe posters, local media (newspaper, radio) and social media. We were also fortunate in that our local library (the place where we held the seminar) also promoted us.<br />
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To be very honest we found the most effective way to get your message heard was through social media. Set yourself up with as many groups and like minded people as you can. Don't be afraid to ask them to spread your message through their friend network.<br />
You often hear that word of mouth is the best form of advertising. Well nothing has changed....well sort of nothing, it is no longer done through people verbally talking, rather typing on face book.<br />
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<b>Give, Give, Give</b><br />
Not only giving of your time, and of yourself but also give people other treats. People are really appreciative of little gifts especially when you are presenting vegan food. People like to know that they can cook beautiful little treats like cup cakes just as they used to.<br />
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At the end of our seminar we gave away books, bags and eats. People were left feeling happy and blissful and all it took was a little love.<br />
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<b>Be Happy</b><br />
Some of the information that we are presenting can be very confronting. We like to keep things very light and happy, however we did present one video that shows how many animals are killed per second around the world. It is confronting, but to finish of the talk we showed a happy video, something fun and light. This helped to uplift the mood of the room.<br />
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<b>What We Learnt</b><br />
The CREW really enjoyed spreading the message, and as I mentioned we had very little expectations. So to have the outcome that we did we were so happy and motivated to do more.<br />
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We feel that we could streamline the presentation so that it flowed better when we changed between video and power point.<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span">Set up a video camera and photographer and streamline the seminar on the web. Our next step is to work out how to get this information straight to you. There is a application on face book that allows for web-</span>inar<span class="Apple-style-span">s. It something we are looking into and could greatly improve the reach of your presentation.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span">We would love to hear what you think, so if you have any feedback please tell us. We love to learn always looking for ways better get the message out to the world.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span">Later Skaters.</span></div>Vegan Era Crewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04967490301631166601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-885187619672074326.post-32076624262912025782011-07-25T20:00:00.000-07:002011-07-25T20:00:04.748-07:00HEALTH & HAPPINESS: Cultured Veggies<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.veganera.com/Images/NewsHHap2607.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="160" src="http://www.veganera.com/Images/NewsHHap2607.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">I go on a lot about alkaline and acidic foods purely because a diet that is highly acidic makes us more vulnerable to developing chronic disease. Acidic foods promote inflammation within the body and we know that inflammation is the root cause of most chronic disease such as cancer, heart disease, diabetes, arthritis at al. Eating a highly acidic diet also allows our intestinal bacteria to </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">get out of whack. You've seen those adverts that promote drinking those sugar-laden drinks that help to restore healthy gut flora right? Well, there's a healthier way to do it. Eat cultured veggies! </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Cultured veggies? Yes I know it sounds a little like something that's growing in a petri dish but I'm going to give you some really compelling reasons why they should feature regularly in your diet. But first, here's the lowdown on what the hell cultured veggies actually are.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Here are 8 reasons why you should be eating cultured vegetables:<br />
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<strong>1.</strong> They aid digestion lessening the energy drain on your body (great for anyone that has a weak digestive tract and has a hard time digesting raw foods)<br />
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<strong>2.</strong> They help to eliminate toxins from the body<br />
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<strong>3.</strong> They help to restore a healthy balance of good and bad bacteria within the intestines<br />
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<strong>4.</strong> They help to reduce sugar cravings (hellooooooo this is reason ENOUGH!)<br />
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<strong>5.</strong> Eating animal protein creates toxic by-products in the intestines and by eating the veggies WITH the animal protein, it helps to turn these toxins back into healthy amino acids<br />
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<strong>6.</strong> They are extremely alkalising and cleansing for the body. (They may make you a little gassy to begin with but once you get everything cleaned out then it will all start working nicely!) I had to go there...these things are important! A toxic colon is a toxic body people!<br />
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7.</strong> They increase your longevity. (As they allow you to reserve your body's own enzymes for digestion, your body is better equipped to repair cells, eliminate toxins, strengthen your immune system etc).</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><strong>8.</strong>They are perfect for pregnant and nursing women as they provide a healthy inner environment for good bacteria and can help alleviate morning sickness! Plus the liquid from the veggies can help relieve the babys colic.</span><br />
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The photo is of some cultured veggies called <a href="http://www.rawliving.eu/?a_aid=111181" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Kim Chi</a> which is a traditional Korean dish of fermented seasoned cabbage and other veggies. (Fermented just means the chemical breakdown of a substance by bacteria, yeasts or other microorganisms.)<br />
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At first you might struggle with the idea of roaming bacteria or yeast in your food but these little dudes are actually a good thing as you can see from the reasons above. Additionally cultured vegetables have had profound positive effects on children with autism.<br />
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You can make them at home very easily or you can buy them ready made. If I'm having a good old creativity session in the kitchen I will make it but sometimes I buy it ready-made from <a href="http://www.rawliving.eu/?a_aid=111181" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Raw Living.</a><br />
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If you are completely new to cultured veggies then I would recommend you buy some first to try and see if you like it. It will be a new experience for you as it has a fairly strong flavour but once you try it, I'm pretty sure you'll like it. It has a kind of tangy flavour and can be eaten on salads, as a side dish or on their own and combines particularly well with a protein or starch meal which can be very heavy on the body.<br />
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Raw sauerkraut is also another fantastic source of cultured veggies but don't mistake this for the salted and pasteurised version sold in most shops. (The pasteurisation process destroys the enzymes and the salt is bad bad bad!)<br />
World Vegan - World Peace<br />
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The biggest step of all is an idea. What aspiring thoughts have you had that you think the world would love to hear? For people like us, it is pretty simple, we want to save the animals. This is a great start, however, to ensure longevity, you must have a theme, a look or a concept that your magazine publication will have. It is essential that you create this idea in your mind, so that every-time you publish your next great piece it is in line with all the rest that you done. If you keep on chopping and changing, it can confuse your reader and all of a sudden you have lost everyone that you have worked so hard to get.<br />
Once again, don't confuse things, there is an old saying in marketing 101 'Keep It Simple Stupid' or KISS. Nothing could be further from the truth. Once again, for us it is pretty simple. Think of a few key words and picture what goes with this word. For example, we are saving the animals, so what do you think goes with this - Love, Peace, Compassion. There you go, you have just got yourself a theme and idea, you are ready to get pumping.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #494848; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">Editor-At-Large Laura Hooper Beck decided she needed to make a zine after being inspired by others and recognizing a niche waiting to be filled. Beck recently launched <a href="http://fatzine.tumblr.com/" style="color: #b00269; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Fat Zine!</a>, which she says cost her about $76 from start to finish, and is paying that amount back with the proceeds of her zine sold online and at the recent <a href="http://blog.sfzinefest.com/" style="color: #b00269; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">San Francisco Zine Fest</a>. “There just isn't that much stuff out there that's body positive for women. I wanted to make something that said, ‘hey, it's okay if you're not skinny, or it's okay if you are—whatever!’ and I did it with a fat-positive bend because hardly anything is,” said Beck. “I want to open up that dialogue more. Plus, I love working with glitter, and my zine has a lot of it.”</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #494848; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">Here is a great link to get you thinking about what you need to do. The site is called <a href="http://microcosmpublishing.com/catalog/books/1202/">Micro Publishing</a>. They have very helpful hints and tips on how to get up and running.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #494848; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">Once you have got yourself ready to go, and have done all the fun layouts and articles the next step you will need to do is</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"> convert your magazine to a PDF file. There are a number of free programs that can do this for you, as well as some word processing software that can convert files to PDF format, such as Zoho and Open Office. Both wordprocessing packages have their advantages and disadvantages however. Alternatively the magazine can be completely created with desktop publishing software which should also be able to save the document as a PDF file.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Sign up to your preferred magazine hosting website. It can pay to check out a number of these sites because the free options can offer different levels of service. A basic option may only allow you to upload the PDF file without other alternatives such as allowing readers to download the magazine. Different websites also have different levels of advertising that will be presented to your readers.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Now you have to share your voice with the world. The best, easiest and cheapest way to do this is via the big 2 - Facebook and Twitter. Get yourself known amongst the Vegan community. Target those pages that have a large, dedicated following and keep on plugging your work.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">We hope that this information has helped. If you have any questions, please let us know - we would love to help spread the beautiful Vegan message to the world.</span></div>Vegan Era Crewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04967490301631166601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-885187619672074326.post-47637003905986343422011-05-30T06:03:00.000-07:002011-05-30T06:03:33.988-07:00The Best Vegan Recipe EVER!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<div style="font-family: Corbel;">Hi Space</div><div style="font-family: Corbel;">Just me again, checking in after a creative afternoon in my kitchen, which inspired me to blog on my creation, adored and rated by a non-vegan trifle lover! After I discovered a gelatine free jelly in the health food section of Coles yesterday, I came home to my partner dreaming of trifle, and I had a light bulb moment! It must be about 10 years since I have even eaten trifle, not that I missed it, but I had just bought gelatine free jelly and checked my cupboard for other ingredients, and wala!! Vegan Trifle was created, and it was a welcomed change on our menu! So I will share with you all my recipe incase you too are inspired!</div><div style="font-family: Corbel;"> </div><div style="font-family: Corbel;">So you need to make the vegan jelly found in Coles, no gelatine in this brand "Vitarum"</div><div style="font-family: Corbel;">Can you believe people put the hooves of pigs in most of children's lollies and jelly's...I bet mothers would be horrified if their child tried to suck on the hoof of a pig, yet that is what "Gelatine" really is... a ground down pigs hoof! Just a little sad knowledge for you all there!! Anyway....lets go back to the recipe without this sadness!</div><div style="font-family: Corbel;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><em>To make the sponge:</em></span></div><ul style="font-family: Corbel;"><li>1 cup plain flour</li>
<li>1/2 cup Castor sugar</li>
<li>1/4 tsp salt</li>
<li>3 tsp baking powder</li>
</ul><div style="font-family: Corbel;">Sift these ingredients then add,</div><ul style="font-family: Corbel;"><li>3/4 cup soy milk </li>
<li>1/4 cup canola oil.</li>
</ul><div style="font-family: Corbel;">Bake the mixture in any small tin and in the oven for approximately 20 minutes. It will need to be cut up or you can just break it up with your hands....</div><div style="font-family: Corbel;"><em><span style="font-size: medium;">Then you need soy custard</span></em>:</div><ul style="font-family: Corbel;"><li>1 tbsp cornflour</li>
<li>1&1/2 tbsp raw sugar</li>
<li>1 cup cold soy milk</li>
<li>1/2 tsp vanilla extract</li>
</ul><div style="font-family: Corbel;">Mix cornflour to smooth liquid with little soy milk</div><div style="font-family: Corbel;">Heat remaining milk with sugar. When it nearly boils, take it off and stir in cornflour.</div><div style="font-family: Corbel;">Return to heat and boil, stir constantly and cook for another minute, add vanilla.</div><div style="font-family: Corbel;"><span style="background-color: yellow;">T</span>hen you just mix them all in together, the custard, cake and jelly in a clear bowl if you can to show off off the colours, and you can toss in some strawberries or raspberries or jam.Then top with Vanilla Bliss soy ice cream instead of the usual cream, and grate some of that vegan chocolate from Aldi, for $2.50 the peppermint version of "Moser Roth" works for me!!</div><div style="font-family: Corbel;"> </div><div style="font-family: Corbel;">Enjoy with your family, or take it to the next party!</div><div style="font-family: Corbel;">Made With Love from Renata xo</div></div>Vegan Era Crewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04967490301631166601noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-885187619672074326.post-51157506727533533432011-05-03T21:17:00.000-07:002011-05-03T21:17:22.769-07:00Peace, Love.......VEGAN!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The word “VEGAN” can resonate negative connotations in my mind....or society’s mind.....or society’s mind in my mind....ha-ha....and I would like the opportunity to consciously change that habit of my way of thinking...in my own mind!! Am I making sense yet? The word “Vegan” can bring on lots of feelings to different people, and I am feeling like I need to have more trust in this word for the future of its survival in the positive realm!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Vegan means peace, vegan means love for all beings, yet it also seems to be a great excuse for some to get angry and judgemental, myself included in this statement. A close friend recently told me I can be these things, which caused me to take a deep look inside and clean up some more!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The fact is, it is a hard task to be vegan in society...not because of the myth that there is nothing for vegans to eat, but because everywhere around us is food that turns human stomachs into graveyards....and it makes us feel so sad...which then makes us feel frustrated when we look around supermarkets...and barbeques.... and children’s lunchboxes....which in turn makes us feel judgmental...... and ....well... sometimes we </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">are</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> hungry when uncreative chefs think all that we eat is “Garden Salad”....but that is beside the point!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">People are vegans for so many reasons, but beside the fact that so many animals suffer for the palate and it’s a healthy way of life, our diet is now actually detrimental to the future of our planet. And it’s not rocket science to the average IQ....Billions of animals are bred for human consumption, it wastes billions of litres of water and petrol, and wastes millions of hectares of land, which clears and wastes millions of trees,, and wastes millions of kilos of grain to feed the animals that we fatten up to kill, who also need millions of dollars worth of medicines, and well...the meat industry is basically a huge waste of time and resources!! Meat is actually and factually...quite destructive to the planet on a huge level!! The most rediculous thing is we don’t need it to survive...it is actually poisoning our species survival and the planet that we live.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">A friend once said to me “If the government told me to stop eating meat then I would!” Do we really need to be dictated to? Can we no longer think for ourselves? The government is not going to tell millions of people to stop eating a product that generates billions of dollars ...they would rather watch the destruction of our planet before they “Let Go!” <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We are so programmed to both ignore and endure the cruelty we inflict on animals.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So vegan is a great word as it means peace for all animals, it means tranquility for the future of climate change, it means not wasting precious resources that the planet provides for us, and most importantly it means happy healthy humans! Vegan is the only way of the future!!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So for now, I will do my best to try to be </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">all</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> of these attributes to protect the reputation of the word Vegan!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Peace Love & Vegan!</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><!--EndFragment--> </div>Vegan Era Crewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04967490301631166601noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-885187619672074326.post-2475921859034376512011-03-29T03:56:00.000-07:002011-03-29T03:56:00.045-07:00Taking It To The Streets<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table>In the midst of all that our world has witnessed to the start of the year, the CREW at Vegan Era are taking the Earth Saving message to the world. As you can see, this billboard will be up and about for the next month (and hopefully more to come) in a hope to urge people to think about the choices they make.<br />
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If you look back a year, you would notice that our world went through a big shift. Haiti and Chile were the main countries affected. They bore the brunt of damaging earthquakes that shock the very fabric of the Earth and people's lives. It seems that we are witnessing something similar again this year, however doesn't it seem that things stepped up? Not only did Australia have the biggest floods in over 30 years, but New Zealand and Japan have had their worlds shaken.<br />
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I recently took the time to write to a selected group of open minded people that have great responsibility in our world. They are already environmental activists, whose will is strong in helping save our world. I sent them information about the damaging affects the livestock industry is having on our world, and how making the simple choice of changing your diet can help Save Our Planet.<br />
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Some of the people I talk to have already labeled it too late to do anything and that nature is on course to do its job. They may be right - but I can't stand back and throw my hands and say that's it. You just never know your luck in a big city. How about your luck in a big world?<br />
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What ever your mindset, there is no doubting our world is in the midst of turmoil. The bad karma created by killing innocent beings is too great, and retribution is being paid. But what if it is not too late? what if we do have time? Shouldn't we do all that we can to open that one's person's eyes to the truth.<br />
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Be Vegan 2 Save Our Planet.</div>Vegan Era Crewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04967490301631166601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-885187619672074326.post-90836806035665877152011-01-13T00:43:00.000-08:002011-01-13T00:43:36.114-08:00Don't give up your VEGAN POWER!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Tw-fv17Jmxw/TSpfD51W5DI/AAAAAAAAALw/0Q8Wi68xa0k/s1600/Blog1101.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Tw-fv17Jmxw/TSpfD51W5DI/AAAAAAAAALw/0Q8Wi68xa0k/s320/Blog1101.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />
When we contaminate our bodies with animal products we can feel sluggish, heavier and low on energy. Ultimately, we lose some of our vegan power! Don't get caught by the vegan police violating the vegan laws accidently by eating these hidden animal products:<br />
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Check out this video of a scene from the new movie, Scott Pilgrim VS The World. In this movie Scott has to battle his new girlfriend's 7 evil ex-boyfriends. In this scene he is fighting one with vegan super powers. However, he loses his powers when he is tricked into drinking cow's milk instead of soy milk and the vegan police strip him of his powers...<br />
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Ok; so with that being said - here is a list of some of the nasties that we can find in our find that can make us loss our Vegan Power.<br />
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120: Cochineal From Insects<br />
161: Xanthophylls From Egg Yolk<br />
252: Sodium Nitrate From animal waste<br />
322: Lecithin From animal organs<br />
422: Glycerine From animal fat<br />
441: Gelatin From animal skin<br />
472: Esters Glycerol From Glycerine<br />
473: Sucrose Ester From Glycerine <br />
474: S-Glycerindes From animal fat<br />
475: Polygycerol From animal fat<br />
477: Glycerol Esters From animal fat<br />
491: Sorbitan From animal fat<br />
492: Span 65 From animal fat<br />
542: Bone Phosphate From animal bones<br />
570: Stearic Acid From animal fat<br />
572: MG Stearate From animal fat<br />
627: Disodium From fish<br />
631: Di-inosinate From fish and meat<br />
635: Mixt.627 & 631 From fish and meat<br />
920: L-Cysteine From animal fur and feathers<br />
1518: Triacetin From glycerine<br />
1520: Pro-Glycol From glycerine<br />
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So; here is a pretty extensive list that gives you a pretty good idea of all the nasties out there that can make you lose your VEGAN POWER.<br />
Also, be ware that brown sugar and raw sugar is filtered through bone char.<br />
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If you can think of any others we would love to hear them. Remember Be Vegan 2 Save Our Planet.Vegan Era Crewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04967490301631166601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-885187619672074326.post-24905294244716049552011-01-09T03:47:00.000-08:002011-01-09T13:31:21.338-08:00Vegan Power<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tw-fv17Jmxw/TSopEXKyZgI/AAAAAAAAALo/bZysIm78FIk/s1600/Blogger0901%255B02%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear:left; float:left;margin-right:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="200" width="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tw-fv17Jmxw/TSopEXKyZgI/AAAAAAAAALo/bZysIm78FIk/s320/Blogger0901%255B02%255D.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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This blogger post was created due to many recent events transpiring at similar times. This always seems to be the way with us - sooner or later concepts of what we want to talk about sinks in.<br />
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We were sitting down watching Scott Pilgram Vs. The World when we came across a classic scene that we just had to talk about. If you haven't seen the movie; do your self a favor and get it out - it is cool.<br />
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To paint a very broad picture - Scott needs to defeat seven ex boyfriends of a girl that he likes. They all have different super powers that Scott needs to discover in order to overcome them and claim his beauty.<br />
One of the boyfriends is a Vegan; with as you guess it Vegan Power. This dude rocks - he levitates, uses his increased mind power to control objects, and can not be defeated (well, almost).<br />
We just couldn't believe how awesome Todd Ingram was (the Vegan) and how is character was portrayed as being this super human.<br />
The only way Scott defeats him, is by offering him a coffee made on milk. When he drinks it he loses his Super Vegan Power. When we contaminate our bodies with animal products we can feel sluggish, heavier and low on energy. Ultimately, we lose some of our vegan power!<br />
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Another super cool show that we have started up watching again is a cartoon series called Avatar - The Last Air Bender. You may have seen it out at the movies lately - do yourself another favor; don't watch the movie, instead watch the series. Once again; it totally rocks.<br />
Don't think that just because you may be more experienced in years that you will not enjoy it - cause that is not true. The Vegan Era CREW guarantee that you will love it.<br />
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Anyway; the premiss of the show is a young boy cruises around the world helping people in need, and ultimately saves the world. The best part is - you guess it; he is a Veggie. How good.<br />
This is a huge cartoon series that reaches billions of children around the world teaching the message of being Veg. Not only that - he meditates and loves enjoying life.<br />
it is such a great show.<br />
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But, in reality the reason why this post has been bought together is because one of Vegan Era's most flavour flavour bands - The Beastie Boys are totally ROCKING.<br />
One of the members of this very talented trio is speaking publicly about the importance of leading a Vegan diet in helping to prevent breast cancer. We just couldn't believe how great this is.<br />
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Anyways; here is one of fav songs from the Boys. Enjoy - and remember......VEGAN POWER Ra-Ra-Ra Rocks!<br />
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Enjoy!<br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">The best vegan xmas party food:</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><br />
</span></div><b><a href="http://www.care2.com/greenliving/holiday-party-fare-7-vegan-finger-food-recipes.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">Holiday party fare: 7 vegan finger food recipes </span></a></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><br />
</span><b><a href="http://www.veganeasy.org/Christmas-Recipes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">Christmas Recipes from Vegan Easy </span></a></b><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Some Vegan Xmas Gift Guides: </span></b><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; font-weight: normal;"><b></b></span><b><a href="http://thewellnesswarrior.blogspot.com/2010/12/wellness-warrior-xmas-gift-guide.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">The Wellness Warrior’s Xmas Gift Guide </span></a></b></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; font-weight: normal;"><b></b></span><b></b><a href="http://chicvegan.com/a-holiday-guide-to-good-gifts-for-good-guys/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">Vegan gift guide for men from The Ethical Man via Chic Vegan</span></a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://chicvegan.com/the-2010-cruelty-free-holiday-gift-guide/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">Chic Vegan’s cruelty free gift guide </span></a></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><br />
</span> <b><a href="http://lazysmurf.wordpress.com/2010/12/09/vegan-gift-guide/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">Lazy Smurf’s vegan gift guide</span></a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://amoderngirlslife.blogspot.com/2010/12/christmas-waste-and-wish-list.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">A Modern Girl's Life Xmas Wish List</span></a></b><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Some xmas gift ideas from online stores: </span></b><br />
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<b><a href="http://www.naturalcollection.com/category/gifts/vegan.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">Natural Collection Vegan selection</span></a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.ecofashionista.com.au/GIFTIDEAS.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">Eco Fashionista has gift ideas from it’s online store from $50-$200 </span></a></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><br />
</span><b><a href="http://crueltyfreeshop.com.au/?main_page=index&cPath=4_43"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">Vegan Gift Hampers from Cruelty Free Shop</span></a></b><br />
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<b><a href="http://crueltyfreeshop.com.au/?main_page=index&cPath=4_43"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">This list is by no means exhaustive, these are just a few of the sites we have come across. Feel free to comment and add to it! Of course the best gift that anyone can give this Christmas is the gift of life and a life without suffering by enjoying a vegan xmas!! </span></b><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Be Love, Be Peace, Be Vegan; Save Our Home. </span></b>Vegan Era Crewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04967490301631166601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-885187619672074326.post-64494596692274993822010-11-29T03:25:00.000-08:002010-11-30T13:29:31.248-08:00Healthy Vegan on a Budget<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Tw-fv17Jmxw/TPODFQuoeEI/AAAAAAAAAKk/asRKz7gLy_E/s1600/TemescalMarketBig.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Tw-fv17Jmxw/TPODFQuoeEI/AAAAAAAAAKk/asRKz7gLy_E/s200/TemescalMarketBig.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal">When people are giving excuses for why they choose not to eat a healthy, plant-based diet, often the issue of money comes up first. I’m the first to admit that I can easily blow $500 on food in a flash, but with a little thought and planning, it doesn’t have to be this way. <br />
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I could harp on about how the Government subsidizes the meat industry but let me simply point out some facts about how we do spend money…<br />
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The average Australian household spends more on fast food than fruit and vegetables and five times more on recreation than healthy foods. As a result of our poor eating habits, we then spend nearly twice as much on medical expenses as we do on fruit and vegetables. It’s not as though we can’t afford to eat or feed our children- Australia is the only country in the world where childhood obesity is increasing faster than that of adults. <br />
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However, none of this changes the fact that it’s cheaper to feed the family at Maccas than to cook an organic nutritious meal. So, the Vegan Era Crew have been looking at ways to make it easier and cheaper to live a healthy, vegan lifestyle. <br />
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BUDGET<br />
First of all, sit down and decide how much money you have to spend and go through how you spend it now. What are you splurging on? What do you really need? <br />
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WHAT DO YOU WANT?<br />
Decide on what you will and won’t compromise on. There’s no point deciding to stop buying all of your favourite things because you won’t stick to it! <br />
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For example:<br />
I will only buy organic greens and fruit <br />
I will not compromise on choosing organic and GMO free soy products<br />
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ORGANIC OR NOT?<br />
Organic produce is notoriously more expensive. Depending on what you are comfortable with, you can choose organic for some things and not others. To help you decide, consider the following:<br />
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Most supermarkets now offer an affordable range of organic canned goods that are handy to keep in the pantry, such as tomatoes, chick peas, etc.<br />
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<u>The Dirty Dozen</u><br />
The following fruits and vegetables are known as 'the dirty dozen' because they are contaminated with the most amount of pesticides. Therefore, it's best to choose organic wherever possible. <br />
1. Peaches<br />
2. Apples<br />
3. Sweet bell peppers<br />
4. Celery<br />
5. Nectarines<br />
6. Strawberries<br />
7. Cherries<br />
8. Kale<br />
9. Lettuce<br />
10. Grapes<br />
11. Carrots<br />
12. Pears<br />
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The following items are considered the 'cleanest' fruit and vegetables, so you could consider buying these non-organic.<br />
1. Onions<br />
2. Avocados<br />
3. Sweet corn<br />
4. Pineapples<br />
5. Mangoes<br />
6. Asparagus<br />
7. Sweet peas<br />
8. Kiwi<br />
9. Cabbage<br />
10. Eggplant<br />
11. Papayas<br />
12. Watermelon<br />
13. Broccoli<br />
14. Tomatoes<br />
15. Sweet potatoes<br />
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WASH YOUR PRODUCE PROPERLY<br />
Whether you purchase organic or not, it is important to wash all of your fruit and vegetables. You do not need to purchase a specialty wash, which will often add to the chemical load of your produce and cost you money. Simple household ingredients such as vinegar or salt will remove many of the pesticides and bacteria. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
Rinse your produce first in cold water and then prepare a mix of approximately 1 teaspoon of sea salt to 1 cup of water. Soak the produce for a couple of minutes and then rinse thoroughly with water. Dry off the fruit and vegetables before putting them away to ensure freshness or wash them as you go, just before using. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">BUY IN SEASON</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Just because you love strawberries all year round doesn’t mean you should eat them all year round! When you buy fruits and veggies when they are in season you will find them in abundance, at a reasonable price, and it is much healthier for you. Eating in tune with nature will provide the most nourishment for your body.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">FARMER’S MARKETS</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">There are many benefits to shopping at your local markets. As you are often buying directly from the farmer or producer then it is often cheaper than the store. It is also often better for the environment as the produce usually hasn’t traveled as far. As you can chat to the stall holders and compare prices you can usually get great deals and great advice. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">WHOLESALERS </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Check out local wholesalers near you that sell direct to the public. They sell bulk products at a reduced price and you can find all sorts of things. Products such as nuts, canned goods, olives, legumes, olive oil, pasta, flour and spices are all things that you can save money on. For example, you can usually pick up a 1 litre can of cold-pressed olive oil for around $20 and then keep it in your pantry and refill your olive oil bottle as necessary. Wholesalers often specialize in certain cuisine, such as Indian, Greek, etc which have lovely surprises that you can’t find in your supermarket, and often at a fraction of the cost. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">BE CAREFUL IN HEALTH FOOD STORES</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">It is very easy to spend a fortune in health food stores. Make sure you know what you want before you go in there. For example, you may choose to splurge on raw sprouted rye bread each week, which can cost close to $10 but it is much healthier than a regular loaf of bread and is so dense that you will only need a small amount. It also lasts a long time in the fridge, rather than going stale in a day or two. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">MAKE YOUR OWN</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">We have certainly become a society that demands quick, easy and convenient. If you do have the time though, there are many things that you can make yourself at home. Simple things that take only 5 minutes or so include your own hummus. All you need is a can of chickpeas, some tahini, garlic and lemon juice and a food processor. Other dips you can make easily and cheaply include guacamole, pesto, olive tapenade, salad dressings, tomato salsa, almond butter etc. It is much cheaper than constantly buying dips and spreads and much healthier for you too as they are fresh and contain no preservatives. If you have more time then making your own breads, crackers, almond milk, etc are also more economical and much healthier.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">GROW YOUR OWN</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Even if it is simply having a pot or 2 of herbs on your balcony, this will save you money. Herbs are hearty so they often only need watering a couple of times a week and some sunshine and there is nothing better than the taste and aroma of fresh herbs in your food. The addition of fresh herbs can often mean that you don’t need additional flavour from unhealthy alternatives such as excess salt. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">FOOD CO-OPS AND HOME DELIVERY OPTIONS</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Do some research in your local area for co-ops and local food delivery options. It saves you time and often saves you money. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">MEAL PLANNING</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">If you sit down at the start of the week and make a rough plan of the meals you'd like to have for the week, you can ensure that you only buy what you need. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">FEEDING YOUR PETS</span></div><div class="MsoNormal">Specialty dog food and other pet food can get expensive. However, if you purchase a bag of vegan doggie biscuits and some treats, you can then make up some rice and canned vegetables to serve with it. This way your dog biscuits will go much further, and your animal friend gets a nutritious, yummy meal!</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">MAKE YOUR PANTRY GO THE DISTANCE </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">It is a great exercise to try to make your pantry go the distance before going out shopping again. Whether you make a decision not to purchase anything else for the next week or simply make a conscious decision to stretch everything a little further at each meal, you will be amazed at how far you can go and how much you can save. Get creative and use up some of those items hidden at the back of the cupboard. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal">There are many other ways that you can save money and keep a healthy diet. Choosing to avoid meat and dairy products is a great start! If you have any further tips for us, please don't hesitate to comment! </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Be Love: Be Peace: Be Vegan; Save Our Home</div>Vegan Era Crewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04967490301631166601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-885187619672074326.post-74098290303809291682010-11-01T04:42:00.000-07:002010-11-01T04:53:18.590-07:00Reclaim Your Health Book Review Blog<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Tw-fv17Jmxw/TM6pPZ7E_gI/AAAAAAAAAKc/eKiIstfon20/s1600/ReclaimYourHealth.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 174px; height: 223px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Tw-fv17Jmxw/TM6pPZ7E_gI/AAAAAAAAAKc/eKiIstfon20/s320/ReclaimYourHealth.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534547074206727682" /></a><br /><p style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: medium; ">I don’t know about you, but it seems more and more people in my circles are suffering from so many illnesses. Every second person I talk to also have a loved one with some sort of cancer or diabetes....and you only have to take a tiny peek into our hospitals to realise the huge health problems in our societies. "Reclaim Your Health" is a great mentor guide to not only those who are suffering from cancers, it is a huge wake up call for all of us to SLOW DOWN and start looking after our bodies, and to BE CONSCIOUS of what we feeding those "cells’ that we so desperately need for everyday existence.</p><p style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: medium; ">I recently had a sobbing seventy-two year old doctor call me for some health information. Her eighty year old husband who was also a doctor had been suffering from prostate cancer and had changed to a plant based diet. Not only were they amazed at the cell recovery rate of excluding the foods mentioned in "Reclaim Your Health," they were also saddened by the advice they had been giving their patients for the past 40 years. They are still practising physicians, and are trying their best to share their first hand experience of a plant based diet to cancer patients, other doctors and the general public.</p><p style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: medium; ">The wisdom found in "Reclaim Your Health" should be the compulsory medical manual for all cancer patients as well as for general illness prevention! Relax, stop eating meat, dairy, eggs and processed foods as they are toxic fuels that breed disease in your bodies. Give yourself a great big KISS, that's "Keep It Simple Stupid" and eat fresh fruits, legumes and vegetables to keep your "car" running smoothly for the rest of your life. ‘KISS’ yourself by slowing down and enjoying everyday moments, and feel happy and grateful for all that you have.</p><p style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: medium; ">To me it seems that having cancer can also be a blessing, as the wisdom shared in this book soaks into your heart and soul. I too am now inspired to look after my "amazing house’ known as my body even more, and to be forever grateful to feeling healthy from a plant based diet….oh yes..and to be ‘Loosey Goosey', <em>let go</em> and go with the flow!</p><p style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: medium; "> </p><p style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: medium; ">Accolade</p><p style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: medium; ">"Reclaim your Health should be the compulsory medical manual for all cancer patients"</p>Vegan Era Crewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04967490301631166601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-885187619672074326.post-46334535003879992712010-10-10T23:47:00.001-07:002010-10-11T00:57:51.431-07:00From Earth and Water<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Tw-fv17Jmxw/TLLDYlZDDKI/AAAAAAAAAKQ/-rRuRWbVK0A/s1600/FEAW+4.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Tw-fv17Jmxw/TLLDYlZDDKI/AAAAAAAAAKQ/-rRuRWbVK0A/s320/FEAW+4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526694519858465954" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tw-fv17Jmxw/TLK1Jdgy3AI/AAAAAAAAAKI/ovO6Cmsr6C4/s1600/FEAW+4.jpg"></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204); ">The Vegan Era Crew had the absolute pleasure of enjoying a scrumptious lunch at a new raw vegan cafe on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia last week. fRom eArth and Water is a gorgeous little place tucked away of James Street in Burleigh Heads. It is bright and airy with wooden, balinese inspired furnishings, and offers a simple, but oh-so-tasty menu.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204); "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204); ">This is what they have to say about their beautiful food:</span></div><div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">"Our menu is a celebration of raw organic cuisine, 100% botanical with no animal products, gluten, dairy, refined sugars, or processed ingredients. Everything on our menu uses the purest seasonal ingredients locally sourced and organically grown. The result is vibrant rich deep flavour without guilt. The passion, commitment to detail, unique artistry food techniques and the use of exotic botanical ingredients is best experienced from the chefs table menu. this menu has been carefully constructed with your health in mind...Discover the inherent beauty and flavour of each ingredient in its natural raw state. Welcome, be well!"</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">The small cafe is run by one beautiful lady called Nic who has a passion for nourishing your body and soul.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">We enjoyed the following:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">Sweet Vanilla Nut Mylk (fresh coconut water, home made almond mylk and vanilla pod)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">Pistachio Pesto Ravioli (Ravioli made from fresh young coconuts and basil and filled with pistachio pesto, sun-dried tomato marinara and marinated vegetables)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">Soft mini tacos (taco shells made from golden flax and zucchini and filled with spicy sun-dried tomato filling, guacamole, fresh tomato lime salsa and house made "sour cream")</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">Coconut wrap spring rolls (light wraps made from fresh coconut and filled with avocado, coriander, mint, cucumber, cashews and a stay dressing)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">Baja Burrito Wrap (wrap made from golden flax and zucchini and filled with nut cheese, marinated vegetables, seasonal salad greens, avocado, cashews and sour cream)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">Banana pancakes filled with a decadent cream and topped with chocolate and raspberry sauces. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">I know what you are thinking - how in the world did 2 people eat all of that?? Well, we went slow and worked our way through the menu gently. We shared everything and took some meals home to enjoy for dinner. Although we were still full from lunch! </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">I think it's best I let the pics do the talking (please note that I tried my best to remember to take photos BEFORE devouring the meals but, alas, a couple of times I got half way through the meal before realizing that I had to take a picture!).</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Tw-fv17Jmxw/TLK0xcYQxHI/AAAAAAAAAJg/96A4NFbPVy4/s200/FEAW+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526678454261564530" style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 127px; height: 200px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">Sweet Vanilla Nut Mylk</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">This was served ice cold and was absolutely divine! </span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Tw-fv17Jmxw/TLK044mKfhI/AAAAAAAAAJw/4LYkrmd5zQ4/s1600/FEAW+3.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Tw-fv17Jmxw/TLK044mKfhI/AAAAAAAAAJw/4LYkrmd5zQ4/s200/FEAW+3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526678582095150610" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 164px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">Soft Mini Tacos</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">The sour cream on these tacos was delicious! We were expecting the sun-dried tomato filling to be a little spicier but the flavours of this filling and the salsa and guac complemented each other beautifully. Much better than a 'real' taco!</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tw-fv17Jmxw/TLK0xUDWINI/AAAAAAAAAJo/zTvUfpp92-g/s1600/FEAW+2.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tw-fv17Jmxw/TLK0xUDWINI/AAAAAAAAAJo/zTvUfpp92-g/s200/FEAW+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526678452026351826" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 188px; " /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">Pistachio Pesto Ravioli</span></u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><u>The marinara sauce in the ravioli was beautiful and we polished these off very quickly.</u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><u><br /></u></span></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Tw-fv17Jmxw/TLK0pFW5R5I/AAAAAAAAAJY/Pf6jP0EdnTo/s1600/FEAW+7.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Tw-fv17Jmxw/TLK0oSi5ZiI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/U-_NAitAKYg/s200/FEAW+6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526678297002993186" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 151px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">Coconut Wrap Spring Rolls</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">We had 1 spring roll each and that was definitely enough! These were so filling, choc full of grated carrot and other vegetables and the satay sauce was lovely and sweet.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Tw-fv17Jmxw/TLK0pFW5R5I/AAAAAAAAAJY/Pf6jP0EdnTo/s1600/FEAW+7.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Tw-fv17Jmxw/TLK0pFW5R5I/AAAAAAAAAJY/Pf6jP0EdnTo/s200/FEAW+7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526678310642861970" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 138px; " /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">Banana Pancakes filled with cashew cream</span></u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">Dessert was AMAZING. The cream inside was beautiful and not too heavy, while the raspberry sauce gave it a really fresh taste. </span></u></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Tw-fv17Jmxw/TLK0pFW5R5I/AAAAAAAAAJY/Pf6jP0EdnTo/s1600/FEAW+7.jpg"></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Tw-fv17Jmxw/TLK05IUgHjI/AAAAAAAAAKA/4aNKZ9JKExA/s200/FEAW+5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526678586316037682" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; " /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">We thoroughly enjoyed our experience and each and every dish. It is amazing how filling and tasty raw food is. Unfortunately, all the nuts in the creamy sauces gave Dave a few tummy problems, which I guess goes with eating a lot of raw foods. Nuts are just so versatile that they end up in everything! </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">It is one of those places we will certainly revisit, if only because we cannot be bothered making such beautiful creations ourselves! This is what dining out is all about! Thank you so much to Nic and her lovely staff for making our experience at From Earth and Water so enjoyable! Even Trudi was allowed to sit with us and enjoy! </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">Be Love; Be Peace; Be Vegan. Save Our Home </span></span></div></span></div></div></div>Vegan Era Crewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04967490301631166601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-885187619672074326.post-89324436739662349102010-09-08T23:10:00.000-07:002010-10-11T00:32:05.564-07:00VEGANIZE your baking!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tw-fv17Jmxw/TIiP_GsF8UI/AAAAAAAAAHw/yvaVaj7K0aI/s1600/vegan+cookies.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 133px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tw-fv17Jmxw/TIiP_GsF8UI/AAAAAAAAAHw/yvaVaj7K0aI/s200/vegan+cookies.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514816058005254466" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">A friend of the Vegan Era Crew asked us recently about substituting animal products with vegan alternatives. The free Veg Starter Kit on our </span></span></span><a href="http://www.veganera.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">home page</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"> has a few ideas to get you started but we thought we'd go into more detail with our favourite meal time....DESSERT! </span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">It's certainly becoming easier to find vegan desserts, especially if you have acce</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">ss to a good health food store. However, there is </span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">nothing like baking up your own delights and giving vegan life to old favourites! "Veganizing" your desserts can often mean making these desserts much healthier too so that you can enjoy them guilt-free. Hooray!</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">In particular, cookies, brownies and muffins are quite easy to adjust, but cake recipes can be a little trickier. It is better to go with a vegan cake recipe unless you are already experienced with vegan baking techniques.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">Some general guidelines:</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span style="text-decoration: underline; "><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">To replace one egg</span></span></span></strong></span><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">:</span></span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br />a) Packaged Egg Replacer (1 1/2 t. egg replacer + 2 T. water for each egg)<br />b) 1 T. soy powder mixed with 2 T. water<br />c) 1 1/2 T. </span></span></span><a href="http://www.care2.com/greenliving/flaxseed-egg-substitute.html" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">ground flax seeds</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"> soaked in 3 T. boiling water for 15 minutes. Pour off excess water and use the gelled flax seeds.<br />d) Half a mashed banana<br />e) 3 T. apple sauce<br />f) 1 T. arrowroot powder</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; "><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">To replace milk or cream</span></span></span></strong></span><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">:</span></span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br />a) Store-bought non-dairy milk (such as a thick, rich soy/rice/oat or nut milk) or non-dairy cream<br />b) Home-made tofu milk (made by blending tofu with water). To prepare: Rinse and drain 8 oz. (one cup) of tofu. Using a blender, blend tofu with one cup water. Puree until smooth. Add one more cup of water and blend. This will yield 2 1/2 – 3 cups of tofu milk.<br />c) Silken tofu, pureed in the food processor, makes a great base for a “cream filling.”</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; "><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">To replace white refined sugar<br /></span></span></span></strong></span><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">(White sugar is not only very bad for your overall health, but it is often refined through animal bone char, especially in the US.)</span></span></span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br />a) Evaporated cane juice or other unrefined cane sugar such as Rapadura<br />b) Date sugar<br />c) Xylitol (birch sugar)</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 20px;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; "><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">To replace honey</span></span></span></strong></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br />a) agave nectar<br />b) rice syrup<br />c) maple syrup*<br />d) barley malt extract<br />e) sorghum molasses</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tw-fv17Jmxw/TIiSSTD07kI/AAAAAAAAAH4/dt9Ka6CVFhc/s200/cookie+connoisseur.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514818586766798402" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px; " /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">For some awesome vegan cookie recipes, check out </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://vegancookies.wordpress.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">The Vegan Cookie Connoisseur. </span></a></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">For any non-vegans who are just a little scared off eggs right now due to the massive recall in the US recently, here is a yummy egg free breakfast idea...</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">Vegan Breakfast Frittata</span></span></span></span></div><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tw-fv17Jmxw/TIiP-gkfsgI/AAAAAAAAAHo/qIROvC0Y9sQ/s200/tofu+frittata.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514816047772840450" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 130px; " /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">serves 8 (I got this recipe from VegetarianTimes.com)</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">2 Tbsp olive oil</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">1 small red onion, diced</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">2 small carrots, diced</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">1 small zucchini, diced</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">1 package extra firm tofu</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">3 Tbsp grated vegan mozzarella</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">3 Tbsp soy sauce</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">6 tomatoes, sliced</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">fresh or dried herbs and spring onions such as parsley and basil.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">Directions:</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F or 190 degrees C. Coat a 10 inch casserole dish or 24 cup muffin tin wiht cooking spray if you would prefer to make mini frittatas.</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">2. Heat oil in a pan over medium heat and saute red onion for 3-4 minutes. Add carrots and zucchini and saute for 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and continue cooking until vegetables are crisp-tender. Add herbs and then remove from heat. </span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">3. Puree tofu, mozzarella and soy sauce for 2 minutes in a food processor until smooth and thick. Stir tofu mixture into vegetable mixture and spoon into casserole dish. Arrange tomato slices on top and bake for 40-45 minutes (until the top is firm to touch) or 25-30 minutes if making mini frittatas. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving. </span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">For more information on eggs and the differences between free range eggs, caged eggs, etc check out Renata's earlier post </span></span></span><a href="http://veganerablog.blogspot.com/2010/02/why-no-egg.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">here. </span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"> </span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">Be Love, Be Peace, Be Vegan; Save Our Home. </span></span></span></span></div>Vegan Era Crewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04967490301631166601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-885187619672074326.post-61087604874886384512010-07-14T19:44:00.000-07:002010-07-15T01:49:37.608-07:00Build me up buttercup!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Tw-fv17Jmxw/TD7LAXE5eAI/AAAAAAAAAHY/q8mFSJPp_oc/s1600/lemon+poppy+scones.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 250px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Tw-fv17Jmxw/TD7LAXE5eAI/AAAAAAAAAHY/q8mFSJPp_oc/s320/lemon+poppy+scones.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494051802493581314" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">One of the Vegan Era Crew has started chemotherapy and so we've been very interested in how the vegan diet can support the body during this time. The usually high-raw vegan diet that we have become accustomed to, is not adequate for putting on the weight and protein that the body needs to handle periods of sickness and excess weightloss. Of course most doctors believe lots of dairy and meat are the key in this situation, so we have been researching ways to put on weight, vegan-style.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">According to The Vegetarian Society, "</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">In order to gain weight it is essential to increase the energy content of your diet. Also, in order for your body to make proper use of protein, you must ensure sufficient energy. The most concentrated form of energy in the diet is from fat. If you can tolerate fat then try and increase the fat content of your diet."</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Have an Avo: Avocados are creamy and high in calories and nutrients. They are also soft and easy to eat during times when mouth ulcers and other nasty side-effects take hold. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Get Smooth: Smoothies are a great way to add extra protein in the form of a protein powder, and calories with the addition of soy or rice milk, soy yoghurt or ice-cream, nuts, seeds, bananas and even soft silken tofu.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Get Saucy: Have meals with a good sauce, made with pureed fried onions, perhaps with tomatoes or mushrooms. To increase the energy density of sauces use vegan margarine and add soya milk or silken tofu.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Beans: Cooked beans can be added to soups, stews, pies, salads, etc as well as being able to be pureed or used for dips such as hummus. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Soy Soy Soy: All of the over-processed soy products that we usually steer clear of are full of calories and protein. If you are looking to bulk up, delicious products such as Tofutti cream cheese will certainly help! </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Go Nutty: Nut butters are a great way to get lots of the good fat and nutrients from nuts in an easily digestible way. Choose raw almond butter, sunflower butter, tahini, or hazelnut butter and add them to crackers, vegetable crudites, salads, deserts, baked goods or have them on toast.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Oily Goodness: Extra virgin olive oil, flaxseed oil, etc are a healthy way to add good fats to the diet. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Rice, Pasta, Gnocchi, sprouted bread, vegan custard and yummy vegan cheese are some of the other things that spring to mind if you are looking to put on weight. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Unfortunately, there are not many vegan meal replacements, such as Sustagen, which offer all of the nutrients that the body needs in a liquid form for times when patients cannot eat. Vega Complete Meal Replacement is a powder that was formulated by a vegan triathlete and is available at www.pureprescriptions.com, but it contains some natural products that pharmacists and oncologists may not agree to.<br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">If you are looking to put on weight as a cancer patient, then there will likely be other challenges that need to be addressed also, such as dry mouth, loss of appetite, sore throat and mouth ulcers, nausea, constipation or diarrhea and loss or change of taste. The most important thing is to get some form of nutrients in to the body each day, so whatever is tolerable and appealing is often the only consideration.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">While some of the Crew are enjoying pigging out on all of these vegan delicacies, we are looking forward to the end of treatment when a return to a healthy RAW vegan diet will help to detox the body!! </span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Here is a lovely recipe for Lemon Poppy Scones to get your taste buds drooling...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"></span></span></div><span><span><br />Ingredients:</span></span><div><span><span>2 cups all-purpose flour</span></span></div><div><span><span>3/4 cup white sugar</span></span></div><div><span><span>4 teaspoons baking powder</span></span></div><div><span><span>1/2 teaspoon salt</span></span></div><div><span><span>3/4 cup margarine</span></span></div><div><span><span>1 lemon, zested and juiced</span></span></div><div><span><span>2 tablespoons poppy seeds</span></span></div><div><span><span>1/2 cup soy milk</span></span></div><div><span><span>1/2 cup water</span></span></div><div><span><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span>Directions:</span></span></div><div><span><span>Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.Sift the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt into a large bowl. Cut in margarine until the mixture is the consistency of large grains of sand. I like to use my hands to rub the margarine into the flour. Stir in poppy seeds, lemon zest and lemon juice. Combine the soy milk and water, and gradually stir into the dry ingredients until the batter is moistened, but still thick like biscuit dough. You may not need all of the liquid. Spoon 1/4 cup sized plops of batter onto the greased baking sheet so they are about 3 inches apart. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes the preheated oven, until golden.</span></span></div>Vegan Era Crewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04967490301631166601noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-885187619672074326.post-6085378672220099342010-07-07T18:21:00.000-07:002010-07-07T18:24:08.015-07:00It's All About the Dog!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Tw-fv17Jmxw/TDUocWpsDOI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/d4O2_i3XBmM/s1600/bonita-springs-dog-beach.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 142px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Tw-fv17Jmxw/TDUocWpsDOI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/d4O2_i3XBmM/s200/bonita-springs-dog-beach.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491339788230069474" /></a><div style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: medium; ">Hallo Readers,</div><div style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: medium; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: medium; ">Have been away in the lush green organic countryside of Northern NSW, enjoying some great vegan restaurants in Lismore and Byron Bay. If you are looking for animal friendly vegan eating, then "Sweet Peas" is a great place in Lismore to eat with a friendly relaxed vibe as well as "Cardamon Pod" in the centre of Byron Bay! We stayed at an eco resort which I read about here on Veganera <a href="http://www.byronecobeachretreat.com/">www.byronecobeachretreat.com</a> where our pooch was allowed to roam freely right behind a dog friendly beach. It's a great place for families with dogs to holiday...so much so that our "Odie" is now officially depressed, after spending a week living right on the beach. </div><div style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: medium; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: medium; ">Dogs have feelings...and he really is a very sad city dog this week...just lying around with a look on his face like, <em>I have no beach, I have no sand, I have no sticks, I have no surf, no nothing, my life is over!!</em> This is a dog who gets walked at a leash free 3 km creek bedded park at <em>least</em> once a day, played with in the backyard constantly and pampered to every stretch of the word, but he is just in dog heaven at the beach! When he arrives, he runs up to strangers barking madly in excitement, as if to say, "I AM AT THE BEACH!! CAN YOU SEE ME...I AM AT THE BEACH!!"</div><div style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: medium; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: medium; ">People become frightened of his excitement mistaking him for a viscous hound, understandably not realising he is trying to tell them only of his fortune! After he calms down from the mere arrival, he then finds the biggest stick he can possibly find, and digs it around in the sand, carries it to the water, pushes it back out to the sand...over and over! When my partner surfs, he is not sure who he likes the most, so he runs between myself and my book and the edge of the water...of course "Bottom Feeder" as Odie and I like to refer to my partner, both know he loves me the most, however we like to humour "BF" into the illusion that he may be "Top Dog."</div><div style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: medium; "> </div><div style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: medium; ">Enough said of my little family idiosyncrasies, here is a new recipe for the week for you all to enjoy. It is a vegan pooch recipe this week, that my Odie loves.</div><div style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: medium; "> </div><div style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: medium; ">1 cup cooked Brown rice</div><div style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: medium; ">1 Grated carrot</div><div style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: medium; ">1 flower Broccoli cut up very small</div><div style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: medium; ">1 fat clove of garlic</div><div style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: medium; ">1 can (400gms) bortelli beans, or chick peas, or lentils</div><div style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: medium; ">1 zucchini grated</div><div style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: medium; ">handful fresh basil</div><div style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: medium; ">1/2 cup pinenuts</div><div style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: medium; "> </div><div style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: medium; ">Smash pinenuts, garlic and basil in a mortor and pestal. Add 1/4 cup olive oil and warm in a frypan.</div><div style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: medium; ">Lightly fry broccoli and carrot until soft, drain beans in collander then add beans and raw zucchini. Mix around and add rice at the end. Serve in your animal friends bowl with a blessing of love!! hehe</div><div style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: medium; "> </div><div style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: medium; ">It's all about the dog!!</div><div style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: medium; ">Over and Out</div><div style="font-family: Corbel; font-size: medium; ">Renata</div>Vegan Era Crewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04967490301631166601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-885187619672074326.post-81223321605478306362010-06-20T01:09:00.000-07:002010-09-16T19:20:08.398-07:00Super frugal living<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Tw-fv17Jmxw/TCVMz7uLY5I/AAAAAAAAAHI/W_lhS0CvmiQ/s1600/new+dress+a+day.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Tw-fv17Jmxw/TCVMz7uLY5I/AAAAAAAAAHI/W_lhS0CvmiQ/s200/new+dress+a+day.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486876176109233042" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">The Vegan Era Crew came across this sweet blog today called </span></span></span><a href="http://newdressaday.wordpress.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">New Dress A Day. </span></span></span></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 23px; font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;font-size:14px;"><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">Marisa will be going a whole year without doing any traditional clothes shopping. From the blog:</span></span></span></p><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">"So, that’s where my ode to no traditional shopping begins. This year, I will be foregoing trips to Bloomies and Nordstrom for brand new gear. Goodbye to H&M purchases and accessory grabbing at Forever 21. And seeing the “must have” French Connection dress in </span></span></span><em style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">People’s Style Watch</span></span></span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"> will just have to suffice as a cut out on my inspiration board.</span></span></span></p><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">Instead, the only shopping that I’ll be able to do is that of pieces that have been used and worn already. So long to mall trips and hello to sifting through piles of vintage pieces at flea markets and at neighborhood garage sales. Each day for the entire year, I’m going to introduce a new piece into my existing wardrobe that I’ve found from these places. On top of this, I’m giving myself a budget of $1 a day.</span></span></span></p><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">One person’s trash is becoming my treasure this year.</span></span></span></p><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">365 days. 365 items of clothing. 365 dollars. And the blogging begins…"</span></span></span></p><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman', 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">There are people all over the world taking pledges like this and even taking it one step further and going without buying a thing! We are always inspired by people taking steps to reduce their impact on our beautiful world. </span></span></span></p><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman', 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">A man taking it a big step further is vegan Irishman, Mark Boyle who lives without MONEY. He began his money-free challenge "</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">simply as a means to a more connected, respectful, loving and gentle way of life.</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px; font-family:tahoma, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">" </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">He is the founder of the </span></span></span><a href="http://www.justfortheloveofit.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">Freecommony Community</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"> and has just released his first book called The Moneyless Man which is available from </span></span></span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">Amazon.com</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">. The moneyless man believes that issues such as environmental destruction, resource wars, factory farms, sweatshop labour are all related.</span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman', 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;"> "</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">I believe the fact that we no longer see the direct repercussions our purchases have on the people, environment and animals they affect is the factor that unites these problems. The degrees of separation between the consumer and the consumed have increased so much that it now means we're completely unaware of the levels of destruction and suffering embodied in the 'stuff ' we buy. Very few people actually want to cause suffering others; most just don't have any idea that they directly are. The tool that has enables this separation is money, especially in its globalised format."</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman', 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CCCCCC;">While the Vegan Era Crew are not making any dramatic pledges, these stories remind us to live more consciously and frugally in this world. Be Love; Be Peace; Be Vegan. Save Our Home. </span></span></span></span></p></span></div>Vegan Era Crewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04967490301631166601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-885187619672074326.post-62928679800849137952010-06-09T23:39:00.001-07:002010-06-09T23:53:11.667-07:00Giving Love<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Tw-fv17Jmxw/TBCKlE9aEFI/AAAAAAAAAHA/1FMj2ih6rUA/s1600/resize-wizard-7.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Tw-fv17Jmxw/TBCKlE9aEFI/AAAAAAAAAHA/1FMj2ih6rUA/s200/resize-wizard-7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481033116100989010" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The Vegan Era CREW loves to give, and share lots of Love and Happiness with the world. On our journeys out and about in the world - we come across many beautiful people. It is so Lovely to meet all our new friends.</span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">For our Lovely friends we like to show our appreciation. The CREW spend the night in the kitchen creating little gifts of food. They are similar to that of Bliss Balls - but ours a totally Vegan, filled with Love, Peace and Happiness.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">We had the pleasure of having so many of our new friends hanging with us, coming back for more and more. It was so great to see.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">People were actually coming to find us wanting more and more. They even said they would buy them from us because they were totally amazing. What made it even more amazing was the fact that they were Vegan. They couldn't believe their ears.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">It brings the Vegan Era CREW so pleasure to make people happy. It warms our little hearts.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Each week the Vegan Era CREW will be out and about not only spreading the word of leading a Compassionate, Earth Loving Vegan Message to the world - we will also be there with our little balls of Love.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">So when you see us out in the world - come and find us and grab a Vegan Bliss Ball and hang out. See you all soon.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Here is a little recipe that should help you out.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">INGREDIENTS:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">1 cup Almond meal (what is left over from the milk)<br />1/3 cup RAW cocoa powder<br />Handful of big beautiful green grapes<br />1 Cup sultana's or medjool dates<br />2 Cups shredded coconut (for dusting)<br />Agave nectar (if you want more sweetness) </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 5px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 5px; font-family:Times;"><table width="380" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td align="center"><p></p></td></tr><tr><td class="style10" style=" ;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Directions:<br /></span></span></span></span><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">This is a little different as we are adding some grapes, but they add so much more extra sweetness. Plus, it enables you to add or not add agave nectar depending on how sweet you like it.<br /><br />Pretty easy method - just add all the ingredients to the food processor and blend away.<br />Though, we have found that when you add the almond meal then the cocoa powder first - it tends to not cause as much 'dust' when you let the food processor work its magic.<br /><br />Do check the consistancy of the mixture. You want it to be a moist, but not wet or hard. If you find that it is too hard, add some more grapes - they work wonders in adding a natural sweetness liquid.<br />If too wet, don't be afraid to add some shredded coconut in. This helps to bind it all together.<br /><br />Lay a foundation of shredded coconut on a table, or plate. With a dessert spoon, scoop enough to fill and roll a ball in your hands.<br /><br />Once ball is complete, dust in coconut. You may wish to have a bowl of water and perhaps a dry cloth in case things get sticky later on</span></span></span></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></span></div>Vegan Era Crewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04967490301631166601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-885187619672074326.post-43418315166943659962010-05-28T18:24:00.000-07:002010-05-28T18:29:27.235-07:00New Cards<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Tw-fv17Jmxw/TABtvM2mGzI/AAAAAAAAAG4/yc5uP-E2MkU/s1600/cards+11-27-29.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Tw-fv17Jmxw/TABtvM2mGzI/AAAAAAAAAG4/yc5uP-E2MkU/s400/cards+11-27-29.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476497804554017586" /></a>The Vegan Era crew love getting creative and have been working hard to bring you some more loving cards! Check them out at <a href="http://www.veganera.com/shop">www.veganera.com/shop</a>Vegan Era Crewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04967490301631166601noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-885187619672074326.post-52712307173543914312010-05-26T14:04:00.000-07:002010-05-27T19:55:24.984-07:00Photoshoot #2<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Tw-fv17Jmxw/S_8sJPUJvAI/AAAAAAAAAGw/Xb-9N_m76Oo/s1600/peace+tee.jpg"></a><div style="text-align: left;">The Vegan Era Crew had the pleasure of working with the amazing and talented stylist and photographer, Dott, on our latest photo shoot yesterday. It was a fun afternoon and our boss, Trudi, also managed to sneak into a few of the shots!</div><div><br /></div><div>Here is a little sneak preview of the shoot, featuring our new range of bamboo and organic cotton tees, hoodies and scarves...</div><div><br /></div><div><div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Tw-fv17Jmxw/S_8qkD4JB6I/AAAAAAAAAGY/g8DHrenFh7g/s320/dave+and+trudi.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476142470910248866" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 190px; " /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Tw-fv17Jmxw/S_8qkD4JB6I/AAAAAAAAAGY/g8DHrenFh7g/s1600/dave+and+trudi.jpg"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Tw-fv17Jmxw/S_8qju7fcaI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/m7c9mGnuHkM/s1600/born+to+be+free.jpg"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Tw-fv17Jmxw/S_8qju7fcaI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/m7c9mGnuHkM/s1600/born+to+be+free.jpg"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Tw-fv17Jmxw/S_8qju7fcaI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/m7c9mGnuHkM/s1600/born+to+be+free.jpg"></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Little Miss Trudi with Dave wearing the black organic cotton Vegan Era hoodie.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Tw-fv17Jmxw/S_8qkyMosAI/AAAAAAAAAGo/oJMKyQE71OE/s1600/hoodie.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Tw-fv17Jmxw/S_8qkyMosAI/AAAAAAAAAGo/oJMKyQE71OE/s320/hoodie.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476142483344240642" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Dave wearing the organic cotton Vegan Era Hoodie and natural coloured 100% bamboo scarf.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Tw-fv17Jmxw/S_8qkvfJ3DI/AAAAAAAAAGg/pZ88LMGkJDk/s1600/love+balloon.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Tw-fv17Jmxw/S_8qkvfJ3DI/AAAAAAAAAGg/pZ88LMGkJDk/s320/love+balloon.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476142482616605746" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Mandy wearing 70% bamboo and 30% organic cotton tee featuring love balloon print and stylist's own fake leather jacket. Dave wearing organic cotton Vegan Era hoodie and 100% bamboo natural coloured scarf.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Tw-fv17Jmxw/S_8sJPUJvAI/AAAAAAAAAGw/Xb-9N_m76Oo/s1600/peace+tee.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Tw-fv17Jmxw/S_8sJPUJvAI/AAAAAAAAAGw/Xb-9N_m76Oo/s320/peace+tee.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476144209147313154" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></a>Dave wearing the 70% Bamboo and 30% Organic cotton tee featuring a PEACE print and fake leather jacket (stylist's own).</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Tw-fv17Jmxw/S_8qju7fcaI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/m7c9mGnuHkM/s320/born+to+be+free.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476142465287156130" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 222px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Mandy wearing 70% Bamboo and 30% Organic cotton tee featuring Born to Be Free print.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">All of these items are available online now and are selling quick! Each item is made under certified fair-trade conditions with the most eco-friendly materials that we can find. Bamboo is considered one of the most sustainable crops on the planet and you can read all about it in our Green and Gorgeous article, <a href="http://www.veganera.com/NewsGG2005.htm">The Beauty of Bamboo.</a> All screen printing is done with low-impact, water-based dyes. So you can rest assured that each of our loving items is Earth-friendly, animal-friendly and people-friendly! Check out the shop at <a href="http://www.veganera.com/shop">www.veganera.com/shop</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Be Love; Be Peace; Be Vegan; Save Our Home</div>Vegan Era Crewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04967490301631166601noreply@blogger.com0