Vegans just eat grass right? We've all seen the memes, we've all pretended to laugh at the jokes, yeh very funny everyone. Now that it's BBQ season this joke seems to be around more than usual - wonderful. A few weeks ago I went home for my dad's 60th birthday and what did we do … Continue reading BAKED GOODS: A simple chocolate cake
Last year I made some energy bites and I've been eating them on and off since, but they had puffed rice in them so they didn't stay crispy for long and I'd end up eating them way too fast! So I though I'd rethink it and throw together something smoother (this worked better than my … Continue reading SWEET TREATS: Date energy balls
Easter is one week away! Wasn't it only my birthday the other day? Ok so I don't celebrate Easter, like most of us I'm not actually religious and I work for a retail company so it's not even a long weekend for me. But, I do love a big of vegan chocolate so I can't … Continue reading SWEET TREATS: TESCO’s free from egg
This is my first Christmas being vegan, that means no turkey, no goose fat roast potatoes and no chocolate - or does it?! There's plenty of vegan chocolate out there and a ton of chocolate flavoured foods in the supermarkets now but at Christmas you want something that feels like a treat don't you? So … Continue reading SWEET TREATS: Top 3 Christmas chocolates for vegans
Those of you who have been following my journey this year will know that not only have I gone vegan, I've also been trying to get healthier. Now people always ask about vegan protein (you know who you are) but in actual fact it's really hard to be protein deficient! A healthy vegan diet will … Continue reading DRINKS: Vegan protein from Strippd
Pulsin' is one of my favourite brands, I stumbled across them on twitter at the start of the year and I've been in love with them every since! They make vegan friendly protein powders which are great for making chocolate energy bites, or protein cookies but they also make AMAZING snack bars. Sometimes you don't have time to … Continue reading REVIEW: The perfect post gym snack from Pulsin’
Your eyes do not deceive you, I did title this post chickpea cookies! I've been looking for some cookie inspo for ages, I think you can't beat a good old cuppa on a grey day (and I see a lot of those in Glasgow) with a biscuit but most of the gluten free biscuits in … Continue reading BAKED GOODS: Chickpea cookies
Is anyone else always in awe of how good energy balls look? They always looks so satisfyingly rolled and they look like little bites of heaven. They take very minimal prep, no cooking and you don't even need to wait for them to set in the fridge to taste them! Perfect. In fact, knowing that … Continue reading SWEET TREATS: Chocolate energy bites
Oh my god, you're vegan? But where do you get your protein from? Firstly, shut up. Secondly, do you know how much protein you're eating? Thirdly, I get protein from all over the place so please back up a tad. Since going vegan I have definitely become increasingly aware of what I'm eating and what … Continue reading SWEET TREATS: High protein cookies
Chocolate pudding? But you're vegan, you can't eat chocolate pudding! HELL YEH I CAN. I think that lots of people assume that eating a vegan diet is all humous and carrots, ok bad example because that's my favourite snack but if you're smart about what you eat you can banish that feeling of FOMO (yeh … Continue reading SWEET TREATS: Chocolate pudding
