Since attempting to make my diet more environmentally friendly, I've dropped meat. In its place I eat tons of beans, tofu and tempeh, but I do like to have the occasional plant-based meat product. A classic staple for my college self was heat up some classic pre-made chicken nuggets or hammer down a 40 piece … Continue reading The battle of the “Chicken” Nuggets
Vino de Eyzaguirre (eye-za-gi-air) is a certified sustainable wine of Chile. Before I go any further I will say I've seen this priced from between $6.99 and $8.99. I feel as if this is an affordable wine especially when you account for the low environmental impact it has. I have had the Cabernet Sauvignon, which … Continue reading Vino de Eyzaguirre: Sustainable Wine
Tempeh Burgers First: What is Temeph? Tempeh is a fermented soybean product. It comes in a cake/patty form and is generally easy to cut. Second: Why would I eat it? Reducing our meat intake helps to reduce our overall carbon footprint. I can personally say when following some of my Tempeh related recipes, substitution is … Continue reading Tempeh, a meat replacement
This is my fiancés' creation when we starting getting a lot of greens from our CSA. To keep our impact low we excluded meat from the salad and replaced it with tempeh bacon. Additionally we buy our eggs local, reducing our overall impact rather than buying from a large agricultural grower. That combined with our … Continue reading Breakfast salad
It's a hot new word thrown around a lot, but what does it mean?Actually, its pretty simple: the base of whatever is being described is plant products and not animal. To be more descriptive, it could mean a 'meat' source not actually coming from animals but from plants. It could mean leather made from mushrooms … Continue reading Plant-Based?
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