All hail the great potato!
Ever heard of the 'Potato Cleanse' or the 'Potato Diet'?
I'm embarking on a 10-day challenge to eat a majority of my calories from potatoes. Because, potatoes gonna potate, am I right?
Potatoes are incredible. They have sustained populations through severe famine. They are a staple in my whole foods plant based diet. They are packed with nutrients. And they are delicious.
What could be better than ten days of mostly potatoes?
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You know how to be vegan at home. You’ve learned what you like, found a local farmer’s market, frequent your favourite restaurants and have a routine. So what happens when everything gets shaken up? Maintaining a vegan diet in restrictive circumstances can be difficult, something I know all too well from working on cruise ships!
I have spent a cumulative 7 months at sea, and I can tell you it hasn’t always been easy. I hope that my top ten tips for maintaining a vegan diet at sea (or wherever you may find yourself) can help you on your journey. Let’s get started!
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What do vegans actually eat? That's a question I hear more often than you'd think. And the answer is very simple.
Vegans eat plants!
Now obviously there are lots of ways to achieve that. High or low carb, raw or cooked, whole foods or junk foods, vegans eat it all.
Me? I like to eat a whole foods high carb nutrient dense plant based diet. Bit of a mouthful, right? (Pun intended.)
So what does that actually look like?
Let me show you!
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The Standard American Diet is dangerously low in fibre, and yet no one seems to be too concerned. They should be. Learn all about fibre and why YOU (yes, you) need to be eating more of it in today's blog post!
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