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WHAT IS A PLANT BASED DIET?
I EAT A MORE PLANT BASED DIET. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? VEGETARIAN? VEGAN? PESCETARIAN? SEMI-VEGETARIAN (FLEXITARIAN) I was never one to look at the vegetarian foods on a menu card. My meals were centered around the animal protein. Scenario: I receive my menu card, skip the starter because I would rather have dessert. I head on to the beef and lamb dishes and scan through quickly. Next I go to the fish dishes and finally I check out the chicken dishes. Pork was never on my radar unless I had no other option. And for the vegetarian dishes, they did not count at all. That page could have been ripped…
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CRISPY TOFU IN SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE
CRISPY TOFU IN SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE | VEGAN DINNER RECIPES My husband and I were recently at a lovely restaurant here in The Netherlands. It was a buffet dinner so we had a whole lot of options to pick from. This included meat dishes, sushi, cheeses and tons of desserts. Right at the corner was a Wok chef. You could pick between numerous proteins such as sea food, beef, tofu, add some vegetables and pass it on to the chef.. Tofu was a bit of a surprise for us considering we had been to this same restaurant few months prior and this option was not available. As we walked…
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HEALTHY NO-COOK FRUIT AND VEGETABLE SNACKS ON-THE-GO
WHAT HEALTHY, TASTY, NO-COOK FRUIT AND VEGETABLE NIBBLES CAN YOU TAKE TO WORK? – YOU ASK! You may never have heard this before but I will tell you now that The Netherlands has the yummiest snacks I have tasted ever. They may not have the best dinners, as it is typically all just mashed up – Stamppot; or fries. But the pastries and “small chops” as we call it in Nigeria, are absolutely delicious. I have a lot of love for anything made with dough and so I would usually have some apple turnovers (appleflappen) and speculaas (a spiced shortcrust biscuit) sitting on the counter to nibble on whenever I…
