Vegan Resources

26 Nov

Posted at 19:34h in Giveaways, Holiday, Monthly Favorites, Vegan Resources by
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Every year I put together a gift guide for the holiday season, and I am excited to share with you all some of my favorite, some deals that are happening + 3 HOLIDAY GIVEAWAYS as well! 2016-vegan-gift-guide-sweet-simple-vegan GIVEAWAYS will be hosted on my Instagram: November 29-Dec 3: I am collaborating with The Jewelry Box, a vegan jewelry brand based in Canada. I connected with Sue via Instagram, and she had the amazing idea to share her jewels with you all this holiday season. All of her pieces are 100% cruelty free, ethically crafted and made with love <3 December 7-9: I am collaborating with Bare Bones Body and Daily Harvest to giveaway the FULL Bare Bones Body including deodorant, muscle soak, muscle balm, moisturizing stick, and a sun stick, 6 Daily Harvest Smoothie packs + my Green Juice totes & Dat Hass tee. So excited!!  [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZglraJJPgs[/embed]  

Urban Expressions Handbags & Accessories

A cruelty-free brand, where all products are certified by Vegan.org and PETA <3 All of their products are 35% until November 29 using the code FALL35OFF. If you miss this sale, no worries! You can use my coupon code: SWTSIMPVEGAN25%OFF for 25% off the entire site!My pick from their site is the Stevie Backpack :) 

03 Apr

Posted at 22:26h in Camping, Travel, Vegan Resources by
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Vegan Camping: What To Pack (Food w/ Recipes, Supplies & More!) sweetsimplevegan.com In order to pack for our camping trip, Chris and I scoured the internet for a checklist and the most credible one we came across was from REI, which the below was created from :) Check out the other two posts part of this series recap of our camping trip: My number one tip: before purchasing anything, try to borrow your supplies! I'm sure you have friends or family that are outdoor adventurers (or at least thought they were at some point) that have supplies that they can loan you. You may think you don't, but I encourage you to ask around first, because you never know what you will discover! We borrowed almost all of our supplies, from my brother & his girlfriend + my parents, and this saved us a ton of money, stress, and time!   Below is a list of everything that we packed on our trip! I am not saying that you need to bring all of this, or that you won't need anything else, but I want to give you a good idea/base for your trip as a vegan camper :)  Vegan Camping: What To Pack (Food w/ Recipes, Supplies & More!) sweetsimplevegan.com

23 Feb

Posted at 09:19h in Gluten Free, Raw Vegan, Vegan Resources by
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How To Segment A Grapefruit + Video sweetsimplevegan.comWhy Segment a Grapefruit?

What a lot of people don't know is that grapefruit is not sour! Well, naturally it is a bit tart, but it is not supposed to be unenjoyable sour. It is only this way because of the rind -- which should be removed through segmentation. It seemed daunting to me at first, but it was actually incredibly easy and fast! The segmentation process is actually why I wasn't consuming grapefruit for a long while, but now I am hooked on these Texas Red's! I had learned how to do it when I attended Matthew Kenney Culinary, but the chef that had demonstrated it during the class overcomplicated things. What I hope to deliver to you today is an easy and approachable segmentation method that will allow you to enjoy grapefruit more often, especially right now as it is at it's peak!

My Favorite Grapefruit Variety

I have tried both Texas Red is hands down my favorite variety. I actually have a grapefruit tree in my garden but ironically enough, it is the white variety :/ Texas Reds are slightly sweeter than the white because of  their growing location (soil and temperature) and are what I recommend!

Seasonality & Availability

Texas Red grapefruit are in season Jan-Mar, so NOW is the time to get your hands on some. If you're in the US they actually have these Texas Reds from Winter Sweetz at Wal Mart through April:)

04 Feb

Posted at 08:19h in Breakfast, Lifestyle, Oil Free, Vegan Resources by
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Easy Vegan Meals For Your Busy Week {Oil-Free Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner} sweetsimplevegan.comWhat's up, how are you doing today? :) I feel like I don't ask you that as often as I should, especially since I always tell you how I am feeling, and am about to again right now... As a full time nutritional science student & blogger, let's just say that my weeks get pretty insane. I'm actually sitting here at a coffee shop in Hollywood, waiting for class to start. Doesn't sound so hectic, but let me explain: I volunteer for a food service course I am taking, at 8:00am certain days of the week, and Chris was nice enough to drive me out to the site, pick me up after my shift, then head to a coffee shop to blog and burn time before class, then take me to class. I would drive myself, but parking is impossible on my campus in the afternoons! It doesn't make sense for me to go home and then back out to class because I am already out in this direction for volunteering, so mornings are kind of a burden! I am off to class until 4:30pm :/ Aaaalright, enough of the pity party, but I kind of just wanted to get the frustration of my morning off of my chest.... So as you can see, I am constantly on the go, and because of this always looking for easy, healthy & oil-free recipes to get me through the school week, and to keep me from getting bored of the usual rice, potatoes and oats. Don't get me wrong, starch is where it's at and I enjoying all of these foods, but when I eat these constantly, I run out of ideas for recipes and different seasonings, and I just do not feel like thinking of new ways to enjoy them because I don't even have time to think about school, blogging, life, ah!! I turned to the Finding Vegan Bloggers Facebook group and decided to submit a request for Easy Vegan Meals For Your Busy Week {Oil-Free Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner}, and not only keep them bookmarked for myself, but share them here are well so you all can make use of these. If you have any other recipes or ideas for me to add, feel free to comment below and let me know!

Breakfast

02 Feb

Posted at 16:22h in Gluten Free, Oil Free, Valentine's Day, Vegan Resources by
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Vegan Valentine's Day Menu {oil-free} sweetsimplevegan.com To all of you lovebirds who need a cute Valentine's Day date idea, why not do a relaxed night in, making a healthy homemade dinner with your sweetie? My boyfriend Chris and I collaborated yet again, and put together a healthy, oil-free and easy peasy Vegan Valentine's Day Menu for you to enjoy. Even if you are stumbling across this page far our from the month of February, all of the recipes we included are must try's! Our full Vegan Valentine's Day Menu {oil-free} includes recipes from both my blog and ConsciousChris.net. All of these are perfect for a night in with you and your {vegan} honeee, I hope you enjoy!Millet Tabbouleh - Vegan Valentine's Day Menu (oil-free) Consciouschris.net

17 Jan

Posted at 16:30h in Breakfast, DIY, Gluten Free, Vegan Resources by
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During the holiday season, my two friends Amanda and Loe came over for a girl's brunch, so I decided to show you all what we put together and also the gifts I put together for them to give you ideas for your loved ones, or yourself ;) What I wanted to do is put together gift baskets that were practical and useful to them both, consisting of healthy vegan treats! I also included square bars, as I did not have an oil-free option on hand, but scroll down below and I share 2 I think you should check out <3Here is the full brunch spread that we had, all of it is summarized below the video :) It is always comforting to be around people who hold the same outlook and ideals as you, especially in the vegan community. Loe and Amanda and I all have similar tastes in food, and we put together a spread that each and every one of us loved.