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We were so excited for The Little Vegan Chef by @chefanthonydc to arrive this week! Learned about this gem from an article by @lifesalternateroute on @thebeet - it has Chef Anthony’s super inspiring story and I am always super excited for new v

So purposeful! ❤️ Here’s the thing - plant-based eating is not just another dietary option - and plant-based nutrition is not about dieting. I know it can sound restrictive and overwhelming, but for me, plant-based eating is about learning to p

Our kitchen is a near constant disaster with everyone home and there’s lots of Little Earthling cheffing ☺️ My middle little has been really in a grove with helping with dinner and making salads - like tonight! Simple dinner of avocado toast fi

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Our dinners have been so super extra simple lately but I tried to dial it up a little for our plant-papa’s day. Enter: Smoky Cheesy Roasted Cauliflower Head. This recipe is from the @wickedhealthy cookbook. Yessss. Easy and cheesy. The cheesy s

Happiest of Sundays to you and best wishes to all the dads.✨ My husband is why we all eat so many darn plants💚 - he’s been a warrior for his health and took a chance on a plant-based diet right smack on the day we became parents.☺️ Supporting

I apparently save my throwbacks for Saturdays, but that works for me.☺️ Sushi bowls used to be in our weekly rotation, but it’s been a while! Time to bring. them. back.🙌🥰🍱
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Repost from @plantbasedsantabarbara - Two things we love - sushi b

Do you have a favorite plant-based Mac n Cheese recipe? We make yummy plant-macs once a week - usually from the This Cheese is Nuts cookbook by @srimati but we have other favorites we rotate in too! Some are made of nuts, some sweet potatoes, potatoe

Avocado sammies + cucumber chips 💚
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A Little Earthling favorite at our house!
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A recent evening at the beach.✨✨✨
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Teamwork 💞 we all pitched in on this fun + simple lunch - all from scratch!🌿
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Nachos with air-fried tortilla chips (we got a bag of corn tortillas from Costco to have on hand😋) + avocado + homemade salsa + black beans + kale + leftover cashew che

Lovely surprise to see plant-based eating + @sbveganchefchallenge highlighted in @foodhomemag_sb ! Author Jeff Miller talks about @gamechangersmovie being his and his wife’s inspiration - cool! (Have you checked it out yet?)❤️
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@veganricha ’s Cheesy Pull Apart Pizza Bread. So. Much. Fun. ☺️ I love love love Vegan Richa recipes. They have always been no-fail, super delicious. Her Indian Kitchen cookbook as well as her website have been regular go-tos for us. This was a

I am hear to learn. I have been listening and learning so much these past couple weeks, and it’s just the beginning. I keep thinking through all of this about the experience of Black mothers over the decades and I wanted to take a moment to hig

“George Floyd. Knee to the neck. Eric Garner. Choke hold. Two unarmed black men. Both pleading for their lives with those subsequently iconicized words: “I CAN’T BREATHE.” Their words were ignored. Their lives were lost. They

New guidelines up by the @americancancersociety - Lots of great info and - Plants are in! Hot dogs are out.
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Here’s a direct quote of their updates from the above article - check it out on their website at Cancer.org.❤️
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“Changes to the

Repost from @beetsbybrooke ❤️:
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👩🏾&zwj;⚕️ Diversity in clinical nutrition.
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🥗 While I didn’t see much variation early in my career, 👏🏾 I’m grateful for the amazing women I’ve been able to connect with through social media.
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Repost from @qadirahuffmd ❤️- Antiracism Parenting Tips

1. Be the example through your own lifelong antiracism work. Check your own biases (often). Assessing our own biases can be uncomfortable, but is the basis for committing to an antiracist appro

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