Vegan

What is nutritional yeast? Nutritional yeast flakes are made from ‘non-live’ powdered yeast known as Saccharomyces cerevisiae, which when ‘alive’ is used to make beer and bread. We know it sounds pretty unappealing at the moment, so stick with us! You can choose from unfortified and fortified nutritional yeast: Unfortified nutritional yeast: contains naturally-occurring vitamins and minerals produced by the yeast cells while they grow. Fortified nutritional yeast: contains the...

We spoke to Katy Beskow about everything vegan; from her favourite cupboard essentials to her go-to snacks What are your fridge and cupboard essentials for a vegan diet? It’s important to have a few basic ingredients in the cupboard and fridge, for rustling up a...

Whether you’re a long-term vegan or vegetarian or you’ve only recently made the switch, you might find that one of the main challenges with your veg/plant-based diet is making sure you get enough protein. Protein is essential for the body to function, as it not...

Easy ways to drop weight the low-carb way while staying meat-free The ketogenic, or keto diet, is reportedly one of the most popular low carb diets on the planet.1 This on-trend way to eat has soared in popularity in recent years with its rep of...

Have you recently gone vegan and are wondering if there’s enough Omega 3 in your new diet? Or maybe you’ve been vegan for a while and want to see what other sources of Omega 3 there are? It’s good to hear you’re thinking this way,...

You may have heard of Vitamin C, Vitamin D and cod liver oil supplements, but what about algae supplements? They happen to be a thing and they’re actually growing in popularity within the supplement world.1 Are they really made from algae? Yes, they are. Algae...

What is lab milk? And who is it suitable for? We answer some of the big questions around this emerging form of animal-free dairy. There are plenty of nut and plant-based milks on the market. Milks made from almonds, soy, coconut, and hemp (and many...

From crumpets drenched in (vegan butter) to your favourite doorstop sandwich, bread is not only a staple food in most daily diets, it’s also a favourite comfort food. So, if you’re considering converting to plant-based eating, you’ve probably given more than a passing consideration to...

Recipe by Gem’s Wholesome Kitchen Suitable for Vegan diets Difficulty Easy Prep time 15 mins Makes 2 large portions Ingredients For the salad 1 large bunch kale stalks removed and washed  ½ Romaine lettuce chopped 1 large ripe avocado sliced 1 tbsp Pimp My Salad Sea Superfood 1...

Recipe by Gem’s Wholesome Kitchen Suitable for Vegan & Gluten-Free Diets Difficulty Moderate Prep time 10 minutes Cook time 25 minutes Cool time 1 hour Makes 12 brownies Ingredients 2 tbsp almond/peanut butter 50g xylitol (sugar substitute) 4 tbsp melted coconut oil 50g raw cocoa powder...

Recipe by Gem's Wholesome Kitchen Suitable for Vegan, Gluten Free and Low Carb Diets Difficulty Easy Makes 1 large smoothie Prep time 5 minutes Ingredients 1 scoop superfood powder 250ml almond milk 1 small ripe avocado 1 small ripe banana 1 apple washed and chopped 50g...

Recipe by Gem’s Wholesome Kitchen Suitable for Vegans, Low Carb Diets Difficulty Easy Makes 12 crackers Prep time 5 minutes (plus soaking the nuts for at least 2 hours) Ingredients 200g cashews 2 tbsp nutritional yeast juice of 1 lemon 1 tsp garlic powder or 1 clove chopped 1...