Vegan Dad's blog reflects the life of a busy family, with plenty of kid-friendly recipes (that adults will love as well) and anecdotes about cooking.
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Learn All About Nut Cheeses
Vegan cheeses are abundant in grocery stores across the world, but most of them are still lacking something. Tree nut cheeses are the fabulous and new (somewhat) addition to the vegan world, and their flavor is unparalleled.
Prevent and Reverse Diabetes with a Vegan Diet
Dear Cathleen,
A friend of mine has recently been diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes and he was told a vegan diet could reduce the symptoms or even fix it. Can you please advise a starting point for him. I'm not sure where to begin to research but it needs to be simple things to start e.g. lunch on the go seems to be the hardest one at present.
~Kim, Sydney
Hi Kim!
I have read quite a bit about diet and type 2 diabetes. In some cases, people are able to reduce or eliminate their insulin needs. Here is a page on a study done by Dr. Anderson. This is just one of many studies done on the topic.
Even the American Dietetic Association (ADA) recently uncovered that a vegan diet is more effective at preventing and reversing diabetes than their own diet recommendations.
There are also tons of amazing books out there written by doctors who give extraordinary answers to your very questions. One I love is Dr. Neal Barnard's Program for Reversing Diabetes: The Scientifically Proven System for Reversing Diabetes without Drugs.
Dr. Barnard's book provides data from studies on diabetes that shows patients whose lives were completely changed from moving to a plant-based diet.
Another great book on the health benefits of the vegan diet is The China Study.
As far as lunches, the easiest thing to grab tends to be a hummus and veggie sandwich. You can prepare it at home or find them at most restaurants, and it is often nutritionally complete. I would advise picking up a whole grain roll and packing as many vegetables into the sandwich as possible. Also, a piece of fruit would make a great dessert.
Other great lunches are leftovers from dinner the night before, which can often be microwaved or thrown into a sandwich.
I hope that helps!
Recipe of the Month
Vegan Chili
When it gets cold, dark, and windy outside, there's not much better than cooking a giant pot of bean chili and sitting by a warm fire with a bowl. There are standard, easy recipes for the winter soup, and what's great about it is that once you've made one, you can customize to make your favorite dish. This recipe is my favorite; it's savory and has just the right amount of heat and cooks up in under an hour.
Check out my favorite vegan chili recipe.
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Cathleen
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One of the most exciting updates to Vegan Nutritionista has been a series of interviews I've done with several famous vegans. I love hearing why other people went vegan, and how their journey has progressed along the way.
