One of the best things you can do to extend your healthspan (time spent not just alive, but healthy) is to increase produce. About 2/3 of our plate at any given meal consists of vegetables or fruit, but I didn’t…
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Supersized Vegan Olive Oil Tahini Chocolate Chip Cookies
Healthier than the butter-sugar-and-white flour variety, but still definitely a special treat rather than health food š. They are the everlasting gobstoppers of cookies, according to our 8 year old, because every bite tastes like a different delicious food: cookie,…
The 2020 No Meat Athlete Bundle is Here!
Hey guys! It’s that time again… This year’s No Meat Athlete Plant-Based Heath & Fitness Bundle is the biggest ever with 46 meal-plans, cook books, and strength/fitness guides! It’s valued at over $2669.61, but for this weekend it’s just $95.…
Air donuts (low sugar low fat recipe)
I call them “air” donuts since they are cake-like and a vehicle for toppings so they satisfy that donut craving…but with no fat or sugar. The key ingredients? Club soda and erythritol sweetener. Erythritol is a zero-calorie sugar alcohol based…
Portable Oatmeal: Easy Plant-Based Breakfast for Busy Days
We’ve been eating oatmeal for breakfast for over a decade, and we’re not bored yet! Not only are there a bunch of options to choose from for the grain itself (quick oats, rolled oats, thick rolled oats, steel cut, oat…
Vegan Pizza with Aquafaba Cashew Cheese Sauce
I’ve been on a vegan pizza rampage lately – today I even made vegan stromboli stuffed with spinach and homemade cashew cheese! Not only was it delicious but it also got 1/2 pound of spinach into each of our children.…
Plant Based Protein Super Shake
I’ve been perfecting the craft of whole-food vegan shakes for nearly a decade now. When I started, my goal was simply to pack the most possible calories and protein into a drink made from whole plant foods – and you…
3 Meal Services That Make Plant-Based Cooking, Shopping, and Eating Easier Than Ever
First, I’m not compensated or commissioned in any way for sharing these plant-based menus options with you (I wish). These are just great, convenient ways to overcome hang-ups about transitioning to plant-based cooking or even just to get started eating…
Plant-Based Breakfasts for Vegan Bodybuilders (and Everyone Else)
…or anyone who wants to eat simple whole foods that build and maintain a lean physique! The skyrocketing popularity of vegan foods (yay) means that there are more and more great, fancy, and mind-blowing vegan recipes out there for fabulous…
Vegan Low Fat and Sugar Cinnamon Rolls as Good as the Original
What’s the secret to sugar free veganĀ cinnamon rolls that taste AS GOOD as our old sugar-laden favorites of yore? Erythritol! You can learn more about this sugar alcohol thatĀ has zero calories, doesn’t ferment in your gut like some other sugar…
Crispy Tofu āCutletsā – No Oil Needed!
by Forest Crosbie Today I want to share with you one of my favorite recipes for preparing tofu, which is a staple that I eat almost every day – especially during competition prep. Tofu is a great source of plant…
Vegan Sweet Potato Shepherd’s Pie
Winter is coming, and aren’t we all entitled to comfort food without the unhelpful added fats and sugars? Here is my take on Shepherd’s Pie, chock-full of protein from beans and healthy starch from sweet potatoes! This recipe is…
Stuffed Rainbow Chard Rolls: Perfectly Plant-Based Recipe
Perfect for fall and fancy enough for parties, these beautiful rainbow rolls are a great way to get an abundance of beans and greens! Stuffed Rainbow Chard Rolls plant-based recipe contributed by Danielle Ahart Nelson Ingredients: 1 cup dried French…
Oil-Free Plant-Based Summer Squash and Corn Chowder
Summer Squash and Corn Chowder Who says you can’t have a chowder in summertime?! The key to creating a summer soup that packs a punch of flavor, as well as that familiar comfort we experience in winter is…
Oil-Free Chipotle Sofritas Bowl Recipe
Well. it’s not really a recipe – rather a guide, because it’s so simple. And fortunately, someone else did most of the work to uncover the mystery of the Chipotle sofritas sauce – I just tweaked it a bit to…
Crustless Low Fat Pumpkin Pie
Pie crust, although delicious, is often what turns an otherwise healthy fruit pie into a gut bomb of fat. This is the most recent update to a pumpkin pie recipe I’ve been sharing here for years – so far, it’s…
The History of the Legendary “Bean Shake” – Ultimate Vegan Weight Gainer!
Derek has been sharing his personal journey as a vegan athlete with Bite-Size Vegan over the past weeks, and his most recent interview covers the bean shake that we have used ourselves and with clients so successfully over the years…
Banana Ice Cream
We eat banana ice cream every singe day, for real! There are some special occasion ice creams shown in my little meme up there: sweet potato-banana with Ricemallow fluff and pecans, rocky road with vegan marshmallows and chopped dark chocolate…
Rich, Creamy, Yellow Mac and Cheese Packed with Veggies!
I grew up on Kraft macaroni and cheese (unfortunately), and have never stopped loving creamy pasta dishes over my 14 years as a vegan. I have created many variations on this theme – lots are archived under the recipe index…
Quick White Bean Chili Served Over a Sweet Potato: It’s a Complete Meal in Minutes!
Recently, we appeared on regional CBS6 to promote Meatless Mondays and share as much as we could about the benefits of going 100% plant-based in the 10 minutes of air time we had! I also shared this recipe for white…