Plant-Powered People Podcast

Ollie and Liam are two friends who love meat and never imagined they would one day try dropping meat, dairy, and eggs from their diet. But here they are. After trying vegan for one month during Veganuary, we brought them on the show to check in about how things are going during this period of big sudden change. What did their friends think? How have they handled learning to cook? What's been the hardest part? And the question we're ALL asking... are they going to stick with it? Listen and find out in our latest episode! Show Notes: Thank you to our sponsors, Caraway Home and Gaiam. Special discount code for our listeners: use the code PLANTPOWEREDKITCHEN for 10% off of your Caraway pans The biggest reasons to live a vegan lifestyle (or at least try for a month!) Steps to ease your way into a plant-based diet Making the process of becoming vegan easier Why inclusion and respect are so important when transitioning into a vegan lifestyle Dealing with others' judgments when you transition to a plant-based diet Navigating events and holidays with your new vegan food requirements The importance of your "why" during moments of temptation Starting small or diving right into vegan lifestyle Expanding a vegan diet to a vegan lifestyle Getting your family on board with a vegan lifestyle Links: How to Go Vegan Two Guys One Topic Podcast on Apple and Spotify Resources for vegan lifestyle: World of Vegan Plant Based on a Budget The Vegan Society website The friendly vegan cookbook Episodes to help you respond to judgments: Ep. #34 Eating Vegan in Social Situations Ep #19 Going Vegan When Your Family Isn't On Board Ep. #31 Antagonistic Anti-Vegan Goes Vegan! Ep. #6 When Your Loved One Is An Omnivore Resources for vegan lifestyle: World of Vegan Plant Based on a Budget The Vegan Society website The friendly vegan cookbook Oliver Wright and Liam Stacey join Toni and Michelle on the podcast to talk about their journey as newly minted vegans with just a little over a month under their belts. They share how much they've learned, how their families are handling the change, and if they'll be able to stick to it in the longrun.

Isn't it wonderful how our Earth can take in our food waste and grow new life and so much beauty? When we treat our Earth with care it provides us with an abundance of wonderful things. Sadly, these days humans are getting into some pretty awful habits of trampling all over our planet and completely neglecting the natural flow of its ecosystems. In this episode, we are so excited to welcome back Colleen Patrick-Goudreau to discuss composting: a beautiful way of making sure our food waste doesn't go to waste! From turning food scraps into a homemade fertilizer, to identifying materials that would benefit our compost, we cover the relevance of composting in its most interesting form. And what about worm composting? Is that even vegan? We'll answer that and more. We love maximizing food as vegans, so if you're ready to learn more about how you can do that, dive in with us! ♡ Michelle & Toni SHOW NOTES 00:30 Introducing Colleen Patrick-Goudreau 02:15 This episode's sponsors: Better Than Bouillon, provides major flavor to your dishes 04:15 This episode's sponsors: Petal Sparkling water, organic, low sugar, caffeine free 06:50 What is composting? Let's simplify the concept. 07:40 Misconceptions of throwing compostable materials in the landfills 07:10 How biodegradable materials actually compost 10:50 Tips and Benefits of composting 15:25 Types of Compost (what compost system is best for you?) 18:30 Benefits of making your own compost 20:54 Composting with Worms 27:00 Toni's first composting experience – worm bin 32:55 Finding people who share the same practice 35:00 Colleen's secret composting tool 36:00 When to know if its composting 37:40 Where you can dispose your biodegradable waste to turn into compost 43:25 compostnow.org 47:29 Colleen's website 47:39 Colleen's Instagram: @joyfulvegan 49:12 This episode's first sponsor: Better Than Bouillon, provides major flavor to your dishes 49:18 This episode's second sponsor: Petal Sparkling water, organic, low sugar, caffeine free 50:15 Support this show on Patreon SHOW SYNOPSIS: Michelle and Toni welcome back Colleen Patrick-Goudreau to discuss the ways you can turn your food scraps into a homemade fertilizer for your garden. In the episode, they discuss tumbler composting, vermiculure, and even how to compost when you don't have a yard.

The Plant-Based RD, Catherine Perez, is taking Instagram by storm with her quick and easy nutrient-rich dishes and her casual way of explaining nutrition information. Toni and Michelle had her on as a guest to discuss nutrition 101 to help people get started down their plant-based journeys. On this episode, we talk about: What is a registered dietician? Eating vegan without giving up you culture's food The difference between an RD and a nutritionist The growing amount of plant based RDs The signs that you might need more protein How common is protein deficiency, really? Getting enough calories Why vegan vitamin B12 is important to supplement. What to look for in a supplement Health and nutrition resources on a budget Omega 3s: where to get it from The reality of Calcium Why do we need iron? Vitamins A, D, and C Zinc and Iodine Registered Dietician Resources: Vegan Nutrition 101 (How to Get All Your Nutrients on a Plant-Based Diet) Vegan Vitamin B12 Guide Vegan Vitamin D Vegan Omega3 / DHA I'm vegan...do I really need to take vitamins? Is Soy Healthy? Debunking Health Myths witht Dr. Matthew Nagra Best Plant-Based Protein Sources

There are so many vegan cookbooks, it can be hard to choose. But a great plant-based cookbook can absolutely change the game and make you love living vegan and cooking plant-based meals. So this episode is all about: Cookbooks! Your guide to starting a beautiful, colorful, delicious, fun relationship with cooking food. In this episode, we interview Dustin Harder to talk about the hard work that comes with everything cookbook-related. Finding good cookbooks is a beginner vegans' entryway into the lifestyle, and yet this kind of gold is difficult to find. Dustin talks about how to find the best cookbooks for you, as well as how to leave good reviews to raise the cookbook author up. If you're interested in expanding your knowledge in vegan recipes through cookbooks, this podcast episode will definitely help you. 2:03 - Sponsors: Better Than Bouillon, making your food extra delicious; Cariloha, comfortable bamboo clothing 5:50 - A Glimpse of Dustin Harder 7:00 - Celebrate Small Wins, Peer Pressure is Overrated 10:01 - Let Them Be Weirded Out and Curious About You 13:20 - Cookbooks: Your Friend in the Kitchen 21:13 - The Success of Recipes is Relative To One's Taste 27:19 - Look for A Cookbook That is A Good Fit For You 28:38 - Good Reviews Are Heads-Ups to The Author 30:12 - Hard Work Births the Best Cookbooks 32:09 - Find the Gold, Avoid The Not-So Good 34:26 - Be Smart! Check Recipe Samples Before Getting the Book 35:24 - Do Your Research in the Cookbook World 37:11 - What To Look For in a Cookbook 40:13 - Dustin's Highly Recommended Cookbooks 45:11 - Find Justin on Social Media! Awesome Vegan Cookbooks: The Friendly Vegan Cookbook (Our Cookbook!) Dustin's Cookbooks Toni's Other Cookbooks Top 10 Best Vegan Cookbooks that Every Herbivore Needs (World of Vegan) 10 Vegan Dessert Cookbooks to Add To Your Shelf (World of Vegan) Favorite Cookbooks from Plant-Based on a Budget

Does compassion actually fade? In this episode, Whitney Lauritsen will help us explore compassion and tackle its different facets: including how and why it diminishes. There's a whole theory behind that and we're excited to uncover it with you! If you're interested in knowing more about it, this episode is for you! SHOW NOTES 01:11 This Episode's Sponsors: Better Than Bouillon, provides major flavor to your dishes and Veestro, plant-based meal delivery we love. 06:01 Introducing Whitney Lauritsen: A healthy living crusader, content creator, and host of the popular This Might Get Uncomfortable podcast! 06:33 Michelle and Whitney's Friendship 09:06 Reminiscing Michelle and Whitney's Good Ol' Youtube Days 10:36 Youtube: A Time Capsule 10:59 Perseverance Leads to Growth 12:38 Whitney's Introduction 13:24 How to make people remember your name 15:49 Whitney's Passion Projects 16:37 Puppy Love and Vegan Life 19:36 Earthlings Documentary: Films that Change Your Lifestyle 21:35 Discussing the Compassion Fade 23:18 Unending Societal Problems: Start of Compassion Fatigue and Fade 23:41 Seeing the Bigger Picture to be Compassionate 25:10 Taking Action: Connecting with an Individual Suffering 26:23 One Death is a Tragedy, Thousands is a Statistic 29:33 Putting Help That Has a Greater Impact In Reducing Suffering 30:23 Peter Singer and Effective Altruism 30:43 One vs Many: Choosing Where to Help 31:33 Choosing to Make the Greatest Impact 32:24 Urgency of the Situation vs Will to Help 34:50 Money Matters: Not the Be all and End all 35:00 The Dark Side of Help Dependency 38:25 Decision Fatigue: Donation 38:55 Peter Singer's website to send donation: thelifeyoucansave.org 39:15 Donate What You Can 40:30 Unpacking the Reason: A Person's Lack of Compassion 42:38 Being Compassionate is Not a Race nor a Contest 43:30 Understanding Your Self-limits 45:49 Activism and Volunteerism that Work for You 51:17 Compassion Growth 52:46 Passion Projects that Work for You 53:48 Whitney's Podcast 56:06 Whitney's Website 58:02 Check out our sponsors Better Than Bouillon, provides major flavor to your dishes and Veestro, plant based meal delivery. THANK YOU TO OUR PODCAST SPONSORS We are so grateful to have the support of some of our favorite vegan-friendly brands this season. Many thanks to the sponsors of this episode, Better than Bouillon and Veestro. Better Than Bouillon is one of our all-time favorite vegan pantry staples, and we turn to it all the time for soups, stews, and beyond. The "No Chicken Base" and "Seasoned Vegetable Base" are always in our kitchens. Get free shipping in the US with the code PLANTPOWERED at checkout. Veestro is an awesome plant-based meal delivery service that can help support you in healthy eating for the new year and beyond. They cook and deliver fresh, organic meals to your door, frozen and ready to heat-and-eat. You can choose your favorite vegan meals from their extensive a la carte menu crafted by professional gourmet chefs with an expertise in healthy vegan cooking. Let the healthy eating begin!

Dr. Reshma Shah, a board-certified pediatrician, mother, and co-author of the award-winning book, Nourish: The Definitive Plant-Based Nutrition Guide for Families, joins Michelle and Toni to talk all about raising vegan babies and children. She has over two decades of experience caring for children and currently serves as an instructor for Stanford's Healthy Living Program and oversees the nutrition curriculum for the Stanford University Pediatric Integrative Medicine Fellowship.

Join Michelle and Toni as they offer up all the reasons you should get a pressure cooker asap! They'll share tips and tricks, recipe ideas, and more to get you excited about this time- and money-saving machine!

How in touch are you with your health? Sherra Aguirre, our guest for this episode, shares her journey from embracing an organic farm life to being in touch with the reality her family faces: heart disease. Realizing that she needed to step out of her comfort zone to change the trajectory of her health, she jumped. Listen to this episode to learn more.

Gina House eliminated her asthma, reversed her high blood pressure, got off all her medications, cleared her lifelong cystic acne, and reduced her osteoarthritis pain and stiffness. At the same time she improved her mental health and gained energy and motivation. In this inspiring episode, Gina shares how plant-based food helped her dramatically improve her health and fall more deeply in love with life.