Posts by Molly Patrick
Deep Down, You Know + Vegan Walnut Parm
In order to help other people with their shit, we have to have our shit together first. It’s as easy and predictable as that. And here’s the reality of the situation. If you aren’t operating at your best, you will never be able to give your best to the ones you love – no matter how hard you try.
Read MoreDieting is a Bitch of a Cycle Not Unlike Abusive Relationships + Plant Based Rich Dessert Bites
Diets aren’t shit because they’re a pain in the ass, they suck to be on, and they don’t work. You might lose some weight in the beginning, but every dieter knows that when the diet is over, the weight comes back and then more weight magically appears. And then getting rid of that weight is even harder than it was in the first place.
Read MoreTrust Me, You Have Time + Whole-Food Plant-Based Black Bean Soup
Here’s the thing – your body doesn’t care if you don’t have time to cook or eat healthy food. IT GIVES EXACTLY ZERO SHITS. It won’t magically start thriving on processed convenience foods just because you didn’t get your shit together to batch cook. It won’t give you a free pass. It won’t turn cheese pizza into kale or potato chips into hummus as soon as they hit your system. That’s not how it works. And I could have told you that when I was naked, drunk and tripping on mushrooms in a drum circle next to some hot springs.
Read MoreList of Whole-Food Plant-Based Ingredients + Roasted Kabocha Squash
Here’s the thing. It’s important that you don’t get obsessed with perfection. Perfection doesn’t exist and obsession isn’t healthy – whether it’s with donuts or kale. So don’t make your life miserable by trying to be perfect – do the best you can. And to help you, here’s a list of the ingredients that are considered Whole-Food Plant-Based and the ingredients that are not.
Read MoreI Have No Interest In Cleansing Your Energy + Turmeric Vanilla Latté
My stance on the word “superfood” is that it’s bullshit. There is no one miracle ingredient or food that will cure everything from cancer to low self-esteem (though people who sell coconut oil would like you to think otherwise). It’s the combination of lots of different whole plant foods that keep the body happy and healthy.
Read MoreFlaxseeds: What You Need to Know + Chickpea Crab Cakes
Flaxseeds have been eaten by hippies for a long time. And when I say hippies, I mean my parents. I have very clear memories of flaxseeds from my childhood. They were always stored in a reused plastic bread bag next to the molasses and the carob powder (fucking carob – what a mean trick).
Read MoreAll About Seaweed + Seaweed Packed Tofu Poke Recipe
There are a few important plant foods that even the plantiest of eaters tend to forget about. These foods aren’t more miraculous than other plant foods, these are just the ones that most people skim over and don’t eat on a regular basis but should, because of their unique nutritional profiles.
Read MoreTrust Me, You’ve Plant Blocked + Chunky Veggie Stew with Garbanzo Beans
The last time you went straight past the big bowl of fruit on your kitchen counter and reached for the chocolate in your cupboard? Plant blocking. When you fill up your weekends with so many activities that you have no time to plan and batch for the week ahead? Plant blocking. You are not alone, we all plant block from time to time. I did it just last week when my girlfriend, Luanne was on a cake bender.
Read MoreHealthy Grocery Shopping Explained + Whole-Food Plant-Based Pizza
As you transition to a more Whole-Food Plant-Based diet, lots of things start to change. You easily lose weight, your relationship with constipation ends, you feel happier and have more patience. With each week that goes by new awesome changes pop up in your life that you didn’t even know were possible.
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