10 Vegan Food Hacks That Will Change Your Life! 💥🌱💪
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- Опубліковано 11 тра 2024
- Checkout these tips that will help you save time, money and help you along your journey Throughout many years of trial and error I have developed a few hacks, tips & tricks that have helped me on this lifestyle and I share them with you in this video!
Share your tips in the comments down below! I'm sure you know and already do a few of these, but I'm sure you have some gems to share yourself!
0:00 - Intro
0:40 - #1 How to keep greens from wilting?
2:48 - #2 How to pick a good avocado?
4:19 - #3 How to keep bananas from getting too ripe?
5:12 - #4 How to mix oil into nut/seed butter easier?
6:34 - #5 Use Kala Namak to make tofu scramble taste more 'eggy'.
7:06 - #6 How to make a quick vegan cheese crumble?
10:11 - #7 Frozen fruit & veg are healthy time and money saving options!
12:00 - #8 Grinding flax & chia for optimal absorption.
13:19 - #9 Cook different grains and legumes in the same pot to boost nutrition and variety!
14:45 - #10 How to quickly find out if something contains milk/eggs.
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Another avocado tip that most people don't realize is that avocados ripen from the top down, the way they hang from the tree. If you want to know if it's ripe, don't squeeze the sides. Press its bottom. If the bottom is soft, the whole avocado is ripe.
If you want your fresh herbs to last even longer, use an old florist trick that is commonly used for fresh flowers: Use room temperature water and add a pinch of sugar and a few drops of lemon juice to it. The sugar feeds them, while the citric acid in the lemon juice acts as a natural preservative. Don't forget to change the water every few days or bacteria and mold can start to grow in it. Each time you change the water, rinse and trim a little off the ends of the stems again, before setting them into the fresh water.
This is an excellent tip! Thanks!
This is so helpful thank you!🙏🏼
@app103...Thank you.
thank you
Thanks!
i was the guy who said i dont like the way you make recipes a few years ago cause i was on a pure trip and u replied saying you dont like the way i comment, i just wanna say i feel the total opposite today, id say your number 1 bro
One vegan hack that saved me lot of money was growing my own mug beans and bean sprouts in a jar. They’re so expensive but really cheap to grow them!
MUG BEANS ....😡 OBVIOUSLY RELATED TO GASLIGHTING STALKING PICTON DUNN BEANS I should know!!!!! Hope you're satisfied with your relentless GASLIGHTING FUBAR
2:39 he apologizes that we might know his incredibly useful tips.... most Canadian thing ever
😂😂
Warms my heart ❤️
so cute!
He’s amazing. I knew nothing until I watched him stuff those parsley , green onion into jars of water. Omg I’ve wasted decades . The peanut butter , I got up and ran to the cupboard and turned them over. The man is a god! Went vegan June 4th while spouse was out of town . Never looked back
I’m new to his channel & thought maybe he was from the Midwest or northern US (as a western US girl) until I heard the way he said “pasta”…then the Canadian blueberry bag confirmed my new guess about him being Canadian 😂
Seriously, some of the most useful content and unpretentious presentation on YT.
Oh wow thanks. The whole time I was thinking, "is this too obvious?" I appreciate the kind words!
Aren't they sweet!
So true! Really watchable and absorbing videos
Thanks this was very good. 👍😊
I must agree! I am still not full vegan but I try to eat more sustainably and healthy and I think these tips are just great for everyone.
I’m an old lady vegan !!! Been vegan forever so I know most of these tips ( except the green onions in water) but I think what you are doing is great. Most beginning vegans are a bit lost and your information and down to earth presentation is really terrific and I think it would be super helpful. 💚🤙
Ditch the music please, please, please.
I didn't even notice it??@@wudgee
@@helene3120 I'm a bit sensitive to it since my hearng is lessening and I have constant tinnitis, I literallystruggle to hear words.I'm not that old either.Those with good ears probably don't notice I'm not bad eough for hearing aids even.Music isn''t needed in videos. I resort to captions but many misquote what is said. I''m not the only one who hates loud music in videos You are lucky.
If you plant the bottom ends of the spring onions , onions, celery, lettuce, carrot and beetroot tops in pots or the ground they will regrow. You can eat the beetroot leaves, the carrots make pretty flowers that attract and feed the bees. You can use the celery leaves. Many weeds are also edible fat hen or lambs quarters, stinging nettles, sow thistle, cleavers etc. It is worth getting to know them and to learn what can and can’t be eaten. They make good substitutes and additional greens when other things may be in short supply, out of season or expensive. 🦋
i love dandelions.. eat the greens for salad. use the flowers to maker balloon wine, and use the roots to make tincture for stomach and gall bladder cleansing... a total gift.
My tip for newer vegans: at first don’t just make your old recipes and replace non-vegan things. Instead: find a bunch of simple vegan recipes that you think you’ll like and make those.
So true. Chicken used to be my main source of protein. Was never the biggest fan of red meat (beef and lamb), pork and fish. Now I don't really crave it. My main protein sources now are tofu, tempeh, seitan and beans. Bean burger over a Beyond Burger any day. Beyond Meat is anyway ridiculously expensive this side in South Africa.
@@lucianowillemse8244 I believe that, it's priced here about double of other fake meat burgers aswell (in the Netherlands), but it's also development costs etc. so we still support them from time to time (main source of protein is just plain old veggies (yay they have plenty protein too!) and beans/lentils).
So true. Your old recipes won´t taste the same and you will be disapointed, witch is totally unnessecary when there is so much gooooood food out there! So much spices andl flaves and so many things to try!
Agree totally. When I first started on this path I watched good videos (like this one), got a couple of good vegan cook books & read at least the introduction, but also many of the recipes, And most helpful for me, decided to start by learning how to make dishes from a culture that has been vegan/vegetarian for Ever, in my case, Indian food - but there are others to choose from. After awhile I did miss the comfort foods like Mom used to make, and now I've even figured out how to make a pretty good vegan Jigg's dinner. It wouldn't fool my Grandmother, but I like it. I will be making the nut & seed crumble once I make a trip to the Bulk Barn. Thanks for the tips.
@@pmjohnston7987 Check out Rainbow Plant Life for some really delicious Indian dishes, ua-cam.com/channels/DbZvuDA_tZ6XP5wKKFuemQ.html
bro I went vegan in September 2019 after discovering your channel, and it changed my life. My brother is vegan now too and my parents are getting better. You showed me the light and I took off from there. I always give you credit for helping me get to where I'm at now.
This is my first week with this lifestyle change. I pray I will become the example for my family too. Thanks for your encouragement. Gma Jo
my dogs vegan.
@@Tequliah
Heehee. I raised a lonely tiny (4week- young- kitten) two years ago with special milk for baby kittens. It always watched closely what his 'mum' ate and after having grown up Tilly begs like crazy to get his share of steamed carrots, potatoes, sweet potatoes ....and I always tell him " YOU, sweet Tilly, are carnivorous. Y o u don't need to copy your humans. " But - he insists on a nice share of (suitable) vegetables. 😆 That's soooo c u t e .. I love to watch him munching his sweet potatoes, even trying brooccoli- 😼"nay, don't like this "
This is beautiful. I’ve been vegan for 20 years now and I feel amazing. And you and your parents will feel healthy and happy. Thank you for becoming vegan. Thank you because this is a positive change to your life, to the earth and to the animals. Sending you lots of love
Awesome❤️
I just went 100% vegan last week on my 35th birthday, trying to learn as much as i can. Awesome videos man very helpful. Thank you!
congrats, its the best thing for sure!
Great!!! Congrats and welcome to team vegan. It is not easy at the beginning, but I assure you that it gets easier until it becomes second nature.
Congrats on your path to great health!!
😊 You have my blessings! Congratulations!
The best thing you will ever do for your health. I wish we had been as foreword thinking as you are. We waited until we had numerous progressive health conditions (arthritis, psoriasis, heart irregularities, etc) and then got in gear. Happily all 11 conditions were better or gone within 6 months. In a year they were all gone and have not returned in 10 years of being vegan. I truly feel it’s like a mini miracle. Compile a stack of recipes that you love and you should be fine. Good luck on your journey!
Wow what an amazing video. I've decided to go vegan but I live on the West Coast of Africa and frankly the electrical supply is poor at best!😢 Your demonstration of placing green vegetables in water is brilliant. Over many years, I have lost so much produce to spoilage because I didn't know how to preserve vegetables in my current condition. I love the entire video and feel inspired to begin my Vegan Journey immediately!
Wow, good for you! Especially with the extra challenges. That inspires me to try harder!
Before solar panels and power boxes to run 12 V fridges, people used to get two large unglazed pots, one small enough to fit inside the other. You put sand in between and wet it. The evaporation keeps the inner pot cool. Oh, and put a lid on.
A power box is also good to charge lights, phone, even a laptop. :)
Jon in rural BC, Canada
Option for people without window/counter space: Chop fresh herbs and pack them into an ice cube tray, put just enough water in each space to saturate them, then freeze them and put them into labeled bags. Anytime you need a heaping Tablespoon of herbs, drop a cube in the dish and stir it in.
Or even freeze them as is in Tupperware and then you can slice the amount you need per meal - makes chopping a lot easier and saves on ice cube space
Same but with olive oil, then freeze. Small amount of greens and you have a small cube of flavor to use with soup, meal or whatever hot to melt it.
Ooh thank you
@@FakeAccents Yes! Leafy green things are great in the freezer. I’ve been using plastic ziplock bags. I toss my whole bag of spinach straight from the store in there for smoothie ease.
thanks for the tips ! I pretty much always waste a bit of herbs :/
Derek you are the reason me and my family stay vegan. You are a legend
Wow that is so incredible to hear! This warmed my heart so much.
You're so lucky, my family went keto 🙈🤣🙈🤣🙈🤣
He really is :)
@@JsuitMason every time you greet them, you can say "how does it go with your chemo ?" "how's the crack diet going ?"
@@JsuitMason Bummer.
As a person with food allergies I’ve found that “may contain” means “probably contains.” Even the smallest trace amounts are life changing from person to person.
These hacks are spot-on! Just one thing to add: if you grind a lot of flax seeds at once, you will need to store the result in a light-tight container because flax breaks down in light without the shell on.
You know you're a level 7 vegan when you have a bulk brown paper bag of nooch
Haha, I know. So funny, I didn't mean to get so much.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Where can you buy that much nutritional yeast at once !
I found a great local food co-operative from which I've been buying nooch in bulk the past few years. Becoming a member wasn't even required. I take my own large recycled containers and load them up! Hopefully you've got a food co-op in your neck of the woods too. 😀
Nutritional yeast is seriously going to be the downfall of veganism.🤪 It's neurotoxic for the brain! It might take a LONG time before the negative effects starts to show, but who wants to get Alzheimer's when they are older?
It’s amazing how much we lose common sense, who would have thought to bring veggies home and keep them by the stem in water…because we were taught to throw everything in the fridge. LOVE this, thank you so much!!
You can always perk up sad looking brocolli too if you just slice a bit off the stem, then dunk it in a glass of water 😊
My Mom does this, also with broccoli /cauliflower and sometimes with carrots that have been in the fridge too long…. And wraps end of cukes with wet paper towel…
The traditional way to store carrots is to ‘plant’ them in a bucket of sand 😲
Exactly! We are so distant from our food these days. And it looks beautiful in the kitchen.
Good for asparagus too.
Love watching your videos, I was recently diagnosed with cancer and am simply checking out basic plant based eating to improve my health. You are very down to earth and you simplify things. Easy to follow and understand. Thanks so much for all the great information.
Thank you! You are strong and your body wants to heal! You’ve got this. 👊👊
Hope you heal soon!!
🙏hope you heal soon
Love your videos even though I'm an old long time vegan. You are entertaining and I always learn something. I live alone and making everything from scratch is labor intensive so I batch food so I always have stuff on hand. I portion soup into cups so I can microwave a single serving. I make a big pot of groats (whole oats) that take an hour to cook and portion into bowls for the week. I make 6 salads into plastic containers with a paper towel on top and store upside down so they are ready to dress and eat. My freezer is full of beans and grains cooked from scratch portioned into bags so I don't rely on cans. Most fresh vegetables--zucchini, broccoli, cauliflower--can be rinsed and microwaved for 3 minutes in a bowl with a saucer on top, then drained without using a pot. I have a lemon tree and discovered I can freeze the lemons whole and pull them out to thaw as needed. Pickled red onions are crunchy and jazz up things in the winter especially (Slice them up, put a lot of salt on them and let them sit around for a couple of hours. Rinse well and add apple cider vinegar and water and keep them in the fridge for weeks) I wash and freeze herbs still on the stem in a plastic bag, then pull out the stems after the brittle leaves fall off and you have frozen herbs like cilantro and basil and mint to use as needed.
These are great tips!
Fabulous tips .. just beware of salt in pickled food ... I do it without ... As it can lead to colon cancer in recent studies
You may want to consider throwing out your microwave… Radiation destroys all nutrition in food. If you microwave water and let it cool and then water your plants, they will die. Also you might want to consider going 100% Organic because all non Organic foods are IRRADIATED, put through X-rays and contain ZERO nutrition. Even spices need to be Organic, non-irradiated to get health benefit! God Bless!
@sally
Another old vegan here with a tip for keeping prepped salads fresh.
I make 10-12 big salads at a time in 28 oz meal prep containers with clear lids, with all the variety I want.
(Note: nothing too wet or pungent. I use cherry tomatoes rather than cut, for example, and green onions but not slices from the large bulb onions because the sulfur can get strong).
I start with carrot rounds covering the bottom, which keeps the greens aerated. Then add mixed salad greens, snap peas, lightly steamed broccoli, corn kernels, cabbage or kale shreds, diced celery, cucumber (blotted dry), chayote (a Latin American staple similar to zucchini) cut into matchsticks... I might add some parsley or cilantro, dill or basil and maybe a few pieces of pasta or rice, though I always add some nuts like pistachios and almonds or sunflower seeds.
THEN, here’s the thing that keeps all these salads as fresh as the day they are made: add a piece of dried fruit on top to soak up moisture.
My favorite is dried mission figs because they’re big enough to keep soaking in moisture for days. You could also add one or two smaller fruits like apricots or a handful of raisins and put those salads on top of the stack to eat first.
When you open a salad, the dried fruit will be plump and moist (dessert first!) and the salad will be fresh.
Just add dressing.
Thank you!
I feel so dumb, I always waste cilantro and parsley and green onions and stuff because I put it in the fridge and it never lasts.... Well now I know, thx
They taste so good but I cut back on my little extras and never eat them. I have like 3 things in the fridge: yeast, flour, and spinach. =D
You can dry the herbs too~ :)
You can always freeze it !!!
You can also just blitz up those herbs with some olive oil, garlic, spices, maybe some lemon juice/acid or lime zest and have a herb drizzle that stays dress longer!
I mix flax, chia, and hemp seeds equal parts in a jar then use a tablespoon a day sprinkled on almost anything to get all the omegas you need:)
SUCH a good tip! Thank you! That’s like a DIY superfood sprinkle
I’m going to mix some of this up now! Excellent tip!
I was told to keep my hemp seeds in the fridge.
@@valeriebonello5286 yeah one day I noticed my flax and hemp seeds say to keep refrigerated, but not the chia seeds. I learned this after I had been eating them Unrefrigerated for a while- oops 😬
Flax needs to be ground; coffee grinder works well. Then keep in the fridge.
I find the cooking time is closer with brown rice and green lentils+quinoa, I've done it that way a long time and it's excellent. One other tip, non stick stuff on most rice steamers has forever chemicals in it, so my hack is to use a stainless steel mixing bowl nested into a pig pasta pot with a steamer insert, add a few cups of water to the bottom, then the steamer insert, then rest the bowl on top. Inside the bowl you add rice plus the usual proportion of water, put the lid on. Steam it on your stove and no need to worry about ingesting that stuff. You just have to find a mixing bowl and pot with the right dimensions.
Ive been vegan since father's day weekend its now sept. Its fun figuring out the recipes but i mostly cook fresh veggies and eat fresh fruit. That is NOT fun when im pressed for time and i dont want to do anything "wrong". Thanks for lifting some of the pressure off the frozen veggies, fruits and canned goods. Its a little overwhelming at times. I even got too overwhelmed one week and tried going back to meat and got sick. My body totally rejects it. So i have to figure this thing out. You have a new subscriber
I am a farmer from Israel, here is some of my tips:
Choose the avocado that you shaked and felt the seed moves in side.
Choose the tomatoes that attaches to the leaves
Choose watermelon by their leaves, dry and twisted means good (look for with the white sunburn marks)
תודהההה
I dreamt about tomatoes once, and something in my dream told me to choose tomatoes with leaves on top, Sounds weird, But I have been doing it since.
תודה ובהצלחה !Thanks!!!
Shalom paisano! I live in South America.
Those plants grows like grass on my backyard.
I'm a software developer, and do occasionally electronics automatization/integration with systems.
I'm really interested on how things are done there. Sorry my hebrew is more than rusted.
Great tips thank You 👍🇨🇦
Seeing those jars of greens in water on the windowsill tells me immediately that you don’t own a cat
My 2 cats are not interested in any plants. Cats like people -they are different.
I was thinking the same thing. My cats would destroy those. I'd still have to put them in the refrigerator.
I remember in previous videos he had a couple of cats.
🤣🤣
Try a plastic bag over the plants... Like a little greenhouse 🌿
I have been on/off vegan for about 5 years but always struggled with the cost and availability. This video was super helpful for me! Thank you.
Leave nutritional yeast in paper bag or dark container like a tin ... Light will destroy the nutrients
As a new vegan, This video is just priceless to me 💚 sending love from the other side of the world 💚♥️
To add to the 'greens in water' tip, if you submerge carrots in water and seal the container, they stay crispy for over a week. Just change the water every 2-3 days.
Nice one! Ah dang, I hope Crystal doesn't see this, she told me this too and I was like, who does that? Lol.
@@Simnettnutrition I DO THAT! haha nobody likes a rubbery carrot for snacking 🥴
Thank you!!
Yes I do this for my kiddo! He literally eats his weight in carrot sticks everyday. We chop them and then seal them with water in a container. They last a long time.
Carrots last like forever in the crisper drawer by themselves though! 😂
My husband is jealous of our relationship, Derek. He constantly finds me watching your videos with a smile and hears me giggling all the time. Lol. I’ve been following for almost 2 years and have learned so much! Thank you 😉
The guy couldn't live 10 without cheating
A jealous husband is a good sign he loves you.
Edit- as long as there is no domestic violence, substance abuse,oppression, and the rest should be alright
@@My_Secret_ArtSketchbook lol
Wish there were more people like you in this world. Beautiful soul.
What a kind comment. Thank you. Takes one to recognize one. 😊
I absolutely enjoy your friendly presence. I’ve been vegan 5 years and I find your content super helpful. Thank you. 👏🏽
I'm so blessed to have an avocado tree 🥰 I pick 2 or 3 everyday to keep the supply coming. They don't ripen until you pick them.
Did you grow your tree?
Sell them
You are very lucky, because I am not sure supermarket Avocadoes or Banana's that are shipped over are very bad for the environment and animal habitate in general. Especially monocrops. You can grow an avocado tree, might as well do a Banana tree too, real one with seeds.
I’m jealous
Didn't know that thank you.
You can also freeze your bananas in their skin and when you're ready to use them in smoothies or whatever, you run the skin under hot water for a few seconds and you can peel them all at once, really fast and easy and put it right in the blender or bowl. It saves plastic and keeps plastic poison out of your bananas. 🤩
THNX A LOT FOR THAT TIP! I'LL DO THAT FROM NOW ON! ✌️💚🌺☮️💟
I've been bagging them all these years for nothing! 😳😳😳
Or just peel them before you put them in the freezer ;)
I put them peeled in a container and keep filing it up once empty..no need for plastic bags
truefuschniken thanks for that tip! That's a new one on me! I do that w onions, peppers, and grapes. Makes a lotta sense for bananas! ✌&💚
Yes! I’ve been doing the cut flower technique for almost all my store bought veggies for years now. 🥳 it’s like night and day for perking up and preserving freshness. 😃
Love seeing when a over decade of compassion produces something very useful and practical for anyone. Great work
Voting YES to more 10’s: Vegan Money $avings & Ways to Boost your Food for EXTRA Nutrition 💚🌱 Thanks, friend!
You have my vote too! ✅
Money saving, avoiding waste, meal planning, boosting nutrition of certain foods.... I find these kinda vids so useful 😊
Oh heck ya; I third this! The more money vegans save the more purchasing power we have to help save animals and the environment!
This was soooo helpful! There's a bonus hidden tip: use a whisk when washing your grains :)
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Yeah, definitely noticed that trick! 😍
@@suzannepharr7869
Me too.😳😁. I use(d) to wash- squeeze the ( red) lentils until the water turned orange. I will try to whisk the stuff.
@@CBL-if8jr I'm a squeeze-wash kind of girl as well 🤔
I've read that if you wrap the banana stems in plastic wrap, it will slow the ripening since they ripen from the stem down.
Okay the peanut butter thing was mind-blowing. Revolutionary. The best thing I have learned in a long time.
I've been vegetarian for a while now but still enjoy watching vegan content because it's a great way to incorporate new ideas. I'd say I'm probably about 90% vegan as EVERY now and again I'll eat an egg or a slice of cheese pizza with the kids. I never thought about mixing rice, lentils and quinoa. I'm definitely going to give that a try 🙂
Awesome tips! Also for avocados you want to choose the ones that are longer not round because the seed will be smaller. The smaller the avocado seed means that there will be more avocado for you to enjoy😊
I have 2 Haas avocado trees and this doesn't apply here. Also, Reed avocados (my favorite) are HUGE and round. Lots of buttery avocado inside. 😋
This isn’t accurate
Thanks for that tip!
The peanut butter tip blew my mind!!! So simple & no oil all over my counter 🤯
It's funny I never thought to combine grains / legumes like that but now it seems obvious in hindsight. Definitely gonna try that!
Thank You for taking the time to create and share this wonderful video with us all ❤️
Use stems of fresh herbs, such as cilantro and parsley, in sauces. The stems have amazing flavor.
I learned to look for avacados with no veins. The smoother the better
Ahh I hadn't noticed this, but will now keep my eye out.
Derek! Great VIDEO!
I appreciate both you and your girlfriend's contribution to a healthful, creative, and fun lifestyle!
We are the lucky ones!
Hope the SAD followers realize someday how wonderful are food really is!
Keep rock in' it brother!
Ooooh good tip, I have never thought of that. Thank you, Richard!
Awesome. thanks Richard
Wait, I was told the opposite, the bumpy the better, so smooth and creamy, and thats how I've been shopping for them, what now, lol!?!?!?!?!?
transitioning to fully vegan and found your tips invaluable. Thank you.
13:14 I love putting red lentils in with oatmeal. Makes it way more filling and the savory taste is great.
Disguising your nooch as mushrooms is brilliant! 🥸 The nooch-thieves will never find it😉
Hahah, it's also so much cheaper at the grocery store because mushrooms are heavier. Haha, just joking. We always make sure the cashier knows.
I was wondering how mushrooms were going to work in a cheese mix 🤣😉🤣 haha!!
I'm so glad it was nooch not mushies!
I haven’t made the leap to a vegan yet, but I love how universal these tips are for veggie lovers like me!
Awesome message dude! Been vegan for over 40 years. And yes these are great hacks. I loved the rice lentil and quinoa. 🎉kudos and blessings!
Wow 40 years?? That’s amazing! I’ve only ever met 1 person in real life who’s been vegan that long.
👋💚👍 🙏
Thank you for this video. As a vegan for a very, very long time (almost 30 years), I knew all the tips for herbs, vegetables and fruit. It's important to talk about frozen vegetables because frozen is life when there's nothing left on the shelves of markets and other organic stores because of the seasons and imported products. Thanks a lot! And also thanks for the tip about the cheese crumble. I love nutritional yeast and put it on almost all my dishes, but this is going to be a real game changer! You just gained a new subscriber from France 😉
I started my plant-based lifestyle this past Sunday. It's been kind of difficult, even with the month-long transition I gave myself. It takes effort to be vegan, which I'm not used to (plus, I was cleaning two bunches of collard greens and I saw a live stag beetle in the bunches.... That gave me a fright lol). But channels like yours make it a lot easier. Thanks for all of your hard work, Derek! You're making the world a better place
I believe in you 100%!! The transition can be difficult, especially at the start, but don't be discouraged. I'm happy you've made the decision to try to change your habits. Indeed, "habit" is a key word when it comes to my own journey with transitioning to being plant-based - once I got the hang of a handful of basic recipes I could incorporate to my daily routine, it got so much easier. Good luck! It's a great thing you're interested in this stuff, don't beat yourself up too much :)
@@thornyrain Thank you so much for your encouragement, I really really appreciate it :)
Wow thanks so much for the awesome message. Way to go on your healthy changes. Yeah it can be tough to find your stride at first, but it gets easier. Certainly worth it in my opinion. I am happy I can be of some help and guidance. Keep it up!
Watch Earthlings, Oblivion or Google vegan documentaries. Education on veganism will make u realize the importance of a vegan lifestyle. Good luck to u. U can do it.....
The more u know about where yur food comes from, it will be easy for u.....
I like to make pastes and use them instead of butter. The rice, quinoa, and lentil mix once cooked add some herbs and spices and blend with a little water to get right consistency and you get a paste for spreading on toast. This is freezer friendly stored in ice cube servings.
Thank you for the tips!! 😊 Interesting fact: in Europe (or at least in Western Europe) all the allergens must be in bold in the ingredients list! So, the only thing you have to do when you check is see if there's any bold words in the list of ingredients 🥳 I didn't realise it would be different in other countries but it makes sense since there's different regulations 🤷🏽♀️
I am from the states but was living in France, and when I got home I was also amazed that we don't bold the allergens! I was like....this is so inconvenient!
this is true but gelatin is one exception
@@cquinn2750
There’s a lot more than gelatin that isn’t vegan that aren’t listed as allergens!
@@anti-ethniccleansing465 Yes. Gelatin is one exception but not the only one
Great tips! You can also store avocados in a container of water in fridge; they last for weeks!!! And store avocado halves w seed still intact, to prevent them from going brown.
The Mix your grains tip is Gold! I even throw in some red lentils when cooking pasta. And by now it really bothers me also, not to have though of it before!
Yeah increase the fibre! I didn't even mention that.
This makes so much sense! I’ll be doing this now!
This makes so much sense! I’ll be doing this now!
What’s the ratio of water? 3 cups of water for 1 rice+1 quinoa +1 lentils?
If you want to keep your cilantro or parsley in the fridge for several weeks, put the jar in fridge and put a plastic bag or zip lock over the greens. Lasts forever.
Ahhhhh I should’ve read the comments before commenting, I knew someone would know the bag over the cilantro tip! They loooooove it!
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Maybe I did something wrong when storing mine, but mine didn't last all that long in the fridge... multiple sections began turning dark, almost black, within maybe a week...
I reckon paper towel around the top works better than a zip lock bag inside the fridge as the humidity inside the plastic makes them go brown. Keeping the leaves dry while stalks are wet gives the best longevity I reckon!
@@kaihodgkin8644 I just wrap it in paper towel and then put it in a zip bag and let the air out before zipping. Lasts for 2-3 weeks
I do the same with herbs. Great avocado selection tip (I learned something new). We eat Nutzo butter and their containers are normally upside down. I'll definitely try mixing grains and your crumble. Derek, thanks for another great video!
This is the first video of yours that I have seen in over a year. Nice to see you back!!!!
I recently read that these brown lines in avocados happen from oxidation, because air gets in where the stem is (or was). It doesn't look good, but is still ok to eat. It's not actually bad or rotten.
I've been primarily vegan for 40 years. Just met and am helping out a young woman who lives on the city streets who has gone vegan for the animals, and she just found it will also address her diabetes.. She has watched videos and wishes there were a book to help her be vegan on the streets; I told her she needs to write it, with all her experience!
Franny Holly may you be rewarded for your kindness. 💕
How wonderfully kind of you!
Sorry to say this but Veganism will not help her with her Diabetes…only a Keto diet will CURE her diabetes but thank you for assisting her in life
@Vegan Babie rubbish it is the only proven diet to get it under control.
That poor woman is not going to get all the nutrients she needs , by living on the street. She also won't be able to keep her book writing personal, without someone stealing it. Really sad there aren't better opportunities for people who want to make life better for themselves and also animals.
Thanks. I’ve been vegetarian 20 years and vegan on and off throughout this time and strict vegan for the last 5 years. I was vegan on an off due to poor nutrition, now I seem to have more understanding and knowledge. I had a great time watching your tips in from my Australian kitchen. Looking forward to watching more of your videos. Thank you for sharing. The more knowledge/hacks we can create the healthier vegans/plant based lifestyles we can live
Thankyou! I’m a baby vegan of about 2 years now (don’t cook, don’t have time); so prepping the ingredients for great salads, ez meals and your helpful ideas for seasoning is SO inspiring. Just subscribed. Happy New Year!!!☃️🧜🏻♀️🦩🏖️✌️
As a vegan of 10+ years, too, I figured out these things meanwhile, too. But the cheesy sprinkles I didn't knew (the only thing from your video), it sounds delicious and I'm gonna make one as soon as I can (just soaked my last cashew nuts for vegan ice cream). 😌
The other tips, I don't know if they will apply for others, but:
1) if you love fresh tomatoes all year round, in winter you may wanna give a try to all smaller tomatoes - cherry tomatoes, plum tomatoes, strawberry tomatoes or whatever they call them in your area. These are surprisingly tomatoe-y, they taste almost like homegrown ones, which grew in pretty sunny spot. Right now the regular sized tomatoes taste just watery and bland, but these small ones don't.
2) if you like plant milks, consider making your own. They are easy to make and way cheaper per liter than store bought (at least here in Europe). You can find a lot of recipes online, so I share only oat milk recipe as one of my favourite milks: pour hot water over oat flakes, about 3-4 x the amount of flakes. Leave overnight, then blend. You'll get thick liquid which can be used like cream. You can keep it for a week in the fridge and use like cream and make milk as you please or you can dilute it with water to consistency you like. You can add a pinch of salt, some sugar or oil, if you like, blend it and strain. If you don't mind bran floating in your milk, you don't have to strain it.
3) if you have enough storage space, buy in bulk, especially seeds, grains, flour, oil, salt, sugar, frozen goods, canned / jarred goods - about everything what doesn't spoil quickly. If there's a deal like 4 for price of 3, or 3 for price of 2 and it's something you use and it doesn't spoil fast - buy it, even if you have it already at home. If it has long shelf life, it can sit in your pantry.
4) ignore some labels - if it's frozen soup vegetable mix, you can still cook it in the pan and srve with rice, if it's frozen pan vegetables mix, you totally can drop it into your pot with vegetable stock & potatoes / rice / grains and make soup. As woman you won't die by eating "yogurt for men". You can bake a cake with mayo, flour and sugar (just use right proportions and choose mayo without mustard seeds or garlic 😂). What is something advertised for, it's not the only one purpose it can serve.
5) while you can / should use the water from canned / jarred chickpeas (aquafaba), you better strain your canned red beans and wash them short in the sieve. The enzymes in beans cause bloating, that's why you don't cook them in water they were soaked and add certain herbs while cooking them. The canned / jarred beans are usually just dried beans with water, sealed and cooked (pasteurised), so all these bloating substances are still in the water. If they cooked the beans before pasteurising, they'd overcook them while pasteurising.
6) to not waste food, freeze leftovers (whole meals, leftover vegetables you are less likely to use before it spoils), when you don't feel like finishing them now. I was i.e. putting different berries (blueberry, raspberry, lingonberry, cranberry mini kiwi aka aktinidia etc.) in one container in the freezer and when I make dessert, I can grab a handful of mixed fruits and put it on the top of some cream, pudding, yogurt etc. The greens / herbs in olive oil or water got mentioned by others already.
7) you can make own instant vegetable stock by blending carrots, celeriac root, leeks, parsnip, parsley root, garlic, onion, herbs and whatever you put into your veggie stock - blend it with as little water as possible to not kill your blender and then strain the liquid and use quickly or freeze. The blended vegetables you mix with some oil and put in container and in the freezer. The oil allows you to scoop the amount you need. I used to salt these and keep in the fridge, but figured out not salted, oiled vegetables hold longer. I don't make cubes, because it takes more time to prepare and then more space than container with scoopable vegs.
That's all for now, there are probably more tips, but I wrote down what I had on mind while / after watching the video.
Thank you
Big tomatoes are cancelled. They're often delicious but they go bad so fast. Small tomatoes just last and last.
Thank u so much
@user-mc5vy2vk5n amazing tips, thank you for all of that!
I agree looks tasty for beans too
Hey Simnett Thankyou so much for your nutrition guide! I wanted to go vegan back in 2015 and failed miserably that I felt ashamed of myself. And I stumbled onto your guide 3 years later in 2018 and have been vegan for over 3 years now thanks to you!
That's awesome! He has a guide?
Way to go!!!
Where can I find that guide-is it still available?
I'm 66 years old and you have been so helpful and insightful. You have helped me more than anyone with your videos.
Great tips! I think I was doing pretty well considering most of them I already did, but I especially loved the combining grains idea cause I’ve never thought of that!! Information was presented really well, appreciate it 🙏
If you buy unripe avocados you can leave them with bananas to speed up the ripening process. Particularly works if you put them both in a brown bag a few hours and you’ll have a riper avo!
Works with avocado and apples too.
I've tried that a few times, it never worked for me
@@dannyspitzer1267 the only thing I know could be a factor is temp, has to be in a warm dark spot. Could just be an environment thing
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It’s so easy to have frozen food on hand, especially as a one person household. I don’t toss as much fresh food.
Great tips! I'm surely going to adopt the vegan cheese crumble. I already do something similar, but never considered to add that many nuts and seeds.
On the label reading tip, I agree going for the contains section is extremely helpful and I do that, but they don't really add honey there, so be extra careful and check if they use honey -- especially if it is sweet/candy or glazed.
Place your asparagus in glass jar with little water and place in fridge. Stays firm.
I'm not vegan, but this is still gonna help me eat 10 times more veggies and fruits.
I learned a trick to keep your avocados for over a month. Once they are close to ripeness put them in a bowl covered in water in the fridge. They last a long time.
I read on a reputable website, wish I could remember the name, that you shouldn't put avocados in water to store them. If they have any bacteria on them, they absorb water and the water can take the bacteria into the avocado. Just a precautionary thought.
I did that and it worked! I was so surprised that it was perfect inside after 2 weeks 😊
Love it! I'll be looking for avocados with buttons & tipping my nut butters from now on 😅 And those greens in the kitchen with feel like being in paradise ❤ thanks heaps
Just found your channel & subbed
The mushroom bag tip is golden! I hate when I forget my containers, so I'm super happy with this tip.
As a new vegan, I am very into a morning smoothie with frozen banana, cacao powder, peanut butter, chia seeds, and almond milk!
I had it with the banana and cacao powder in the past and was thinking of getting it but it tastes too good =D I will overeat it. That's a good thing for a new vegan to have imho because it tastes so good, and plant foods can be more bland generally for people just coming off the standard diet.
My tip would be to keep mixed chia seeds and flax seeds in the freezer:)
Absolutely what I do !
I stay in a hot climate and heat oxidises the oils in them. I ground them and powder them and keep them refrigerated.
This was so helpful and straight forward, thank you! It’s hard to know where to begin on this journey but you’ve definitely helped me grasp where to start. I appreciate it!🙏
I freeze the avocados whole. The lemons can be frozen whole as well. Make sure to soak the rice overnight or boil like pasta to reduce the arsenic content. Thank you for the tips!
If you separate your bananas instead of keeping them in a bunch they will also keep longer.
Wow
I feel like I get the opposite effect. They go bad sooner 😭
LOved all your tips!!! Thank you. One thing Ive been doing with my dark greens to make them last longer is to buy them in separate bags (baby kale, arugula, spinach) and dump them all mixed in a large plastic container but divided in layers with paper towel. The paper sucks all the moisture and the greens remain healthy for more than a week, perfect for salads :)
Me to lol
funny how you have to 'dry them out' to make them last, but alternatively put other things in water (roots) to keep them fresh
you’re freaking awesome, i love your personality, your household is probably dope, and I learned, got inspired, and t’was entertained through this whole video. THANKS BUDDY! I’m trying to get more plant based and you are inspiring me to get back to vegan
After watching so many vegan UA-camrs I still think what you eat is the very best example! I’ve had such a hard time sticking to it though with a meat eating family to cook for. Although I have reduced the meat in the family meals. I have a significant amount to lose. I went last week to a weight loss clinic to get help monitoring my bloodwork and weight loss. Their plan was to prescribe appetite suppressants that could cause rapid heart rate, headaches and anxiety. Plus eat keto! I told them I preferred a whole food plant based diet as it was the healthiest way to go. They didn’t know what yo say. I felt like I know more than these doctors about nutrition! It’s sad! My cholesterol and blood sugar are high and they were telling me to eat only 500 calories of meat the first 3 days! And absolutely no carbs! No wonder so many people are confused if this in the information we are given by most doctors!
Totally totally agree with this! Dont give up my friend.
I don’t believe most doctors are trained or knowledgeable about nutrition. My naturopathic acupuncturist is the one who introduced me to whole food plant based. I am just starting but have to cook for my husband who is not interested in the meatless idea.
“You don’t want to eat like guacamole for your meals for like two days straight.” 😳 Says who, sir? 🤣🥑🥑🥑 I do!
I can eat Avocado without adding anything to it...I actually hate mashing it up to eat it with anything.. i am from a country in the Caribbean where we only cut it in slices and add it to food..🤩🤩🤩🤩 I eat it with salt Biscuits.. its sooooo good😍😍😍 give it a try..
@@tamiajackson I love plain avocado too. It’s so wonderful. 😋
@@tamiajackson YES WE DO THAT IN PUERTO RICO TOO😋. ALSO ADD IT TO FRUIT SALADS OR TO PLAIN RICE OR JUST W/BANANAS.😋
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I can eat it everyday!!!!!
More tip videos would be awesome! As a long time viewer/follower I know a lot of these from your previous videos but it’s so great to have all the information together!
Nice! A good reminder at least. Thanks for watching.
I absolutely love these informative videos from you Derek! Really appreciate it 🙌
Love all the tips! I did know most of these. Grinding the flax is a great idea! If I can add to that. I would suggest putting your flax or ground flax in the freezer to keep the fats from going rancid. One of the main issues with Omegas.
2 small ideas for you:
1- You can put your asparagus in the water in the fridge like you do for fresh herbs. It works great.
2- for the bananas, I know it might be crazy but I have a "banana bag" and I can put my bananas in the fridge without them changing color and it keeps their ripness.
clothe or paper or plastic bag??
@@kathleeneast8282 MORSNE yellow banana keeper storage bag-prevent ripening banana-banana refrigerator bag $8.00 on Amazon
Adding some lemon to a meal can really help with the flavor. My problem is, that my fresh lemons often go bad too quickly. So I buy lemon and lime juice in bottles and freeze it as ice cubes. Quick to grab & easy to portion! 😊
I learned to wrap lemons and limes in newspaper to keep them from molding. Totally works! Also, just out of laziness of re-wrapping each one individually, I started using hand-size squares of the paper and just kinda tucking them around and in-between the fruit. IT WORKED TOO! I've been using the same newspaper for over two months and still no mold.
Just stumbled upon your channel last night... binge-watched quite a few videos. LOL
I LOVE your enthusiasm and your recipes / hacks are FABULOUS!!
Thank you SO much and I am going to put a lot of them into play immediately! MUCH Love & RESPECT... Deborah
You're awesome man! Thank you for your informative interesting and entertaining lessons without over doing it. The power of veggies always shines through and Derek is there to bring it right out! I never thought that plant protein is an even better and cleaner source of protein than animal meat. And he even lives in my favourite Canadian province. Plant protein is changing me rapidly for the better!
PB and tahini now flipped. This tip is life changing!
Isn’t it just? I used to tip out the excess oil until I realised the pb is really dry without it but I’d never thought about tipping it!!
Omg, the time I've spent stirring...
This was legit the most obvious but helpful tip in the entire video. Like how did I not know about this??
No more oil spills on the counter!
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Me too😂🙏🏻
I got a bag of flax seeds that was labelled "ground" and maybe 1/3 of them were still whole, so I ground them myself because I know the secret wisdom bestowed upon us
I use a coffee grinder ......works like a champ on flax and excellent for making flours out of coconut,oats & such.
Making that crumble topping right now. Such a good tip for speedy good eatin 😊 Really loved this video 👍👍👍 Thank you 🙏
Great tips, thank you! I actually prefer frozen berries, because they are processed fast and don't get spräyed with additional herbicides to avoid mold. As far as acids are concerned, such as your apple cider vinegar, I would not purchase them in plastic, particularly dark or black plastic containers. I would get them in glass containers. Yes, they are more expensive, but black is actually one of the if not the most toxic color out there. If you use a lot of apple cider vinegar, it may be worth your while, to save on costs, to make your own.
🛒🛍Braggs brand at Grocery Outlet in CA 32oz glass for $4.99. I thought inexpensive until I found GLASS bottles Kirkland Brand (with the mother) at Costco 32oz x 3 only $7. for 96oz.
That's not how it works. Frozen berries actually have a higher risk of viruses being frozen with them than fresh berries
Did not know ... Thx
When you're done with the lettuce you can plant the roots in your garden and they'll keep producing.
I was going to add that I simply plant any lettuces I find with roots in my garden to kick start it then eat as needed for weeks.
I did this with my butter lettuce, romaine and green onions and they're all growing beautifully!
Love the label reading tips - I also look at cholesterol on the food label as a quick check to see if there are animal products in the food. Dietary cholesterol is only found in animal products, so it’s an easy way to spot if a product is potentially vegan before going the entire ingredient list.
smart...shame veganism is dumb 😅🤣
@@ascendtoaesthetics veganism isn't dumb
@@AM-tb4fn veganism is nutritional deficiency which is bad for the environment and kills most life. it's not smart
@@ascendtoaesthetics veganism is by far the best diet and it has been proven, and how are you saying veganism kills most life when it is literally the only diet out there which is saving billions of animals?
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Thank you so much for this great information! I loved the green preservation method! My greens will have more shelf life now! You gave me some great ideas for vegan eating. I recently became vegan after learnng about the horrific truth on what our meat industry is going through. Thanks again and please keep on inspiring everyone!
Thank you dear Friend. You are so kind to share Your expiriences with us. Be happy & healthy & lived. ♥️🌸