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  A vegan diet is a single biggest way to reduce your impact on planet earth be it greenhouse gases global acidification, land and water use.  - Joseph Poore Monday are the toughest of all days in a week. Here is easy, vegan and healthy homemade mac and cheese to get over Monday blues. Let us take one step towards sustainability right from our lunch/dinner plates.  Ingredients 1 Cup of Macaroni or any similar pasta shape   ¼ Cup of Plant Based Milk   4 tbsp. of Nutritional Yeast (add more if needed)   1 tbsp. Paprika   1 tbsp. Garlic Powder   1 tbsp. cornstarch   Pinch of Salt   Pinch of Pepper     Optional   1 tbsp. Tapioca Starch (gives the sauce a “cheese like” texture)   1 tbsp. Chili Flakes   Instructions   Cook pasta according to package  directions.   While pasta is cooking, in a bowl add in the starches, spices and  plant-based  milk.   Drain the water from the pasta and add in the “cheese sauce” mixture.   Cook the sauce till it thickens up and serve.   Additional Comments    

 Self care during pandemic Last year, in March WHO declared novel coronavirus as global pandemic. My dad being a doctor literally flooded our home with vitamin C tablets. Imagine our poor souls gulping those sour tablets everyday before he reach home.                                                                   Covid has taught us a lot. One of them being self care. I know everyone is stressed, trying to cope up with last year when we spend the whole year at home. So lets remember those "Lockdown" days with Vitamin C rich kiwi and orange smoothie. A healthy, vegan, definitely orange-inall,  easy recipe that is meat and coronavirus free. Ingredients 1 Kiwi (60 grams) 300 ml Almond milk Oligosaccharide (20 grams) 1/2 Tomato (100g) Orange Instructions Mix all the ingredients in the blender. Nutritional Value Oligosaccharides : https://www.newhope.com/ingredients/oligosaccharides-revealing-more-health-benefits Orange : https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fi

Vegan nice cream recipe to beat the heat  Ingredients 1 Banana ( Frozen and sliced) 1/2 Frozen strawberries 1/4 Plant based milk of your choice ( I used macadamia milk) Sprinkle of vegan protein powder (optional) 2 tbsp. coconut oil 1 tbsp. cacao oil 1 tbsp. sugar to sweeten (optional) Instructions 1)   Place all the ingredients for the  nice  cream in the blender. Make sure the fruits are frozen because that will  give  the nice cream  its  creamy texture.   2) If you have a low power blender like the one  I'm using in the video ,  make sure to shake the container  so that everything is blended.  Feel free to add more milk to help it blend easier but don’t put in too much or else it will turn into a smoothie.  If you have a high power  blender it will definitely help  speed the process up.   3) For the chocolate shell ,  place some coconut oil in a bowl . In another bowl ,  pour in some  hot water and place the bowl with coconut oil on top of it to create a double boiler. Once the

  Sustainability never tasted so good 

                                      Are you worried about low bone density ? Let's cheat on meat this Monday with vitamin D and k rich, easy, customizable smoothie Time: 7- 10 minutes                                                                                                                                              Ingredients Seaweed (15g) Honey (20g) Avocado (20g) Garlic (5g) Tomato (60g- a half of normal tomato) Broccoli (30g) Instructions Blend all the ingredients.  Fun Activity Post any meat free recipe you guys would have this week and tag us on #Langarameatlessmonday.              

     Light and Refreshing Avocado Smoothie                                                                        Every meat free food is not a salad. All of us find a motivation to go back to work mode after a productive weekend unlike my crazy one. What better motivation can be than the fact that reducing meat consumption once a week can help us fight global warming ( less greenhouse gas emission). So we bring to you vegan friendly, nutritious and easy to make Avocado smoothie.                                                                                                                                                           Prep time: 5- 10 min                                                             Difficulty Level: Easy                                                      Ingredients                                                              -  Avocado (100g -> fat 15g)    -   Rip banana (200g -> Carb 49g)    -   Tofu  (100g -> Protein 8g)    -    Honeycomb (on