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My 3 Go-To Unintentionally Vegan Meals
I follow an intuitive eating approach to fueling my body and don’t abide by any food rules. This means, I’m not vegan. But a vegan diet is a choice people make for a variety of reasons, with the most common being for ethical and environmental reasons. If you’re like me and don’t adhere to a strict diet, but are looking to incorporate tasty and effortlessly vegan meals to your rotation, then try my three go-to unintentionally vegan meals! Breakfast Inspired by one of my favorite food bloggers and Food Network hosts, this vegan breakfast is an adaptation of a Pioneer Woman recipe. Apples and Peanut Butter on Toast sprinkled with…
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10 Small Sustainable Swaps for 2021
I’m not big on new year’s resolutions. Don’t get me wrong, I love goal setting, and have vision boards and lists galore. But I prefer to tackle things in smaller increments whether that be scale or time frame for what I’m trying to accomplish. So I’ve decided to share my top 10 small yet attainable, sustainable swaps I’ll be continuing or adding in 2021. Reusable produce bags (continued) I started using reusable produce bags in 2019 after buying some on amazon. They worked pretty well but I had misplaced most of them and recently rediscovered my bags last month. It’s so fun to whip out my reusable produce bags at…
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Now We’re Cooking With Fire
Happy Earth Day!!! Another Earth Day is upon us, marking the one year anniversary of The Sustainability Guide. Thank you to everyone who has viewed my website, read blog posts, or visited my Instagram for other more regular content. This year’s earth month and earth day activities are very different as the world collectively deals with COVID-19. Most universities and colleges in the United States have sent students home, uncertain of when they will be able to return to campus. As an alumni who worked in the sustainability office of my university, I was asked to participate in the annual “iCommit” pledges to help reduce energy consumption during the school’s…
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Opening Up About the Complex Relationship Between Food and Sustainability
In a world of over 7 billion people, food is a major component of sustainability. Food is perhaps one of the most complex facets of sustainability due to the cultural ties humans have with food. This is why I have admittedly avoided this topic thus far. Whether you have food or you don’t, all life centers around it. I can only speak on my behalf, a middle class white American that has never truly wondered where my next meal is coming from. Because food is such a personal issue, many discussions regarding food and its impact on sustainability can quickly become heated, so it’s important to practice acceptance of others…
