Recipes & Rituals — plant based

Vegan Protein Meal Prep for Beginners — Hit Your Protein Goals All Week Meal prep is the single most effective tool for hitting your protein goals on a vegan diet consistently. One Sunday session of 60 to 90 minutes sets you up for the entire week. Here's exactly what to make. Why Protein Meal Prep Matters on a Vegan Diet Getting adequate protein on a plant-based diet requires more planning than on an omnivore diet. Plant protein sources tend to be lower in protein per gram and require variety to cover all essential amino acids. Without planning it's easy to...

High Protein Vegan Chocolate Recipes — 5 Easy Ideas If you think eating high protein and eating chocolate are mutually exclusive, think again. These five recipes use real cacao — not artificial chocolate flavouring — to deliver genuine chocolate satisfaction alongside serious plant protein. All are vegan, all are Low FODMAP friendly and all take under 15 minutes to make. The secret ingredient in every one is That Protein Blissful Raw Cacao — organic brown rice protein and organic raw cacao, nothing else. It's what makes these recipes genuinely good for your gut rather than just good on paper. Recipe...

The front of a protein powder tub is one of the most misleading pieces of marketing you'll encounter in a health food shop. "Clean." "Natural." "Gut Friendly." "Plant Powered." "No Nasties." These claims are largely unregulated, entirely self-declared and frequently contradicted by the actual ingredients list on the back. Here's how to read past the marketing and assess what's actually in your protein powder — and what the red flags look like when you know how to find them. Step 1 — Ignore the Front Completely Seriously. Turn the product around before you form any opinion. The front of the...

Bloating, Cramps & IBS? Here's What Your Protein Powder Could Be Doing You've done everything right. You're eating carefully, avoiding your known triggers, managing stress. And then you have a protein shake and within an hour your stomach is in knots. Sound familiar? If you have IBS and you're using a protein powder, there's a good chance the powder itself is making your symptoms worse — and the worst part is that most people never connect the two. They assume it's something they ate at lunch, or stress, or a flare they can't explain. The protein powder doesn't even cross...