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Roasted Cauliflower Chickpea Flatbread 

Recipe by @pinchofyum

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Today: Carrot Juice! 🥕👨🏽‍🌾🥕 Pepper IS in my juice but it’s not cuz I’m crazy lol. The pepper helps to absorb the turmeric I used in my juice. More precisely, the piperdine in black pepper helps our body absorb the curcumin in turmeric so you can get ALL the wonderful benefits💁🏽‍♀️. Curcumin is an antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antifungal, anti-fuckboy, alladat. Plus, juicing is just a great way to get your veggies in the morning & jumpstart your body with clean energy.

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Drinking cow milk is just NOT natural. Your body doesn’t need it, & it’s counterproductive to health. (Cow’s milk actually leads to osteoporosis 😵). There are so many non-dairy milk options, and you can cook with them just like dairy milk. This could be your quickest & easiest switch to a more healthful diet/lifestyle! Worried about calcium? Many legumes (beans) & cruciferous veggies (like kale & broccoli & leafy greens) have abundant sources of calcium! Eat your veggies kids ✊🏽🌱❤️

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“Vegan Ranch Chickpea Sandwich” - a great vegan substitute for traditional chicken salad and a major staple meal for me!

Recipe: https://itdoesnttastelikechicken.com/vegan-ranch-chickpea-sandwich/

ENJOY!!!

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PLEASE visit Graze in Nashville! Bestie searched over an hour for a place I could eat and we arrived at a fire plant-based brunch. The entire menu is plant-based. Nothing over $13 on their brunch menu PLUS $5 organic mimosas. I had the cauliflower sausage biscuit with tempeh bacon, cashew cheese & avocado. It was actually a pretty large biscuit and so delicious!

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Sometimes this wellness journey feels lonely, especially when the vast majority of our friends & families are hesitant to join us. Sometimes we need people to look up to, or virtual mentors/friends when looking to make better choices. We all have our different reasons and can be inspired by others. I will post other Black vegans/vegetarians for this reason. Even when you feel alone, there's a community out here that’s striving for better health, just like you. We’re all on different levels of this journey. Let’s support & celebrate one another!!!

Catch the full video here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LH1j8pd6e-Y

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The Queen Erykah Badu picking fresh veggies from her backyard garden to prep for a cough-curing soup :) Catch the full video here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wQIYZmdq2A

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VegNews: How did you decide to become veg? Erykah Badu: I’ve been vegan for two years and vegetarian for 20 years. I used to be a dancer, and so health and vitality have always been important to me. I wouldn’t say it took any one big event, vegetarianism just always made sense to me. [What farmed animals] endure is just terrible. It’s horrible.

VN: What do you think of the prevailing misconception that veganism is an elitist, white lifestyle? EB: I mean we-black people, poor people-we’ve not really been introduced to the injustices behind what we eat. Of course, people who have to worry about finding food, clothing, and shelter are not going to be as concerned about what they’re eating. I mean, you almost have to have a record deal to shop at Whole Foods!

VN: Are people are born with empathy, or is it learned? EB: It’s both, but it has to be nurtured in children by teaching them to be honest. The more you are honest with yourself, the more you realize that everyone experiences the same pain, and when you see that, you can relate to people. You can be emotionally disturbed by what someone does, but when you realize where they come from, logically, you can understand why. It’s pretty difficult to judge someone when you know you’ve felt exactly the same.

VN: Is vegan food the new soul food? EB: Vegan food is soul food in its truest form. Soul food means to feed the soul. And, to me, your soul is your intent. If your intent is pure, you are pure.

https://vegnews.com/2008/10/erykah-badu

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https://blackdoctor.org/426636/erykah-badu-veganism/