Tips for moving to a plant-based diet

Eating a plant-based diet is good for the planet, good for animals, and good for your body. But it’s not easy when you’re used to including lots of meat and dairy, as most people do from childhood. Changing habits, especially eating habits, can be hard. In a busy lifestyle, we do loads of tasks on … Read more

Is it hard being a vegan?

This is a question I always get asked and my answer is no, not at all.  In fact I feel more awake, liberated, enlightened, healthy, ethical and free than ever before.  My only regret is not doing it sooner, but I wasn’t equipped with all the knowledge I have today. I’m a person who always … Read more

5 of the best vegan restaurants in Cheltenham and Gloucester

The Golden Heart, Birdlip One of our favourite places to go for a delicious and hearty homemade pub lunch. A beautiful 16th century traditional Cotswold inn with log burners. They don’t just have a couple of vegan options, oh no, they have an entire vegan menu full of delicious meals from burgers to roasts. We … Read more

How to use freeze-dried fruit in vegan recipes

Working with different ingredients is always interesting and working with something totally new to us often presents a challenge.  Freeze dried fruit is something that I only started using when I began my healthy journey around seven years ago.  Before this I had never used a freeze dried fruit powder or eaten a freeze dried … Read more