Meal Mentor

Making the Meal Plans Work in Australia Podcast

A new Meal Mentor podcast is ready for you!​

In this episode, Billy (my copilot!), shares how she makes it work as a Meal Mentor member in Australia -- including making adjustments due to the opposite seasons, and replacing hard-to-find ingredients.

Billy also talks about how she gets her "meat and potatoes" hubby involved with the meal plans, as well as how she manages to eat healthy even with an active social life that revolves around food. 

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Plant-Based Pregnancy Podcast

TGIF!

A new Meal Mentor podcast is ready for you!​

In this episode, Leah (my copilot!), talks about her plant-based pregnancy experience and how the meal plans make her life as a new mama so much more efficient!

Leah also shares some great tips on making substitutions if you can't find ingredients in your area (she lives in Canada!) and why the Meal Mentor forums are so valuable.

Don't miss this episode!

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The Podcast is Back! (Season 2)

Season 2 of the podcast is back!

You can listen to the new episodes (and all of Season 1) on iTunes here. (It's Free). You can also listen via SimpleCast here.

I'm kicking off season two with Chrysanthe (my co-pilot!) and how she maintains a plant-based diet while traveling the world as a musician!

In this episode, Chrysanthe and I talk about traveling (explaining veganism to other cultures, how she made it work on a tour bus, and what to pack), beauty and weight standards (what is "ideal" anyway?), and being a minority in the plant-based community.

Don't miss this episode for fantastic travel tips and awesome insight into very real, but often sensitive issues.

You can sample Chrysanthe's music here. (You've probably seen me tweet about how much I love her album STORIES 100 times!)

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My List of Oil-Free Brands at Common Stores

Wondering what pitas to buy? 

Or which store-bought pasta sauces are oil-free?

And are there ANY tortillas without oil??

YUP!! 

Click here to see my oil-free brands list.

If I missed YOUR fave oil-free (vegan) brand, let me know :)

With the help of the MM member community, I’m updating this list weekly so bookmark it and check back!

Speaking of the MM community, there are dozens of threads dedicated to brands and DIY recipes for things like marinara or ketchup in our private forums. 

There are even threads dedicated to popular brands in other places like Canada, Australia & Europe! Great for our international members & those who travel! 

(And don’t forget the DIY cookbook in the member library!!! 25+ oil-free, allergy-free recipes for your basic staples.)

P.S. I admitted in the last batch cooking video that sometimes I rely on store-bought sauces when I’m super pressed for time. 

Remember our 2016 mantra: ABILITY! > motivation. 

It’s totally OKAY to use pre-made and store-bought ingredients, especially when you’re first starting out. As you get better at cooking and eating healthy, you might decide to DIY, but a homemade meal that involves store-bought enchilada sauce is still 1000x better than takeout! AND while oil-free is ideal, remember that SUCCESS with the plant-based diet is more important than ideology. Make it work! 

Have you seen my before picture?

This picture from 2010 popped up in my Facebook "memories" last week.

We were vegan for 3+ years at that point, but I didn't create the meal plans until a year later (2011).

Coincidentally, we were just at that same hotel with our family last month.

The meal plans REALLY do make the difference!!

It's not just the weight/fat loss that is striking; it's the fact that we both look so healthy now!! The change in our skin appearance alone blows my mind.

When I say "I get it" I really, truly do. Not just as a former yo-yo, but I struggled for years even as a vegan... gaining and losing the same 10 (okay, 20!) pounds.

My family and I can vouch for the results. I practice what I preach. Having a plan in place has made all the difference in my long-term success.

(Because success comes from consistency)

If you're serious about your 2016 resolutions…

Make it easy to be consistent…Join the other VIPs! They will elevate & motivate!!!

P.S. Signup TODAY and get a head start on your resolutions with our complimentary Detox Meal Plan! This the EXACT refresh and reboot you need to kickstart 2016 (after all those holiday festivities)!

OMG this soup trick will blow your mind

Check this tip out:

MIND-BLOWING RIGHT?

And if you live with leftoverphobes, this method is MAGICAL!

Freeze half of a soup from the current plan and swap it a week or month later. 

A single soup-muffin isn’t quite “portion size” but it’s GREAT for storage.

AND they make for a fast reheat! (Kids think they’re fun, too!) 

You can also store soup in a sandwich bag and freeze it laying flat (stack ‘em like pancakes) OR fill mason jars ¾-full and lay it on it’s side in the freeze. When you stand it upright to reheat, you can use the soup-glacier to know when it’s reheated. Cool ‘eh?

And speaking of magicool, I’ve been secretly working on a big surprise for you…

Stay tuned for all those juicy details next week!

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