Need to spend less time in the kitchen?

Want to maximize nutrition and flavor?

Stop peeling your veggies! (Well, at least SOME veggies)

Leave these vegetables unscathed:

Potatoes 

20% of the nutrients (like B vitamins!) are lost when you lose the skin. Even if you plan to mash ‘em, leave the skin on. Tell your fam you’re eating rustic mashed potaters ;)

Just be sure to give your potatoes a good scrub to …

We've really enjoyed the latest episodes of Happy Herbivore Live. Pam completely changed her left over the course of a year and you'll be amazed everything she gets done before 8 AM.

Bev's weight loss results on the Blueprint are really impressive. 

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These are our 20 most popular and inspiring vegan before and after stories from actual Happy Herbivore community members. Many of these people used our Meal Mentor meal plans to help them lose weight.

Heather M

At 39 years old, Heather found herself an overweight smoker and drinker. She had arthritis in both knees, chronic back pain, an irregular heartbeat that required medication, shortness of breath, and she suffered from severe depression. When she received a 911 …

“Veganism made me do it!”

I had this gut reaction: Buy it to support my community.

This was definitely a conditioned response. I went vegan over a decade ago (December 2007), long before veganism was mainstream.

In 2006, very few people knew what "vegan" meant. There were almost no vegan products available outside of one or two brands of soy milk and a few cardboard-tasting frozen veggies burgers.

Anytime I saw something that was vegan it …

Keep These 10 Items on Hand

1. Canned beans (Black Bean, Chickpea)
2. Frozen Rice
3. Frozen Stir-Fry Vegetables
4. Frozen Corn (or canned)
5. Frozen Vegetables—any kind you like (or canned)
6. Pasta
7. Jared Sauces: Pasta, Salsa, BBQ, Teriyaki—any kind you like
8. Peanut Butter
9. Hummus
10. Potatoes

(You’ll see how to use these to make instant meals later)

Netflix and Cook

Set aside 2 hours on the weekend to cook 2 …