Living Soy-Free on a Whole Foods, Plant-Based (vegan) Diet 

Every Meal Mentor recipe includes a soy-free option, but here are a few substitutions that make soy-free cooking more intuitive in general.

Topics covered in this post:

• How to replace tofu and tempeh
  
• Is there a soy-free tofu? (yup! below)
• What is dairy-free yogurt made from? (coconut or almond milk)
• Can you use almond milk to make yogurt? (yes!)
• Can you make yogurt with coconut milk? (yes!)
• How …

Are you looking for something quick and easy for dinner tonight?

And all the nights this beautiful summer???

These meals are your answer!

10-minute recipes in the house!

Delicious, comes together SO fast.

They’ll be frequent meals for you, especially when it’s “too hot to cook.”

8 minutes from now you could be eating:

Ragin’ Cajun Wraps whisk dressing, mash beans, mix, done!

Mama Mia Italian Nachos—Zero cooking! Just assemble!

Spring Roll Noodles—no rolling, just eating! (10 minutes) …

Memorial Day is next week, which means…

SUMMER IS HERE!

These next 3 months are an action-packed time of year and it’s easy to slip.

12 tips for surviving Summer temptations:

#1 Have a drink or dessert, not both.

#2 Survey the buffet and all your options BEFORE plating. Choose only what you really want, rather than taking a spoonful of everything you don't dislike.

#3 Bring a healthy dish to share and make that your main portion.

#4 Fill …

Love teriyaki but hate the processed sugar bomb?

OR are you sensitive to soy or gluten?

I got you.

This teriyaki sauce is amazing because it uses PRUNES.

You can also make it soy-free, gluten-free, and paleo by using coconut aminos.

Speaking of which…

TRADER JOE’S NOW SELLS COCONUT AMINOS!

I have no idea how I ended up with a bag of prunes…

And you could probably use raisins or even dates in this recipe..

Soak, blend, add spices if …

Food is the best. Food in nature is even better.

This week’s dishes play nicely with blankets and sunshine.

They're totally totable, recipes transport beautifully.

PERFECT for work week lunches too!!

You’ll love how quickly all of the recipes on this plan come together too.

5-15 minutes each.

Here’s what you’ll be noshing on:

Green Bean-Potato Salad w/ oil-free Lemon-Dijon Dressing (10 minutes)

Starvos Spaghetti+ easy vegan “feta” cheese (10 minutes)

Jalapeno Popper Pizzas(15 minutes)

Cantonese Kale …