Tumeric is a powerhouse ingredient and we could all do really well if we had some daily but……. we really have to stop the turmeric shot. Listen up to find out why.
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Vegan Cooking & Nutrition Podcast.
Offering practical cooking and nutrition tips to add more plant based food into your diet.
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It is true that shift workers have a higher risk of heart disease, stroke, hypertension and diabetes. It is vital that, as a shift worker, you nourish your body with really good food. However, this often seems impossible when working shifts and often having to do double shifts. I share with you some tips on how to make nutritious eating easier when working shifts.
Monica Gauci is a good friend and yoga educator. She follows a vegan diet and in this podcast I ask her about ahimsa and the path of a yogi. Listen to find out what ahimsa means and how it affects the way you eat when practicing yoga.
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All your questions about the vegan chef training are answered in this podcast. From what we learn, to what your life will be like after attending the chef training.
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There are so many ways to make money as a vegan chef, in this podcast I share with you lots of ways and ideas to work as a vegan chef, or create your own hobby or business.
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In this week’s podcast I interview the fabulous Morag Gamble who is a permaculture educator.
If you need to reduce or replace dairy for health reasons then this is the podcast to listen to. These days there are so many dairy alternatives and so many of them you can easily make yourself. Lots of the shop-bought ones are also pretty good as they are often made with natural ingredients. In this podcast I share with you ideas on how to make popular meals that are usually laden with dairy, dairy free.
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If you were told you had to give up dairy, how would you react? Could you do it? What would you miss the most? Do you know how you would replace it? In this podcast, I share with you how and why I replaced dairy with other plant based foods. Giving up cheddar cheese was something I thought I would never be able to do, but I am now 10 years cheddar free.
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Pandora was one of the first graduates of the vegan chef training. Since graduating, she has gone on to do a variety of things, including selling over 3000 of her self-published cookbook. Listen to this episode for many tips on nutrition and cooking.
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In this podcast, I share with you how quickly my body reacts to stress and all the things I do to help with my gum health. What we eat really can help with our dental health.
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I am interviewing Ebony of Garden Eats. Ebony graduated from the vegan chef training in 2016 and has a well loved vegetarian café in Dwellingup Western Australia. Take a listen to how it has been for her starting her own café.
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Find out why it is good to make your own sauerkraut and the benefits of eating sauerkraut on a daily basis.
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Learn the tips and tricks on how to present your food so that it looks as good as it tastes.
Developing your own style of presentation.
Tips on Presenting.
Tools for food presentation.
Creamy Mashed Potato Recipe.
FCT - The importance of paper towels in food presentation.
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In this episode of the vegan cooking and nutrition podcast, I talk about ways to make shopping locally easy and what it really means to shop locally, as it is not always possible to buy ingredients that have been grown or produced locally.
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I am speaking to Jesika Dawn, who graduated from the vegan chef training program in 2021. Find out what Jesika has been up to since she graduated as a chef.
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What you can use instead of eggs. For omelettes, scrambles and for binding in cakes, etc. Did you know you can use mung beans to make an omelette, for example?
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There still today in 2025 is no official vegan chef training offered by mainstream channels. In this podcast I talk about why I created the Vegan Chef Training and why people have chosen to turn their passion for cooking into their career or business.
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Your food choices can prevent you from getting osteopenia an osteoporosis. However, if you already have them, it is not too late to stabilise or prevent them from worsening through the choices in food you make.
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Ems and Tenzin graduated from the Vegan Chef Training in 2016 and have created a legendary café called Boneless in Bermegui, NSW, which turned 6 recently.
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Often, people find it challenging to cook gluten-free food when, in fact, with a few tips and tricks, it is very simple. In this episode of the Vegan Cooking & Nutrition podcast, I share tips on cooking for people with gluten intolerance & Coeliac disease.
An interview with Helena Norberg-Hodge of Local Futures . we discuss the importance of buying local produce and its impact on the rest of the world.
So many of us live very busy lives and cooking becomes more and more difficult. Yet it is the nutrition from food we need that fuels us to manage our busy lives. In this episode of the Vegan Cooking and Nutrition show I share with you 3 different ways to cook if you have limited time.
You can have the most delicious tasting food every time you cook by following the tips I share with you in this podcast. Take your cooking from good to sensational.
In this episode of the Vegan Cooking and Nutrition Podcast, I share with you a meditation I do very often to really listen in to what my body needs to eat.
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Have you been thinking about eating organic but are confused about whether it's worth paying the extra money? I share with you how to keep the costs down on organic food.
It is easy to keep your iron stores up when you know what your results mean and what foods provide you with iron and help you absorb iron.
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I'm answering a listener's question. "How to avoid dairy when eating out?" Do you struggle when going out to eat because you have dairy as one of the dietary requirements that you cannot have? In this episode I will give you some tips on how to manage going out to eat.
People worry about oxalate and phytic acid on a vegan diet. However, with the right cooking method they are easily removed.
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Cooking for yourself often is at the bottom of the self care list, however, we really...
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Rice is a fabulous source of nutrition and it is so versatile to cook with. In this episode, I talk about which rice to eat and how to eat and cook with it. Every time you decide to cook rice, do you wonder if it's the right thing to do?
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Using herbs when cooking adds a whole lot of nutrition to your meals, including lots of calcium.
If you are unsure what herbs to use for what...
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I haven't used stock cubes for decades because they often contain poor-quality ingredients or ingredients that I don't want to cook with.
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Going out to eat as a vegan or someone who wants to eat more plant based foods can be tricky, as you often aren’t...
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I am an advocate for getting complete protein on a plant based diet and here are my thoughts and what I do to get adequate sources of protein...
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Where do I get my protein from on a vegan diet is the million dollar question. In this episode I shed some light on how easy it is to get protein every meal on a vegan diet.
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In this first episode I talk about my journey with becoming a vegan and what it took and takes on a daily basis to remain vegan.
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