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The Ultimate Vegan Halloween Candy Guide!

October 17, 2018 by Stacey Homemaker Leave a Comment

Trying to figure out which candy is vegan can be time-consuming and confusing! There are so many ingredients, some are labeled vegan, some are accidentally vegan, some are organic, some are non-GMO, what should you buy?! Forget that, this vegan Halloween candy guide is taste-tested and vegan-approved!

***This post contains affiliate links but this it is not sponsored by any of these brands, I really buy and eat all of these candies when a craving hits or for a holiday treat!

***The information listed is accurate as of 10/16/18. I will update the list if anything changes. I still recommend that you read the label before you buy or eat it in case anything changes.

Can you believe Halloween is only two weeks away?! It will be here before you know it. Are you ready?

My mom and I have a tradition every year where we make little treat baskets for each other and exchange them on Halloween. It’s so much fun! When I transitioned to a vegan lifestyle two years ago, it was hard for my family to understand that I no longer wanted the things that I’d previously enjoyed.

It was especially hard for my mom because she always prepared the food for family holidays and events. Halloween was the first holiday that came up after my lifestyle change, and I remember my mom calling me from the candy aisle of Whole Foods asking me what treats could she get for my basket this year?

Normally, mom would pick everything out for me so it would be a surprise but she wasn’t sure about what I could eat anymmore. She had spent hours reading candy labels and looking at everything they had at the store while trying to figure out which items were vegan and safe for me to eat. It was so frustrating to her because the candy ingredients can be so confusing and misleading!

It sure would be nice if every product was clearly labeled vegan or not-vegan, but, unfortunately, that’s just not how it is. Hopefully, it will be different one day!

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Super Creamy Spinach Artichoke Vegan Lasagna

October 14, 2018 by Stacey Homemaker Leave a Comment

This is the creamiest, most satisfying vegan lasagna you’ll ever taste! The filling is an ultra-rich cashew-based spinach artichoke dip that’s loaded with veggies and tucked in between layers of noodles. It’s vegan comfort food that will please the whole family. Plus, it’s naturally vegan, soy-free, and has a gluten-free option!

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I’m finallyyy getting back to my regular routine.

We got back from our Halloween on the High Seas Disney cruise a few weeks ago and it took me longer than I expected to edit all of our daily cruise vlogs for Youtube. I wanted to get those videos done first and out of the way so I could jump back into sharing more vegan recipes with you!

Watch our Halloween on the High Seas Disney cruise vacation videos here!

I have a bunch of recipes to share that I’ve been working on over the last few weeks but I thought this vegan lasagna would be the perfect recipe to share first! When I finally got out of the Disney cruise withdrawal phase (yes, it’s totally a real thing!) and started cooking again, this delicious vegan lasagna is the first meal that I made!

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29 Healthy Fruit Smoothie Recipes That Will Jumpstart Your Day!

August 12, 2018 by Stacey Homemaker 9 Comments

Up your morning smoothie game with these 29 delicious healthy fruit smoothie recipes. Each recipe is loaded with fruit and nutrition to jumpstart your day! Vegan, dairy-free, gluten-free.

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Ya know, I never used to really like smoothies.

Why? Because I was doing it wrong!

I bet you’re thinking, “you can’t mess up a smoothie recipe, it’s too easy!”

Well, let me tell you.

I was blending a handful of greens with a handful of fruit and using water as a mixer and no frozen fruit! What was I thinking?

My smoothies turned out room temperature, watered down, and they were usually gray. I didn’t understand what people liked about them!?

Easy Smoothie Recipe Tips

I kept playing around with different variations and I started to notice that the smoothies that I really liked and enjoyed drinking were creamy smoothies that followed a flavor profile: fruity, green, chocolate, vanilla, etc. Not just a bunch of random ingredients thrown together with water as a mixer. It doesn’t work when you just put in a little bit of everything, hit the blend button, and cross your fingers.

If you use fruits that taste good together + follow the tips below, your smoothie will turn out delicious!

Make it easy on yourself, buy bulk bags of frozen organic fruit (Costco is my go-to place to get a good deal on organic frozen fruit– my vegan Costco shopping list has all the fruit prices) to use for your smoothies.
Don’t use water as the liquid component, creamy nut or plant milk makes it taste so much better! Trust!
If you come across a smoothie recipe that calls for orange juice, substitute plant milk. Orange juice is loaded with sugar and you’re already getting plenty of natural sugar from the fruit.
Smoothies need a creamy ingredient, I prefer bananas, or almond butter…sometimes both!
Don’t add ice to make it cold, it just waters the smoothie down. Use frozen fruit instead.
Use a high-powered blender to make super smooth and creamy smoothies. You don’t want a gritty smoothie, it’s just wrong! (Read the next section to see which blender that I think is the best smoothie maker.)

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Wisdom Teeth Removal Recovery Survival Guide

July 28, 2018 by Stacey Homemaker Leave a Comment

If you’re nervous about getting your wisdom teeth removed then you need to read this positive wisdom teeth removal success story to ease your fears! Plus, I share everything that helped me get through my wisdom teeth removal recovery + all the recipes for the soft foods that I ate!

**This is my personal experience of having my wisdom teeth removed. I’m not a dental professional and I’m not giving medical advice, this is just what I did and how it worked out for me. Always follow your doctor’s advice and instructions for any procedure.

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I just had my wisdom teeth removed two weeks ago, it was a long time coming. Even though my dentist told me years ago that I needed to have it done because my wisdom teeth were crowding my other teeth, I put it off for years and years because I was so afraid of the surgery.

I had really bad anxiety about this procedure for years, it all seemed so terrifying! Even though all my friends and family have done it and told me it’s not really that big of a deal, I just didn’t believe them! I mean, how could someone cutting into your gums and ripping teeth out not be a big deal?! Are you crazy? I’m not doing that!

I was worried about:

Not waking up from the sedation.
The doctor cutting into my gums and jaw really freaked me the eff out.
No joke, I read a story of a lady who’s jaw was broken during wisdom teeth removal surgery. So, naturally, I had to worry about that happening to me too!
I also worried that what if the doctor slipped and cut my mouth with the scalpel?! Totally possible, right?
Waking up during surgery.
Saying embarrassing things after surgery.
The wisdom teeth removal recovery being extremely painful.

Sound familiar? I bet some of these thoughts have run through your head too, am I right?

I finally forced myself to go through with the surgery because I didn’t want to waste any more time worrying and stressing about it…and you know what? Everyone was right, it wasn’t that bad! It wasn’t fun but it wasn’t nearly as horrible as I had imagined it to be.

This is the God’s honest truth, all the stress and anxiety about getting my wisdom teeth out was far worse than the actual surgery. I was shocked!

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