Is your beer Vegan?

Being a vegan is tough enough as the best of times. Making the conscious decision to give up meat and diary on moral grounds in an incredibly admirable thing to do. However, while food normally dominates the conversation when it comes to veganism, people often fail to consider non vegan-friendly drinks in their diets

Sure, drinking milk is an obvious no no, but how about alcohol – and more specifically beer? Surely that's OK?

Alex Caceres Vegan Fighter

UFC bantamweight Alex Caceres has made a name for himself in the world of mixed martial arts. Dressing in colourful beads and conical hats, even taking on the nickname Bruce Leeroy after the heroic character featured int the 1985 film The Last Dragon.

Vegan Kitchen Essentials

Cooking at home is healthy and very affordable. As a vegan there are so many great recipes to try with a wide range of fruits and vegetables to choose from. To get the most out of plant based nutrition it is worth investing in a few cooking appliances that will make crafting these dishes a lot easier and even fun.

Self Watering Herb Garden

Herbs are incredibly useful not only for culinary purposes but also for medicinal uses. Many herbs can be juiced and brewed to treat the symptoms of many health conditions. Though there is the issue of being able to obtain enough of the herbs to make use of them for these purposes. Here is a great way to access these wonderful herbs by growing them at home easily and at a minimal expense.

Gluten Free Soy Free Vegan Snack Bars

Looking for a new plant based snack? Here is a great packaged snack food, Bobo's Oat Bars. A gluten free, non-gmo snack from a company based out of Boulder Colorado, and best of all its vegan! These bars are filling and lack artificial ingredients and are low in sugar. These bars are lightly sweet on the outside and have a dense consistency and not too chewy, nor are they dry. A superior option over the common crunchy granola bar which is difficult to eat as they can be so hard and dry and leave one thirsty. Bobo's bars are softly moist and easy to chew. Baked like a soft cookie these bars are almost like something homemade.

Jeff Leech is Burning up

Hailing from Australia, Jeff Leech is a personal trainer who also works as a firefighter and has past experience in the Australian military reserves. Also active in many other athletic activities like swimming and hiking Leech has a physically demanding lifestyle.

Get Lucky, with Red Clover

Interested in more herbal foods that will elevate your health and reinforce your vegan nutrition goals? Red clover may be just what you need. Walking through any grassy overgrowth area the red clover is constantly stepped over. Dismissed as a weed red clover is seen as a lawn nuisance, this plant holds an impressive nutritional profile with many medicinal herbal benefits.

Straw bale gardening

Now more than ever home gardening is a better option for a healthy source of food. Concerns about food supplies being exposed to chemical fertilizers and pesticides have become major topics surrounding the future of food. Many are interested in starting their own home garden to raise food crops but don't know how to start.

Down with Dairy!

Dairy is Dead! Well not yet anyway. The word is out about dairy, its unhealthy and more people are realizing they are lactose intolerant. Consumers are looking for alternatives and this brings many to plant based milk products and other non dairy food alternatives.

Evolving with Fraser Bayley

Originally from New Zealand, Fraser Bayley is a plant based bodybuilder and fitness enthusiast who openly discusses his transition to Veganism. He is also very enthusiastic about providing resources for people to make the transition into full plant based nutrition.

The Perfect Red Velvet Cake

Not only is this cake Vegan it is gluten free and allergen safe. That is because the chef who came up with this recipe specializes in creating pastries that are safe for all dietary restrictions. Nicole Maree has a dairy and gluten intolerance, so she knows first hand the struggle of missing out on pastries and confectionery treats, so she wrote a cookbook intended to address this common problem, The Healthy Convert. The principle she follows is "It’s about replacing ingredients, rather than giving up your favorite foods". See this sample recipe below for a delectable Red Velvet Cake that is again free of dairy and gluten free.

Turin! Italy's first Vegan City.

Picture it, Italy. A picturesque and historic country with a long and famous culinary tradition. Prosciutto, mozzarella cheese, antipasto, tiramisu, all delicious foods but hardly fitting for plant based nutrition, right? Well look to the north Italian city of Turin. This city has gone through some serious gastronomical changes as more and more dining venues have eliminated meats and dairy products from their menus.