Veet Karen The Vegan Cooking and Nutrition Podcast

In this week’s podcast, I interview the fabulous Morag Gamble, who is a permaculture educator.  I have done Morag’s incredible edible gardens online program (read more) and have gained a wealth of knowledge and a whole tonne of skills, so I can grow organic produce to supplement my diet and cooking school.   Morag talks about  What permaculture is How it all started for her How to create a permacu...

Did you listen to podcast 29 where I talk about why I don’t eat dairy?  In this podcast  I will go through wonderful alternatives for meals that usually contain dairy. https://www.veets.com.au/vegan-chef-training https://www.veets.com.au/vegan-foundation-cooking-course www.veets.com.au/signup to sign up for my weekly newsletter https://www.veets.com.au/blog/lasagne   for a cream sauce  www.veets.c...

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.    In the podcast  I will cover why lactose...

Today I'm interviewing the wonderful Pandora College. Pandora graduated from the vegan chef training in 2015. Before she came to the chef training, she was already a nutritionist and she has done so many different things since graduating, including working at her gym as a nutrition and cooking adviser. In this interview we talk about some tips and tricks on how to add more plants into your di...

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. When I am stressed, my body quickly reacts to it and I often will get something wrong with my gums.  I ask you the question in this podcast, where does your body react to stress? I also share everything I eat and do to prevent...

In this episode of the vegan cooking and nutrition podcast, I am interviewing the gorgeous Ebony of Garden Eats. Ebony graduated from the vegan chef training in 2016 and worked as a head chef for a few years in a café in Woolongong before establishing her own café in her home town of Dwellingup Western Australia.  Here is Ebony’s story. The vegan chef training   Interview with Ems and Tenzin www.v...

Earlier this year I created the sauerkraut club. In this episode of the Vegan Cooking and Nutrition show I talk about why I created the club and the wonderfulness of eating sauerkraut on a daily basis.  I also talk about the health benefits of sauerkraut and why making your own sauerkraut is way better than buying it. To do an online sauerkraut class with me it is only $40 and then after that you...

Whether you are planning on turning your love of cooking into a hobby or a career, or cooking just for yourself, food presentation is worth considering.   In this podcast, I share a few tips and tricks on presenting food to yourself, loved ones, guests and possibly, one day, to your clients.     I cover  Why food presentation is important  Why trying to replicate someone else’s style of presentati...

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.   I cover:  Buying fruit and veg that is grown seasonally and locally. Buying organic food helps you to buy more locally.  Sourcing ingredients that have been gr...

I am speaking to Jesika Dawn, who graduated from the vegan chef training in 2021. Find out what Jesika has been up to since she graduated as a chef. We also talk a lot about tempeh.  If you are a fan of tempeh, this podcast is for you. If you are not a fan of tempeh, this podcast is still for you, as there are some really good tempeh recipe ideas in this podcast. We talk about  How Jesika decided...

Last week, I was contacted by a reporter from Bulgarian Nova TV and the Guardian newspaper. They wanted ideas on egg substitutes. This made me realise that the egg shortage is not restricted to Australia. The wonderful Jesika, who has graduated from the Vegan Chef Training alerted me a few weeks ago about the shortage and the horrific death of so many chickens due to Avian flu virus H5N1.  I had a...

I talk about what options there are to become a Vegan Chef  Why I created the Vegan Chef Training My experience as a chef An idea can change the world Why graduates did the Chef Training  and share a delectable recipe and fun cooking tip.  If you would like to become a vegan chef I have a fabulous training on offer. Listen to find out more about the Vegan Chef Training.  Vegan Chef Training   For...

You can definitely avoid developing osteopenia and osteoporosis and a good place to start is through your food choices. The earlier you start in life, the better your chance of not ending up with bone problems. However, it is never too late to start taking care of your bone health. In this episode, I explain osteopenia and osteoporosis and discuss the foods that are super important for bone health...

Ems and Tenzin graduated from the Vegan Chef Training in 2016 and have created a legendary café called Boneless in Bermagui, NSW, which turned 6 recently.  They have not only opened a café but they also roast their own coffee. The café quickly became popular and now has created a fabulous community around it.  In this interview they talk about what it takes to run a popular café, a whole lot about...

If you aren’t gluten-free or don’t have Coeliac disease, it’s highly likely that you know someone who is. People often find it challenging to cook gluten-free food, however it is quite simple. In this episode of the Vegan Cooking and Nutrition podcast, I share some tips that will make cooking very easy for those with gluten intolerance or Coeliac disease.   I cover  What is gluten intolerance and...

Today I'm so excited to be interviewing Helena Norberg-Hodge. Helena is an author, a filmmaker and founding director of Local Futures. Local Futures is committed to the revitalisation of cultural and biological diversity and the strengthening of local communities and economics worldwide.    Helena has published several books including international bestseller 'Ancient Futures' which...

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.   In this episode, I answer a listener’s question. What is the best way to cook when you have limited time? I tal...

Hey, did you know I'm a really good cook? I actually think the food that I cook is sensational. I don't have a sprig of doubt. Did you hear the pun there? And before you're thinking that I'm the most big-headedest person in the world, it's taken me a long time to really be able to say that publicly, but I say it because I know it's true. And I wasn't always a sen...

Do you know how to listen to your body to really feed it what it needs to eat? Do you have cravings and are not sure if the food you are craving is what your body needs? 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. I share with you  how I discovered this meditation how to do the meditatio...

Do you buy organic food? Do you eat organic food? Or have you been thinking about buying and eating organic food, but you're pretty confused about whether it's actually worth the money and actually good for you or not? I personally have eaten organic produce for the last 23 years, and I can see clearly the positive benefits to my health.  There is so little scientific evidence on the ben...

In this episode of the vegan cooking and nutrition show, I  discuss all things iron on a vegan diet. Even if you are not vegan, you really want to take a listen as it’s so important to be informed about;  what iron is where to get your iron from what inhibits iron absorption how much iron you need on a daily basis what iron readings mean  when it is time to take supplements.  For food iron informa...

I'm answering a listener's question. The question is: how to avoid dairy when eating out? Do you struggle when you go out to eat because you have dairy as one of the dietary requirements that you cannot have? In this episode, I'm going to give you some tips on how to manage going out to eat.  In this episode I cover Why people don’t want to eat dairy when going out to eat. 6 tips on...

You've decided to eat less meat and eat more plant-based food or even go vegan. Yay! You're just getting started and then all of a sudden someone tells you ‘but you can't because what about all the phytic acid and the oxalates? You're going to get sick. ‘   You think, oh no, what the heck am I going to do? What you're going to do is listen to this podcast episode and find...

Cooking for yourself often is at the bottom of the self care list, however, we really need to fuel our bodies well in order to feel good. In this episode I share with you how to get cooking to the top of your self care list.   In this podcast I cover  ~ Alternatives to putting cooking at the top of your self care list ~ How I got cooking to number one on my self care list ~ Benefits of having cook...

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 it and cook with it.  In this show I cover  What rice to eat White Rice Brown Rice  Red Rice Black Rice  Wild Rice    How to cook rice  I also share with you the beautiful salad – wild mushroom and black rice.   https://www.veets.com.au/blog/wild-mushroom-and-bl...