Veg Out

Vegan, Plant Based, Vegetarian, Ovo Lacto, Flexitarian – there are many ways to describe how and what you eat. For some, labels are necessary and are held as a way to express their beliefs and maintain their values. For others, it is a starting off point to get to the place they want to be. Can you be vegetarian and wear leather? Vegan and eat honey? Or kill insects? Barbi, Steve and Jeanette talk...

No, we’re not considering turning our backs on our vegan life choices. Instead we’re talking about mock meats, meat substitutes and protein alternatives. But we also broach the topic of lab-grown meat. When the cell-cultured stuff is ready for mass consumption will we be first in line to try it, or are we happy with the alternatives we already have? Credits: Hosts: Marni, Steve, Sweta Editing: Swe...

The Vegan Baking Group recently held a brownie bake off, which inspired Barbi, Sweta and Jeanette to talk about all things vegan brownies, but they also reminisce about cookie pizzas, baking as kids, baking fails, and annoying baking trends.

Join Steve and Sweta as they speak with guest Jacinta McDonnell from the . The Plant Based Treaty initiative is a grassroots campaign designed to put food systems at the forefront of combating the climate crisis. Credits: Hosts: Steve, Sweta Guest: Jacinta McDonnell Editing: Sweta Episode Summary: Sweta Theme Music: Matt Judge

Join Marni and Barbi as they chat with Ally Lazare about her brand new cookbook, and all their favourite vegan donut spots! Credits Hosts: Barbi and Marni Guest: Ally Lazare Editing: Sweta Write Up: Marni Theme Music: Matt Judge

Is it time? Is it safe? Can we start thinking about taking big trips again? For this episode we’re joined by Brighde Reed, co-founder of B.C.-based World Vegan Travel, a group-travel company with a mission to take vegans to some of the world’s most exciting destinations in Europe, Africa and Asia without sacrificing great culinary experiences. Brighde also tells us about a recent conference she pa...

David Gaucher is the co-CEO of , a company that makes plant based meals and snacks with a focus on vegetables. Their products are vegan, non-GMO project verified, gluten free, soy free with no sugar added and made with simple ingredients – and also taste delicious!

Do you have a vegan kid? Do you know a vegan kid? Were you a vegan kid? In honour of Family Day Weekend, we invited two vegan mamas, Fine Levan and Angela Shintani-Sandrowicz, to join us for a chat about the joys and challenges of raising vegan children, and to give us some tips about how to find other vegan kids for your little ones to play with. (Spoiler alert: It involves Facebook.) Links Toron...

Barbi, Marni and Sweta share their veg experiences. Whether you’re a long-time vegan or newer and seeking support, this episode of Veg Out will give you something to chew on.

We’re three weeks into Veganuary and realize some newer vegans, or those just experimenting with a vegan diet, may be running out of meal ideas. So, we thought it was the perfect time to ask three of our veteran veg-heads — Sweta, Jeanette and Marni — to share a few of their go-to meals. You know, those dishes that are tried and true and relatively easy to put together. Let the inspiration begin!...

Vegan burgers continue their meteoric rise. Listen as we talk about our favourite burgers in the city and welcome Darryl Neate, the founder of Mavericks Burger Co., to chat about his burger business.

We are sharing with you some highlights from past episodes of Veg Out where we talk all things holidays and how it relates to veganism.

Have some cash you’d like to invest in a company that aligns with your plant-based values? All of a sudden there are lots of publicly traded businesses that tap into the growing sector. But picking and choosing individual stocks can be risky, not to mention intimidating if you’re not an experienced investor. Meet today’s guests, financial advisors Anup Ruperalia and Justin Manning, the guys behind...

With the end of 2021 fast approaching, the Veg Out team was in the mood to look back at some of the amazing episodes created this year. Welcome to our best of show! We look back at some interviews, topics, and more.

Today Sweta and Ana chat with Elliot Alexander and Peter McQueen about all things TVA. With the TVA Annual General Meeting coming up and the recent call for committee members we thought the timing was right to learn about how the TVA works behind the scenes.  Elliot and Peter, two of our current board members join us to chat about what goes on behind the scenes.

Barbi, Ana and Jeanette love watching Youtube, and with some new content recently released on the TVA’s channel, we thought it would be a good time to share with you our favourite creators making vegan content. 

This year’s Veg Food Fest will look a little bit different.  Because of COVID-19 restrictions, it’ll be staged as a pop-up event at the Steam Whistle Brewery rather than its usual home, the sprawling Harbourfront complex. There will be 30 vendors instead of the usual 150+. Instead of three days, it’s just one – Saturday.

Cookies, chips, and crackers, oh my! There are many mainstream products in grocery stores that are “accidentally vegan.” Everything from puff pasty to pancake mix. The term refers to items that are not necessarily marketed to vegans, and are not produced specifically to be vegan, but they just happen to not have any animal derived ingredients.

Ugh. It’s August and we’re still not supposed to travel outside of Canada unless necessary. If you’re lucky, and rich, you might have had the foresight to book a cottage somewhere up north months ago. If not, hey, there’s still camping! Our three vegan camping enthusiasts — Marni, Barbi and Steve — discuss how to have a successful plant-based camping experience that goes beyond the Beyond Burgers....

Vegan celebrities, boon or bane? Join us for an informal chat about some of our favourite vegan celebs and the contributions they’ve made to the community, some famous folk we thought were vegan but upon closer inspection probably aren’t, as well as some who were at some point, but now, not so much.

Connie Oliveira is the creator of the food blog The Portuguese Vegan, which you can find on Instagram and Facebook. She joins fellow Portuguese Vegans Ana and Jeanette on this episode of Veg Out to talk about her journey to create a cookbook that honours her mother’s heritage by preserving family recipes, and veganizing them.

Taimoor Choudhry is a fashionable guy. In fact, he used to be the General Manager and Creative Director of a jewellery line called Damas. He also used to wear fur. No more! A few years ago, Choudhry had an epiphany when he started to see that fur trim on his parka as more than just a piece of raw material. It had, of course, been a living, breathing, feeling being no different than his own beloved...

Do you want to get to know TVA’s new Executive Director Kimberly D’Olivera?  Today, Steve and Ana share a virtual meet ‘n greet with Kimberly.  During this episode, Kimberly shares her vegan journey, the story of how she came to know the TVA, and some of her favourite foods. 

Wondering how to live a more sustainable lifestyle but stuck on those pesky single-use plastics that many of our favourite products come in? We’re here for you with tips and inspiration from Lin and Toni Sappong, founders of local initiatives like PlasticFree TO and Leslieville Reduces – and self-professed Planetarians.

Barbi, Ana and Jeanette call of a meeting of the Veg Out Cookbook Club to talk about some recently published cookbooks and new discoveries. If you are in a cooking rut, this episode is for you.