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{Meatless Mondays} Starts Today! (& its freaking delicious!)

I love to cook, a lot. A lot a lot. Like, A LAWT. Back when we were fancy, cable-having people, I watched the Food Network like it was porn and worshipped at the altar of Ina Garten. I cooked all the time.

Then we moved to a place that didn’t really have the best kitchen for cooking, and we cut the cable cord, so I slowed my cooking roll… but never stopped feeling that itch. That wanna-cook-twinge. It was always there.

So now that we’re finally in a new house with much dreamier kitchen (and Ina on hulu), I’ve been getting back in the game…. learning to better support my vegan diet requirements without leaning too much on processed foods, and LOVIN the results! Cooking at home keeps our bodies healthier and wallets heavier, (and who doesn’t want that?), so we thought it would be fun to share our favorite recipes with you in a new feature we’ll call Meatless Mondays!

You could be eating this! (yeah yeah, we’re working on our camera skillz)

While I could go on about the various health, environmental, ethical and fiscal benefits to moving to a plant-based diet, I don’t expect y’all to just give up meat and dairy just like that. It ain’t easy, I know… and its not necessarily for everyone. But I will encourage you to experiment! It doesn’t have to be “all or nothing” – try subbing out a meal or two each week with something meatless… I bet you won’t be sorry! The Kind Diet by Alicia Silverstone is a great starter resource that speaks to all levels of interest and commitment without judgment, but this short and sweet video from the Ted conference presents a great perspective on how every effort we each make, even if in baby steps, adds up to big results.

To celebrate kicking off Meatless Mondays, we’re amped to introduce this week’s Bargain Bash sale! Whether you’re trying to cut back on meat, or time in the kitchen, or those pesky extra holiday pounds…. Gobble Green‘s vegan and gluten-free meal delivery service is a bad-ass treat you’ll love to eat! You may remember Gobble Green from our Flab to Fab Test Lab, and we loved our month on the plan so much that we invited them to be part of the Bargain Bash!

This week (and this week only) you can score an introductory week of fresh, balanced, and delicious breakfasts, lunches and dinners served right to your door, anywhere in the US, at 44% off! With tasty items like banana nut muffins, “chicken” salad, and “meatloaf” with mashed potatoes… you’ll love the healthy, yummy convenience that Gobble Green delivers. Click here to get started!

Enough with the talk now…. ONTO THE FOOOOOD! Come on by later, we’ll be showing you our Pumpkin Harvest Alfredo Pasta. Now, doesn’t that sound sexy? Watch for falling drool!