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Terpenes and powerful super-flavonoids. Combine those with CBD, and you are on your way to creating some fine plant magick.
Citrus peels such as oranges, limes, and tangerines are high in powerful antioxidants which reduce your bad cholesterol. They are 20 times more powerful than the antioxidants found within the juice itself. The peels also boast anti-cancer, anti-allergenic anti-inflammatory agents. All things we need in our lives right now!
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Whether you are vegan, vegetarian, or a full on carnivore – one thing we can all agree on is the importance of binders for flavor, moisture, and leavening in baked goods. This is where eggs come in since they are traditionally used for this purpose.
But what do we do if we are vegan and don’t use eggs? Or what if we are vegetarians or carnivores and the grocery store runs out? The great news is that you may already have several pantry items patiently waiting to save the day.
Thankfully, many common household items can be substituted so that your bread won’t be completely lifeless (flat, unflavored, and dry). So the next time you have a vegan family member to cook for or run out of your egg supply, I got you covered with 12 simple swaps! And if you want to get fancy, I have an uber simple recipe to make whipped eggs whites. Ever hear of aquafaba? It’s the liquid from canned beans. And boy, will you never look at canned beans the same way again.
12 Simple Vegan Egg Replacers For 1 Egg
Does Your Recipe Call for Egg Yolks or Whites?
Egg yolks: 1 tablespoon soy lecithin per egg yolk.
Egg whites: 3 tablespoons aquafaba (any canned bean liquid with chickpea being the best) per egg white.
Whipped Aquafaba Egg Substitute
This recipe is complete socerery, I warn you right now. Never in my life have I stood mouth gaping wide open when the magic of aquafaba was unleashed in my kitchen. Prepare!
Whipped aquafaba can be used in any recipe calling for whipped egg whites such as macaroons, chocolate mousse, meringues, lemon meringue pies, and other baked goods.
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The state of grocery stores is an absolute mess right now during the coronavirus outbreak. And trying to buy any plant-based milk for Vegan’s or people who have dairy issues might actually end in a fist fight. Store shelves are being stripped bare of most…
Right now, at this very moment, there is no better time than plant medicine. Nature, God, mother earth – has given us all that we need which grows freely on this earth. Using the holistic healing powers of ginger, lime, turmeric, cayenne, l-glutamine, and CBD – this tonic is a must have daily immune system booster.
You may be asking yourself why should I even bother? The simple answer is that this shot is full of vitamin c, antioxidants, minerals, amino acids, and anti-inflammatory agents that boost your immune response to the environments potential bad guys. And right now, each and every one of us could use that. Especially those who have issues with their immune system.
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Soup doesn’t have to be an overly complicated production or made into a long drawn out process. As a busy stay-at-home mama bear, sometimes I need a quick recipe I can throw together and forget about while I go about my day. This creamy potato…
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Many cultures around the world such as France, Southern Europe, and the Islamic world have have had a fond love and reverance for bidets for personal hygiene. Whether it is an actual porecelain bidet, an add-on attachment, or a toliet with a mechanical shower attachment – they are the perfect ecological and economical tool for your family.
“Bidet” is French, meaning “little horse” which is due to the horse like straddling position adopted in its usage. While many are put off at the idea of getting into a horse stance or sitting down and trying to aim a hose at your bum – fret not my dear! This handy little toliet accessory will become your bff in no time.
When my family went Zero Waste in June 2019 we discussed getting a bidet. In July 2019, we ordered our first one and I started our family cloth. Since then, we haven’t looked back – enjoying both the environmental, health, and financial positives.
Environmental Impact
A bidet stops the need for toliet paper which saves the environment a little stress. To make 1 roll of toliet paper it can take anywhere between 12 to 37 gallons of water. Americans on average as a whole use 36.5 billion rolls of TP per year. Whereas a person who uses a traditional bidet only uses 1/8th of a gallon of water to spray and flush. It is also worth to mention that Sientific American reported that if all American’s switched to using bidets, 15 million trees could be saved every year.
Health Benefits
Personal hygiene is improved with the use of a bidet which is good news for anyone. The spray literally washes you clean leaving no residue behind. Whereas toliet paper can get stuck in crevices or not thoughourly clean your private areas. For women, using a bidet during their time of month, pregnancy, postpartum, or after sex is one of the most refreshing experiences. For men, using a bidet to keep their booty clean as a whistle and after sex clean-up is more than enough for them to say, YES!
Financial Savings
Money that goes to toliet paper per year is actually freed up when you purchase a bidet. Which means you can put this towards savings, food, or other important life things. Think about all the positives you will be doing for yourself and your family. And in the event of a crisis – you won’t have to waste money on TP which funnels money to more important things!
How To Use A Bidet with Family Cloth
But how do I get dry you ask? Simple answer: Family Cloth. Yes, google it. That’s a thing. All you have to do is get a small basket, small hand towels or cut up a cotton towel into squares, a basket with a cloth bag insert, and some bleach. Fill the small basket with the folded small towels and place near your toliet. Now, place the basket and insert on the floor near your toliet.
When you need to go, simply spray yourself with the bidet and then grab one small family cloth square. Pat your bum dry and toss it into the basket on the floor by the toliet. When it fills up, simply add all the cloths to the washer machine. You can also get a lined wicker basket with a top if you wish. Add in bleach to the dispenser, soap, and 1/4 cup baking soda into the drum. Wash on hot/hot or the sanitize cycle. Then dry on the hottest setting which will sanitize the cloths again. Now, you have clean and disinfected cloths that can be used over and over again with your bidet.
Here is the bidet shower attachment we use: JP Bathroom Bidet
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Sometimes we are just in need of a delicious warm from the oven chewy ooey gooey brownie. A dessert that spans all seasons and times of day – this treat can whipped up and baked in a jiffy. This time around I decided to swap…
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Did you know that traditional clay based cat litter is not biodegradable? When it is sent to landfills it just lumps into clay piles that gets compacted with other trash particles. And the actual mining process of clay is environmentally damaging to our earth.
Facilities will use strip mining to pull the clay from the landscape. This not only scars the natural land but disrupts the ecosystem as the land is stripped bare. Because clay contains silica dust, when it is turned into cat litter, this air born dust is stirred up anytime the clay cat litter is aggitated. This is both bad for your cat and anyone living in the house with you. Silica dust has been known to trigger asthma and respiratory issues.
So what are cat lovers out there left to do? We can make the switch from clay cat litter to biodegradable ones such as pine, recycled newspaper, or corn pellets. These are much healthier options for both you and your feline companion. And each day when you scoop your litter box, you can compost it for non-edible mulch for your garden space outside your home. A lot of people will scoof at the idea of composting cat litter because of feline diseases. But as long as your cat is healthy it is not different than composting other animal manure for mulch.
If you opt for pine pellets like we did, you have the added benefit of terpenes in your cat litter. As soon as I poured in the new cat litter, my cat Mao went bonkers over the smell. She was doing her happy dance, purring, and rubbing the smell from my hand all over her face. You can also add more terpenes by mixing True Terpene with a carrier oil and then mixing it with a small amount of baking soda. You can sprinkle this on the bottom of the litter box to keep it smelling extra fresh instead of all the chemical smells they put in traditional clay litters.
Lastly, you need to ease your cat into this process. Lay down a layer of your old cat litter with the new pellets on top. Slowly phase out your old cat litter as the weeks pass until thr cat or cats are using just the pellets. Some cats will take to the pellets right away while others will be more hesitant. But in general, your cats will be happier as the pellets will not be abrasive to their paws, there will be no dust to aggitate their airways, and their litter will smell natural to them.
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