The Simply Vegan Podcast

Vegan news and reviews: Discover what Holly and Molly have to say about the new McPlant burger launch and what to expect from Waitrose's new Plantlife range. The girls also discuss the new Meat Atlas report and the upcoming film Eating Our Way To Extinction , featuring Kate Winslet.
For this week's taste test, they try the new vegan Baxters soups, Ilchester's Vegan Blue and Melting Mature cheese, and - eek - some of Tesco's Christmas range!
This week's listener questions are all about organic food (is it actually better for us?) and ancient grains (what are they and why should we eat them?). To submit your questions to Holly and Molly, email simplyvegan@anthem.co.uk.
The interview: Amelia Christie-Miller believes in beans so much that she set up her own company. Now she's campaigning for the future of food to focus on beans rather than meat replacement products. Find out why beans are so good for us and our soils...
Coming up next week: The girls take on a Whole Food Plant Based Challenge with guidance from nutrition advisor and vegan chef Lisa Marley.
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Today we kick off the episode by discussing the revelations that some of Tesco's fruit isn't actually vegan-friendly, along with the incredible news that Italy is banning the killing of male chicks in the egg industry. We also chat about Molly's upcoming trip to eco-friendly festival Shambala, and review new launches from Squeaky Bean, Pimp My Salad and H!p oat milk chocolate.
The interview This week we also chat to Kate Fowler from Generation Vegan about how we can all do more to encourage and represent diversity within the vegan movement. We discuss Gen V's previous work under the name Million Dollar Vegan, which included asking the Pope and Donald Trump to go vegan, along with their new campaigns working with social justice activist Christopher Eubanks and mother and daughter drag act The Vegan Queens. Kate also recommends reading the work of disability and vegan activist Sunaura Taylor, including her book Beasts of Burden.
Kate explains how using the 'right language' isn't enough and shares tips on how we can educate ourselves on social justice issues to enable us to move veganism forwards in an inclusive way.
This episode is sponsored by Beer52 - head to beer52.com/veganfood to claim your free vegan craft beers (all you need to do is cover postage!).
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News and reviews: Holly and Molly chat about the upcoming Animal Rebellion march in London and their feelings about activism, and the news that a pro cyclist improved his iron levels by 77% when trialling a plant-based diet. They also review vegan burgers and sausages from Beyond Meat and a new plant-based meat range from Dopsu for those late summer BBQs. They round off by discussing difficulties with non-vegan kids and share tips for feeling full for longer on a plant-based diet.
The interview: Despina Marselou is a dietitian and nutritionist who specialises in clinical nutrition and immunology. She cured her own chronic illness with a whole food plant-based diet and now spends her life helping others do the same. She talks about the importance of gut health, shares tips for switching slowly and discusses how a plant-based diet can help autoimmune disease, long Covid, IBS and many other chronic illnesses.
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• Become a patron at patreon.com/simplyvegan and access video interviews, live chats with Holly and Molly and free downloads
• Visit veganfoodandliving.com and try our delicious recipes
• Tag us in your social posts, @veganfoodandliving
• Share this episode with a friend
• Try an issue of Vegan Food and Living magazine for just 99p
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Vegan news and reviews: Holly and Molly discuss the latest vegan news including renowned meat lover Gordon Ramsay's advertising campaign for a plant-based milk company in the US, an 84-year old vegan who's just completed an ultra-marathon, and the 3D-printed meat launching in the UK later this year. They also review next-gen meat replacement OmniPork, a new vegan cupcake delivery box from Lola's Cupcakes, and Choc Shots from Sweet Freedom before answering questions on energy levels and new vegan meal ideas.
The interview: Meet Romy London, a recipe creator and food blogger who knows exactly how to keep things exciting in the kitchen! She shares the story of how she went vegan after being raised on deer offal as a child, lets us in on her cooking secrets including getting to grips with tofu, and offers up tips for being more inventive with our plant-based meals.
This episode is sponsored by Sweet Freedom. Sweet Freedom Choc Shot is a delicious, better-for-you chocolate syrup. It’s incredibly popular with dieters as it's only 13 calories per teaspoon plus it’s naturally sweetened only with fruit extracts, has no added sugar, is GMO free, palm oil free, recyclable packaging and even high in healthy fibre! As you can see from their hugely buzzy IG and FB it has hundreds of uses and masses of user generated content! From drizzling over ice cream, pancakes, porridge, yoghurt, fresh fruit to healthier baking - we love it in our overnight oats and you can simply add to chilled plant milk and stir to make an amazing chocolate milk treat. It’s SO incredibly popular it’s now in all supermarkets including Sainsbury’s, Tesco Waitrose, Asda, Morrisons (find it next to the hot chocolate) plus Holland & Barrett and Ocado. The founders are huge animal lovers, and so all their products are cruelty free and they even donate part of their profits to PETA animal charity.
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Rants, raves and reviews: In the last episode of series 3, Holly and Molly discuss this week's positive vegan news stories along with the action being taken against Subway by Good Catch. They also review new desserts from Over the Spoon along with a tasty launch by Higgidy, before answering your questions on vegan ice cream.
The interview: Holly meets nutritionist and Plant-Based Health Professionals representative Rohini Bajekal to discuss the results of the recent National Food Strategy. Is a 30% reduction of meat intake enough? Should fruit and vegan be subsidised? And is it up to us to make changes or the big food corporations? They also touch on the results of Professor Tim Spector's Zoe Covid study which found that those eating a good quality plant-based diet were 40% less likely to get severe disease. Rohini shares her tips for getting started with plant-based eating and runs through what her daily diet looks like.
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Share your journey with us!
• Become a patron at patreon.com/simplyvegan and access video interviews, live chats with Holly and Molly and free downloads
• Visit veganfoodandliving.com and try our delicious recipes
• Tag us in your social posts, @veganfoodandliving
• Share this episode with a friend
• Try an issue of Vegan Food and Living magazine for just 99p
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