Keeping plant-based cooking fresh and exciting, with Romy London

08/03/21 • 59 min

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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How to transition to a plant-based diet for health (and the planet), with Rohini Bajekal

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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Former pig vet Dr Alice Brough on why we urgently need to fight factory farming

News and reviews: Holly and Molly discuss the IPCC climate change report and why going vegan is one of the best things we as individuals can do to minimise our impact. They also chat about the Met Gala's plant-based menu before reviewing the new vegan range at Lidl and the new sausage, beans and cheese melt from Greggs. This week's reader question is on fish alternatives – have a listen if you'd like tips on cooking plant-based alternatives using clever kitchen hacks.
The interview: This must-listen interview with Dr Alice Brough looks at how she went from pig vet to animal activist after experiencing the treatment of livestock within the farming industry and the dangers this presents to human health and the climate crisis. Avoiding the upsetting details, Holly and Alice discuss the startling over-use of antibiotics, the risk of potential future pandemics, the SCRAP Factory Farming legal challenge and why Alice turned against her farming upbringing to go vegan for the animals. Alice also discusses her work to try and save Geronimo the Alpaca and her role in Joaquin Phoenix's new film, The End of Medicine. Does she feel hopeful for the future? And is it time we stopped being scared of activism and start getting involved now we are in a Code Red climate situation?
Today’s podcast is sponsored by Sweet Freedom... the ‘better for you’ 100% vegan brand who now have 14 sweet syrups with 13 Great Taste Awards and counting! Plus a chocolate spread to rival Nutella that’s diet friendly! Every single one of their 14 products are vegan, plant based, cruelty free, naturally sweetened with fruit, palm oil free, GMO free, high or a source of fibre, and all packaging is recyclable! They are also a Business Friend of PETA and donate part profits to them. Sweet Freedom products are now in Sainsbury’s, Tesco, Asda, Waitrose, Morrisons, Ocado and Holland & Barrett.
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