The Jealous Vegan Podcast
We believe that plant-based eating is better for all humans and for our planet yet we recognize how hard it is to transition and maintain. The Jealous Vegan podcast exists to: 1) support, encourage, and cheer for those who want or need to sustainably change their way of eating, lifestyle, mindset, and habits. 2) raise the dialogue about plant-based living from dogma to honest discussion. 3) uphold our body’s unique wisdom as the ultimate authority on what we should eat.
Episodes
A podcast about healthy eating, habit change and the hurdles that we all need help overcoming.
When you are a woman of a certain size, starting a new training program can be daunting even when you have support. What are the obstacles? What are the lessons? Listen in and be inspired as The Voice offers insightful lessons from her own journey to conquer a 5K.
Have you ever dined with friends, while on a mission to eat healthy, only to find that your choices are limited and undesirable? For example, you order the salad and your friend orders the amazingly juicy pork chop. Do you regret your healthy choice? Do you feel satisfied with your meal? You are not alone. The social factors that influence our choices are real - including the choices that we make about food. Get inspired. Listen in...
Has an emotional event (death, loss of a relationship, a health issue of someone that you love) ever changed how you eat? Our relationship with food is influenced by our mindset, the quality of food available, our social circle, and - believe it or not - our emotional state. In this episode, April shares her story about how she coped, how she ate, and what she learned when she went through divorce. Listen in as she and Jendayi, ano...
Would you like a smoother, more regular visit to the bathroom? You should because as heard in this episode: "Death begins in the bowels". The team has a comical, frank discussion about what's changed for each of them since transitioning to plant-based eating and what they've noticed in the bathroom. We promise that it's a hilarious episode and full of #realTalk!
One of the most common questions that a vegan will get: Where do you get your protein? We don’t know when or exactly why protein became the Almighty Ingredient that we must be careful to get. Are plant-based eaters in danger of becoming protein deficient? We take this episode to challenge this common misconception. Spoiler alert: YOU CAN GET ALL THE PROTEIN YOU NEED ON A PLANT-BASED DIET. Listen in to learn how.
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Wondering how to replace your favorite comfort foods with plant-based alternatives? Is there really a substitute for real bacon? What are the pros and cons of vegan cheese? Most importantly, what tastes good enough to actually eat? The team dishes on what plant-based substitutions they like, don't like, and how they each have approached the problem of desiring nostalgic comfort food that isn't traditionally plant-based.
Have you ever been on a diet? Ever gone vegan? Or no/low carb diet? Paleo? Did it work for you? Were the results sustainable over 1 year, 5 years, 10 years? The team comments on the Netflix documentary "Why Diets Fail" and shares their thoughts on why sustainable health improvements and weight loss are difficult on any diet. This episode is thoughtful and sobering.
Is going plant-based a list of limitations (i.e. things we can't eat) or a journey of exploration (i.e. things we can eat)? Lisa and Jennifer, two members of the team, discuss how deciding to deprive oneself of something often prompts an immediate desire for it. Why is that? How is it relevant to a plant-based lifestyle? Heard in this episode: "The way that you talk to yourself has power". Listen to hear about their personal journe...
What special challenges are presented when it is necessary or preferred to eliminate dairy, eggs, meat, AND wheat from your diet? We think that avoiding gluten is even harder than dairy or meat. In this episode, teammate, Jennifer, discusses the challenges that she has faced learning how to eat for her body and stick to a plant-based lifestyle while addressing the emotional, environmental and social triggers that stand in the way o...
Have you ever been to a family BBQ while trying to eat plant-based? Was there anything that you felt was safe to eat? Did you feel pressure or desire to eat meat? Why or why not? These are the matters that the team examines in this episode. What are the cultural factors that influence us to fall off of the plant-based wagon? We aim to show you that you are not alone in the struggle. And that you can be victorious!
What does shame have to do with plant-based living? Going plant-based requires a transition, a transition implies habit change, habit change requires that we acknowledge the triggers and inhibitors to sustainable progress.
Brilliant multi-hyphenate author-speaker-researcher, Brene Brown, calls shame triggers gremlins. “Gremlins die when exposed to the light.” In this episode, we discuss her audiobook, “T...
Our discussion on shame and honoring our truth was SO good that we had to split the conversation into two episodes. This is part II of the discussion. If you missed part I, may we suggest listening to it first so that you can catch up on all the goodies dispensed on this topic? You won't be disappointed!
Several popular diets extol the virtues of lowering the percentage of carbohydrates in on our plate. It is not uncommon to hear people say that they are watching their carbs, as if they are trying to reform from bingeing on carbs. Are carbs really that bad? Does limiting carb work as a weight-loss plan? How does this strategy affect plant-based eaters? We're dishing on carb deprivation - how we feel about it, what we've found, and ...
The Weekend Chef explores plant-based food options with intuition, creativity, and passion. Meet a man who gets excited to go into the produce section of the grocery store! We have tasted his beautiful creations in the kitchen and we promise you - he’s 100% on point and does not disappoint!
Spoiler alert: this episode is emotionally charged. The team invites The Weekend Chef back for a discussion about the Keto diet and it's so riotously funny that you might find it hard to keep up. Have you ever tried this diet? Are you considering it? Tune in to hear us weigh in before you dive into this high-fat diet. We hope to inform you, empower you, and propel you forward.
Have you ever decided to eat healthier, started out doing well, only to get sabotaged while traveling? How do you sustain a plant-based diet when your "cheese is moved"? That's the subject in this episode and we promise it's packed with good tips and tricks for any travel plan. For example, prepare ahead and pack nuts. We share our insights and our personal ways of navigating plant-based on the move. We hope to inspire your journey...
Have you ever tried to sustainably lose weight or overcome a health issue (such as high blood pressure) and found it to be a real challenge? You are not alone. Why is your health goal so difficult to achieve? The answer is more complex than just food and exercise! Co-founder and Health Coach, April Cunningham, answers the question in this episode, speaking from her practice and her own experience in her journey to find her best hea...
The story of this episode begins with a fiery conversation about whether a creamy, baked pasta dish that contains non-dairy cheese should be called "mac-n-cheese". Is it really mac-n-cheese if the "cheese" isn't truly cheese in the sense that we have always known it? Is this a malicious deception? What does "vegan" mean anyway in the common, social understanding? The team explores this topic and uncovers the real goal of going plan...
This episode is juicy. The team discusses what we are grateful for, what we are looking forward to, and what lies we regularly tell ourselves about what is going to be different in our lives. We reveal the struggles and pains that we carry in a real and vulnerable way. The truth is that the expectations that we put on ourselves are sometimes unrealistic and disconnected from the REAL reason that we want to make a change. And that i...
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