Veet Karen The Vegan Cooking and Nutrition Podcast

Happy New Year, everyone. 
 
Today's podcast, the first of 2026, yay, 
is a little different because I'm doing it along with Jesika Dawnn, who did the vegan chef training and now has her own vegan business, and we're going to be talking about Veganuary, because right now it's Veganuary. 
Maybe you don't know what Veganuary is, but after listening to this podcast, you will. 
I asked subscribers what they would miss if they had a month of not eating any animal products. And we're also going to talk about that. 
So in a moment, I'm going to introduce you to Jessica. And I'm so excited. You have met her before in another podcast. I'll put the link to that podcast in the show notes. And for the show notes of this podcast, it's www.veets.com.au/46. Yay. 

Jesika and I talk about 
What Veganuary is.
How we became vegan.
And we made suggestions for substitutions for the following 
 
Melted cheese on toast 
Fried eggs
Scrambled tofu 
Omelette with basil and tomato 
BBQ chicken 
Real Greek yoghurt 
Milk and cheese 
Ceviche 
Eggs and all meat – don’t like fake meat 
Chili con Carne 
Spag bol 
Sheppard’s pie 
Steak and chips or fish and chips 
After eating plant based for 3 days I always feel week 
Slow cooked roast lamb shoulder 
Am vegetarian and always have one of these in every meal 
Egg – milk  and cheese 
Eating out during Veganuary
Bagel with cream cheese and lox 
Carnation milk 
 
Relevant links mentioned in the show 
The vegan foundation cooking course  
https://www.veets.com.au/vegan-foundation-cooking-course
The Vegan Chef training
https://www.veets.com.au/vegan-chef-training
Veganuary
https://veganuary.com/try-vegan/
My story
www.veets.com.au/1
 
Podcast on tempeh with Jesika Dawnn
www.veets.com.au/22

Omelette recipe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZwY8-TzTFs

Egg Roll 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4J8GM9JBMw
 
If you want the scrambled tofu recipe or any of the recipes I mentioned in the podcast email me at [email protected] 
To sign up for the complete protein chart
 https://mailchi.mp/veets.com.au/complete-protein-chart
 
 
For full show notes go to www.veets.com.au/46
Hope you enjoy this podcast 
 
Let me know your thoughts in the comments.
  
Follow Veet on https://www.facebook.com/VeetKarenVegancookingandnutrition/
 
Hope you have a delicious week
With gratitude Veet 
https://mailchi.mp/veets.com.au/4-day-salad-bar-challenge
https://www.veets.com.au/vegan-foundation-cooking-course

Just writing the title for this podcast made me cry.
Being vegan can be difficult on a daily basis and is incredibly challenging at Christmas time.
In this podcast, I talk about ways to navigate being vegan at Christmas and also how to accommodate your loved ones at Christmas, who may be eating only vegan food.
I talk about my story with Christmas.
How to include people who are vegan at Christmas.
What to do if you are vegan going to a non-vegan event
Share with you a Mexican bean and queso recipe.
 
Links mentioned in show
www.veets.com.au/45   for show notes 
https://mailchi.mp/veets.com.au/how-to-cook-beans-optin
To sign up for the how to cook beans fact sheet 

https://www.veets.com.au/vegan-chef-training for information on the vegan chef training

Hope you enjoy this podcast 
Let me know your thoughts in the comments.
  
Follow Veet on https://www.facebook.com/VeetKarenVegancookingandnutrition/
 
email me at  [email protected] to tell me what you are having for Christmas and how much you love my podcasts ( I need to feel the love sometimes)
 
Have a wonderful day and a fabulous Christmas. 
Love Veet 
https://mailchi.mp/veets.com.au/4-day-salad-bar-challenge
https://www.veets.com.au/vegan-foundation-cooking-course

Deva and her partner, Miten, tour the world singing devotional music. I first met Deva and Miten in Dorset, England, in 1997. I have been a huge fan of theirs and absolutely love sharing this interview I did with Deva. 
Deva and Miten have been vegan since 2016, and Deva grew up as a vegetarian, and Miten has been a vegetarian since the late 60s. 
In this interview, Deva shares lots of ideas that leave a lot of food for thought.

Relevant show notes 
In the podcast, I mention that I will put a Deva song at the end, but that has proven to not be possible so please go to...
For music and info on Deva 
https://devapremalmiten.com/music-and-videos/ 
For full show notes, go to www.veets.com.au/44
Hope you enjoy this podcast. 
 
Let me know your thoughts in the comments.
  
Follow Veet on https://www.facebook.com/VeetKarenVegancookingandnutrition/
 
Hope you have a delicious week
With gratitude, Veet. 
https://mailchi.mp/veets.com.au/4-day-salad-bar-challenge
https://www.veets.com.au/vegan-foundation-cooking-course

Answering questions on menopause. In this podcast I answered the following questions.
What would you have done to prepare more for menopause?
Would you consider using HRT? Do you think there is a place for it?
I have tried eating the phytoestrogen rich foods, but my plantar fasciitis still persists, what would you suggest?
I have body pain – sore shoulder roaming pain, what can I do.
I get hormonal migraines which are debilitating?
I have a fear of getting osteopenia and osteoperosis
I have gained a lot of weight how do I shift this?
Sex hurts – what to do about this?
 
I also share a fabulous phytoestrogen rich recipe and a fun cooking tip.
 
Relevant links mentioned in the podcast 
 
To sign up for the free menopause fact sheet 
https://veets.us7.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=a12d59e5a4010fde408300393&id=d2285cd8c9
For more information on the enjoying menopause workshop 
https://www.veets.com.au/enjoying-menopause
For the nitric oxide fact sheet email me [email protected] and I will get it to you
For the calcium rich amaranth slice recipe 
https://www.veets.com.au/blog/amaranth-and-carob-bars

For full show notes go to www.veets.com.au/43
Hope you enjoy this podcast 
 
Let me know your thoughts in the comments.
  
Follow Veet on https://www.facebook.com/VeetKarenVegancookingandnutrition/
 
Have a wonderful day and until next time
Love Veet 
https://mailchi.mp/veets.com.au/4-day-salad-bar-challenge
https://www.veets.com.au/vegan-foundation-cooking-course

When I asked some fabulous women what their concerns with menopause were, lack of sleep cropped up a lot. When there is a lack of sleep , there is weight gain. 
In this podcast I will share some fabulous tips to help you navigate sleep during all stages of menopause.
In this podcast I cover:
What happens when we don’t get enough sleep 
Why sleep becomes disrupted
Practical things to help with sleep during menopause 
Unconventional suggestions
How what you eat can help
Foods for sleep
 
Relevant links mentioned in podcast 
Free menopause fact sheet  
https://www.veets.com.au/enjoying-menopause
Information on the menopause workshop 
https://veets.us7.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=a12d59e5a4010fde408300393&id=d2285cd8c9
 
www.veets.com.au/2
www.veets.com.au/3
www.veets.com.au/4
 
Yoga Nidra with Ayla Nova https://www.aylanova.com/
5 rhythms by Gabrielle Roth https://www.5rhythms.com/
 
For full show notes go to www.veets.com.au/42
Hope you enjoy this podcast 
 
Let me know your thoughts in the comments.
 
Follow Veet on https://www.facebook.com/VeetKarenVegancookingandnutrition/
 
Have a wonderful day and until next time
Love Veet 
https://mailchi.mp/veets.com.au/4-day-salad-bar-challenge
https://www.veets.com.au/vegan-foundation-cooking-course