What’s trending in plant based foods for 2022? Kory Zelickson, the co-founder and CEO of Vejii Holdings, lets us in on what’s hot in plant based products. In this episode you’ll hear: 2:00 – How Kory began his plant based journey 4:00 – The top trending food categories on Vejii 5:00 – Is the next generation of plant based foods healthier? 6:30 – Cheese alternatives 10:00 – Price of products on shopvejii.com 13:40 – Frozen goods shipping 16:10 – Kory’s favourite plant based foods and cooking...

Let’s help you save money on groceries. In a climate of rising food prices, we take a look at where plant based foods fit into this landscape and how to do plant based on a budget. Guest Colleen Montgomery, a Clinical Exercise Physiologist, Certified Plant Based Health Coach and owner of Wellness Within LLC, provides meat v. plant based comparisons with great money saving tips and recipe ideas. In this episode you’ll hear: 3:15 – Eating plant based foods is expensive: Fact or fiction? 5:15 –...

Love to grill? This episode is all about plant based recipe ideas for the barbeque. From main dishes to sides, plant based lifestyle coach, author and CEO of VegInspired, Kathy Davis, shares delicious plant based BBQ ideas and even lets us in on her plant based burger recipe. In this episode you’ll hear: 2:55 - Plant based alternatives including veggie burgers, tempeh BLT & carrot dogs 6:45 - Black bean burger recipe 12:30 - Be in control of your BBQ experience and have enough to...

What is the best sunscreen? Co-Founder and CEO of Thrive Natural Care, Alex McIntosh, explains the differences between mineral and chemical sunscreen, and provides tips on what to look for in a sunscreen that not only protects you from the sun but is also safe to use. With his company’s mission to “leave things better than we found them”, Alex also explains Thrive’s regenerative business model that helps restore degraded ecosystems and communities in Costa Rica. In this episode you’ll...

If you know a baby or child with food intolerances, allergies, skin sensitivities and growth or stomach problems, this episode is for you. Esther chats with the CEO of Else Nutrition, Hamutal Yitzhak, about the story behind Else and the benefits of a whole food plant based formula for children. Hamutal is a serial entrepreneur and inventor who has dedicated most of her professional life to infant and child nutrition. In this episode you’ll hear: 1:10 – The story behind Else Nutrition 4:45 –...

“Studies show that every step you take in the direction of a plant based diet can improve your health,” according to guest Colleen Montgomery. Colleen is a Clinical Exercise Physiologist and Certified Plant Based Health Coach who chats about lowering blood pressure and cholesterol naturally with a plant based diet to prevent and even reverse heart disease. She offers cooking tips and recipes, including a wonderful “No-Cheese” vegan dip which she prepares live during the episode. In this...

How does plant based eating fit into the practice of Chinese Medicine? What foods should we be eating in different seasons? In this episode, Ellen Goldsmith, an educator, licensed acupuncturist and Chinese herbalist, and author of Nutritional Healing with Chinese Medicine, discusses the basic principles of Chinese medicine and the interplay with nutrition. She explains how it differs from the Western approach and elucidates the concepts of yin and yang, qi, seasonal eating and the thermal...

**Let’s celebrate our 100,000th podcast download! Alternative Food Network is doing a giveaway of some special curated items that we love. If you’d like to enter to win, just subscribe to our newsletter here: https://www.alternativefoodnetwork.com/subscribe/. In our December 2021 newsletter we’ll have all the details to enter.** What chemicals are lurking in your shampoo and other haircare products? Do you have skin issues? In the third of three episodes on clean beauty, we chat with...

What is the toxic exposure in makeup? In the second of three episodes on clean beauty, we chat with a pioneer in clean beauty and co-founder of Vapour Beauty, Krysia Boinis. A breast cancer survivor, Krysia discusses why she started a non-toxic deodorant company and her own line of all natural cosmetic products. In this eye-opening discussion, you’ll hear what’s actually in conventional makeup and why you might want to change what you buy. Plus, get 20% off with code AFN20 at...

It’s not only what we eat but what we put onto our skin that’s important for our health. After all, skin is our body’s largest organ. In this episode, which is 1 of 3 episodes we’re dedicating to the topic of clean beauty, we chat with the founder of the clean, eco-chic skincare line, Indie Lee. After a successful surgery to remove a brain tumor in 2009, Indie embarked on a new journey to create a clean beauty collection dedicated to inspiring and empowering others to be mindful about what...

A vegan or plant-based diet is not necessarily synonymous with a healthy diet. In this episode, plant-based lifestyle coach and cookbook author Kathy Davis discusses how to transition to plant-based eating in a healthy way and what being whole food plant-based is all about. Kathy herself lost 35 pounds on a plant-based diet after setting a goal to eat more plants and less processed foods. As a bonus, Kathy goes into the kitchen and prepares a delicious whole food plant-based salad. In this...

Let’s help you stock your pantry! In this episode about plant-based pantry essentials, registered dietitian Laura Baum discusses useful pantry items for a plant-based diet plus their health benefits. In this episode you’ll hear: 0:45 – Basic pantry items for a plant-based diet and their health benefits 9:35 – Advanced pantry item suggestions 10:40 – What is nutritional yeast 13:20 – Laura’s top 3 pantry items For a video on how to make a flax egg, click here:...

What do pro athletes eat? Are vegan diets good for athletes? In this episode, former NHL hockey player TJ Galiardi provides a window into what he and his teammates ate before and after games, when and why he became vegan and the changes that resulted. Even if you’re not a professional athlete, you’ll get some tips on what to eat to achieve optimal results when exercising or engaging in sports. In this episode you’ll hear: 1:50 – TJ’s story on becoming a vegan while playing professional...

Learn how to make two plant-based healthy snack recipes, one savoury and one sweet, with Physician & Culinary Medicine Expert Dr. Sabrina Falquier. The savoury snack being made during this podcast is popcorn and the sweeter snack is chocolate bark. You can join along in your kitchen or simply listen and save this episode for another time when you’re ready to make these guilt-free snacks. Let us know if you like this recipe format at [email protected]. Popcorn...

Outdoor vegetable gardening is gaining in popularity for many reasons including its mental and physical health benefits. What better way to increase the vegetable varieties in your diet than to plant them at home? In this episode, horticulturist, professor and radio guest Paul Zammit offers tips for outdoor vegetable growing. From seeds to soil, this episode will help you plant a successful vegetable garden.

Vegan cardiologist Dr. Joel Kahn, MD, FACC, also known as “America’s Healthy Heart Doc”, discusses the role of a plant-based diet in the prevention and reversal of heart disease in this 4 minute segment.

People are increasingly looking to be proactive in supporting their health and are seeking functional foods. But what are functional foods exactly? In this episode, founder and CEO of functional food brand JOYA, Ruth Elnekave, along with Kate Taylor Martin, owner of superfood café nutbar, provide their insights on this rising product category. In this episode you’ll hear: 2:00 - Kate’s journey to opening superfood café nutbar 6:30 - Ruth’s path to founding functional food brand JOYA 10:45 -...

It has been touted as the food of the future and the most nutrient dense food on the planet. In this episode, Catharine Arnston, Founder & CEO of Energybits, discusses algae which she describes as food that’s “a gift to us from mother nature”. Rising health awareness and increasing world population is driving demand for this sustainable and nutrient-rich food. Packed with vitamins, minerals and protein, it’s a multi-billion-dollar crop in Asia but not particularly well known as a food...

MEET FAY AND ASHLEY ON ALTERNATIVE FOOD NETWORK'S LIVESTREAM ON FACEBOOK, THURSDAY JUNE 11, 2020. https://www.facebook.com/alternativefoodnetwork/ In this 20 minute episode, Fay and Ashley are back discussing fat, why our bodies need fat and what plant based foods have healthy fats. You’ll also get great information about cooking with plant-based oils and their smoke points. As a bonus for our audience, Fay and Ashley have provided some great plant-based recipes which we’re putting our our...

We’re back with Fay and Ashley from episode 1 discussing plant based meat alternatives. We discuss plant based burger ingredients and whether the store-bought varieties are a healthy option.

Curious about what plant-based eating is all about? Hear the personal stories of 33-year-old nutrition coach Ashley Swanson MPH, RDN, LDN, and wellness blogger Fay Knights, 31, who both switched to a more plant-based diet due to their health issues. If you’re thinking of incorporating more plant-based foods into your diet or are looking for more plant-based recipes, this podcast is for you. Podcast Breakdown: -Fay’s story: Her mitochondrial disorder and why she changed to a more plant-based...