About
Hi there and welcome to Well Vegan! My name is Katie and I’ll hopefully be your tour guide to a plant-based diet. My food experiences began on the dusty prairies of the mid-western United States, where green beans come in cans and every meal involves at least one animal bit. It was a binding experience, to say the least. Luckily times (and hairstyles) have changed since the early 80s, and regardless of your geographical situation, great food is available year-round. I’ve been in California the past few decades, most currently living in the Bay Area. I’m a web designer, pet enthusiast, yoga student and more importantly, a food lover. And of course, a fan of all things vegan and delicious.
The idea of Well Vegan came to be after my daughter was born. She had a glut of food allergies that transitioned us from vegetarians to vegans and we’ve never turned back. I soon discovered that with the right recipes and a little planning it’s entirely possible to enjoy some great tasting food while also benefiting from a healthy diet. And so, I decided to develop a site that would make eating a plant-based diet easy as pie — btw, you have to check out this pie recipe.
With a plant-based lifestyle becoming more popular and some very talented cooks experimenting and pushing the ingredients into new places, there’s never been a better, or tastier, time to be a vegan. I hope you’ll find the recipes here rewarding and tasty enough to share with your family and friends!
11 Comments
Donna Frymark
What if I decided in two months I did not want to stay on this. Can I automatically stop this program
Well Vegan
Of course! You can cancel anytime.
gina
Do you have a plan for a gluten-free vegan? Its quite challenging to be a gluten-intolerant vegan when all the “meat” substitudes contain wheat and gluten.
Well Vegan
We have been working on putting together some resources for gluten-free and soy-free vegan diets. All the recipes should soon be searchable, by the terms “gluten-free” or “soy-free.” Getting together a plan is on the horizon, but probably won’t happen as quickly. I’ll be sure to send you an email once all the recipes are tagged and searchable by those terms. Thanks for asking!
Amber T
I do not have a Trader Joe’s by me ): can I still find the products listed in your meal plans at my local health food store? Thanks
Well Vegan
Absolutely! You should be able to find everything at your local health food store without a problem.
Jill
would love to see the nutritional content of your recipes, i.e. grams of protein, calories, etc….perhaps you might consider adding that as it’s sometimes difficult to get the RDI of protein, iron etc..on a vegan/vegetarian diet.
thanks!
Well Vegan
Hi Jill! Nutritional information is definitely in the works. Check back in a few months
Laura
I want to join but I want to know how many calories are in each meal, is that possible???
Terri
Hi Katie,
I have a 3 yr old, a 2 yr old and a 3 month old. Thank you for putting together quick and easy recipes – this is very doable! Any advice for dealing with picky toddler eaters?
Well Vegan
Toddlers can be a challenge. My daughter will eat any pasta thing. One of her favorites is the Kale Walnut Pesto Pasta. Besides that, repetition. Usually after the tenth time I’ve served her something she’ll start to like it. Just keep trying!