Veet Karen The Vegan Cooking and Nutrition Podcast

So many of us at some point in our lives or even most of our lives have a dys-regulated nervous system. There are 1001 ways to support your nervous system but the one thing that often gets forgotten about is food. There is so much food that can support your nervous system.

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Have a wonderful week 

With gratitude Veet 

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Get ready to take your taste buds on a little trip to Vietnam, I am talking all things Vietnamese food.

Fresh herbs, crunchy vegetables, fragrant spices, rice noodles, tofu, chilli, lime and those incredible layers of sweet, salty, sour and savoury flavours. Vietnamese food is naturally full of everything that makes plant-based cooking so exciting.

And the best part? You absolutely don’t need meat or fish to create food that is colourful, satisfying and bursting with flavour.

So whether you’re already vegan, trying to eat more plants, or simply looking for delicious new ways to cook vegetables, today’s episode is going to give you plenty of inspiration.

Let’s get into the fresh, fragrant and seriously delicious world of Vietnamese vegan food!

Kangkong

Balance 

Freshness 

History in a bowl

Vegan Equivalents 

All the Vietnamese Dishes 

Herbs and Spices 

French Fusion

My favourite Vietnamese dishes 

How to make vegan fish sauce 

Hope you enjoy this podcast I can imagine it will be hard to listen without licking your lips or wanting to get cooking straight away.

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For more information on the Living well with Veet Online cooking and nutrition collective https://www.veets.com.au/living-well-with-veet

Have a beautiful week and let me know what you would like me to talk about next.

With gratitude Veet 

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Eating the rainbow is not about collecting colours on your plate. It's a simple way of increasing the variety of vitamins, minerals, fibre and phytochemicals in your diet. The colours matter because different pigments often come with different health benefits, but colour alone doesn't guarantee complete nutrition.

Links mentioned in the show 

https://mailchi.mp/veets.com.au/complete-protein-chart  Sign up for this free resource so you make sure every meal has enough complete protein

https://mailchi.mp/veets.com.au/how-to-cook-beans-optin 

A free fact sheet for learning how to cook beans to remove oxylates, phytic acid and lectins

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For my free e-book on how to Live a sensational life on a plant based diet 

For all relevant show notes 

www.veets.com.au/57

If you would like to cook with me check out the Living well with Veet cooking and nutrition program.

https://www.veets.com.au/living-well-with-veet 

Covered in this episode 

Why eating the rainbow isn’t always healthy

My story with eating the rainbow

What is more important than eating a rainbow?

Eating the Rainbow: What Nutrients Each Colour Contributes

Nutrients a Rainbow Diet May Be Low In

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Have the most wonderful week and be sure to eat the rainbow.

With gratitude Veet 

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There is so much misinformation on the Interweb that leaves most people with no idea what oil is best to use in cooking. This podcast episode is about taking the confusion out of oils. One of the biggest bits misleading nutritional information that I have seen in my time is how good coconut oil is for you. Take a listen and get informed about what oils are best to have in your kitchen. If you don’t eat any oils then you do still want to be eating foods that contain fat and this is why ……

In this podcast I am talking all things oils and taking the 'mis' out of misinformation on what oil to have in the kitchen.

Why our body needs lipids

The different types of fats and their chemical structure 

What fats you can cook with and why 

What fats you can not cook with and why

Confusion about what oils to cook with 

Why seed oils have been given a bad rap and why people think you can’t cook with olive oil 

Links mentioned in the show

www.veets.com.au/56  for the relevant show notes

Please let me know what you think about the podcast – email me at 

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Have a beautiful week

With gratitude Veet 

https://mailchi.mp/veets.com.au/regulate-your-nervous-system-with-the-right-nutrition

Zinc is one of those nutrients, a trace mineral that is often forgotten yet sports many incredible health benefits. You can eat as much protein as you like but if you are not getting enough zinc you are not going to be able synthesise the protein. Listen for more information on why we need zinc and what foods contain zinc.

In this podcast I talk about 

Why we need zinc 

Consequences of not enough zinc 

The recommended daily intake 

Foods that contain zinc 

Relevant links mentioned 

https://www.veets.com.au/vegan-nutrition-course

https://www.veets.com.au/living-well-with-veet

https://mailchi.mp/veets.com.au/regulate-your-nervous-system-with-the-right-nutrition

Last week I held a free online class and we all made a delectable snickers bar recipe which you can still catch the recording for, at time of recording this podcast, but I made a big boo boo, which caused a stir over on Instagram.

This has prompted me make a public apology and to talk about appropriate kitchen terms and also talk about some fun witchy ingredients that we use in the kitchen, quite often in fact.

In this podcast I talk about: 

How I unintentionally used a racist term in the title of my recipe 

Look at terms used in the kitchen that have changed names 

Look at some Australian ingredients and introduce you to their indigenous names 

Explore some witchy ingredients 

And share a fabulous recipe and fun cooking tip.

Links mentioned in the show

https://www.veets.com.au/living-well-with-veet   for information on the fabulous cooking and nutrition collective I have running. This is a membership program where you can consistently cook plant based food with a bunch of awesome people online.

For the show notes go to 

www.veets.com.au/54

Please like, share and subscribe and let all your friends know about this fabulous podcast. Until next week I hope you cook some incredibly delicious food.

Have a great week and you can always email me at [email protected]

Mak and I discuss the years in my business. It has been 18 years. How the business evolved and what is still very true for us. We talked about our highlights and lowlights and share with you a delicious tomato pesto recipe for pasta. 

For the show notes go to www.veets.com.au/53

Links mentioned in the show 

https://www.veets.com.au/living-well-with-veet   New membership program 

 https://mailchi.mp/veets/sniggers-bar-optin   at time of Recording a fabulous free cooking class 

https://www.veets.com.au/vegan-nutrition-course\

Hope you have a wonderful week and look forward to recording another podcast for you next week.

Please email me [email protected] 

If you want to have a chat about anything.

With gratitude Veet 

https://mailchi.mp/veets.com.au/regulate-your-nervous-system-with-the-right-nutrition

About 10% of Australian adults experience regular reflux symptoms, and a further 35% experience occasional reflux. There are some very practical things you can do to ease reflux. In this podcast I talk all things reflux. 

For the show notes go to www.veets.com.au/52

Links mentioned in the show 

www.veets.com.au/4  for boiling garlic 

https://www.veets.com.au/vegan-nutrition-course\

In this podcast I cover: 

What reflux is 

GERD/GORD

Difference between heartburn and reflux

What causes it

Why people get it 

Foods that trigger reflux 

Whether genetics are involved 

Practical suggestions on how to alleviate reflux 

Barrat’s Oesophagus

Oesophageal adenocarcinoma 

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Have a fabulous week.

With love Veet  

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Most people think ageing is just genetics. But what if the biggest driver of how we age is what we repeatedly put on our plate? In this episode I explore the difference between lifespan and healthspan and what you can do to live healthily into your elder years.

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Here are the links mentioned in the show.

www.veets.com.au/2

www.veets.com.au/3

www.veets.com.au/4

Check out the Vegan Nutrition Course here.

https://www.veets.com.au/vegan-nutrition-course

In this episode we covered 

Why Nutrition Matters for Ageing

Modern Diets

Is Plant-Based Eating Better for Healthspan?

Protein, Muscle & Ageing

Gut microbiome for ageing 

Your “healthspan nutrition fundamentals" - what to eat are 

The Vegan Nutrition Course 

Hope you enjoyed the show, please let me know your thoughts. Write to me at [email protected]

Have a wonderful week.

With love Veet 

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Mushrooms are packed full of nutrition. From essential B vitamins, to antioxidants, and compounds that can make them great for brain health too. Whether you like mushrooms or not, this podcast is a good one to listen to, as I also mention other foods that you can get similar nutrients from.

For all the show notes head to 

www.veets.com.au/50 

Relevant links mentioned in the show 

Cerviche   https://www.veets.com.au/blog/ceviche

Mushroom dip https://www.veets.com.au/blog/mushroom-dip-or-pate

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With gratitude Veet 

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