Stephanie Dreyer is a plant-based meal planning expert and the founder of StephanieDreyer.com where she helps busy parents bring more ease to their meal prep and meal times. Her children's books, Not A Nugget and Not A Purse, are both available on Amazon. Join her community to receive tips and recipes for easy family meal planning!
The kids are back in school, which means it is back to packing school lunches! Sandwiches are a go-to easy option that you can change up a dozen different ways, but what about thinking outside of the sandwich box? Below are 3 fun and easy vegan school lunch ideas to put some variety into your…
As a vegan mom, you’d think I’d have the poster children for kids who eat their veggies. I have fantasies about my idyllic family dinners where I lovingly spoon mounds of vegetables onto my kids’ plates while they beam back at me with faces of gratitude and gulp down each bite in delight. Only in my dreams! To…
As a mother of 3 young children, summer is wonderfully busy as I entertain the kids with activities to keep them happy and busy while school is out. Organized day camps are great if you can afford it, but I like the idea of less structure during the summer where our time is not so…
Summer is nearly here, and along with it comes lots of time for activities and fun! Outings this season provide a great opportunity to connect with the animals that inspire our compassionate lifestyle. Try one or more of these ideas for creating compassionate and enriching animal experiences this summer. Visit An Animal Sanctuary There are…
One of my favorite Jewish holidays is here—Passover! I love Passover for many reasons, but the most delicious is the multitude of ways to eat matzo over the course of the week. Jewish observance of this holiday dictates that we cannot eat leavened bread. Instead, we get to eat matzah—a flat cracker made without yeast so…
If you thought that by becoming vegan you would have to give up on your beloved weekend breakfast frittata, then think again! We have the perfect recipe for you! It uses a super simple, affordable, and packed with plant-based protein ingredient, tofu. You can add any veggies you have on hand and spices you love…
Hanukkah is the Jewish festival of lights, celebrated for eight nights. The theme surrounding the holiday is hope—as it was a miracle that oil lasted for eight days to keep the light burning so the Jews could rebuild their Temple. It is traditional to eat foods fried in oil, play dreidel, and exchange gifts during…
Every day is a day to be thankful, but November and the Thanksgiving holiday is the perfect time of the year to focus on gratitude. I personally try to do this every day, and as a mama of three, that practice naturally spills over onto my kids. I know that I am doing a good…
School is back in session. In my house, that means the morning rush is also back. I already miss those lazy summer days…. While most of the emphasis this time of year is on what to pack for lunch, I also like to spend meal planning time and energy on breakfast. I find a good…
Most people want to know if my family is vegan when they learn that I live a plant-based lifestyle. Many are surprised to learn that my husband and three kids are not vegan. When I went vegan over five years ago, it was an overnight, no-brainer decision after reading The Kind Diet by Alicia Silverstone.…