Author: gracefulliving365

Hi Everyone,

I just returned from my trip to Maui for my Vegetarian Society of Hawaii Lecture…  Someone in the audience asked that I post a list of the foods that I mentioned that are prebiotics and probiotics.  Someone asked about mushrooms at the lecture, and I am including them in my prebiotic list!  I am posting the foods and mentioned and more!

Prebiotic Sources

raw bananas

raw onions

raw garlic

oats

wheat bran

seaweed

jerusalem artichoke

konjac root

chicory root

honey (which vegans do not consume)

raw asparagus

raw jicama

leeks

acacia gum

legumes

artichokes

unpasteurized apple cider vinegar

dandelion greens/root

shitake, miyake, reishi musrooms

brewer’s yeast

rice

white beans, black beans, garbanzo beans

chocolate

spinach

blueberries

apples

chia seeds

flax seeds

Probiotic Sources

kombucha

kefir

yogurt

kimchi

sauerkraut

pickes

olives

miso

natto

tempeh

Injera

Idlis

green peas

sourdough bread

beet kvass

vegan fermented nut cheese

This is by no means a complete list ! There are many probiotics and probiotics, but this should give you a start!  Speaking of which…we went to a new completely vegan restaurant in Maui (the only completely vegan restaurant, or shall we say the first?).  It is called a’a Roots.  We loved it!  They offer a lot of probiotics in their fridges:

You have to check this place out!

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I made a short trip to California this weekend, and checked out the Beyond Burger at Veggie Grill….Here is a review:

Probiotics are the rage.  But how about probiotics? They are important too because they are food for probiotics (which are healthy gut bacteria).  Here is a simple way to incorporate probiotics into your daily routine:

This weekend we made a trip to Orange County, and we were pleasantly surprised to find that Vegfest was occurring on the same weekend!  We had a fabulous time.

The first stop was to get some food!  Here is a sampling of the endless options there!

After lunch, we headed on inside to hear a lecture by Dr. Joel Fuhrman and see cooking demonstrations by Rod Rotundi and Chef AJ!  Inside, they had a whole bunch of vegan products and samples.  Here are some highlights!

Vegan beauty products!

We stopped by Loveland Farm Sanctuary.  They are trying to raise money for an animal sanctuary….Founded by Paris Connolly, they are a 501c3 non profit organization.  They want to bring rescued farm animals there.  The location will hopefully be somewhere in the canyons here.  So far, Paris told me that she has raised $20,000. Checkout their website at :  lovelandfarmsanctuary.org

This is the third installment in a series I am doing titled “Taipei Vegetarian Tour”. I recently visited Taipei and had the pleasure of visiting this restaurant, thanks to our family friend Mr. Wu!

This is the second in a series that I am doing titled “Taipei Vegetarian Tour”.  I recently went to Taiwan, and their vegetarian restaurant selection over there is amazing!  My mother’s cousin treated us to dinner at this buffet…

This is the first episode in a series of Taipei vegetarian restaurants:

Probiotics are the new craze.  On my recent trip to Taiwan, we were able to sample some probiotics.  Probiotics contain beneficial bacteria for your gut.  Stay tuned for my November lecture at the Ala Was Clubhouse for the Vegetarian Society of Hawaii titled “Happy Gut, Happy Life” to find out more information about probiotics!

Here are pictures of restaurant in which we filmed the stinky tofu episode…

Nick DeCoursey talks about his journey to becoming vegan (with a special appearance from Will DiGiorgio as well):