Plant-Based Alternatives For Common Meat And Dairy Needs

POSTED ON April 10, 2017 BY Kat Gal

Written by: Kat Gal

I seriously don’t know who came up with the idea that the new year and it’s resolutions should start in the dead of winter. SPRING TIME is the real time for renewals.

It is time to renew your kitchen, babe. I don’t mean replacing all your appliances – though do that too if you wish – but replacing your unhealthy ingredients for healthier options.

Animal products are acidic in nature, creating mucus and inflammation in your body. In particular, dairy products can be the culprit of your aches and pains due to possible unidentified dairy sensitivity.

The good news is that there are some fantastic options to replace your animal products with healthier and plant-based alternatives in order to eliminate or greatly reduce your dairy, meat and egg consumption.

Why not start your kitchen make-over with this?

Here are some fantastic alternatives to use as your guide:

For baking, replace 1 cup of butter with any of the following:

1 cup mashed bananas
¾ pitted dates blended into a puree with ¼ tsp of boiling water
½ cup of vegetable oil + ½ cup of unsweetened applesauce
1 cup of pureed avocado

When cooking, replace 2 tbsp of butter with either of the following:

1 ½ tbsp of coconut oil
1 ½ tbsp of avocado oil
1 ½ tbsp of extra-virgin olive oil

When cooking or baking, replace 1 egg with either of the following:

1 tbsp of ground flax soaked in 3 tbsp of water for 5 mins
1 tbsp of ground chia seeds soaked in ⅓ cup water for 15 mins
1 mashed banana (only for baking!)

For anything, replace 1 cup of milk with any of the following:

1 cup of unsweetened nut milk (almond, cashew, macadamia milk)
1 cup of rice milk
1 cup of organic soy milk
1 cup of coconut milk

Replace your meat with any of the following:

Any vegetarian burgers, such as black bean burgers, you can make your own or buy frozen varieties
Marinated tofu or tempeh
Beans, chickpeas or lentils as protein on the side

Replace shredded cheese with either of the following:

Nutritional yeast flakes
Ground cashews
Ground cauliflower

Replace cheese in your sandwiches with:

Avocados
Marinated tofu
Raw vegan nut cheeses (you can get them at farmer’s markets and health food stores)

Do you have other tips for how to replace animal products with plant-based alternatives? Share them in the comments below, we would love to learn from you.

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Kat Gál is a holistic health writer who helps health, wellness, and nutrition businesses to market their products and services through quality online content. She is also a freelance writing mentor teaching wanna-be-freelancers how to make a living writing at freelancewriterschool.com. Reach out if you are looking for amazing blog content at katgalwriter@gmail.com or katgalwriter.com. Visit freelancewriterschool.com for freelance writing tips. Follow me on Instagram @freelancewriterschool and on Facebook at facebook.com/katgalwriter.