Dr Nandita’s message on Earth Day

Dr Nandita shares how you can create a great impact on the planet by doing just two things.

Nut-free cheese

Consuming dairy is affecting the planet in a big way. When we can enjoy recipes by using alternatives for dairy then why cause any harm to the cows, our health and the planet? Try this super easy, healthy and yummy nut-free cheese, filled with the goodness of vegetables. It can be used as a dip or a salad dressing too.

Ingredients

• 2 cups steamed and diced unpeeled potatoes
• 1 cup steamed and diced unpeeled carrot
• ½ cup water
• 2 tsp unrefined salt
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• ½ cup nutritional yeast
• ¼ cup onion powder
• ¼ cup garlic powder
• ¼ tsp mustard (rai) powder

Method

Blend all the ingredients together to a smooth, creamy paste. Store in the refrigerator for 3-4 days.

Makes 4 cups

Food For The Mind

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If you love Facebook, then join us to be supported on your plant based journey. We are offering two possibilitie

1. SHARAN India is SHARAN’s main Facebook page which you can like and follow for getting useful daily updates and news from the plant based health world. You will also get news about the latest SHARAN events, see testimonials, and more.

2. SHARAN’s Vegan Support Group is an open support group to know more about vegan/plant-based lifestyle. Here you can ask questions and share inspiring stories, tips, recipes, etc.

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Is damaging our health and the planet for our taste buds worth it?

A plant-based lifestyle is the only solution if we as a species are to avoid extinction in the near future for the following reason

1. Eating as nature intended Eating as close to what nature intended for us will keep us at our highest health potential. Lifestyle diseases like diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure and cancer can become a thing of the past.

2. Animal agriculture can result in pandemics Raising animals for food can cause pandemics to spread as we have seen in the recent past.

3. Climate change and global warming The biggest cause of climate change is what we put on our plates. Yes, livestock create more greenhouse gases than all the vehicles on our planet combined! We are seeing the huge effects of moderate climate change already in the form of droughts, floods, hurricanes and tsunamis. Are we waiting for more severe effects before we take it seriously?

4. Air pollution Forests are being decimated to raise 80 billion land animals annually to feed humans. This has destroyed the earth’s fresh air reserves.

5. Food shortages Already food shortages are being noticed globally while inflation and rising prices are making the situation worse.

6. Rising temperatures These are causing the heating of the oceans. If the polar ice caps melt, we may see coastal lands sinking soon.

7. Our duty towards others What we put on our plates has consequences for every single living being on the planet. It’s our duty towards everyone else on the planet to eat responsibly.

8. Veganism is the greatest social justice movement Every being deserves to live freely, in peace, with access to food and water. Join the movement – don’t get left behind.