The Panda Diet

Trader Joe’s for the W 💯

Instant Boba Tea that’s
✔️ Vegan 🌱
✔️ Gluten Free

Sign me up! Found in the frozen dessert section.

You won’t be disappointed. 😉

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Soup Season is officially here! And we’re here for it. 💯

Great way to sneak in a ton of minerals and vitamins without pi***ng off your kids. ☺️

Give the Gnocchi Soup a try!
We have zero leftovers. 💕

Recipe by:

Ingredients:
- 2 TBSP Olive Oil
- 1 Yellow Onion, chopped
- 1 cup Carrots 🥕, peeled & sliced
- 1 cup Celery, sliced
- 6 Garlic Cloves, chopped
- 2 tsp Thyme
- 1 tsp Oregano 🌿
- 1 tsp Sage
- 4 cups Vegetable Broth
- 1 can (13.5 oz) Coconut Milk
- 1 can (15 oz) can Chickpeas, drained
- 1 16 oz package Potato Gnocchi
- 1 cup shredded Vegan Parmesan Cheese, optional (we use Italian Blend)
- 2 cups Kale 🥬, chopped
- 1 tsp Apple Cider Vinegar
- Sea Salt & Cracked Black Pepper, to taste
- Parsley, garnish (optional)

Directions:
1. In Large pot, heat oil in a medium heat.
2. Add onion, carrot, celery, and pinches of salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally for 8 minutes.
3. Add garlic, thyme, oregano, and sage and cook for another minute, stirring frequently. Add chickpeas and gnocchi.
4. Add veggie broth and coconut milk along with pinches of salt and pepper. Stir to combine and bring to a simmer over medium high heat.
5. Once simmering, add Kale. Reduce heat to medium low and simmer for 6-10 minutes or until kale is soften.
6. Remove from heat and stir in shredded vegan cheese until melted. Add apple cider vinegar.
7. Garnish with parsley and red pepper flakes.

Wanna get extra? Serve with a side of grilled cheese sandwiches 🤯 BOOM!

My entire family loved this soup. No 🧢.

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Chick-Fil-A Style Nuggets —-

All the flavors you love, minus the 🐓 Bird.

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Ingredients:
- 1 Block Super Firm Tofu
- 1/2 tsp Soy Sauce
- 1/2 cup Pickle Juice
- 2 TBSP Agave Syrup
- 1 TBSP Poultry Seasoning
- 1 tsp Smoked Paprika
- 1 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1 tsp Onion Powder
- 3/4 cup Nutritional Yeast

Vegan Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce
- 1/2 cup Vegan Mayo
- 2½ TBSP Yellow Mustard
- 2½ TBSP Agave Syrup
- 2 TBSP BBQ Sauce

Directions:
1. Preheat oven 400F. Line baking sheet with parchment paper.

2. Mix all ingredients in medium bowl (except tofu). Squeeze excess water 💦 from tofu and tear into “bite sized” pieces.

3. Fold tofu into mixture, coating evenly. Lay on baking sheet, removing excess mixture. Cook for 35 mins, turning halfway through.

4. While tofu is baking make the sauce. Boom 💥

Everyone loved this in my family — you gotta give this one a try! 💯

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Sushi Bowls!

If you don’t like tofu, we’re telling you, you’re doing it wrong or someone else is doing it wrong.

Either way, you need to figure your tofu game out 💯

This plant 🌱 protein is packed with goodness and takes on any flavor - texture you’re looking for.

Bake Tofu:

1. Preheat oven to 375 F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

2. Using Super Firm Tofu, squeeze out excess water 💦. Next marinate for 5 mins (while oven is preheating). We use soy sauce, nutritional yeast, salt n pepper, and sesame seed oil.

3. Bake for 20 minutes, turning half way.

Boom! You got some goodness for your sushi bowls. 💯

Let us know if you try baked tofu out!

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Upgrade your kids frozen waffles 🧇 💯

Life happens. There’s not always time to whip up breakfast from scratch.

So carrying easy, go-tos like Van's Foods makes mornings a little easier.

✔️Egg Free
✔️ Dairy Free
✔️ Gluten Free

Our kids love these. 🙌🏽 Go find some in your frozen section.

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These Maple Breakfast Jack Sausages by jack & annie's we’re off the chain!

Seriously, they’ll blow your mind. Breakfast favorites minus the carcinogens and dead 🐖 💗

Pair with our tofu scramble recipe and throw everything on a bagel! 💥

Tofu Scramble:

- 1 Block Extra Firm Tofu
- 1/4 tsp Turmeric
- 1-3 TBSP Cashew Cream (1 cup Raw Cashews + 1 cup Water 💦 + pinch of Sea Salt, Blended)
- 1 tsp Nutritional Yeast
- 1/4 tsp Sea Salt
- 1/4 tsp Smoked Paprika
- 1/4 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1/4 tsp Onion Powder
- Fresh Cracked Black Pepper, to taste.

Go find you some found the frozen section at your local grocer.

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Dessert is our kids favorite meal of the day — yours too?! 💯☺️

This was simply delicious — SAVE FOR LATER.

Dough: You can certainly make your own. Our go-to hack is pre-made dough from Trader Joe's.

Cinnamon Streusel:
- 1 cup All Purpose Flour
- 1/4 cup Sugar (we use Zulka Sugar - Bone Char Free)
- 1/3 cup Brown Sugar
- 1 tsp Cinnamon
- 1/4 Cup Vegan 🌱 Butter

Icing:
- 1 cup Powdered Sugar
- 1 TBSP Non Dairy Milk
- 1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 375 F. Lightly grease pan and form pizza dough.

2. For Cinnamon Streusel crumb mixture: Add all ingredients in a small bowl and mix together till crumbly. Hands 🙌🏽 work great! Sprinkle crumbs evenly over the crust.

3. Bake for 15-20 minutes or till crust is light brown.

4. Icing: Whisk together ingredients and drizzle over the pizza. 💥

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Sticky Cauliflower Nugs! 💯

Crazy that something this healthy can taste so dang good!

Ingredients:
For the Batter:
- 1 Cauliflower Head, cut into florets
- 1 cup Chickpea Flour (All Purpose works too!)
- 1 cup Unsweetened Plant Based Milk (we used Cashew)
- 1 tsp Sea Salt
- 1/2 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1/2 tsp Ginger Powder
- 1/2 tsp Baking Powder

For the Sauce:
- 2 Garlic Cloves, minced
- 1 tsp Fresh Ginger, minced
- 1/2 cup Water
- 2 TBSP Soy Sauce
- 2 TBSP Maple Syrup (or sweetener of choice)
- 1 TBSP Rice Vinegar
- 2 TBSP Tomato 🍅 Paste
- 2 TBSP Cornstarch

Optional:
- Green Onions, topping
- Everything Bagel Seasoning, topping

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 400 F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

2. Mix all batter ingredients, adding cauliflower last. Make sure florets are evenly coated and transfer to baking sheet. Bake 25 minutes, turning halfway through.

3. While cauliflower is baking, make the sauce. Add all ingredients for sauce (except garlic and ginger) in a medium sized bowl. Mix.

4. In a large pan over medium heat add a drizzle of oil (we used sesame). Add garlic and ginger. Cook for 90 seconds. Add sauce and bring to a bubble. Reduce heat and continue to whisk until sauce thickens (this will happen quickly).

5. Once cauliflower is done, add to the sauce. Coat evenly. Serve on a bed of rice. Top with green onions and everything bagel seasoning. 💥

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Who needs a bowl of pic me up?

We got you! 🤗 Say hello to Italian Orzo Soup!

Ingredients:
- 1 yellow Onion, diced
- 1 cup Celery, diced
- 1 cup Carrots, peeled and diced
- 1 Bell Pepper (any color), seeded and diced
- 2 Garlic Cloves, minced
- 1/2 TBSP Oregano 🌿
- 1 14.5 ounce can Diced Tomatoes
- 6 cups Veggie Broth
- 1 cup Orzo Pasta
- 1 15.5 ounce can Great Northern Beans, drained and rinsed
- 1/2 Lemon 🍋, juiced
- 3+ TBSP Parsley, chopped
- Sea Salt and Pepper, to taste

Optional: Red Pepper Flakes, Cashew Cheese*, More Parsley for topping

*Cashew Cheese: 1 cup Raw Cashews, 1 cup Water, Sea Salt blended in High Speed Mixer for 1 Min.

Directions:
1. In a large soup pot over medium heat drizzle olive oil. Add onions, celery, carrots, and bell pepper. Cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.

2. Add garlic and oregano. Cook for 1 minute.
Add diced tomatoes, broth, orzo, great northern beans and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally.

3. Once boiling, reduce heat to low and simmer for 15 minutes, or until the orzo is the way you want. Add lemon juice and parsley. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

4. Add your favorite toppings! Boom!! 💥 Get your soup on!

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Vegan Shrimp Tacos 🌮 🌮

All your favorites can be made from P L A N T S 🌱

Leave the shrimp 🍤 to be eaten by fish, crabs, sea urchins, starfish, flamingos 🦩, whales, dolphins, sharks and other animals that consume them for survival.

Served with bang bang dressing! My goodness! 🤤

Please watch Seaspiracy on Netflix!

It’s an informative documentary and provides all the reasons why we choose to not consume seafood.

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Happy Vegan 🌱 Thanksgiving!!

May your plates be filled with PLANTS 🌱 and hearts 💕 overflowing with GRATITUDE.

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