- So my favorite things are really simple things.
Like if somebody said you can have the best vegan ice cream
or you can have this perfectly ripe mango,
give me that mango.
So I like really simple foods.
That doesn't mean that I don't like celebrate
with some pretty fun foods.
Yeah, I don't know.
I just think about what like came off a tree,
you know, like a really good apple
that's still warm from the tree.
Those are my favorite kind of things
or when we're in Mexico in the winter,
just like those foods that are just like ripened
on the tree and there's nothing like it,
like we'll get a pineapple and we'll be like,
isn't this the best?
You know, we're so grateful
to be eating this amazing food, that said.
- Vegan donuts.
No, I do love donuts.
I have a thing but I like healthy food.
I'm definitely a tofu person.
I love, you can make it a million ways.
Tofu, Tempe, are definitely regular things
we're like steaming, sautéing, you name it.
We love a big salad with chickpeas and,
you know, a lot of herbs and tomatoes
and we also love stir fries and I'm a big fan
of like doing rice balls where you steam, you know,
a lot of veggies and just have them on rice
with a tahini lemon sauce.
That's kind of my, I have to say I crave
that even now just talking about it,
I'm like, that sounds so good.
We're mostly health food here
but I don't say no to a good vegan cupcake
and I should say nooch on everything.
nooch on everything.
- I always love to eat avocados.
Avocados is, people talk about bad fats.
Avocado is a good fat for the body that does
so much for the system,
especially for men
because it's also a natural aphrodisiac for men as well.
So it's good for male manhood.
So, they call it the golden fruit.
So, that's one of the great things that I eat.
Of course, your beans, your organic tofu,
your tempeh's and things of that nature.
I'm also a big smoothie guy, you know,
especially during the summertime,
I'll make sure I'll put all my super foods in a smoothie,
whether it's hemp based or a coconut based milk
with my maringa, my and my strong man herb
that's a natural,
two have the strongest aphrodisiacs
that come out of Africa that helps the male
to keep his testosterone level at a different place,
so those are some of the staples that I eat,
bananas, nuts,
when watermelon season is in
I'm always eating seeded watermelons
because those are very good
for detoxifying the body and also, again,
I keep talking about the aphrodisiacs, but that's,
for men, we need that.
So yeah.
- As a vegan, I just started eating more of the foods
that I always ate that just didn't have animals in them.
Most of us have things like that that we really like.
For instance, you know,
every morning I eat oatmeal with blueberries and flaxseed.
That's easy to do.
I try to incorporate some higher protein foods like tofu and
tempeh, some that are less processed than the mock meats.
You know, I eat a lot of fruit.
I eat a lot of vegetables.
I eat nuts and seeds and whole grain bread
and pretty much a whole food diet most of the time.
However, that 20% of the time,
I love vegan burgers, vegan pizza, some, vegan junk food.
- It's interesting because you know,
growing up, you're eating steak
and potatoes and ham and roast beef and what have you,
that I really was not a big, I guess, salad person,
but I have learned over time that, you know,
I actually enjoy probably a salad, you know,
with some either walnuts or some almonds once
in a while just to give you a little bit more protein
but you know, there's plenty of protein in the salad itself.
Especially if you chop up some broccoli
and put it in there as well.
It's interesting because now I find that a salad is,
you know, is one of my favorite foods to eat now
because you can put so many different things in it.
I have a brussel sprout, you know,
with cranberry salad or something
that I think a Costco or somebody who makes
but it's delicious and I find
that this is something I probably wouldn't have eaten
in the past
but now it's one of the things that,
it's one of my favorite foods.
- I am the most boring eater.
When I worked at a big brokerage firm years ago
and everyone was afraid of getting laid off.
They said, if we lose our jobs,
we're going to have to eat like Brenda does.
I love rice and beans.
I could live on quinoa and beans.
That's my stable.
I will eat every day to my heart's content
but I mix it up and put different vegetables in it,
different sauces in it but I've been eating,
gosh, quinoa and or rice every day
for probably 30 plus years and I'll go out
to eat with my friends to be social
and I'll have a veggie burger.
I'll eat the latest and greatest
but I always migrate back
to my foods and that's what makes me happiest.
- So the favorite food that I like
to eat is the one I'm making,
the one I'm eating at that moment
because every time I sit down,
my partner can hear me going, hmm, that tastes good,
and he's going, did you do it again?
And I'm like, I think so and whether it be lasagna,
whether it be rice and beans,
whether it be quinoa and kale soup
or anything of that nature
or a burger or a hot dog or a regular sandwich,
they're all my favorite when I'm eating them,
just like my dancing.
- So what food do I enjoy?
I pretty much love all vegan food.
There's really great junk food these days.
Wonderful ice creams now.
For me, I try to stay on the healthier side.
I like eating a lot of beans, whole grains.
I love potatoes, sweet potatoes, nuts, seeds.
Usually I'll cook all of these things up oftentimes
in an air fryer, throw them together, makes it really easy.
- Some of my favorite foods are mushrooms.
I can eat mushrooms every single day of my life.
I like shiitake mushrooms.
I like oyster mushrooms.
I like portabello mushrooms.
I like them all types of ways.
I also like grits.
I really love grits.
So I put a little bit of vegan cheese
in some grits and a little bit of vegan butter and salt.
I don't do that sugar and it's a wrap.
So yeah, mushrooms are one of my favorite,
favorite foods in the world.
- Day-to-day foods, definitely try
to eat whole foods as much as possible.
I love that there is a replacement food
for everything out there and of course I love the,
all of the new vegan cheeses that have come out are amazing.
All of the veggie burgers
and the ice creams and all the treats
but I really do treat those as sometimes foods.
So I'm definitely eating salads, leafy greens every day,
grains, quinoa, beans and brown rice,
making stir fries, I make tons of soups.
My absolute favorite thing to make is soups
and then the other benefit is of course,
these are a lot healthier,
it's really affordable.
So I just shop at the regular grocery store.
I'm not going to the specialty shops
or the health food shops very often,
every now and then I'll go and get something
but I'm just shopping in the regular aisles
of the grocery store and eating as much whole foods,
plant-based foods as I can
and that definitely also feels better.
I notice a difference.