Monday, December 12, 2016

Favorite vegan (or vegan friendly) restaurants in the Northern Va, DC area.



Semi-fancy:
Busboys and poets. The bean soup, vegan cheese pizza, TLT
True Foods. TLT etc
Sushi rock
La Pain Quotient. Quinoa patty dish
P.F. Chang's Tofu lettuce wraps (as a meal even)

Informal:
Wich which, Sandwich shop in Ballston
Chipotle
Moes
Noodle company (check special menu)

Vegan/vegetarian:
Loving Hut, asian, 100% vegan
NuVegan comfort food in DC (also MD)
Sunflower (get dressing on the side, usually too much sugar)
Sticky Fingers in DC
Super fancy AND vegan:
Elizabeth's Gone Raw. A 100% vegan dining experience.

Vegan Dessert: 
Sprinkles cupcake
Loving hut desserts

Vegan Sugar-Free Ketogenic Friendly Chocolate Recipe


Recipe for Vegan Chocolate
  1. Cacao powder  4 tablespoons
  2. Coconut oil 3 tablespoons     (super cheap online! 54oz for like $17!)
  3. Cocoa Butter 20 wafers  
  4. Cashew Nut butter 3 tablespoons I like the trader joes version. Or any low sugar nut butter (Cashew is 1g sugar per tablespoon)
  5. 1-2 tablespoons Non-Sugar sweetener. Monk Fruit with mostly erythritol. I used to use Xylitol. These are rarely if ever at local grocery stores

COOK until all is melted. Pour into 2 or 3 paper plates. Only about 1/4 thick. (too thick wont taste as good, too thin is hard to crack off the paper plate)

Optional in order of preference (helps give it different textures and fillers.)
  1. Cocoa Nibs, gives it a chocolaty crunch. Link is for 1 pound, much cheaper as 2 or 3 pounds.
  2. Chia seeds. Put 1 tablespoon of chia, and 2 tablespoons of warm water. Let it grow for 10 minutes.
  3. Hemp seeds. 1 or 2 tablespoons

Optional after completed.
  1. Sprinkle some of the sweetener on top of the final product.

PUT IT IN THE FRIDGE. This is how it keeps from melting, it must always be in the fridge


My Morning Routine and Favorite Vegan things

Here is a list of our favorite vegan things




Bulletproof Coffee
Bulletproof Brain Octane (not cheaper alternatives)
Coconut/Almond cream, no sugar
Stevia drops and/or Erythritol (natural fake sugar)

Cacao powder 
Salt tablets
Apple Cider vinegar
Unsweetened coconut/almond milk
Veganaise
Earth Balance coconut spread
Diaya Cheese
Diaya Cream Cheese
Follow your Heart Mozerella

Liquid coconut oil (no taste)
Coconut oil , super cheap online! 54oz for like $17!