We're actually with you on the 'real food' front! Most of these 'substitutes' are just whole foods like mashed bananas, applesauce, or ground seeds... nature’s way of helping a cake hold together. We just did the legwork to figure out which fruit does which job. Cheers!

🟡 Protein-Packed Peanut Butter Chocolate Cups Two-Bite, Freezer-Friendly, and Easy to Make

🟡 Something about this season makes your brain go: chocolate. peanut butter. now. #Vegan #PlantBased #Recipe

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The Ultimate Guide to Vegan Whole Food Plant-Based Egg Substitutes The Best Egg Replacers for Any Dish

🟡 The egg substitute conversation gets messy fast… aquafaba for this, flax egg for that, but not that.
We mapped it out properly. Every substitute, every use case, when to swap and when not to bother. #PlantBased #Vegan #Egg

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🟡 Protein-Packed Peanut Butter Chocolate Cups Two-Bite, Freezer-Friendly, and Easy to Make

🟡 Peanut butter chocolate cups are having a moment. Plant-Based Times is not here to question it. #Vegan #PlantBased #Recipe

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🟡 What Happens to Your Body When You Stop Eating Cheese Plus: why quitting is harder than quitting almost anything else.

🟡 When people say they miss cheese, they're not actually missing dairy. They're missing umami. The savory depth. The funk. And the plant world has every single building block to recreate it. New post breaks it down . #PlantBased #Umami #Vegan #Cooking
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🟡 Plant-Based Times Monthly | Edition 10 | March 2026 Spring Is Here. So Is The Spin.

🟡 Beef industry drama. Cholesterol news. Chocolate peanut butter cups. Vinegar having a moment. Spring is weird. #Vegan #PlantBased

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🟡 Can Nutraceuticals Lower Cholesterol? What the Research Shows What the research actually supports & what works with a plant-based plate.

🟢 Can supplements actually move the needle on cholesterol?
It's more nuanced than you think. 🔒 #Vegan #PlantBased #Nutraceuticals

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🟡 Protein-Packed Peanut Butter Chocolate Cups Two-Bite, Freezer-Friendly, and Easy to Make

🟡 Peanut butter: 7–8g of protein per two tablespoons. Medjool dates. Nutritional yeast. Oat flour. A two-bite freezer snack that tastes nothing like a compromise. #Vegan #PlantBased #Recipe

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Environmental and economic impact of a vegan versus traditional mediterranean diet: OMNIVEG study - European Journal of Nutrition European Journal of Nutrition - Shifting dietary patterns toward more sustainable dietary practices is essential for addressing both chronic disease risk and environmental degradation. While the...

Grocery bill too high? Shifting to #plantbased foods can be more sustainable and cut costs—by 16% for a Mediterranean diet in Spain, mainly due to replacing #meat, #fish, #eggs & dairy with legumes, nuts & some plant-based alternatives: doi.org/10.1007/s003... #groceries #costs #sustainable #legumes

🟡 The Vinegar Issue Pt. 2 The Art Of Acidity

🟡 Vinegar Issue Pt. 2 is out. Turns out there's a lot more going on in your pantry than you thought. 🔒 #Vegan #PlantBased #Vinegar

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🟡 What's the most useful thing you've learned about eating plant-based that nobody told you upfront? #Vegan #PlantBased

🟡 The Vinegar Issue Fermentation, apple cider vinegar, and why your $4 bottle deserves more respect.

🟡 Two microorganisms. Two fermentation steps. One extremely useful condiment. Here's what's actually happening inside your vinegar bottle. #Vegan #PlantBased
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🟡 World Book Day. Two plant-based reads worth your time:
📗 The World Peace Diet - Will Tuttle. Connects food choices to culture and systems in ways that stick with you.
📘 Becoming Vegan - Brenda Davis. Evidence-based nutrition from one of the best in the field.
#WorldBookDay #Vegan #PlantBased

🟡 Dietary Guidelines From Around the World, Compared How other countries approach healthy eating.

🟡 Comparing dietary guidelines across countries is genuinely eye-opening.
Some countries warn about ultra-processed food. Others barely mention protein. A few center meals around culture v. macros. We broke them all down. #Vegan #PlantBased
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🟡 How To Get Enough Fiber Why Your Gut Has Been Trying to Get Your Attention

🟡 Fiber is the most boring nutrient with the most interesting research behind it.
We wrote the guide on how to actually eat more of it. #Vegan #PlantBased #Fiber
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🟡 Decoding the Psychology of Unhealthy Food Choices Why psychology, biology, and systems shaping modern eating habits

🟡 The food industry spent decades figuring out exactly how to make you override every good intention you have at the grocery store.
Understanding how it works is useful. We wrote it up. 🔒 #Vegan #PlantBased #Psychology
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🟡 Plant-Based Times Monthly | Edition #9 Cook Smarter, Eat Better, Think Globally

🟡 Pozole started as sacred Aztec ceremonial food. Now it fits in an Instant Pot.
Plant-Based Times' vegan pozole verde is in PBT Monthly, along with global dietary guidelines & the science of why you reached for the chips last Tuesday. #Vegan #PlantBased
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🟡 Vegan Pozole Verde A hearty Mexican soup with mushrooms, hominy, and green chiles

🟡 No meat. No fuss. One pot. King oyster mushrooms + tomatillos + roasted poblanos + hominy + a blender. That's basically it. Garnish generously. Eat with tostadas. #Vegan #PlantBased #Pozole

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🟡 Vegan dating in the 90's. #Vegan #Dating

🟡 Dietary Guidelines From Around the World, Compared How other countries approach healthy eating.

🟡 Global dietary guidelines are quietly converging on the same idea: more plants. #DietaryGuidelines #PlantBased #PlantForward #FoodPolicy

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🎉 1,000 followers on Bluesky.
🟢 Thanks for being here, reading along, and caring about practical plant-based info.
🟡 More good stuff coming. #PlantBased #Vegan

🟡 PBT Monthly Edition #8 Jumpstart January

🟡 This month at Plant-Based Times:
✅ January stayed January.
✅ The food pyramid flipped.
✅ Fiber stayed ignored.
✅ Walnut sauce, orange scones, and a few good links.

PBT Monthly #8 ⬇️ #PlantBased #Vegan

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Fluffy Whole Wheat Pancakes Nutritious & Delicious

🟡 Weekend breakfast, reconsidered.
These plant-based pancakes are proof that vegan mornings can be unfussy, nourishing, and quietly excellent. Whole grains, simple ingredients, just a stack that earns its place at the table. 🥞 #PlantBased #Vegan #Pancakes
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🟡 Orange Scones Whole Wheat, Vegan & Naturally Sweetened

🟡 New recipe: orange scones with walnuts and a simple cashew glaze.
Whole grain, flexible dough, very forgiving. ⬇️ #PlantBased #Vegan #Orange #Scones

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#vegan #govegan #veganuary

Dairy vs plant based milks Environmental impact.

Lots of reasons to choose plant based mills and they're delicious, nutritious & cruelty free.

There’s a wide variety of plant-based milks out there:
Different plants – nuts, soy, oats, coconut, rice, pea and more!

Try them all!
#Veganuary 🌱

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Beyond Meat | A Look at Plant-Based Diets for Dogs The Rise of Plant-Based Pups

If you’re curious, we wrote a post that walks through a plant-based diet for dogs: plantbasedtimes.substack.com/p/beyond-mea...