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Concert Day Weight Loss Meal Plan (No FOMO Required)

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Weight loss concert meal plan with healthy plant-based snacks and food tips so you can enjoy the show without breaking your goals.

I’ve talked about this before, one thing I am working on in my journey is to not compromise my goals, values, boundaries for a ‘one night fling’ if you will. And what I’ve found is that going into certain events with a weight loss meal plan focused on plant based eating has helped me be the most successful in tricky social situations.

You know the feeling, you get in that vibe of wanting to be fully immersed in the moment, not wanting the moment to end and we sometimes compromise those feelings with choices we would not make otherwise if we don’t know how to regulate properly and just immerse ourselves with why we are actually there: to make memories and have great experience.

If you ever wondered how to eat healthy at a concert or needed a plant based concert food survival guide, you’re in the right place

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Between greasy food trucks, overpriced nachos and mystery-meat hot dogs, concerts can feel like a battlefield for anyone trying to lose weight on a plant-based diet.

But here’s the thing:

you can enjoy the music, the vibes, and even a few treats – without blowing your goals or feeling left out.

Here’s exactly how I do it.

  1. Pre-game like a Pro (at Home)

I always eat a satisfying, nutrient-packed pre-concert plant-based meal before heading out.

Why?

Because showing up to a concert hungry is basically asking to make $18 fried food decisions.

My go-to pre-show meal:

  • Big nourish bowl with greens, lentils, rice, cauliflower, chopped veggies and a tahini-lemon dressing.

  • A side of fruit for something sweet.

This is a weight-loss friendly plant based meal. It’s high-fiber, filling, and keeps me energized so I’m not eyeing the corndog stand before the first guitar riff.

I had this lunch at around 2 o’clock before leaving and kept me full for a while.

  1. Sneaky Snacks for the Win

Check the venue rules — some allow sealed snacks. If they do, I’ll toss a couple of these in my bag.

  • Roasted chickpeas (salty crunch without the fried oil)

  • Mini pack of mixed nuts (healthy fats = steady energy)

  • Date + peanut butter “sandwiches” (2-3 dates with a tsp of PB between them…dessert vibes)

If snacks aren’t allowed, I would eat one of these choices in the car before heading in.

  1. Navigating the Venue Food Court

I get it: sometimes you do want to join your friends in grabbing something at the venue. Or if the concert is a whole day event it might be more difficult to bring full meals with you.

Here is my mental checklist for plant-based weight-loss-friendly choices:

✅ Look for veggie wraps, grain bowls, or black bean burgers (hold the mayo, add extra veggies where you can)

✅ Go for soft pretzels over fries — still a concert snack, but less greasy.

✅ Load up on salsa or mustard instead of high calorie cheese dips.

These swaps are simple ways to keep your plant-based weight loss plan on track while still enjoying the social part of eating at the event. Sharing something with a friend keeps me in the moment without overdoing it.

  1. Hydration is the Secret Weapon

Dehydration = fake hunger. Plus, concerts can be sweaty situations.

I carry a reusable water bottle if the venue allows, or I make a pact with myself to get water between sets instead of another drink. If I do want an alcoholic drink, I stick with a light beer or wine spritzer and keep it to one.

Really think about if you need a drink to enjoy the moment, most of the time you will find that you are fine without one. I’m pretty picky about choices when it comes to alcohol so at this venue they did not have anything I was interested in and I decided I did not want to ‘waste’ calories just to check off that I had a drink there.

  1. Post-Concert Ritual: The Nightcap Snack

I plan for the post-show munchies, because they are real.

My go-to:

  • overnight oats waiting in the fridge

  • a smoothie with frozen banana, spinach, cocoa powder, and almond milk — tastes like dessert but hits the recovery spot.

This way, I don’t end up at the 24-hour drive-thu at midnight if I know I have something waiting at home for me.

And I’ll be honest, I was definitely hungry when we got home and I had a Koia protein shake.

Bottom Line

A concert is about connection, energy and making memories — not just about the food. By eating a filling meal beforehand, packing a few strategic snacks, and choosing lighter options when I do join in, I get to have it both ways: stick to my plant-based weight loss plan and enjoy every moment.

Because at the end of the night, I want to remember the music… not the regret.

🎤 Sample Concert Day Plant-Based Meal Plan

(Weight-loss friendly, no FOMO required)

Breakfast

  • Overnight oats with rolled oats, almond milk, chia seeds, blueberries, and cinnamon.

  • Black coffee or green tea

Lunch

  • Big nourish bowl: mixed greens, roasted sweet potato cubes, chickpeas, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, avocado, and tahini-lemon dressing.

  • A side of watermelon or orange slices.

Snack (Before heading to venue)

  • Date + peanut butter “sandwiches” (2-3 medjool dates with a teaspoon PB each)

  • Sparkling water

At the concert

  • Water, herbal tea, or 1 light alcoholic drink (optional)

  • Soft pretzel with mustard or veggie wrap / grain bowl if available

  • Shareable portion of fries or popcorn if you want to join in with friends

Post-Show Nightcap Snack

  • Smoothie: frozen banana, spinach, cocoa power, almond milk, and a dash of maple syrup.

  • Or leftover overnight oats from the morning

  • Hopefully you find this helpful at your next concert event. I know how comforting it is (for me at least) to have a plan going into certain social situations.I just want to remind you that you can totally have both an epic, memorable night while sticking with your goals. Actually, most of the time sticking with my goals is what helps me to have that memorable night. With the right plan, It helps me really enjoy the moment. Let me know if you use this or find it helpful.

Talk soon,,,

Kerri

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How I lost weight while on vacation

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Contrary to many beliefs, it is possible to eat plant-based, lose weight and still have a good time with company on vacation. Enjoy!

So, we are back home. Today was a gloomy, chilly, odd summer’s day but perfect for someone baking in the sun for the last five. I got to do laundry, go to the grocery store and just chill with the kids at home. Vacationing with young ones is another animal. It’s still fun, just in a different way. You find joy in watching their fun most of the time. And at this point in my life, I’m pretty content with that.

This post is a summary of how I approached each day while on vacation. It is a follow up post to the intentions I listed before this one, so check that out if you are curious or want some guidelines for an upcoming trip. I’m sharing this to remind you that it is possible to maintain weight, eat a specific way tailored to health and stick to values and goals even while on vacation.

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I am pleased to say that I stuck with every one of my ‘vacation intentions’ and I am sitting at this table tonight, not wallowing in where I am at and regretting many choices, but sitting proud and pretty and feeling in a good place moving into the month of August.

The funny part is, as I stuck to those promises I made myself at the beginning of the week, I really did not feel like I was left out at all. Even though that is usually a fear of mine when temptation strikes. Those mindset shifts make you keep promises to yourself and writing them down solidifies them, I’ve discovered.

So, down to the nitty gritty here, but those of you who value seeing what people put together, especially when dabbling in a new type of lifestyle, I’ll share a summary of what I ate over the week and will share the scale result tomorrow.

Each day, I’ve been starting with fruit and oats w/ oat milk Icelandic yogurt on top. There were tons of pastry’s and temptations in the morning, but with this intention in mind I would confidently walk by, grab a coffee and make my same morning breakfast each day.

I find that once you start the day off right, the rest is really easy to fall into place. I would just bring some cooked tofu and some veggies or fruit to the beach for lunch, I would get a coffee somewhere and also did have 1 alcoholic beverage each day. But dinner is usually the last hurdle and I feel like I can confidently say I cleared each one.

Here are some examples:

A few things I focused on was to always have a salad on the side and to try and add a source of protein. Like tofu, beans or the meatless sausage.

The last day happened organically but I kind of enjoyed it and will make a note for future trips, but we had not bought food out except one night of the vacation, so the last day we got breakfast and lunch out as well. I liked that it was on the last day since it was more of a reinforcement strategy for sticking with goals. And since I had momentum it was easy not to just throw in the towel and make poor choices while eating out.

Overall, I am thrilled with how it went and want to encourage you that no matter where you are in your journey, you are able to take one more small step to that person you want to be.

Talk soon

-Kerri

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Simple and Healthy Vacation Intentions

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How I am approaching a week away with family for a beach vacation. I’ll share what I am bringing with us and some standards for success.

We are leaving today for a 5 day vacation with family. It is one of my favorite places on this earth and I am so looking forward to being with my parents and siblings, having relaxed time with my kids and going to the beach everyday.

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For the logistics of the trip, we are all staying in one home and there will be some people coming in and out and some staying the whole 5 days. We will mostly be out at the beach and in the small town during the day and there are usually a few favorite spots that we tend to want to hit when we are out there.

I am planning to share with you what my intentions are for myself for this week and how I am preparing for situations that may pop up. Usually how I feel on vacations is that I go out with the best intentions and then get into that mindset of wanting to ‘fit in’ with what everyone else is doing, I don’t want to be the odd one out. Or I get into ‘vacation mode’ and throw all my goals and plans to the wind. I am hoping that by keeping track of my days like this, I can hold myself accountable.

This may be a little vulnerable to share but I want to show my starting weight just as documentation for myself and also as a reference for those maybe in a similar situation. I don’t have tons to lose, but I know I feel better around 10 lbs less.

162.7

I don’t want to leave here feeling bad and down on myself, saying ‘next time I’ll be be better’.

My vacation standards for myself are simple, but I think sticking to them will give the momentum I need to succeed and still enjoy myself.

  1. I will drink my whole 32 oz water bottle each day.

  2. I will not be counting calories

  3. I will have oats for breakfast each day (I find that oats keep me fuller for longer and start my day in regulation)

  4. I will still get a coffee out each afternoon (this is something I know I will do and there are certain places we like to go out here. Rather then set myself up for failure, I will just incorporate it into the days)

  5. I will not have alcohol when back at the house but only when out to dinner or at a brewery. And only 1 each day or not at all. (I rarely drink alcohol but again I know if this is incorporated in, it saves me from that ‘all or nothing’ mentality.

And for those hard moments, I really want to work on those introspective thoughts, like ‘what am I looking for in this moment? How can I be more present w/o food or enjoy the food I have in this environment I’m in. Will this make me feel good in the end or not?’

If anyone relates or has any tips, definitely write up in the comments 🙂

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that feeling when you fit it all in

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plant based day of eating

Today was far busier then yesterday. And in my mind when I make up the meals I’m going to have throughout the week, I think I have delusional moments where it would just be me in my kitchen for a few hours getting everything prepped and then cleaned so that when the after school rush happens, I can be ahead of the game and have everything so prepared my kids can’t even make it to the snack cabinet in time. My goal was to prep some zucchini bread for upcoming breakfasts and the dinner for me and my husband, some enchiladas. The kids, I already knew, would probably opt for mac and cheese, but that is easy to whip up last minute.

However, I forget every time that I am usually standing at the stove with toys strewn about the kitchen floor to entertain the almost toddler in hopes to prevent him from gripping the two of my legs so I have no choice but to pick him up. IF I do get the prepping done, there is no time left for his attention span to be waiting around for me to clean up the sink/counters so that usually gets put off until later.

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Anyway, I DID get it done. ( the suspense, right?!) I had my son’s kindergarten’s graduation, went to get my sister a birthday gift, and then back to the school for my daughter’s end of school picnic, but I. Got. It. Done.

Since this heat wave is still going strong, I took advantage of the time the kids wanted to spend inside making comic books (ugh, my heart) and the littlest guy was actually wanting to chill after me bringing him around everywhere today. So, I got the dinner done and it’s cooking away while I put the baby to sleep and wait for my husband to get home from work.

I know one day remembering these moments will stop me in my tracks and I will actually be sitting there with a kitchen to myself and all the time in the world. And I hope in that moment that I know I enjoyed every bit of the craziness, the juggling, the unplanned pauses to tend to a need thats so big for them. It’s funny because even with the stress, I don’t think I want that piece to be over just yet.

Ok, on to todays meals :

Breakfast: 9:30 Macadamia coconut oats w/ nectarine and salted caramel protein powder

*I ended up not really having a lunch because I expected to touch base at home for some part of the afternoon. Rookie mistake, but got through it.

And since I went to get my sister her birthday gift at one of her favorite coffee shops, I got one of my favorite coffee’s there. An iced maple latte with oat milk. They use real maple syrup not ‘coffee syrup’ maple syrup. And the espresso there is amazing.

When we got home after all of the school stuff, we all had some smoothies. I have been making smoothies for all of them after school with this heat and its awesome! My two sons split a vanilla blueberry one and me and my daughter usually split the chocolatey one.

For dinner I made these AMAZING plant based enchiladas and I actually ate 2 full servings since I skipped out on lunch. Definitely will be making that one again!

Gonna finish with a Kombucha and call it a night. Sometimes I put it in a fancy glass to pretend like I’m out with a cocktail or something 🙂

Have a wonderful and peaceful night where ever you are in the world. I appreciate you reading. Thank you ,

Talk soon

-Kerri

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And so begins the last week of school

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plant based day of eating

These are literally the days I live for. I love to walk out on my deck and feel that balmy air on my skin. I live by the water, so there is a mixture of salt and tide on the breeze and while some people are turned off by the heat waves, I embrace them. These are when I feel the most: Me. In another life I may have lived in the tropics, but being in New York, I wait all year for these glorious three to four months.

After walking the kids to the bus, my littlest guy wanted to play outside. We just walk ourselves around the yard. He grunts at what he wants to check out (he is still working on his words) and I just follow him.

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I really find it hard to believe that school is ending for my kids for the year. I am pumped for summer but I feel like it goes even faster. We almost have just as much of a schedule during those summer months then we do over the school year.

The kids are going to be in some recreation programs and some week long camps that I am excited to share on here. What I am most excited to share, though, are our adventures. When I am off from work, I love doing day trips with them to a cute town or even just spending the day out at the beach. And I’d love to share what I bring along to those outings, cause in a small way I feel that it may be helpful to have just another mom trying her best to be healthy but also enjoy her life without being miserable on a diet.

I would love to know what you are looking forward to most about this season : )

-Talk Soon,

Kerri

Meal 1: (9:30) Almond Joy Oats with strawberries

Lunch (1:00) Mixed Greens, cherry tomatoes, beets, chickpeas, shredded baked tofu, vegan caesar dressing.

3:30 smoothie drink after a run Koia protein shake

Dinner: (6:30) Edamame Hummus Wrap with steamed broccoli

*I tweeked this recipe a bit and also had it on a pita instead of a wrap since that was all I had 😛

Dessert: (9:30) Icelandic Oat Yogurt

Checkpoints

Movement: Run —> 10 min run/1 min walk (repeat 2x)

Water: 32 oz

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Adventures in plant-based living

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An Introduction

I’m Kerri and welcome to my little area where I can share my story, my interests and my life with you all!

I have always been a writer and I love journaling and documenting the day to day, the adventures with my kids, the small but life changing habits, and the magical moments that make life so wonderful.

So, grab your coffee, or whatever cozy drink you like and I’ll tell you a little about me and what I plan to share here.

  • I live in New York with my husband and 3 kids. We live in a little beach town (yes NY has beaches! and really great ones too).

  • I’ve been vegetarian since college but eat primary plant-based. I truly believe that nutrition is one of the most underutilized tools in medicine.

  • I career changed from a therapist to a Registered Nurse as a mom with two kids and it was one of the best decisions I’ve made.

  • I love being active with my family; walks in the neighborhood, skiing in the winter, swimming, running or surfing in the summer.

Any of these you may be more interested in feel free to ask and I would love to share what I can!

The name ‘When we eat plants’ has popped out at me as a name for …. something, I just couldn’t pinpoint what that something was yet. This has been in my mind for a while now and I feel like this blog is the perfect home for it. I have big plans for this name, which I hope you will follow it’s growth over time.

This name pretty much sums up the shift that changed my life and that I attribute with not only my physical health, but with a healthy mindset, food freedom, satisfaction in my career, feeling connected with the Earth and with something even greater. Maybe someday I’ll tell you the whole story, but for right now, just know that the simple focus of making plants and a plant-based way of living the center of my lifestyle is what started a feeling of peace that is hard to explain unless you experience it.

With this blog, I want to share the meal preps and plans for each week that keep me on track. I want to take you along on staycations or vacations and show that with a little planning or restaurant tweeking, it is not hard to live your best plant-based lifestyle out-and-about. I want to be that non-judgemental voice inviting you to take small steps in changing your nutrition and ask questions as well!

So if you are interested, I am pumped to connect with you!

We’ll talk soon,

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1 Book a Month to Move Towards your Best Self

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Good evening friends!

I am ending this night with a freshly sprayed table and stove as I sit and write this, which, if you know me, is the best way to end the night. There is something so wonderful about coming downstairs in the morning and having the kitchen clean with no dishes in the sink and no crumbs on the table, even if its just for a few minutes 😛

Tomorrow is April, which I am thrilled about since that technically ends the Winter months here in NY (yes, I count March in there because I have learned from many years of false hopes). This winter, I was so proud of myself. I took my Vitamin D supplement, which I know combats that seasonal depression and I also manifested exactly what I wanted to accomplish. I wanted my kids to learn to ski and they did AND also want to go again next year. So, I would mark that as a win/win for me! I plan to write a whole post on starting kids skiing so I won’t go too far into it, but there is something about seeing the things you envision play out that makes the momentum want to keep going.

Today though, felt like a very ‘off’ day. Not in a bad way. Just in a not-really-much-to-do type of day. It didn’t help that I was still ‘reeling’ from seeing Riverdance yesterday (pun intended). The show was just amazing and all I wanted to do was listen to the soundtrack and relive the show in my mind, but, alas with kids involved I never get to listen to my own music, am I right??? The kids were also off due to school conferences and it was a very misty, gray, damp day out there. The type of weather I am glad to get out of the way before summer officially starts.

My eating was also really off, so I won’t even list it out tonight and will just start fresh tomorrow. I know my first step is to eat oats in the morning because that always gets me back on track.

But what I really wanted to talk about tonight is the book I read for March. Back in January, I was still feeling really down from this running injury and feeling like I couldn’t do what I wanted to do. I told myself I would read a book a month that would work on moving me towards my best self. I actually wake up an hour before the kids get up to get the reading in but I have noticed an overall increase in my well being.

I read 101 Essays that Will Change the Way You Think by Brianna Weist. https://www.amazon.com/Essays-That-Will-Change-Think/dp/1945796065

I really enjoyed the book and have actually have had this book for years and have never finished it. Since it was a collection of essays, I never knew how to approach it that I would get the most out of it. This time I would read 5 essays at a time, which was just enough to get through the month. And here are my biggest take aways:

  • We choose what we perceive in life.

A lot of our problems and drama are self created and can be avoided if we chose to see someone else’s side, stop playing the victim, or look at what this problem is doing for us.

  • We are constantly trying to run from out pain when that is really our greatest teacher.

All we want as humans is to be comfortable and coast through life, yet the danger of that is never really living at all.

  • Stop trying to chase happiness, it is inward.

This one is a huge one for me and one that stops me in my tracks to grapple over in my mind. The balance between desire and working towards a goal to create a life of awe and what you deserve while also not being caught up in the rat race of always needing more.

There were tons of other great points made and a lot of great quotes to take out of it. Let me know if you have any thoughts related.

Have a great night and talk soon 🙂

-Kerri

3 Things I Learned From Planning Out My Meals

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So, I’m sitting here on this rainy Monday night; the baby has been asleep upstairs for a while now and the older kids are sitting in their rooms reading. I always feel super grateful for being home on nights like this. Just when you can get everyone snuggled in pjs, light a candle and settle in for the night.

I was super proud since I was able to prep the dinner I planned before picking the kids up from school. I had the table set and ready to go with my little springtime tree in the middle of the table lit up. And as I went to walk out the door for the rest of the afternoon, the diaper bag over one arm and holding my 15 month old in the other, I felt very comforted by the scene I had created.

Now, this is not to make it feel like I have a beautifully set table every night, because I definitely don’t. I feel for the most part, I am throwing bowls with pasta in front of my kids while trying to get the rest of the dinner out. Then what happens? I am back at the kitchen sink with a mountain of dishes again, as my kids move on to something else.

But today reminded me why I want to be more intentional about meal scheduling. And a few things I noticed by having the meal ready to go:

  • There was no arguing – I think I can sympathize with any mom who just is there trying her hardest to get dinner on the table and then she hears ‘I don’t feel like that tonight’.
  • There was no time for snacks – Those multiple trips to the snack closet which then result’s in ‘I’m not hungry anymore’.
  • We were able to sit down together – Family meals are really important to me and I just felt like I was doing them wrong because I was always missing the sitting-down-to-dinner part by always getting everything ready last minute.

As we get to tonight’s dinner, if you are following along, this post shows this weeks meal scheule and links to any recipes: Plant-Based Meal Planning for Spring: A Week’s Guide.

I made Lentil Taquitos were from High Carb Hannah, the inside filling was really tasty, but I do think I maybe should have made a sauce to go on top of them. https://highcarbhannah.co/recipes/lentil-taquitos/ And the Spanish Rice was a take on my aunt’s recipe that I modified a little.

Hope you all had a great start to the week 🙂

Talk soon,

Kerri

Plant-Based Meal Planning for Spring: A Week’s Guide

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Happy Sunday! It’s the first full week of Spring and I am so excited to get started with my first plant-based meal schedule!

So, we are back from our spring trip to Florida and I feel like it always takes me a good couple of days to get back to a routine when it comes to meal planning. All I can say that works for me is by writing up a grocery list, giving myself a deadline where I am gonna have it all together again (somewhat :P) and taking baby steps that week to get back to my baseline. And I am giving you all that with this post : a grocery list, a deadline (tomorrow!) and baby steps (If plant based eating is new to you, I would start with just one meal and see how it goes).

I usually try to come up with the dinners for the week because then I can fill everything else in around it. I do a lot of leftovers for lunch and for breakfast I tend to have a consistent repertoire of meals I rotate around that keep me full for a good amount of time. I can share these as well, but they tend to look the same by season and that works for me. Dinner is usually where I like to end the night with a bang. Try to sit around the table together and enjoy a filling and delicious meal that culminates our day.

My goal for these posts is to not only keep myself accountable and planning ahead but to maybe encourage anyone else out there to add a plant based meal to their weekly menu, even if it is just one night a week. I’m not going to pretend that I am any recipe guru, but I have been around the block or two when it comes to finding great plant based recipes that are not only well-balanced, health-wise, but appealing to others as well (ehem.. such as some skeptical family members).

A few more points about this meal schedule:

  • I will give dinner ideas Monday-Friday and all ingredients for those dinners are in the grocery list in this post.
  • I will link the recipe for each meal and give credit to the creator so it will take you to that creator’s page to do the recipe. If I make any adjustments to the recipes it will be on the post of the recipe for that day with a picture of how it looks as I made it. Some recipes are mine and they will be written out as my own recipe.
  • I will do my best to share my kids ‘deconstructed’ versions of our meals. My kids enjoy pretty simple foods (I was very similar as a kid) and as long as the basis of the meals are substantial I am ok with them choosing which part of the meal they want to eat.
  • I try to use oil sparingly. A lot of the times I will adjust a recipe by decreasing the amount of oil or just not using oil.
  • Monday and Tuesdays I am off from work, so I can do more complicated recipes those days since I have more time during the day to prep the meal, so you adjust the days that work for you.

Monday 3/24: Lentil Taquitos by High Carb Hannah https://highcarbhannah.co/recipes/lentil-taquitos/ and spanish rice

Tuesday 3/25: Italian herb stuffed portobello with cauliflower mash https://ohsheglows.com/cookbook-search/

Wednesday 3/26: 5 minute Tofu, Kale and chickpea curry by The Happy Pear https://thehappypear.ie/plant-based-and-vegan-recipes/5-minute-tofu-and-chickpea-curry/

Thursday 3/27: Lemony pasta salad by The First Mess https://thefirstmess.com/2019/04/17/lemony-spring-pasta-salad-vegan-recipe/

Friday 3/28: French onion soup with homemade bread

I’m excited to have a place to organize my meals and I hope you’ll join me this week!

Family Adventures in Plant-Based Living

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I’m Kerri and welcome to my little area where I can share my story, my interests and my life with you all!

I have always been a writer and I love journaling and documenting the day to day, the adventures with my kids, the small but life changing habits, and the magical moments that make life so wonderful.

So, grab your coffee, or whatever cozy drink you like and I’ll tell you a little about me and what I plan to share here.

  • I live in New York with my husband and 3 kids. We live in a little beach town (yes NY has beaches! and really great ones too).
  • I’ve been vegetarian since college but eat primary plant-based. I truly believe that nutrition is one of the most underutilized tools in medicine.
  • I career changed from a therapist to a Registered Nurse as a mom with two kids and it was one of the best decisions I’ve made.
  • I love being active with my family; walks in the neighborhood, skiing in the winter, swimming, running or surfing in the summer.

Any of these you may be more interested in feel free to ask and I would love to share what I can!

The name ‘When we eat plants’ has popped out at me as a name for …. something, I just couldn’t pinpoint what that something was yet. This has been in my mind for a while now and I feel like this blog is the perfect home for it. I have big plans for this name, which I hope you will follow it’s growth over time.

This name pretty much sums up the shift that changed my life and that I attribute with not only my physical health, but with a healthy mindset, food freedom, satisfaction in my career, feeling connected with the Earth and with something even greater. Maybe someday I’ll tell you the whole story, but for right now, just know that the simple focus of making plants and a plant-based way of living the center of my lifestyle is what started a feeling of peace that is hard to explain unless you experience it.

With this blog, I want to share the meal preps and plans for each week that keep me on track. I want to take you along on staycations or vacations and show that with a little planning or restaurant tweeking, it is not hard to live your best plant-based lifestyle out-and-about. I want to be that non-judgemental voice inviting you to take small steps in changing your nutrition and ask questions as well!

So if you are interested, I am pumped to connect with you!

We’ll talk soon,

Kerri 🙂