Lola Mendez

Queen Afua is the highly celebrated vegan author of Sacred Woman. This year marks the 20th anniversary since the Amazon best-selling book's release, an anniversary that will be celebrated with two new chapters added to the newest edition. Queen Afua is also a holistic health practitio…

Road trips have become increasingly popular this year and will continue to be the preferred method of travel this holiday season due to the lingering pandemic. Planning your meals and snacks–along with your route–can be a bit of a headache when you or one of your fellow tr…

Michelle Blackwood is a vegan and gluten-free Caribbean chef and cookbook author sharing recipes on Healthier Steps. She’s also a registered nurse and focuses on healthy meals that nourish the body and taste great. She initially went vegan two decades ago in hopes that the plant-base…

I’ve officially made it across the finish line of my month-long vegan elimination diet inspired by the Whole30. Throughout the last four weeks, I’ve kept a diary on The Beet detailing my progress. I shared my motivations for challenging myself to a plant-based Whole30…

One of the best parts about traveling is having the opportunity to taste local delicacies in interesting places and if you're eating plant-based finding a new hotel, restaurants or favorite dish is a bonus. We’ve been missing traveling—and all the delicious eating that com…

Amy’s Drive-Thru—from the Berliner family that brought you Amy’s Kitchen—now has three locations in Northern California. The brand-new location is Corte Madera in Marin, CA. The organic vegetarian fast food outposts are changing the fast-food landscape by …

To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month,  observed annually from September 15th to October 15th, we’re taking a look at the top five vegan companies in Spanish speaking countries. Vegconomist is launching a Spanish-language platform to provide information regarding the vegan econom…

I’m rounding the half-way mark of my one month doing the Whole30 diet program as a vegan. After sharing my motivations for starting,  I’m diving into more of what I’ve been eating. But first, let's review what a vegan can eat on the Whole30 p…

Today, September 14th is Support Latino Business day! Mayors across the country including in Austin, Boston, Charlotte, Dallas, Denver, District of Columbia, El Paso, Houston, Lawrence, Los Angeles, McAllen, Oakland, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Francisco have issued city proclamations in obs…

Popcorn has a go-to snack for vegans for ages. It can be challenging to find packaged popcorn bags that aren’t made with butter, milk products, or palm oil. Fortunately, it’s super easy to pop kernels of corn on your stovetop with a bit of sunflower oil...

The September Whole30 program doesn’t start until the 14th of September but I started at the beginning of the month to be able to provide sage insight into whether or not this elimination diet is possible to do as a vegan. I’m a week in so far and am loving it...

Road trips have become increasingly popular this summer and will continue to be the preferred method of travel this fall due to the lingering pandemic. Planning your meals and snacks–along with your route–can be a bit of a headache when you or one of your fellow travelers eat p…