12 Year Vegan Glow-up | 5 foods I eat Every Week

[@richyakuoko2360]

Awesome!! I've been vegan for almost 8 years and at 42 years old I am much healthier. I went from 339 pounds to 196 pounds. Plant based saved my life. Thanks for sharing this video. You look super healthy.

[@SweetPotatoSoul]

Wow! Congrats on your vegan success!

[@richyakuoko2360]

​@@SweetPotatoSoul thanks so much. I really appreciate it. Congrats on your 12 year vegan journey as well. GOD bless you and your family.

[@user-mc9bm9hm2s]

Me to ; im vegan for 2 years ; the best food

[@richyakuoko2360]

​@@user-mc9bm9hm2sAwesome!! Congrats!!

[@ajm3821]

Hi. You can tell even your mental health is extremely healthy. You present as a happy person. That’s half the battle right there! I’m 63. Never sick. Vegan for 7 years. Mostly vegetarian before that. Great video. Lots of tips!

[@maritzamoffett8021]

36!! Yeah!! Keep it up girl…. And keep on inspiring us.❤️

[@Angela-September]

I've always wanted to like the taste of sweet potatoes more than I do, and recently I discovered purple sweet potatoes and that sealed the deal! So good, and so pretty too.

[@SweetPotatoSoul]

Love it! Which purple variety? Okinawan (greyish skin, bright purple inside)??

[@StoryMakerAcademy]

Oh Wow! This is amazing. I have been "back sliding" since Covid. No more excuses. I am so exciting about my vegan life!

[@SweetPotatoSoul]

You got this!

[@savoryexposure]

Doing veganuary next month and never thought about getting a steam basket for my pressure cooker. Buying one right now!

[@ReillyWilde]

You’re looking lovely, fit, & healthy. I adore all the same foods you featured. I’ve been vegan since 2020, vegetarian for years before that. I rarely get sick, also. Thank you for sharing! 🥑🍠

[@SweetPotatoSoul]

Thank you! Happy to hear you are thriving too!

[@alashiadiggs4195]

I love all these foods. But I just got into Korean sweet potatoes. I absolutely love them and I feel like it's a great way to eat healthy and satisfy my sweet tooth 😋

[@yanleoshay]

Those are the best❣️ I just can't stand the neon orange ones.

[@ChristysFLAdventures]

Love this! And you are absolutely GLOWING. Thank you for sharing all your recipes with us ❤

[@theskiesthelimit-q2k]

I like to roast my beets in the oven. I serve them on a bed of spinach, sprinkled with sunflower seeds.

[@hollikendall739]

Sounds delicious! I’ll have to try it

[@robbiejohnson6986]

Me too

[@monacannon6644]

I love, love, love lentils and sweet potatoes. I eat them at least 3-4 times a week. They are my go to for soups and stews as well, along with butternut squash. Thanks for sharing! I'm so excited to try the recipes.

[@marceybull]

Yay!! Good to know about beets and instant pot! Started loving beets like three years ago but they always seemed so complicated to make!

[@jwilli7434]

Oh wow! I've been fully vegan for almost 8 years. Actually, you were one of my early KZbin follows to help me learn how to prepare more plant-based foods. Have you tried growing your own sweet potatoes? This year was my first year and I had pretty good success. I'm hoping to knock it out of the ballpark next year. Beets and carrots are easy to grow and I have successfully done so for the past two or three years. Nothing beats homegrown!! Good luck and I wish you further blessings as your channel and business continue to grow!!

[@lynn682]

I hope to do better with growing all three of those this year. Beets are always small and carrots give me the blues in the garden!! 😂 happening gardening and improved health to you ❤

[@SweetPotatoSoul]

I haven't grown my own, but I totally need to, it's so easy!! Thanks for your kind words 💕

[@amlaw11]

I love avocado on its own. My father ate it that way. Just add very little seasoning or none in my case.

[@welldonewit5129]

I would NEVER have thought i would be a mushroom person, but i literally crave them now! I used to think they were so gross! My tastes have certainly made a turn for the better🍻

[@ObscenelyMarvelous]

Several years ago, I learned that vitamin A is more bioavailable when paired with unsaturated fat. So I had the idea to mash roasted sweet potatoes together with avocados. I like to put fresh thyme into the mash. The sweet potato can be roasted ahead, but I only combine as much as needed at the time since the avocado will turn brown and watery (especially if it's reheated). Beets go perfectly with this. I cube them small and cook them in the oven at the same time as the sweet potatoes. I don't oil the beets, I cover them so they don't dry out during the long roast. I like to serve a blend of brown and wild rice, which I prefer to mix together with the beets on my plate. I'd usually have a kale salad along with all this, as well as something like tofu or tempeh. Also, I've recently started making a stew in the style of beef stew that includes mushrooms and lentils. I've been thinking about writing a cookbook. I've always been a writer and a cook, so I don't have a good excuse not to do it. I'm feeling inspired by you and other creators. It's fantastic the way you just went for it! Btw, I'm a longtime subscriber and fellow southerner. Hello from Alabama. :)

[@marmaz57]

Thank you so much for both your creative recipes - and - your simple ways of preparing these wonderful foods!

[@SweetPotatoSoul]

And thank you for watching!!

[@glynniskunzler7058]

Thank you I am almost eighty years old becoming adicted to the vegan diet, my grandchildren are a great example to me. I made your collards and blackeyed peas absolutely delicious, thanks.

[@itsthegodinme_kei]

Yesss girl looking great been following you for a long time and glad to see you are back on KZbin 😊

[@akbar8477]

Glad to hear that you are an exceptional person and in exceptional health proof that what you are teaching and cooking works!

[@jessicam2792]

Sweet potatoes and lentils are my go to. I love beets roasted and I toss them with white balsamic, Dijon and date syrup

[@VanDeSese]

What a great video as always! Thanks a lot! 🙏🏻💚 I am so happy for you that your check up was perfect. ❤️ You are my reason why I bought an airfryer 😅 I also love these foods and eat them in different ways. It's really important to eat different foods in different ways, not always that easy. I also have a steamer which I really love. Big hug and lovely greetings from Germany! 😍🇩🇪

[@SweetPotatoSoul]

Dankeschön!❤️ I can't live without my air fryer, haha. The tools really do help in the kitchen!

[@VanDeSese]

@@SweetPotatoSoul Aww! Danke! 😍 Haha, I can imagine. For me now the same :)

[@Shinibo]

You are such a great role model! Your glowing health and personality speaks for itself! Thankyou

[@maryannmckinney4592]

I cannot wait to try the Chili Lime Glazed Sweet Potatoes....Ingredients in my cart for next week's meals!!

[@stefaniehinton7719]

I like to use my food processor and grate the fresh beets for my salads! I love it! Great video!!! Thanks for the info and providing such positivity ♥️🙌🏽

[@yichae3560]

@jenne i love the cookbook and your blog. I have been getting into cooking for myself and I find your recipes easy to tweak. I love that I found your content years ago.! ❤

[@meta4972]

Thank you so much, what a positive video! You look gorgeous also 😊 I've been a vegan for a few years and it had such an incredible impact on my mood and well-being. Now I need to implement beets in my diet haha, but I agree that lentils are absolutely amazing!!

[@cltinturkey]

I love to make a roasted beet hummus, which is always a hit at parties or pot luck dinners.

[@SilverheadFitness]

Just started incorporating a plant base life style. I should have did that years ago. Making new recipes from plants and very conscious of what I pick up in a grocery store. I see I’m going to love your channel. You are so cheerful. You speak well and so knowledgeable. Much Joy. To our Health and Wellness☺️✨🤍

[@whenyouwishuponastar6643]

You’re very inspirational. I’m not vegan but my goal is to incorporate more vegan meals. I just made your lentil tacos from another video. So delicious!!!! I’ve had issues with my skin and stomach, I found dairy was a huge factor contributing to my acne. I’m 29, hoping to make some changes and have skin as beautiful and smooth as yours haha. Many blessings to you.

[@sunrise2day462]

Great job Jenne! I've been subscribed to you channel for some years now and it never gets old! Thank you for sharing. :)

[@JQMurrell]

I LOVE this positive news! Thank you!

[@franciscachesca]

Thank you so much for the free PDF and all the nutricious information❤

[@d.gilliard3645]

Vegan KZbinr OG. Thanks for continuing to share your knowledge!!

[@pamelakinga840]

Omg this PDF is divine!! Thank you!! ❤

[@medusa4944]

You can freshen up slightly wilted beet root leaves by cutting them and putting them in a glas of water like flowers in a vase. They'll suck up water and be much more crisp and firm.

[@lesliewicks7330]

Thanks sis. Gonna try these recipes. They look easy 2 make and tasty 2 eat❤

[@TreasureChest0806]

Beet greens are the BOMB!!! I normally sauté them in olive oil with garlic & salt.

[@SweetPotatoSoul]

Aren't they!! Yes, simple is best! So glad you appreciate them too

[@ritazulu-diawara9446]

Thanks 4 the Tipps with the Avocado. Opening an avocado feel like a lottery 😅

[@cltinturkey]

I love to roast a giant pan of root vegetables and other veg in the oven. I use sweet potatoes, beets, red onions, carrots, radishes, cauliflowers, broccoli, and even sweet peppers if I have them. Makes for a delicious and flavorful addition to so many meals.

[@durdinazurkic3750]

Thanks If you wash and you bake whole beets in the oven and cover for a hour After peel beets , shreds and ad apple cider vinegar, balsamic vinegar salt and chopped garlic Phenomenal salad and can stay in your fridge couple days

[@ENEMA_AND_YOGA_CHANNEL]

I have also used enemas and yoga for looking and feeling healthier and younger since 1995.

[@donna_thedead]

If y'all aint bought that book yet, y'ought to!!!!!!! I hope you and your family are well and you're looking FAB!

[@SweetPotatoSoul]

Thank you so much for the cookbook shout out!! I agree, people. Buy it 😄 Blessings to you!

[@MYTYIAALLEYNE]

Thanks for the Download! 🙌🏾

[@trynvegan]

Looking and living your best life! I love it!

[@DebraFlower]

Thank you for this list.

[@annejames890]

Thank you so much for this and wanted to video I love you I love beets, sweet potatoes . I am going on my life saltines this week and am watching health videos to motivate me.

[@lostboi3974]

I like to cook lentils in my pressure cooker with garlic, and then immersion blend them at the end. Then later whenever I'm having vegetable soup, I take the lent8ls out and scoop a half cup into the soup and stir. It makes creamy soup with even more nutrients. And they are dirt cheap when you buy dry.

[@SweetPotatoSoul]

Great tip!

[@mstanaya31]

This is a beautiful blessing ❤ and thank you for sharing ❤️ 🙏 Thank for the inspirational message🎀 and giving us hope.🙏 🎉😊⚘️

[@shunwilliams6180]

Thank you so much for sharing ❤❤❤

[@madamehogan8553]

I roast my sweet potato in the oven with chopped apple, in a lil apple cider with some spices... gorgeous! But I will eat them any way, love them too :)

[@SweetPotatoSoul]

That sounds delicious!!

[@ashleya1596]

Thank you so much for this vid! Definitely came right on time & i really enjoyed it..only thing I've never tried are mushrooms lol

[@yarolevada7062]

Thanks for sharing your age! You do look amazing and very youthful! 🥰

[@eliananewall6722]

Love ya!!!! Thanks for sharing!!!!

[@B_ready4671]

I love roasted sweet potatoes for brkfst..and my fav way to consume beets is a smoothie😋

[@davidw9772]

Spank you very much for the invaluable information for happy longevity. Doc David

[@1SewSweet]

YUM to all!!! I also love using Beets for juicing too… it’s amazing!

[@SweetPotatoSoul]

Thank you! I should have mentioned: I cannot drink beet juice. It's so funny because they're one of my favorite foods 😆 But the juice, I cannot! It's so good for you though!

[@samuelmatthews9092]

I’m digging your video! Lots of good info 😊.

[@HataMakaJuno]

So gorgeous 😍

[@arthurl.hamptonjr.260]

Fire content as usual.

[@MichelleDenise64]

My favorite way to eat sweet potatoes is to bake them. My grandmother used to make them all of the time.

[@SweetPotatoSoul]

My grandmother too! I think that's partly why I like them baked so much too 🥰

[@MamaMilkBubbles]

New sub here❤ I love eating avocadoes without anything on them. Yummmm yum. It's the mushrooms in struggling with. I'm going work in it, though.

[@corinemorgan8767]

I love all of your foods

[@feehloif3]

You look AMAZING!!!!!!😍😍😍

[@persiansjsu]

This was super helpful :)

[@brendafarris7350]

great tips. Don't love mushrooms...thx for the ideas!!

[@Source_Singing_God_is_in_Us]

I thought yams and sweet potatoes where the same lol I love that that you eat sweet potatoes' instead of junk food :)

[@susandurandstone4278]

I pickle my beets and add them to my salads daily!

[@SweetPotatoSoul]

I love pickled beets!!! Yum!

[@richardeicholtz4868]

Well the yams in this video looked quite nice... quite nice indeed. Your hard work has definitely paid off. Can't do lentils. Don't like mushrooms unless it's jerky. But I love everything else in the video! Have you tried growing your own sweet potatoes and do you eat the purple ones?

[@SweetPotatoSoul]

I eat all sweet potatoes! I'm sure I have some old footage of cooking with the purple ones. But no, I've never grown them. I should! So easy!

[@richardeicholtz4868]

@@SweetPotatoSoul It is easy. You can even eat leaves! One planted organic sweet potato can provide tons. I love the orange sweet potatoes but those Japanese ones are really good.

[@anttiviitamaki6999]

I'm confused. I've been a vegan for twenty plus years. I don't keep a very good diet, but I try to keep up with the latest scientific discoveries concerning food and nutrition. I just read an article, where a nutritional expert warned about beet leaves. She said that they contain nitrates, and nitrates decreases blood's ability to absorb oxygen. So, which is it - do they oxygenate blood or do they in fact have the opposite effect? 🤷🤔

[@rrbhaunoch3084]

looking up the mushroom etouffee now

[@AngelsAlternativeSolutions]

I have an avocado and cashew allergy and it always looks so good I want to go vegan but some of my allergies to a lot of the fruit make me discouraged, but I'm sure there are ways around it.

[@SweetPotatoSoul]

I'm allergic to cashew, too. There are so many ways around it! I have plenty of nut-free recipes on my blog.

[@patriciajohnson-platt4779]

I love sweet potatoes also prepared anyway except with marshmallows/pecans...yuck. Working on incorporating more lentils into my diet☺

[@SweetPotatoSoul]

Same, haha! No way I'm eating them with marshmallows 😅

[@jodrew1845]

That soup looks wonderful however, I would also add lentils to that soup. This way you're including three of your top favorites into one dish.

[@laurarussell2662]

Making me hungry!

[@jessicaallen6319]

Gosh. I wish I loved beets and sweet potatoes. I force myself to eat beets for the benefits. I cook them Ethiopian style or take supplements. I’m getting into sweet potatoes.

[@SweetPotatoSoul]

Have you tried my beet black bean burgers? The earthy beet flavor is hidden pretty well by the spices.

[@fitnesswithyou]

I was with you til we got to beets....I have tried them a dozen ways....none have made me a lover.

[@SweetPotatoSoul]

I must say, I have heard that before. What about my beet burger recipe? sweetpotatosoul.com/worldd-best-veggie-burger-black-bean-beet-burgers-video/

[@AJ-hv1fz]

I hated beets until I started juicing them with pineapple and ginger. I haven't tried to eat them yet

[@fitnesswithyou]

@@SweetPotatoSoul Thank you I'll give it a try....

[@fitnesswithyou]

@@AJ-hv1fz I love a good cold pressed juice, I'll give it a try. Thank you

[@angelabrown8731]

I like them pickled or shredded real thin in a salad.I referring to beets.fogot to mention it.

[@ronm6585]

Thanks for sharing S.P.S. (and you do look great)

[@SweetPotatoSoul]

Oh thank you!

[@bunkinbunkin]

I can’t stomach the red beets 😝 but I love the golden ones 😊

[@Lilyanna298]

❤

[@KirasWholesomeLife]

Amazing video! Love your videos for great inspiration, only found you a little bit ago! Hoping my videos will be as good as yours one day :)

[@SweetPotatoSoul]

Welcome!! Thank you so much :) I have some amazing help from my editor! Your videos look great😊

[@stephentalbot3256]

Doing good Vegon life style

[@stephentalbot3256]

Vegan

[@namhladlomo1140]

I have the same problem with avocado.... It must be in a sandwich or salad otherwise i vomit

[@sherriw5137]

Hahaha, Baby Jay has so many floaties on I think you are holding her down to keep her from flying! I am going to download that e-book!

[@johnblagrove5177]

We called what you called Avocados Pears they're much bigger and sweeterwe eat they with almost everything even on their own.😊😁😂❤❤❤❤❤🇯🇲

[@thaendofdabenchmedia3309]

awesome

[@joycoates3698]

Any suggestions on beet varieties or anything, because, to me, beets always taste like dirt... I Want to like them, but I can't take the dirt taste...

[@michellewhite1559]

Beets are tasty, but if you're prone to forming oxalate kidney stones, you should eat them sparingly. (I found this out the hard way).

[@MYTYIAALLEYNE]

Where did you find such Large beets in Atlanta? The beets I’m finding are tiny- the size of Radishes 😩

[@SweetPotatoSoul]

Dekalb!

[@LucyRodriguez-es3fg]

Where the pdf guide ?

[@vanessacampbell3625]

Hi, I live in GA and Cannot find the hanna sweet potato.

[@SweetPotatoSoul]

Buford Highway Farmers Market has them. Sometimes Whole Foods does too.

[@angelabrown8731]

So far I like every food you named even though I am not a vegetarian.I like lentils but I like them in a soup.To me lentils taste better in soups.I don't like them in salad form.I tried it and I just like lentil soup much better.especially with potatoes,celery, onions and carrots in it.

[@SweetPotatoSoul]

One of my favorite soups is my lentil soup, it's on my blog. I eat it for breakfast! It's got all those things in it plus a splash of soy sauce :)

[@antistaticandi]

I live in western Ireland, and the variety here is still so poor. The only mushrooms they have in most stores are white and cremini. Only one chain sells shitake and a pack of "exotic" mushrooms (these are mostly oyster with a couple shitake), and the shitakes and exotics are stupid expensive. The few Asian stores do have a slightly larger variety, as does the expensive, fancy specialty store, but the prices are even higher in those shops. I've never once seen a maitake or lion's mane anywhere. It kills me.

[@andrealee6191]

Haha Sweet Potato Soul🤗❤️ Try eat your avocado with a dash of Soy Sauce 😉🤤😋

[@NatalieCocco]

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[@user-bl4xv4dx2t]

Be careful to down “simple carbs”-fruits are also simple carbs are our NATURAL FOODS as humans. See the book 80/10/10 Diet by Dr. Douglas Graham. Great channel!

[@lawr8th]

I’ve met several women who have gone vegan for awhile but they usually quit because they didn’t feel right. Why do you think that is? What mistakes do you think they made?

[@SweetPotatoSoul]

Good question. I think people struggle because they, 1.) Don't eat enough nutrient dense food. Too many processed carbs, and 2.) Don't eat enough in general. I haven't experienced that, honestly, and I'm sure everyone has a different situation. But for women who are becoming vegan it is crucial to eat mostly unprocessed nutrient dense foods, limit processed foods, eat a lot of plant-based protein (green veggies, lentils, beans, tofu, nuts, etc), and eat enough to feel nourished (forget standard American diet rules about portion control). Vegans have lower rates of all of the top killers, so there must be something to this way of living.

[@angelicasilva1397]

new to your channel. i went to go vegan too

[@SweetPotatoSoul]

You've got this!! I'm here to help!

[@carmsherrell737]

I love everything except for beets. But I will try them again because it has been years since I tried them But I did not like them then.

[@SweetPotatoSoul]

Yes, try some of the recipes on my blog. The burgers and dip are a good place to start because they're pretty hidden.

[@carmsherrell737]

I will definitely try them in one of your recipes.