a week of vegan fridge cleanout meals

[@ThoseVeganGuys]

Great to see you Lisa. That moment bean asked if they should use all the lime juice and your response was just adorable and pure life. Much love. Xxx

[@Thevietvegan]

I was pleasantly surprised they thought to check ahha. Usually when they help pour in juice or soy milk for smoothies they just upend the entire container so I figured Bean would do the same here 😂

[@iinamatilda]

I adore these "week of X meals" kind of videos from creators! These give me tips on how to use up the random stuff in my pantry too :D

[@abbyswaringam3386]

Omg..your toddler is so precious. Love their little observations and compliments to you :')

[@Thevietvegan]

I didnt notice they were saying I was good at mixing until I was editing 🥹

[@Jain1906]

Great to see you here again!

[@4mpersan]

I feel like folks don't have the emotional energy to go into their fridge without a plan, and the way you've presented planning to use things up is both low key and low barrier. I know I barely have the energy these days, so I can't be alone, but videos like this remind me that simple is okay, and fed is best.

[@GamerChefGirlie]

❤❤❤ glad to see you back!! Yes please make more content like this. I struggle to remember ingredients until it’s too late unless I use them the day they come home or already have a use in mind for them so this is super helpful!!

[@NicYoga-l5l]

Very inspired by the you and Bean relationship x feeling you on the adhd fridge struggles, I go from completely empty to overstuffed with half of the products in multiple amounts 🥹 thanks for so many yummy meal reminders!

[@rn2787]

I was thinking of you yesterday and how much I missed your content. I'm happy to see you whenever you have the ability to film.

[@Ligaya1980]

We missed you💚🌟 I taught myself to cook at an early age because I had to make my own food. Nobody was going to cook separate things for me. It's an invaluable skill and it also boggles my mind when people don't eat their leftovers. Wasting food is a crime; so I have become more mindful as I've gone on in life. Thanks for continuing to share with us💚🌟

[@ranch_dressing]

Yo! Glad you're doing well. The sandwiches look awesome, definitely going to do something similar!

[@gaybieee]

i really appreciate how you protect bean’s privacy! it was so sweet to hear their little toddler voice a bit ❤ welcome back!!

[@yvonneb6540]

Love the dewy look!!❤

[@yonniehan]

Great to see you back! I can't believe how much Bean has grown. I totally respect how you want to give your child the choice to appear on camera or on your social media. My parents didn't teach me to cook so I basically learned from KZbin lol. I am similar to you in that I buy ingredients based on what is on sale and what recipes I want to make. But often, I don't want to make those recipes anymore and it can lead to food waste, which I am trying to be more conscious about. I love the idea of you sharing various ways of how you use up the ingredients in your fridge to make meals. Otherwise I will probably end up having toast and peanut butter.. 😅 I've moved to a new position at work, which has been stressful and combines with the heat of summer, I really don't feel like cooking anything right now. Hopefully with the cooler weather, I will want to start cooking again and being in the kitchen.

[@Thevietvegan]

It’s hard when adjusting to a new job/responsibilities! I get it. The kitchen will always be there for you when you’re ready haha.

[@Jennifer-tg2np]

I love a fridge cleanout! So inspiring!!

[@mravenwing]

Happy to see you again. My 3 kids all loved spicy foods. If they begin eating it young, it's normal for them.

[@daniellelicht5093]

I literally just thought “I haven’t seen Lisa in a while” and you just uploaded! :)

[@Thevietvegan]

I'm baaaaaaaaack!! Sorry I got derailed and only had the bandwidth for reels/tiktok but now I think I'm in a good place to actually work on longform content

[@thoughtherder8678]

I love grandma hand in the stirring part, lol

[@Thevietvegan]

Hahaha she’s Bean’s grandma’s sister but they have a really close relationship! I’m so grateful for her.

[@jenwylie4093]

I'm glad to see you again! I totally understand your predicament with your toddler because I am in the same situation. My last 4 years has been focused on a little one. They really needed to up the daycare centres when they offered discount daycare in Ontario. I hope you are able to focus a bit more on yourself now that Bean is going to preschool.

[@amybeckenham]

Yay!!!🎉 Welcome back girl!❤

[@sharalli3112]

So glad to see you back! I too, am navigating life with a toddler. Honestly, would love to see easy toddler meals and quick easy mom meals, because that’s all I have time for.

[@linzertube]

Aww! So nice to see you, Lisa (and hear Bean’s adorable little voice)! Love your idea for content. It’s great to see what other people put together with their fridge/freezer dated goods. I got some good ideas from today’s video. I hope to be at VegFest…will have to see as my son is visiting from out-of-town. Take care of yourself and your lovely little family.❤

[@monicakelly6838]

This is such a great way to vlog! Keeps us all in your world. Thanks for sharing :)

[@astralalumnuspastichian]

Thanks Lisa, so good to see you! Love your swift cooking style and ideas. There's so much to make vegan, I'm always making so many new things. I opt for oil free, so the options get interesting, lol.

[@Fudgeey]

Welcome back! I've missed your content!

[@Eredhwen]

Hi there! KZbin suggested this video, and I'm so glad it did. I absolutely loved all the meal ideas-simple, convenient, and incredibly flexible. They're perfect for using up ingredients I already have at home! 😊

[@iloveheavyd]

Hi! This is my first video and I’m sold. I love how the toddler is referred to. I love the food waste avoidance and love the statement regarding not having the toddler on camera until consent.

[@Lish_Lemon]

Great to see you back again 😊 I have two toddlers, so I feel the struggle with balancing everything. Those sandwiches look amazing! Definitely going to try them out!

[@Thevietvegan]

Two toddlers! I can barely handle one haha. You are a rock star

[@cristyveg3705]

Omg so cute! I loved the part where you're making the slaw and Bean said "onion powder, yuck!" LOL 😆 so happy to have your videos back! It is absolutely adorable to see you parenting, thank you for sharing! ❤

[@ploopyploopster5427]

i love your vids lisa!! thank you for posting this

[@mariannewaszak8253]

So happy to see you come up on my feed ❤❤❤

[@CarinaCoffee]

I try to remember how we dealt with cooking growing up. I think my mum didn't really buy much extra stuff, we had some pantry staples and frozen veggie mixes and then if we needed something specific for a dish we would buy it. If we had leftovers you'd just eat those. So we never really had large quantities of leftover ingredients I guess? So yeah, I never learned cooking really to begin with, we had a small kitchen and we would get in my mum's way basically (even if you move out of the way or stick to one spot, but then in that spot you can't really see anything), so after a few minutes we'd be asked to leave (even if me or my brother was with her alone, because 3 people was basically too much for the kitchen). So I never learned much cooking and never learned fridge clean outs. Which is a problem now that I live alone because I a) don't really have the time to cook during the week and b) I buy specific cravings or stuff that is on sale and then I never know how to create a proper filling meal or it's all those pieces that mean enough carbs and protein etc. but the food parts don't really go together. It's more girl dinner vs proper meal, if that makes sense? I've now turned to not buy stuff on sale anymore just for the sake of having it in the house and not at full price, because I always had the intention of "I'll use this in a meal that week" and then I never do (either because I crave other stuff or I don't end up cooking for days (I might had a good meal at work and then I'll just eat bread or something out of laziness in the evening/my work schedule means I have breaks late in the day so I don't eat after coming home). So I think I really need to just go buy stuff if I really do cook that day/the next few days. And once I get into the habit of cooking more regularly again (my work schedule will probably change to a "normal 8 to 5" towards the end of the year, which will mean I'll have to feed myself in the late afternoon/evening) than I can go buy what is in my fridge and what is on sale. And when that time comes I'd really like having these types of videos for inspiration.

[@CarinaCoffee]

Oh I've been looking forward to this video since you mentioned it on your Insta stories, so glad to see you on KZbin again.

[@jodicollins3674]

I enjoyed this video very much! Great recipes, great example for toddler moms - and so fun for a mom with grown-up kids, I loved cooking with my boys when they were littles.

[@Cryptid_Crow]

What a lovely surprise, friend! Everything looked super delicious. Tbh, I enjoy everything you put out. :)

[@lindsaytoussaint]

The discussion around @14:40 is so so true. I’m a city girl but I also went vegan almost 10yrs ago and vegetarian for 4yrs before that. It was completely different back then. Granted I grew up in an immigrant home with home cooked traditional foods daily so I’m used to cooking at home and using up food and not having burgers and pasta every week - so becoming vegetarian and then vegan (while being broke 😂) is really where I got to use those skills and benefited from a diverse food palate. I see friends becoming vegan now and it seems more difficult for them to get by with everything being so expensive, not knowing how to make things on their own, and having a preference for the pricey processed stuff (as we all do - super yum - but if that’s all you eat? chiiiiild how do you function in this economy rn?! 😅)

[@sylviechatillon7655]

Great to see you again Lisa 😀!

[@vitorolinto]

the "oh no we don't double dip" to a toddler is so funny

[@Bldveg]

Changing the menu as you changed your mind was so funny to me. Thanks for the video! I really like videos like this

[@_bane01]

im not a regular commenter but since i started watching you before you had bean, i got married and my wife is vegetarian! seeing your homecooking and lots of uses for vegan protein is so useful for our lifestyle since my wife does roller derby every year and needs a ton of protein 😂

[@Thevietvegan]

Yesss!! Congratulations on your wedding 🥳 your wife is so lucky to have you fuel her roller derby badassery

[@tayjessrandom]

Omg I was SO happy to see you back on my feed ❤❤ I definitely need to try Japanese curry I also have so many carrots 😂

[@myarobilliard9693]

So happy to see a new video! I low these as meal ideas.

[@KyanneSummer]

U look great and those meals are wow! Great ideas all of them and very sweet and relaxing vibe❤

[@jessicabebenek6471]

Love seeing you back!

[@TheSushmaHomeSellingTeam]

Kudos for such an organized fridge cleanout!🌿👍

[@socksaisillesofargoz]

You look amazing!! I look forward to every vid you upload❤

[@lanaschnur5640]

Welcome back!

[@aquinois]

aw missed you, lisa and hope all is well with you and your family!! 💖omg ahh will try to make it to vegfest and see you!!

[@compassioncucumbersveganpod]

Nice to see you again! Love a good fridge clean out! Our non vegan family also loves when we make a pasta bake, and they’re so easy. Everything looks delicious, especially those sandwiches! We hope to be at VegFest TO. Maybe we’ll catch your noodle presentation! Not sure where you are now, but are you missing all of the vegan places in Hamilton? We go up there often, as we’re in the Buffalo area.We love Hearty Hooligan so much! Anyhoo, hope to see more of your stuff here on the Tube.

[@Thevietvegan]

We’re still in Waterloo for now! I miss Hamilton so much 😭 I probably go back once a month

[@rachelchanel7941]

Hi there, I'm new and this video was recommended to me. I loved watching this. One thing I'm terrible at is using up all ingredients. I wonder if it's because I learned to cook in cooking school and not organically, like not at home. I look forward to seeing more content like this. I'm hoping it will help me learn how to remix ingredients in a way that is still tasty but varied.

[@BlackBlood74]

I find it so hard to use up my food because I don't know enough recipes that use up certain foods. I'm relatively new to cooking so it's kind of cool to see. I've been getting better at this because I feel so sad to waste food.

[@bethsummerfield9855]

You're inspiring me to tackle my fridge and do the same - thank you!!

[@nikkiplantbased]

Loved this video! ❤ Missed ya

[@dsbmblade5053]

These are all such delicious looking meals! I think I might attempt to make my own Japanese curry for the first time.

[@hollywebster6844]

Ah, cooking with Bean took me back! My "toddler" is almost 28, but some memories stay with you forever. Their movements are lightning fast! This video is proof that all those "mommy vlogger" videos are fake. This video is what it really looks like when you try to cook with a very young child. Lisa, this slice of real life is precious and so helpful for moms.

[@Thevietvegan]

Ahhaha I feel like they must cut out all the chaos moments and just leave the sweet ones. I just feel like its missing the story if that’s the case haha. That or these other vloggers have 100x more patience than I do, and I consider myself quite patient 🤣

[@anchencoetzee4969]

Awww so glad that you are back 😊❤

[@Jessica-iz3hi]

I’ve missed your videos!

[@regenorakel]

Lovely to see you again Lisa ♥

[@foreverwantingpie]

Nice lil recipes glad to see ya!

[@JohannaZee]

Great to see you again!

[@iloveheavyd]

I also love saying we don’t double dip. Just, really great video from the “things” I observe in videos.

[@GarouLady]

you should look into getting a dehydrator. The purposeful pantry has helped me save so much on food waste, (she makes veggie powder from all the food scraps so she can put those into her meals), saves money and such. And dehydrated tofu is a thing.

[@glennkennedy441]

Wow, some delicious stuff there !!!

[@dibamoca9885]

Aww, so happy to see you again😊

[@shobhamaharaj4503]

You have been missed. Welcome back 👍🏽

[@stonexcoldxheart]

😁 welcome back!

[@headspacedeficit]

Re: rice you are so real for that and also same because rice is life. Also Beanie Buddy seems to like kohlrabi texture, at least that's what I think broccoli stem tastes like

[@pauliniemeanie]

I appreciate how you reacted when bean grabbed the container - I flinched a little realizing I would've been in hugeee trouble with my parents. I'm glad to see how different generations can be when raising kids

[@Thevietvegan]

🙃🙃 theyre just being a typical toddler! Its important for their development even though I am screaming inside ahhaha

[@pauliniemeanie]

@@Thevietvegan I love it ❤ you're doing amazing!

[@rake426]

Bean is so chatty! Nice to see you back. 💖

[@Thevietvegan]

Bean has taken after my chatty self 😂

[@TBeck-py4kw]

yay! glad you are back :)

[@Cowandhenvintage]

Cuteness overload with bean🥰🥰

[@catherineelkhattabystrauch4759]

so good to see you!!!

[@mscatherinelong67]

The lasagne looks great and easy to make too.

[@SarahteiltWissen]

Saw this just in time to be inspired for my weekly food shop. Thank you Lisa.

[@MauraMarcus]

your toddler is so cute!

[@clareistotle]

Lisaaaaa you and high carb Hannah are so fucking back!!!! ❤️

[@Ambziie]

LOVE LOVE LOVE that you're considering your child's consent! 10/10

[@amethystjean1744]

I agree with your commentary on cooking as a necessity and normalcy not to mention how veganism has changed. I have been vegetarian since 1993 and started becoming vegan around 2000 and have been fully for almost 20 years. So much has changed. I learned to love cooking when I was young and we ate all our meals at home. I almost lost myself for awhile after being a great cook and perfecting cooking with wheat eggs and dairy I had learn all over again without. So glad I stuck it out because now I can’t cook well without. It was kind of a necessity but glad to see more options I can eat out though certainly not as easy as mainstream so it is mind boggling to me when people can eat all their meals out for both this reason and because of growing up eating at home and restaurants were a rare treat. Certainly I eat more takeout than growing up but not that much.

[@csmnaut]

ive wached you so much your voice makes me hungry

[@Thevietvegan]

Hahaha i love this Pavlovian effect

[@wendywendy3718]

Oh my... that toddler has a better vocabulary and pronunciation than a preschooler! Wow. Adorable too. ❤

[@Thevietvegan]

Haha Bean is officially a preschooler this week!!

[@rockinstrawberries]

I love the “just vibes” cooking style! It’s my go-to right now too hahaha Edit: aww the way they say “mama,” oh-🥹 New and exciting with me: I just had a baby in June!!! So life has been crazy and man oh man lol I’m just trying to survive 😂 but baby is so so sweet

[@ellentevault6244]

I’ve missed you

[@Sabrina-xr4gi]

I really appreciate this video 😊 I've also come to the realisation lately that people just don't really cook? I have been brought up seeing my family cook, so it's always been something I've done. But I'm currently 5 months pregnant 🤰 and tiredness and morning sickness got me, so we've had more takeout, and my goodness I just don't know how people can't afford doing it multiple times a week 😱 thank you for the meal inspo I needed it as I've also been fixating on meals and then I don't know what to do with the masses of produce left 😅

[@bonniemaresh3562]

I love your videos 😊😊😊

[@CarinaCoffee]

With bean not being careful with a tripod, would it be feasible to set up a tripod on the kitchen counter? You could still show things and bean wouldn't be able to reach it.

[@Thevietvegan]

Haha they have a learning tower that they push around to get to the counter 🙃 independence: 1 my camera: 0

[@moonbeam4343]

Toddlers always find a way 😅

[@tenillestewart5370]

lol cooking with bean is VERY similar to cooking with my grandmother with dementia !😂😂😂 adorable chaos.

[@Thevietvegan]

Omg ah intrusive thoughts only 😂

[@dominiquelloyd1059]

Hi Lisa ❤❤❤

[@Thevietvegan]

👋

[@janem3575]

I know all about the sad looking celery. Going to try wrapping tit in aluminum foil before refrigerating. People swear by it! I've noticed a lot of content creators that started out in one genre, like cooking or makeup reviews have changed their direction of late. most because of growing families. to lifestyle, organization, home, that kinda stuff. as i get older, i grow more appreciative of the variety on their channels.

[@MrNioMoon]

heyyy ☺️

[@Thevietvegan]

You changed your username!

[@MrNioMoon]

@@Thevietvegan - yes, i did! glad you noticed and happy to see you upload another video! ☺️

[@mmirandaaaax]

Always salt and pep raw tomatoes 😄

[@Eco_Hiko]

I love this ADHD fridge hack video.

[@glenisvaillancourt3295]

Don’t forget onions .

[@Thevietvegan]

I had onions in pretty much every meal 😂

[@glenisvaillancourt3295]

@@Thevietvegan I reminded you as I forgot them on my weekly grocery haul !

[@funkyfranx]

'They'? Oh, God, please don't force that shit on your toddler. You're gonna screw your child up, he or she needs reality presented plainly in order to make sense of the world. Pushing ideology onto a small child who doesn't know how to make sense of it will only cause confusion, and have him/her guessing at what's he/she is supposed to be in order to make Mommy happy. I've seen it.

[@Thevietvegan]

Lol i dont share my childs sex, face or name online. It’s not that deep. I use ASAB pronouns IRL

[@steveb12]

I feel like most people around my age ~24 know how to cook, and they're all blokes.

[@Thevietvegan]

I used to think that everyone cooked, but recently I've been meeting a loooot of people who rely solely on takeout or meal kit services