Vegan since 1990! 72 Years Young; Chef Babette

[@VeganLinked]

I've been wanting to get this incredible woman's voice in the mix for a few years. I was planning on capturing it at her restaurant and had been talking to her and her assistant about it. She just so happen to be at the Vegan Health & Fitness EXPO recently and I was fortunate enough to get 15 minutes of her time. Her story is much more elaborate than this, which you can hear on Rich Roll's channel. I look forward to having a deeper conversation about cooking, growing up, her restaurant, mutual friends, and more when I actually get to visit her in LA. Looking forward to seeing you again Chef Babette Davis living strong 72 years young!

[@teagoldleaf4137]

It's hard to believe she's 72 She looks amazing and it's a joy to hear her speak. Thank you 👌

[@d.rabbitwhite]

Very cool. I didn't know she was on Rich Roll's podcast. I don't always listen, but I hadn't seen a note for it either.

[@palesapitso3101]

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[@SpaceMogLuna]

Shocked at her incredible body that's thriving on her diet. Please do an in depth interview that covers her diet and exercise history long term. Would love to have seen her 100 pushups at 72. Remarkable. ❤

[@rashidashabazz7319]

Chef BABETTE's "story" is AMAZING, and it will bowl the audience over, to say the least. She summed it up pretty nicely in just 15 minutes....WOWWWW

[@MH-nz5jl]

I did 21 days raw food, I lost 20lb skin glowing, eyes white and I felt like I was 20! I’m 44 I look 30 I’m gonna continue it feels great

[@ThePurplestar30]

What did you eat?

[@ztreddedb2949]

yes, please share your 21 day raw diet

[@Reneeslifestyle]

“Know who you are. Don’t submit yourself to unnecessary pain because of what someone on the outside has said or done to you. Stay focused and be on your purpose.” - Mrs. Babette

[@kramkalisthenics]

Awesome! Love Chef Babette! I too have been vegan since 1990. I'm 65, fit, on zero meds and all my parts work! 💪💚

[@vanitagomes3794]

What do you eat

[@kramkalisthenics]

@@vanitagomes3794 on a typical day: Breakfast: Oats 3/4 cup whole oats (groats) combined with 3 1/4 cup water. Cooked overnight in a slow-cooker. When cooked add: walnuts, pumpkin seeds, goji berries, 1 tablespoon ground flax seed*, maple syrup. *ground flax seed is important for balancing our omega 3's and 6's. Lunch: Green Smoothie 2 cups unsweetened organic soy milk or water. Add 1 cup organic blueberries, mango and or strawberries (about 2 cups total). Add 1+ cup (packed) kale Add ginger. I use about 2 inches. I sometimes add 1 scoop (24 grams protein) of pea protein. Afternoon snack: apples or seasonal fresh fruit. Dinner (varies). Mexican Black beans and rice with spicy raw salsa, blue corn tortillas, cilantro. Sometimes with raw red cabbage salad (finely chopped cabbage, add salt and lime) or green salad. I also love vegan Indian food.

[@JRenee-Sings]

Mind listing dos and don'ts?

[@vanitagomes3794]

If you don't mind me asking how is your libido. I was told that only non veg eaters have a good libido after a certain age

[@kramkalisthenics]

@@vanitagomes3794 When I said " *all* my parts work" that's what I meant. Actually the opposite is true. Plants win! Proof: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rIrWqX1qm8yIfbcsi=D6cYlF4cZAd56whl

[@Atheria444]

I've been vegan for a LONG time, but am getting back to mostly raw for a couple of reasons....and she is massively motivational. I'm 56 and hope to be like her at 72.

[@valarmorghulis3773]

Yes I want to be raw by 45 maybe earlier. 🙌🏽 There's a singer named mya, and she's on a raw food diet . It's insane how good she looks in her 40s

[@helenaanene2791]

What's a raw diet?

[@rebeccapettiford5389]

You don’t cook your food. I believe that’s what it is.

[@joeyq9953]

She looks so fit, healthy, and strong 💪

[@camillaholst7321]

She IS fit, healthy and strong ❤

[@catchthevisionlove]

I've been Vegan since 2003. I'm very happy for the change🙌🏾

[@carlo6912]

It's almost unbelievable that she is 72. How much more proof is needed that this lifestyle works???

[@Badboyifier]

she is raw vegan not junk food vegan

[@unknownx7252]

​@Badboyifier she does eat some cook foods but like you said, no junk vegan foods.

[@07ikkin]

It's very believable that she is 72. She DOES look great though

[@Badboyifier]

@@07ikkin have you seen anyone that looks like that at 72? I haven't

[@ebazileyes1475]

​@@BadboyifierAgreed. She looks amazing 👏.

[@beverlymeredith1836]

She’s an inspiration!! Love her beauty and attitude! ❤️

[@briannasharee_]

I'm only 27 but seeing her gives me hope for my 70s. I want to look just like her! 😍

[@Paulshaggy]

She looks 40-45 and her energy is vibrant and young! 72 wow!!!

[@c-meezy765]

If anything she looks like she's in her 60s, just healthy

[@MyLifeInTheDesert]

@@Simon-talksshe does not look her age - I think you need to go out and see some real 72 year olds 😂

[@Empathy4Animals411]

@@c-meezy765 Show me a life-long meat-eater in their 60s that looks even HALF her age. You can't.

[@aksanamarshall9449]

What an incredible person! Love this interview and everything she said. Thank you!

[@johnkesel6845]

Very good interview. Super gorgeous and 72!!? What?! Love it

[@heatherupstone1614]

Chef Babette is a stunningly beautiful woman 🤩 I’m so happy to see how well she’s doing! From one gal to another, YOU GO GIRL!!! Keep up the amazing work! You are an incredible inspiration & role model! My hubby & I just went WFPB Vegan for 7 months now. And we’ve never felt better both physically & emotionally. Sending all the love your way!! ♥️💋💋

[@nav662007]

"C'mon... we can do better."" Absolutely right! Great interview - Chef Babette, you have a new fan!

[@aliciagc2539]

Sending lots of love to you Babette. You’re amazing. I just turned 60. I’ve been vegan about 12 years and will never go back. You inspire me to do better and live my values more fully. Thank you for sharing your beautiful self with the world.

[@Markus-l2k]

I've just gone carnivore after 12 years vegan!

[@rklevens]

I was at the Vegan Health & Fitness EXPO and was lucky enough to meet Chef Babette and take a photo with her. She is so inspirational. I plan to visit her restaurant next month.

[@VeganLinked]

Tell her vegan link said hey for me!

[@Atheria444]

I love how blunt she is. Truth is truth.

[@debbysmith5346]

OMG!! The first time she said Earth Unity. Being a Vegan helps me be a better person.

[@crystalcollison4772]

What a beautiful woman....she looks so full of health and vitality ❤Veganasim is the future and the way to go

[@breewelch5982]

Being vegan is literally changing me everyday for the better. All I can say is it’s life changing & I sat next to someone recently & could smell there body. Our natural body smell/ odor changes!

[@lindahemmings6746]

Yes it does! I no longer need to put on deodorant. I just put a little T tree oil

[@cincin4515]

​@@lindahemmings6746I've never needed deodorant and I'm not vegan. It's a lack of processed food that keeps you clean. Not veganism.

[@SoniaBDorsey]

I love her ATTITUDE and BOLDNESS. SHE IS A FORCE!

[@rawveganfran247]

Chef B!!! Deffffo one of my vegan idols 👑🏆⭐️ she’s amazzzzzzzing ❤

[@franciscachesca]

"We have the responsibility to love and care. We have to honour life." Love this ❤

[@loveanyways]

She said the lack of knowledge is whats challenging in our world...soo soo true..God declares in the bible "That people are destroyed for a lack of Knowledge" !

[@MetalBere]

She looks and is amazing 🌱🌱🌱

[@michelle_cen]

YAY for Chef Babette! I adore her! 😍

[@sweetcakegrl]

I thought I was the only one that will get a paper towel and get the bug outside 😂 ..the journey to becoming a vegan 🌱 is one’s choice and not to worry about anyone’s opinion..to each their own!

[@d.rabbitwhite]

We don't buy paper towels but we have saved a thick post card and have a bug glass. It is in its own spot easy to grab on the fly -so to speak.

[@donsaxon1948]

HA Ha!...at my job I sometimes see a multi legged being on the floor and use my ID badge to scoop him or her up and take them outside...others observe me but they don't say anything...so I say to them that if I was the bug, I would be grateful for a chance at life

[@ASMRyouVEGANyet]

Until it's a scorpion!

[@marisaworsley2241]

I do the same for any animals in my home…. They have right to live too❤ I love everything she is saying

[@valarmorghulis3773]

Im too scared to remove a spider😅

[@fatcows2]

This is worth watching over and over again. What an amazing lady! A wealth of love and common sense.

[@pebbles3018]

I love her spirit. I am loving my vegan journey as well.

[@bradstell2146]

Well said Babette. Keep up the great work. And, keep telling all of us. Blessings, :)

[@rodneymanwaring9396]

Her and others testimoney and videos has helped me to be vegan for a month to date, I am so glad and feeling the benefits since day 1. (I am 50 wish I believed the truth when I was younger)

[@VeganLinked]

Awesome I turned 50 in May and have been vegan since 2011 :-) you can do it man and you'll feel better and wish you had done it sooner! Remember vegan is a philosophy to not hurt others, not exploit others. And when you truly believe this you do what you can to find a way to practice it in every way possible. So you will find a way to make a vegan diet the healthiest it can be for you.

[@rodneymanwaring9396]

@@VeganLinked appreciate your message I believe what you say thats how I want to live thank you 🙂

[@rashidashabazz7319]

Release any and ALL regrets about ANYTHING on your precious journey. EVERY amazing step has brought YOU to this AMAZING moment ( a month of eating HEALTHY and CONSCIOUSLY) . Give yourself a STANDING OVATION 👏🏿👏🏻👏🏾👏🏼👏👏🏽💯‼️‼️‼️

[@VeganLinked]

@@rashidashabazz7319 you're amazing!

[@rashidashabazz7319]

@@VeganLinked THANK YOU, HANSOME VEGAN MAN. 😆😀🥰💯‼️‼️‼️ And HAPPY EARTHDAY 👏🏽👏👏🏼👏🏿👏🏾👏🏻🍉🍈🍋🍒🍓🥝🍏🥑🍄🎊🎉🎈🎈🎈

[@giselafiege7169]

She is beautiful and amazing in her views of her life. 🙏

[@jackiecuba3414]

This woman is out of this world! Awesome interview! THANK YOU!

[@CoyoteCanyon72]

Loved this interview! She is one cool human being!

[@laurastephenson2516]

Chef Babette was talking about bad influences in oir world Lies, greed, the need for power. None ofthese things are new. They've been here since the people sinned in the garden. How we respond to these things will dictate how we feel, and live. Thank you Ms. Babette for your examle

[@mamabamba1985]

So radiant and beautiful woman 🌷Her example is worth of billions.

[@marly1869]

She is an amazing lady! I’ve been following her and listening to her interviews for about a year now and I’m just so inspired by her conviction and authenticity.. I’m sad I didn’t know about that expo ..😕I live 10-15 min from there 😩

[@fitnessbabe7958]

Where was the expo? I want to attend in 2024.

[@pm7546]

She looks amazing, would’ve never guessed she was 72 years young

[@sheambitious29lachelle17]

@@Simon-talksno food is ..

[@lorlagovan9527]

🌺Awesome story! You look fabulous ! I’m 58 and started my vegan journey 8 months ago. It has changed my life! I live in Los Angeles. Happy your in Inglewood! I will visit your restaurant😊 thanks for sharing🙏🏾

[@BossLadyGrady]

Inspiring! I’ve been vacillating about going vegan for years. I recently started buying vegan cookbooks in preparation for the journey.

[@MeimeiLovesmusic]

And there are so many great vegan cooking channels on YT now!!! We are very fortunate!!

[@tmur7231]

Thanks, great talk!

[@JodiFisch]

Beautiful, glowing and sharing love on this planet. Thank you xxx

[@johnblyth9787]

There are podcasts that I listen to that inspire me, telling me I must dig deeper. Then there are those I look at before I start the audio, I don't need to listen. 1 or 2 seconds of looking at them, they have health, happiness and vitality looking me right between the eyes. Chef Babette Davis is truly one of those. She looks 40 years young, her face and skin is glowing. As another person said, I will have what she is having. Looking forward to warmer months when I can have fruit and Salads. After a 3 month binge on poison, I too am " Plant Based / Vegan for Life "

[@d.rabbitwhite]

FINALLY seeing more of Chef Babette!

[@mikeskylark1594]

What a wonderful woman! WOW! She's out of this world!😍

[@joshdukes7546]

I love this message 🙏 been vegan for 3 years. And i feel the same way

[@cjohnikin]

This is my first encounter with this wonderful spirit! Very much on point and wholesome. Love the way she's at peace with herself. Thank you for sharing the interview.

[@sylvialenz84]

What a great video!!❤❤ You are a shining example that age is just a number!!!❤❤❤

[@DrReginaldFinleySr]

Indeed. We are one. The differences we see are just permutations of reality, all stemming from the same source. The one verse of our existence. The Universe. Great interview!

[@pegbuckner5074]

Wow!!! She’s remarkable 🎉❤🎉 I wish this video interview was a lot longer!!!

[@RealFoodAndDrinks]

Hi Chef Babette. One day I hope to make it to your restaurant. 😊

[@bantshizdorhat1946]

YOU ARE INCREDIBLE 🌹 THANK-YOU VERY MUCH 🕯️

[@iyaoshun]

I am so happy to see this vid. I was just on a trip home to Los Angeles and was happy to go back to your restaurant. Great food! I had forgotten how delicious it is. Great location, great atmosphere. Thank you.

[@VeganLinked]

When you get back tell her VeganLinked said hello for me :-)

[@sagearbor9414]

Wow. What a role model - I wanna be her, learn more about her expression of vegan lifestyles, and see those results in my own self too! She gave a lot of food for thought as well I know I’ll be ruminating on a couple things she mentioned there

[@jeanbiyou]

Good morning Chef Babette. It was great meeting you yesterday at the Dr. Bobby Price Healing My People Tour. Let's keep in touch. Rev. Dr. Belva Johnson

[@gorickrealty]

Not only does her body defy the way your average 72 year old looks but her demeanor and sense of kindness is galvanizing. I love Chef Babette ❤❤❤ this interview was wonderful. Thank you for sharing.

[@7peacefrog]

Thank you for doing this interview and sharing it! I hope someday to get to meet her in person, (she is amazing)

[@Magar6]

Thank you for this interview!

[@laustin7204]

Snap! I also went vegan in 1990, after visiting Animal Aids Living Without Cruelty Fayre at Kensington Town Hall in London in June of that year. I'm in my 60s now, not on any medication and rarely visit the doctor.

[@VeganLinked]

You sound like a fun interview you should hit me up my name is Jeff veganlinked.com/contact

[@vnstrv5004]

Chef Babette is very inspiring, Thank you for this interview 🙏🏾

[@shelbysilverstein]

This was a short, yet phenomenal interview….I love the dialogue between the two of you ❤️

[@VeganLinked]

Thanks so much I hope to do another one with her!

[@KingD-light]

She's absolutely beautiful ❤️ God bless her.

[@user-bv7mk8id5t]

When I first saw Chef Babette a few years ago, my goal was to one day be strong like chef. I waited and then I decided now is the time, not tomorrow or next time. So here I am, getting stronger day by day (didn’t stop even during my cancer diagnoses and treatment last year). I’ve been vegan since 2012. Been going for a even more healthy life style though. Maybe I’ll go mostly raw at some point in my life. She is a fitness and health inspiration for me. Best 🌱

[@chazb3224]

Love to listen to Chef Babette talk, she is so inspiring and motivating. I learn something every time I listen to her.

[@lizard1971]

Everything she talks about resonates with me. A truly beautiful and remarkable woman! ❤️ I'm so inspired!!

[@andiw7358]

I love these interviews. She's so beautiful! And 72 years old! I am having issues going raw. I'm definitely not getting enough calories, probably because I'm not used to preparing raw meals. It seems to take so much time. I would love to learn some tricks for quick preparation. Until then I'm supplementing with rice and beans.

[@nirvana328]

maybe try more nuts and seeds since they are high in calories

[@VeganLinked]

Yeah I think the trick is sprouting and fermenting so you can replace the grains and legumes with sprouted instead of cooked versions. I don't know that 100% raw is really necessary or optimum or most optimum I should say. But it is a bit dreamy.

[@HealthyHairJourney]

Sprinkle hemp seeds, flax seeds chia etc. This will fill you up. ❤

[@benda777nba]

I find eating tofu, tempeh and other soy based foods helps.

[@ZyroSugar]

@@benda777nbaStay away from soy, it is acidic

[@leeleveille4599]

Chef Babette you are a inspiration. I too will visit you with my family 👪 soon ❤

[@RONMAYS71]

Wow, very inspirational

[@teresalenaandprincessthedo8566]

Omg Inglewood, we will be eating at your restaurant ASAP thank you I just started watching your video🙏🐕💜💞🐾😇🐣

[@katmonra]

Thank you for this awareness!!

[@eddieshelton7060]

She the truth. You can see it through her. This powerful!!

[@Yourrrr]

Yesss I love her 🫶🏽

[@loisjackson6572]

She’s such an inspiring woman! Thank you!

[@ASMRyouVEGANyet]

She's right on everything!

[@JnTmarie]

@@Simon-talkslol good one. I’d say more evolved person a whole food plant based vegan is healthier and aware there isn’t a need to slaughter innocent animals or eat processed foods full of chemicals. 😀🙏🏻

[@JnTmarie]

@@Simon-talks I m not wrong I hope you aren’t as abusive and insulting to that lovely girlfriend. Show her this comment. I know my gender and my mental state is fine thank you. Not sure about people who speak like you do. We agree on the locally grown, no chemicals and processed foods there are studies that show the Mediterranean diet is healthy due to the vegetables especially dark leafy green ones, whole grains and fruits. Forgot to mention no cane sugar, or alcohol dr Klaper, Dr Esselstyne, Dr Gregor show the real truth about health and all have studies over decades showing no fried foods and to limit oil or cut it out completely if you have a heart disease in your family

[@tea7030]

Chef Babette is awesome lady 🎉

[@kellihillebrand8341]

Beautiful woman! Beautiful soul🥰🐾🌱

[@annchee1329]

Totally agree with your assessment on our eating habits and just living life!❤

[@paulaburke8970]

This lady is raw beauty look at her. Smart intelligent, list is endless. Be inspired you cannot go wrong this is why your here🙏

[@kismypencek6185]

💚💚💚 Love Chef Babette's positivity and tenacity to speak out the truth with love!!!! I'm fordging ahead the goal to be mainly raw! Thank goodness for my ninja blender. When you can tell what a person ate from the happiness exuding from them...this is planet earth's gift of nirvana!!!!!

[@VeganLinked]

You should try the Vitamix I haven't touched my ninja since!

[@ebazileyes1475]

​@VeganLinked what's the difference don't they all do the same thing. Blend.

[@gorickrealty]

​@ebazileyes1475 No, the vitamix is a more powerful blender so it makes your smoothies REALLY smooth plus it makes nut butters smooth like silk. I had a ninja but my friend gifted me a vitamix & after using it the 1st time, I donated my ninja to the salvation army & never looked back. Trust & believe you will LOVE it ❤❤❤

[@gorickrealty]

​@@VeganLinkedSame for me!!!

[@zantecarroll4448]

i cook beans , starches and grains even broccoli and cabbage but almost everything else i eat is raw, it tastes better when you have learnt how to put all those delicious flavors together..its fun and interesting and delicious. animal products are revolting to me but i was lucky to be born a vegetarian and 15 years ago became vegan and wow i was so grateful ❤

[@ingasingleton3611]

I love her words of wisdom. Love of self and Love of the whole.

[@Lilthis_n_that]

She's amazing. I'm here n California and made a visit to Stuff I Eat on my birthday several years ago. I'm on a journey, and my spirit cries out for.plantbased

[@elsjemassyn8921]

Love this lady

[@aliceg.199]

WOW! 🤩 She looks incredible. Inspiring!

[@eveyreyes1889]

I love her energy & passion

[@betruebewellcoaching]

My inspiration! Much love Chef Babette!

[@erickacameroncarr]

She even sounds like a 40 something yr old. 😳 We know she looks it but her voice sounds 30 yrs younger too. This is beautiful. 💛

[@eveyreyes1889]

She looks so amazing & sounds so confident

[@jean-chritophedesjarlais8435]

“Love yourself, love the whole." This sentence encapsulates a world of wisdom. Here's a similar one : “Cherish all that participates of your nature, but love God more than your soul".

[@kimberlykelly6110]

This is a great interview thanks so much for sharing

[@OrIgInAlMan1914]

I L❤VE Chef Babette! BEAUTIFUL Black QUEEN(both externally, and internally!!) May ALLAH continue to Bless her; and her family! I've been vegan since '97; one of the GREATEST choices I've ever made in life! To each, its own; C'est La Vie!

[@1attempting2bkind52]

Inspiring!

[@dancewomyn1]

This woman is Fabulous, and her restaurant is a must for all vegans, and even folks that aren't vegan...The food is Deeeeelish!!

[@chyeneballes6139]

Wow..veganism is the most healthiest way of life..im proud 7yrs being a vegan❤😊

[@vanessafitzpatrick5635]

Chef Babbett is gorgeous!!! Look at her naturally glowing skin. 😮. She can do 100 pushups at age 72. That darn well speaks for itself. An example has been set that I need to follow.

[@arroyobaby38]

Holy crap she looks amazing! 72??? She looks so much younger ❤

[@bossman674]

She is so ridiculously beautiful. I’m saying this as a 35 year old man… that’s crazy.

[@gorickrealty]

Not only does she look fierce but Chef Babette is a fashion plate & always looks sharp!!! She definitely does not dress like a 72 year old woman 💯❤💯 My mom & I met her at Black Veg Fest last Saturday & she had a beautiful black flowery sheer flowing gown that was phenomenal but she still got down on the floor to do some push-ups and brought my mom up to the stage to join her ❤💪🏾❤

[@teagoldleaf4137]

I just subscribed to Chef Babette's youtube channel. Can you believe they've disabled notifications on her channel. Yet channels that encourage harming animals have full privileges and monetization