Thanksgiving · Thursday, Nov 26
Plant-based recipes for your Thanksgiving table
Plant-forward recipes for busy women who want more energy and meals that feel good — no perfection required. This month: mains, sides and drinks that win over the skeptics at your table.
In season now
Fall favorites
The recipes I’m making right now — in smoothies, breakfasts and big pots of soup.
Vegan Tomato Soup
50 min276 cal
This vegan tomato soup gets its richness from cashew cream, with zucchini and carrots simmered right in. A creamy, comforting classic, no dairy needed.
Plant-based recipes by Jen Hansard
Balance is green smoothies & Taco Bell. You don’t need perfect to feel better.
Simple Green Smoothies started in 2013 as a way to get more fruits & vegetables into my busy days while raising little kids. Today, it’s a home for my real-food recipes, live recipe challenges and simple meal plans to hit your health goals.
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Jen’s Free Soup Challenge
I’d love for you to soup it up with me! For 5 days, I’ll send you a daily veggie-packed soup that’s easy enough for a busy weeknight and makes enough to freeze and pull out all winter.
For the Thanksgiving table
Thanksgiving sides, mains & drinks
The 21-Day Cleanse
Feel like you again — with real food & the 21 day plan to reset habits this fall
Three weeks of plant-based meals, snacks and smoothies, with the grocery lists and prep plan done for you — and the skills to keep feeding yourself well long after day 21.
01
Clean the plate
Step back from the Top 8 and fill up on whole foods.
02
Detox with love
Fiber-rich produce, seasoned like a chef.
03
Rawk the lifestyle
Ease back in with a way of eating you can keep.
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