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Here’s EPISODE 29 of #BeyondApproved where I sha Here’s EPISODE 29 of #BeyondApproved where I share a vegan toddler recipe and Beyond’s reaction! Try these strawberry lemon pancakes and show me how you #EatLikeBeyond. 1. Mix dry ingredients: - 1/2 cup whole wheat flour - 1/2 tablespoon baking powder - Pinch of salt 2. Add wet ingredients and stir: - 1/2 cup non dairy milk - 1 tablespoon lemon juice - 1 tablespoon lemon zest - 1 tablespoon maple syrup - 1 teaspoon vanilla 3. Stir in 1/2 cup strawberries and set batter aside for 10 mins to thicken. 4. Make baby sized round pancakes by pouring in a little bit of batter into a heated, oiled pan at your desired size. Flip when you see the batter bubbling up and let cook on the other side until done. Thassit! Hope your little one enjoys 🤗
Here are 5 Ways to Support a Kid’s Immune System Here are 5 Ways to Support a Kid’s Immune System During the Medicine Shortage! (@herbpharm #ad) 1. 🍓 Focus on nutritious plant-based foods. There is no one particular immunity super food, but foods rich in antioxidants, zinc, A, and C vitamins are especially great for immune health. 2. 🥣 Promote gut health with fermented probiotic foods like fortified plant-based yogurt, miso, kefir, kimchi, and sauerkraut. This’ll help support a healthy microbiome. 3. 🧼 Wash their hands frequently. Especially after school and before eating. 4. 💤 Prioritize age-appropriate sleep. Beyond is 2 years old and gets 13-14 hours of sleep every day. 5. 🌿 For older kids, you can turn to high quality immune system supporting supplements. #HerbPharm has USDA organic liquid herbal extracts that are easy for kids to swallow. As soon as you think your kid is coming down with something, you can reach for Kids Black Elderberry or Kids Echinacea, which are both active responders*. And if you want to get ahead of things, try using the Kids Immune Fortifier as a year-round immune system builder*. *These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. What other immune support tips do you have?
Aaand we’re back! It’s EPISODE 29 of “What M Aaand we’re back! It’s EPISODE 29 of “What My Vegan Toddler Eats in A Day.” Peep what your nephew ate so you can #EatLikeBeyond 😋 This is what a full day of eating looks like for a plant-based vegan toddler: AGE: 2 MENU: ✨Breakfast: Coconut yogurt w/ hemp hearts and strawberry lemon pancakes ✨ Morning snack: Sunflower butter crackers and raspberry chia applesauce ✨ Lunch: Spicy curry tofu, rice, and oranges ✨ Afternoon snack: Peanut butter cacao bliss balls (will be in my cookbook!) ✨ Dinner: Corn and potato chowder and baked croutons ✨ Beverage: 6oz pea milk, 6oz soy milk, and lots of water ✨ Supplement FAQs: Liquid multivitamin w/ B12, D3, iron, etc + an algal oil drop with Omega DHA & EPA. Ps. Our breastfeeding journey has come to an end 🥰 We made it to two years! Hope you enjoyed seeing #WhatBeyondEats!
Introducing Big Brother Beyond 🥰 Swipe for more Introducing Big Brother Beyond 🥰 Swipe for more photos. I swore up and down I’d never be a mom. Lo and behold I married someone whose biggest dream was to be a dad (he wanted 5 kids 😵‍💫). Seemed like a risky move for a kid-obsessed guy to marry an anti-kid woman, but he did it anyway betting on the chance I’d change my mind. To his relief, and to my *immense* surprise, I did in fact change my mind. And boom. Beyond was born. I went from being a woman who was passionately against having children, to becoming a boy mom utterly obsessed with her child. Then I went from being a mom passionately determined to be one and done, to becoming a mom with another on the way. At first I simply couldn’t see myself sharing my heart with another child when my heart was already bursting with so much love for my first. I loved our family dynamic. Why take a gamble and introduce another? Nah. #NoNewFriends I said 🙅🏽‍♀️ And then it happened. Out of the blue. A change of heart, yet again (story of my life). For whatever reason, I suddenly melted at the sweet vision of Beyond as a big brother and my husband and me as the parents of two. Old me would have gagged at the thought. So here we are, ready to take on the challenge of raising not one, but two whole human beings. And I can’t wait to see how they each light up the world in their own unique ways. 🥰 ✨✨ PS. If you’ve been wondering why I haven’t posted as much the last few months, it’s because I took a break during my first trimester with Beyond to honor my body, and I decided to do the same for this pregnancy. Glad I did that because I ended up being exhausted and nauseous every day. But finally feeling like myself again and we’re back in action now ✨✨ 📸 Thank you @alexquestophotography for always capturing our family so beautifully!
No words. Just memories 🥹 Happy 2nd birthday sw No words. Just memories 🥹 Happy 2nd birthday sweet Beyond. You’ll always be my baby.
Vegan Toddler Reviews: Hart House! This was Beyond Vegan Toddler Reviews: Hart House! This was Beyond’s first time experiencing fast food. We went to @myharthouse, Kevin Hart’s vegan fast food chain in LA. Not only is it vegan, the food also has no cholesterol, no hormones, no artificial colors, no preservatives, no high fructose corn syrup, and no transfat. My husband and I got the Crispy Chick’n sandwiches and milkshakes which were absolutely delightful. Beyond got some nuggets, tots, and fries. Let’s start with the fries. He 100% enjoyed these. He even tried the dipping sauce, but I think he preferred it plain. Then I broke apart the nuggets for him and wasn’t sure if he’d go for it, but he did and seemed to like it. For a beverage, he brought his own water bottle. Lastly were the tots, which I suspect were his favorite. Also side note I love that they have recycle and compost bins. Much respect for that! Have you ever tried vegan fast food?
What My Vegan Toddler Eats in a Day: @Buzzfeed Edi What My Vegan Toddler Eats in a Day: @Buzzfeed Edition! 😱 Surprise! Beyond’s meals were featured on Buzzfeed and their healthy lifestyle channel @Goodful. In this episode of their What 3 Vegans Eat in a Day series, 3 vegans of different ages walk you through what they eat in a day, and Beyond got to represent for the vegan babies. The video is filled with fun recipe ideas for vegans of all ages. What warmed my heart the most were all the supportive comments from people whose perspectives on vegan babies were challenged 🥰 Buzzfeed and Goodful essentially gave me the opportunity to help normalize vegan kids and show the world that vegan lifestyles can work for people at all stages in life. So special thank you to their producers and team! Wanna watch? 🤗 It’s titled: “What A 19-Month-Old Vegan, 29-Year-Old Vegan & 69-Year-Old-Vegan Eat In A Day.” If you type out a shortened version of that on the internet, it’ll pop right up! #WhatBeyondEats 🧑🏾‍🦱💚
Eco-friendly Habits to Teach Your Kids: PART 3! (# Eco-friendly Habits to Teach Your Kids: PART 3! (#ad) Here are 3 ideas: 1. Give them their own reusable bag to use when shopping together. 2. Teach them how to wash their hands with bar soap instead of plastic disposable soap dispensers. 3. Create a reusable cloth napkin station for them. One box for clean napkins and another for used napkins. And if your family is looking to support an eco-minded business, Panasonic has a long history of commitment to the environment and sustainable to Net Zero operations in all Operating Companies by 2030 AND their goal is to achieve carbon reduction of 300 million+ tons by 2050. That’s equal to 1 % of the world’s total emissions! What eco habits are you starting this year? Comment your sustainability resolutions on this post tagging @Panasonic and #PlantItForward...and Panasonic will plant a tree on your behalf! 🌳
Looking for an ethical alternative to zoos? Here’s an idea! Search for an animal sanctuary near you. After “adopting” rescued turkeys over the holidays, our family decided to tour @farmsanctuary where Beyond learned how animal-based food systems harm animals, the environment, public health, and even social justice. It was not only an educational opportunity for him, but also a chance to interact with rescued animals and develop his compassion. Introducing kids to individual farm animals is a simple but powerful way to teach empathy. Allowing them to learn an animal’s name, look into their eyes, and hear their stories helps open their minds to the consequences of our food system and who it directly impacts. Raising kids to have an awareness of animal factory farming and helping them see the intelligent, social, and emotional nature of farm animals is also an important step in preparing young people for a changing planet and the inevitable future challenges their generation will face. Do you have any animal sanctuaries near you?
Here’s a holiday tradition you and your family c Here’s a holiday tradition you and your family can implement - stock a community fridge with vegan food (you can do this any day of the year though)! I would have brought Beyond with me, but this Christmas weekend has been egregiously cold. So I left him home to stay warm with daddy. Community fridges are refrigerators placed in public spaces where anyone can fill them up with free food for anyone in the community who needs it. I stocked up on plant-based options like fruits, veggies, plant-based meats, protein packed smoothies, cans of beans, vegetable stock, and nutritious grains. Everyone deserves access to healthy plant-based food. A community fridge is essentially a grassroots effort to fight food injustice and food insecurity. @tryboredcow, a company I invested in earlier this year, sent me a whole case of vegan animal-free dairy milk to fill a local fridge in my area up with. They believe in directly giving to communities in need, so big shout out to them for teaching me about community fridges and inspiring me to do this! To find a community fridge near you, try going online and entering your city + “community fridge” to see what pops up. I found two in the Atlanta area: 1. @midtownfreefridge located at the back of Grace House on the Ga Tech campus, 182 5th St NW, Atlanta, GA 30313 2. @atlfreefridge located by North Decatur Presbyterian Church at 611 Medlock Rd, Decatur, GA 30033 Do you have one in your city? Ps. If you or someone you know in Atlanta is in need of food, I just stocked the fridge at the Grace House location at GA Tech. There’s plenty of food up for grabs there (I even saw a ton of PB&J sandwiches in there that a team of volunteers packed and put in there). #StockTheFridge
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Ashley Renne

Live an adventurously green life

My personal stories about travel, being vegan, green living, smart tech, and blogging as a mixed race Black and Indian woman.

Category: Personal Essay

Posted on 1 May 20191 May 2019
7 Truths About How I Travel So Much—and Why Maybe You Shouldn’t

Blog, Money Talk, Personal Essay, Travel Tips

7 Truths About How I Travel So Much—and Why Maybe You Shouldn’t

Traveling is a privilege. If you’re tired of people telling you how easy it is to travel the world, yet it doesn’t line up with your reality, I’m here to share an alternative perspective. 

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Posted on 31 Mar 201931 Mar 2019
Conquering Keynote Speech Anxiety

Blog, Career Growth, Personal Essay

Conquering Keynote Speech Anxiety

How I got past my keynote speech anxiety and 5 tips to help you conquer yours. 

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Posted on 29 Jan 20191 Apr 2019
Why I Changed My Blog Name

Blog, Career Growth, Personal Essay

Why I Changed My Blog Name

Well hey y’all! NEW NAME! WHO DIS? Welcome to Hey Ashley Renne, the blog formerly known as Travel Lushes. New year, new me! Haha, I know, I know, so effing cliché. But real talk, this was a big switch and you may be wondering why on earth did you go from Travel Lushes to Hey

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Posted on 9 Aug 20185 Jan 2019
Black People Climb Mountains? | Climbing a 14er with Coors Light

Black Travel, Blog, North America, Personal Essay

Black People Climb Mountains? | Climbing a 14er with Coors Light

When I first got the invitation to ‘Climb with Coors’ in Colorado, an annual trek to Wilson Peak, the 14,023-foot mountaintop you always see in the Coors Light logo, I didn’t hesitate to say yes. As a mixed-race Black and Indian woman in the travel media space, I don’t often see images displaying people of

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Posted on 20 Oct 20175 Jan 2019
Lost Passport While Traveling – Our Emirates Nightmare

Blog, Personal Essay

Lost Passport While Traveling – Our Emirates Nightmare

Picture this. You’re all set to go on the most amazing adventure of your life. About to board a plane to one of those dream destinations that tends to be a screensaver on most people’s computers (The Maldives) and getting there on what was voted the World’s Best Airline of 2017 (Emirates). On top of

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Posted on 28 Aug 20171 Apr 2019
Women in Travel Summit Inspired Me to Quit My Job

Blog, Career Growth, Personal Essay

Women in Travel Summit Inspired Me to Quit My Job

I first went to the Women in Travel Summit in 2016 and I’m not even exaggerating when I say this conference played a role in sending me down the path that led to me quitting my job to pursue my love of travel full-time.  Yep, sure did. Let me tell you the story. In 2016,

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Posted on 25 Apr 20177 Jan 2019
Why I Quit My $80K Job to Travel the World More

Blog, Personal Essay

Why I Quit My $80K Job to Travel the World More

Watch the Video: Ugh, it sounds like such a cliché right? Here goes another person shouting from the rooftops “I quit my job to travel the world!” Blah, blah, blah. Yep, I did it. And it felt good y’all. But did you notice in the title of my post, I put the word ‘more’ at

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