Anna Keeve is a published author whose articles have appeared in LA Progressive, Vegan Magazine, LIVEKINDLY, Locale Magazine and more. She covers a plant-based lifestyle, food, and veg-friendly travel. Anna is also the founder of PlantBasedPopUp, a fine-dining pop-up experience that hosts wine and food pairing dinners while also advocating more chefs/restaurants to add dedicated plant-based food items to their menus. Anna is a graduate of the e-Cornell Plant-Based Nutrition certificate program and holds a bachelor's degree from San Diego State University in Kinesiology (with an emphasis on Fitness, Nutrition, and Health). Follow Anna on Instagram at @LifesAlternateRoute or connect with via her portfolio website, www.lifesalternateroute.com.
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What Is Kombucha? Everything You Have Ever Wondered About The Probiotic Drink
Kombucha, the fermented probiotic tea beverage, a once niche specialty health drink, has now officially gone mainstream. Kombucha Brewers International (KBI), a trade organization for kombucha brewers and consumers, says the kombucha drink category has been on an upward trajectory since 2014...
California Dairy Tries to Make Milk Cool By Selling It From a “Dispensary.” Really.
First, the California dairy industry fights to remove the word "milk" from labels of plant-based products like the popular brand, Miyoko's Creamery. Now comes the latest dairy-backed contrivance to get consumers to think that drinking cow's milk is a good idea...
This New App Will Pay You to Eat Vegan! The Catch: It’s Not Here Yet.
The US has Meatless Monday, and China has Green Monday. Now, in Hong Kong, there's also something that other countries will be jealous of: An app that pays users to eat vegan.
Pay-a-Vegan is an app that pays out $1 when users upload a receipt that shows they purchased a vegan…
Pay-a-Vegan is an app that pays out $1 when users upload a receipt that shows they purchased a vegan…
Plant-Based “Chicken” Maker Alpha Foods Raises $28 Million to Expand Lineup of Nuggets, Bu…
Last year we couldn't stop hearing about plant-based beef. This year, it’s all about plant-based "chicken." Alpha Foods is one of those up-and-coming companies promising to bring its plant-based chicken to the masses, and its latest fundraising round will …
The 7 Best Places to Eat and Drink Vegan in Santa Barbara, California
Santa Barbara may be known as a quaint beach town just north of Los Angeles, but make no mistake, the foodie scene in Santa Barbara is on-point. It has some incredible vegan restaurants and veg-friendly menus that rival the best in LA. Here, we guide you through some of the best places to help eat (…
California Becomes the First State to Have a Plant-Based Lobbying Group
Fighting to get the name "milk" off of dairy-alternatives like almond milk and oat milk is just one example of a powerplay that meat and dairy special interests have initiated in the last year. Now, finally, they'll have some stiff competition when it comes to pushin…
7 Plant-Based CBD Gifts for a Romantic Valentine’s Day
CBD came hot onto the scene over the last few years with the promise of reduced anxiety, restful sleep….and yes, better sex. Just in time for Valentine's Day, we rounded up some of the best CBD gifts perfect to heat up your February 14th.
But first, a short CBD primer: CBD,…
But first, a short CBD primer: CBD,…
Veganuary Moves the Needle on Plant-Based Eating as Record Numbers Sign Up
We’ve just reached the midpoint of January, and 2020’s Veganuary, or 'vegan January' is proving to be the most successful one yet. The UK-based non-profit says its number of participants (those that have taken the vegan-month pledge), has already exceeded last year–and…
The 7 Best Vegan Protein Nutrition Bars That Taste Like Dessert
With the overwhelming number of nutrition bars on the market, how is one to choose the best, most nutritionally sound option? Not to mention navigate through all the labels: Keto, Gluten-Free, Vegan, Plant-Based, Non-GMO, Low in Sugar … and the list goes on...
The 7 Best Store-Bought Vegan Burgers That Are Better Than Meat
While meat-imposter patties like the Beyond and Impossible Burgers have sure had a moment, many people don’t want a meat-like patty. It tastes too much like... meat! Especially for someone who has chosen to eliminate meat—or never had it—eating faux meat that “bleeds …