What’s Brand New Vegan?

Brand New Vegan started as a recipe blog in 2013 as I began learning what it meant to become a “brand new” vegan.

And it completely changed my world.

If you subscribe to my newsletter, you’ll get all the delicious meals I have developed over the years, and I don’t mean just the salads and sprouts either. But the comfort foods we CRAVE, like chili, tacos, biscuits & gravy, and even a veggie-loaded pizza on a cold winter night.

You’ll also get cookbook news, rants about my family (who still think I’m weird), healthy living updates, other plant-based news, and even a restaurant rec every now and then.

In case you’re wondering, I’m primarily plant-based for my health. And I truly believe that decision saved my life in 2020 as I found myself in the hospital suffering from a stroke. One doctor told me most stroke patients aren’t nearly as lucky as I was because I walked out of that room the next day with zero residual effects.

I use real whole-food ingredients, nothing overly processed, and certainly none of that Ultra Processed stuff that makes up 95% of our grocery stores.

Most of the ingredients I use are probably already in your pantry, and by the way, I’m also 100% oil-free.

So many people think vegan food is boring, and I mean to prove them wrong. Plant-based eating can be every bit as delicious as the comfort foods we had growing up, only healthier by a long shot.

Why Subscribe?

For starters, you’ll never miss a post as every new edition of the newsletter goes directly in your inbox. Magic! And every post or recipe will also live here on this platform in case you ever want to find it later.

I’d like to keep this free for now but with a voluntary pledge option for those who want to help support my work.

If you pledge ($5/month or $50/year) I will give you free access to my Mighty Network Support Group where we have daily live streams, a book club, various challenges, a movie room full of documentaries, and some of the nicest people you will ever meet.

Not only will they welcome you like you’re their best friend - but they’ll also help support you as you begin your own personal plant-based journey

Of course, you’ll also be supporting Brand New Vegan, as we head into our second decade - and that means a lot! Thank you so much for considering!

Who am I?

I’m Chuck Underwood, 61 years old, a food blogger, whole-food plant-based advocate, and soon-to-be cookbook author. I’m known for my “down home” style of cooking - mainly the comfort foods we used to love and thought we’d have to give up.

When I became vegan I thought to myself,

Instead, I set out to make the foods “I” wanted to eat, like chili, tacos, and the soup beans ‘n cornbread my mama used to make. So I put on an apron, grabbed a knife, and started cooking.

I’m also a graduate of T. Colin Campbell’s Plant-Based Nutrition Course and often speak at various plant-based events in my hometown of Portland, OR.

I follow all of the well-known plant-based doctors such as Dr. John McDougall, Dr, Caldwell Esselstyn, and Dr. Neal Barnard. I’ve had the pleasure of meeting many of them and I can tell you that they definitely know what they are talking about.

I have lost weight, lowered my blood pressure, and survived a stroke since changing my diet. And have seen some amazing transformations in the people who follow me, including my wife. I also take zero medications.

My recipe blog is still intact and you can find all 450-something recipes I have at https://www.brandnewvegan.com.

Of course, I am also on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube, and have a Mighty Networks Support Group too.

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Contact

Questions? Email me: chuck@brandnewvegan.com