Who we are, Wild Rice Soup, Really Good Smoothie, Living with a Vegan, Plant-Based Diet Mistakes, and more!

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Quick “who are we” if you’re new here (or have been here for a while and could use an update about what we actually do).

We’re Shalva and Lenny Gale, and the best way to describe what we do is this:

We’re a mom-and-pop blender shop.

Except we don’t have a storefront.

We do YouTube and Instagram and blog and sell the Vitamix machine as affiliate partners. People use our links to buy direct from the manufacturer and we get credit for the referral.

We like the flexibility and ability to mesh our lifestyle with our work.

So yeah…

The mom and pop blender shop.

Or, mom and pop Vitamix shop, since you’re familiar with the Vitamix machine.

As always, we appreciate you supporting our work.

Here’s to a happy and healthy 2019.

(Pic below is from a hike in Arizona while on break earlier this month. We are now back to work and freezing our tuchus’ off in frigid Minneapolis, MN.)

1. Byerly’s (vegan) Creamy Wild Rice Soup

It’s by far our most popular recipe. Perfect for these frigid days.

Make it!

Creamy wild rice soup

2. A really good smoothie

It was basically a pb&j smoothie with banana but for some reason it was really good this week. Here’s the tweet:

Really good smoothie this morning:

Almond milk
Frozen blueberries, strawberries, banana
Chia seeds
Peanuts

⁦@Vitamix⁩ pic.twitter.com/yw2iQesx8W

— Lenny Gale | Life is NOYOKE (@lifeisnoyoke) January 23, 2019

3. Ten Rules to Make Living with a Vegan Easier (when you’re not one yourself)

Our YouTube video this week is the answer to a question Shalva gets all the time: How do you live with him?

Watch: 10 Rules to Make Living with a Vegan Easier (when you’re not one yourself)

Hit that thumbs up 👍if you appreciate the video.

(And if you haven’t already, Subscribe to Our YouTube Channel; it’s free and we now have 8,384 subscribers!)

4. Five Rookie Mistakes to Avoid if you Decide to Go Vegan

Not sure I recommend going vegan overnight. But here’s this in case you’re trying! 🙂

Watch: 5 Rookie Mistakes to Avoid if you Decide to Go Vegan

And again…Hit that thumbs up 👍if you appreciate the video.

(And again, if you haven’t already, Subscribe to Our YouTube Channel; it’s free and we now have 8,384 subscribers!)

5. Meal planning? Weight loss coach?

Shalva has been moonlighting as a one-on-one coach offering personalized, high-touch, meal-planning and weight loss plans. If you’re interested and want to get her help before she realizes how much value she is actually providing, email her: shalva@lifeisnoyoke.com.

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Thanks again,

Shalva and Lenny
Life is NOYOKE

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