I appreciate the vegan movement... I'm making changes all the time and I'm slowly transitioning. What bothers me is the negativity people get when they are making small changes and not a complete vegan yet. Any small change is a good change! With more encouragement more people will change. Instead of ripping her apart maybe say " hey Nikki these look really good! I noticed that you made some vegan choices which is amazing! I have some suggestions form the cheese and tuna or vegan alternative recipes!" And then maybe suggest that she can contact you. Everyone who makes a change is all trying to do the same thing; better the world. Some people just so happen to be at a different transitioning stage. I love that people are passionate and educating but it's discouraging. Welcome people with open arms, understanding, compassion & suggestions and you will get a lot further. Being mean isn't the way to go... Just continue to educate in a nice way.
As a longtime vegetarian, I don't expect others to give up meat but if everyone can be conscious and eat a little less meat that would also have a beneficial effect on the environment and animals!
And here comes all the comments with people saying "go vegan" 🙄😒 leave the girl be! She is such a sweetheart and is just showing some yummy foods we can try and if we don't like something you can always alter it to your like! Fixes the problem right? Just stop bashing her for not being vegan! Maybe in the future she will become one or not but it's HER choice.💕
jesus christ I know. like stay in your own lane. you eat what you want and we will eat what we want. really none of their buisness to tell anyone how to live their lives.
Can of chickpeas mash em up to your liking add vegan mayo and chopped up celery,red onion, and pickles then some lemon juice and old bay seasoning and you got your self vegan tuna! ( you can also just use salt,pepper,onion and paprika if u dont have old bay) if you ever wanna try that you can make it in bulk and store it up for five days! 💕💕💕💕😉 cool video will have to try the taco salad!!
Go VEGAN! Educate yourself. Educate yourself. Watch Leonardo DiCaprio-produced docu Cowspiracy + others like Earthlings, Forks Over Knives, youtube videos of Gary Yourofsky and 101 Ways to go vegan.
Wasn't she vegan for a while? I think she had to start eating some meat for health problems if I remember her saying in the past. Being vegan, while healthy, can cause a lot of health problems and nutrition deficiencies.
your voice overs are so inspiring!!! I love your voice in them they are just so confident and relaxed... I have been watching your videos for a year and I have been watching RU-vid daily for about 1 1/2 years and have commented on 2 other RU-vid videos ever so if you could reply that would mean the world to me!! ily💜 thanks for making my day when you upload and being yourself and inspiring
+Mara Fischer Thank you so much for all your encouragement and for sticking with me for so long! Also that is so sweet for you to say that about my voice! It always sounds so different to me when I hear it played back in a video so that makes me feel really good! Thank you for making MY day!!! Love ya!!😘💕
Nikki, I LOVE your food videos! Doesn't matter whether it's a food haul, lunch ideas, healthy snacks, etc.! They're definitely my favorite! You have such good ideas.
Tip for cooking Quinoa, You should brown it first in a little bit of oil to get rid of that bitter taste. I always add one cup of quinoa with a tablespoon of oil. The once its browned and ready, I pour two cups of water in with about a tablespoon of chicken bouillon and a little bit of salt. I let if come to a boil and let it simmer for about 20 minutes on low. Another thing i like to do with quinoa, is add one cup of rice with it. So one cup of quinoa and one cup of rice, 4 cups of water, a tablespoon and a half of chicken bouillon. and a dash of salt. just follow the exact steps above. Its so delicious, my husband really enjoys it, and i think it would go perfect with your mexican quinoa bowl! Buuttttt, other than that... I really enjoyed this video, Nikki! Once again, as always, GREAT JOB! Can't wait to see your other videos! -Erica Bee
I'm glad to hear you still struggle with "balancing your balls" it's something I also struggle with being a creator and a hairstylist! I would love an advice video about that😊
Can people stop pushing being vegan? That's like saying, 'hey you! go be Muslim!!'.. -_- We are all humans, making our own choices, stop pushing your choices on others.
t3rriblethings murdering another human being is a choice too. Does that make it okay, because we should all just respect each other's choices? No!! Everything in your life is a choice. If you choose to support animal cruelty and climate change, I have every right to say something about it!
If I want to eat an animal, I'm going to eat an animal. That is a choice one makes for themself. Eating animals is NOT illegal. Should it be? Maybe. You guys don't even know what I eat on a daily basis, so it's funny to see you all get so hopped up. Lol. Regardless of whether or not me or the next person is vegan, I personally do not like the way people shove it into others' faces! That's it. Simple. This goes for a broad range of topics.. not just veganism.
I totally understand what you mean in the intro. A balanced life is so important and sometimes it's so difficult to keep things afloat. But it's not impossible. I'm in the same boat as you, I'm balancing my blog(creating content and visually pleasing photos) while being a wife and making sure my husband is taking care of, plus working with brands and taking freelance jobs. It all adds up quick and sometimes I wish there were more hours in a day to be able to do everything I need to do. Just know that hard work pays off (I'm still waiting for my big break) but I know it'll come. I've been following you for a couple of years now and I absolutely love your content and truly look up to you. ❤️
+Karen O'Brien wow girl you are busy!! But it sounds like you really love it so you would probably barely count it as work which is why it makes it so hard to find balance because when you do what you love it sometimes just takes over! Haha! Thank you so much for sticking with me for so long and for being so uplifting!! You put me on cloud nine!! 😍💕😘. I wish you the best of luck and I know your gonna crush it!😘💕
I guess it was a year ago or so in one of your videos you posted how Dan cooked Brussels Sprouts and I just wanted to let you know I LOVE it and actually have other people try it and like it
oh nikki your outros always crack me up😂 you always come up with some awkward explanation for you on the beach (its not a bad thing its cute :) ) LOVE YA
NikkiPhillippi Sorry! Did not mean that to come off rude at all! I just meant to say that the recipes start then. I love your intros! Sorry again if it come out rude!
This video was well done, but the title is very misleading. The first recipe is healthy and looks delicious! Unfortunately, the other two aren't healthy. This is not my opinion. It's a proven fact that animal products are unhealthy and cause diseases. :(
yet we've been eating it for generations and generations. Everything is bad for you if you eat too much of it. And everything can be bad for you.. makeup? bad. perfumes and other cosmetic products? bad. electricity? bad for us and the planet.
I watched you for a little while now and for some reason I didn't subscribe but today I had to subscribe because something about you or your videos makes me happy.
I was literally binge watching these videos this morning😂 I have to say- yours are one of he best! You've inspired me to make one of these videos... I LOVE FOOD!👌🏼
Every single recipe looks delicious. What I like about your recipes is that you promote healthy, yet realistic eating. You don't try to get people to starve themselves. And the proof of the healthiness of your recipes is in you!!! You are beautiful, radiant, fit, and always seem to have a lot of energy. Thank you for inspiring me to make healthier food choices. 💟💟💟
+blameitonablackstar omg you are so sweet! That makes me so so happy to hear that you find these inspirational! And thank you so much for being so encouraging and kind! I seriously can't stop smiling! 💖💖💖
my lovely Nikki :) You're very inspiring, always make me want to smile more. I love your energy and way of speaking (in your long intros hah) Learning so much from you in your videos makes me happy, maybe I could add something positive as an advice. Not trying to push any beliefs but just sharing my opinion. Maybe you could give the vegan life style a chance, but first take a look at documentaries such as cowspiracy to make sure you know why you'd do this. All animals feel love and fear and so many other emotions, you know that, you have to amazing doggies. Give it a chance for yourself (heallth) and for every living and loving creature on this planet. But have in mind that I'm commenting with all my love and appreciation, I care about you and I want you to be healthy. No way I would take time to write these things if I didn't think you're caring and smart. Thanks for all your amazing work on youtube and maybe today I added something positive in your life
I'm pretty sure she has mentioned that she was a vegan for awhile but started to eat certain meat again. I'm not vegan and don't bash people for being vegans or not.
+Shannyface87 in what way is this comment bashing? it's obviously full of love and support! (and obviously if you're not vegan you won't push others to be vegan....duh)
+Sarah Studt umm did I say it was? I don't like it when people do it but I know they were only suggesting. She said she was before but decided to eat certain more recently about the end of last year I believe.
what's with the vegan comments? let people eat what they want to eat.. i'm vegan myself but i will never tell anyone else to go vegan or pressure someone into going vegan. i've been watching all these cooking videos and if they have meat in it people start to hate and dislike, it's really disrespectful. veganism may be healthier but there are many healthy diets that aren't vegan.
+Marissa Melhorn haha! I was totally in your shoes once too!! Lol! I just started small with one thing at a time and now I love it! You should give one a try!! Good luck girl!! Also so happy you like the video! Thanks girl!😘
+NikkiPhillippi Thats very true. In Denmark though, people are a lot more mellow when it comes to their opinion about veganism and it honestly always shocks me when I read the aggressive/offensive vegan comments on american food videos in contrary to other contries. Its fair you have a passion but do not force it on others and especially not in such a negative, blaiming tone :)
I honestly thought these were gonna be hard for me to make but they seem simple i have to try them all and show my friends at college!🙌🏼 love you Nikki💗
+cynthiasings8 Awesome!! I am so glad you like them! Yeah you gotta keep it simple or it just takes too much time and energy! Hope you and your college friends enjoy it!! Love you too!!
PERFECT QUINOA EVERY TIME: 1. rinse quinoa before cooking 2. bring 2 cups of water to a boil, add 1 cup of quinoa and sprinkle of sea salt 3. bring up to simmer, put on lid, LOWER HEAT TO LOW 4. cook without removing lid for 12-14 minutes 5. when all liquid is gone, and little "tails" appear on quinoa, shut off heat and keep lid on for 5-10 more minutes. This last bit of steaming is the key to not burning the bottom. You won't have to keep checking it, you won't have to drain it at the end, you won't burn the bottom. RED QUINOA may take a little longer cook time or steam time than white quinoa xo y
I love your highly edited videos but I'm so glad that Dan reminded you of the videos that connected you to us from the get go-- I so miss those videos!!!
+GoodandDelicious can I just tell you how great that is to hear!?! Thank you! I love that feedback cause I keep second guessing myself but this is super reassuring! I am really excited for this new stage! Thanks so much for hanging around and being so awesome! I really appreciate you!
But it's not your choice.. It's her life & her lifestyle, she can eat how she chooses. She shouldn't have people telling her what her diet needs to be.
+Mallory Wenner not like animals have a choice to be inseminated or abused or confined to small spaces or killed :/ the earth doesn't have a choice wether humans and meat and dairy consumption causes deforestation, and ocean dead zones. And world hunger? you BET meat and dairy consumption contributes to it
You're definitely one of my favorite youtubers, I just love your videos and you're so down to Earth and real with us. You're so nice and pretty and a huge inspiration to me. 😘
+Bree Smith can I just say how incredibly sweet and uplifting that was! I couldn't help but do a little happy dance as I was reading this! You are so kind! Thanks Bree! Love you girl!!😘👍
+Alysia Brooke Thank you!!! I am so happy you liked the video! I am feeling pretty good about myself now cause I even got a unicorn emoji! Haha YAS!!!!! 😘💕love you too!😘
Could you do a "food inspiration" where you talk about adding the color, how you come up with what tastes good with what, and just the overall process of the shopping portion? I tend to grab too much at the grocery store and get duplicates of what I already have. Lol
Hey Nikki, you're channel is definitely one of my favorites bc not only do you upload often, but you upload really high quality videos. When I watch your videos they make me feel so at home, if that makes sense. Also, could you do a high school story time some day? That would be really cool and amazing if you do. Anyways, I hope you have a great day!!
+Michelle Martha Awww that's so cool!!! That made me smile!:) ALSOOO thanks for the request! I think some kind of highschool story time would be fun! Now it's just a matter of if I have any interesting stories from highschool to tell...? Hahaha 🙊
Great recipes! Thanks for sharing! Also, I always rinse and toast my quinoa before adding the water to cook, even if it says it's pre-rinsed, and it cooks out that strong flavor.
don't boil the water before you put the quinoa in! I put them both in at once, bring it to a boil. and then bring it to low for 15 minutes. Comes out perfectly every single time!
+Sierra Marie ahhh! You are a genius!! Thank you for solving my life long battle with Quinoa!! I will always cherish your wisdom. Haha! No but seriously Thank you!!!!
