Applying MINIMALISM to Food, Cooking and Eating - Intentional Sustainable Kitchen 

Love this! I have worked so hard on healing my relationship with food and have found intuitive eating. It has helped me get to a "relaxed" place with food and to just enjoy it. Which sounds like what you and your family do. I also love to cook and the best thing I've done to minimize my food waste is to make a meal plan!! Of course you never have to stick with it but my problem was going to store and seeing all these wonderful things and wanting to cook every fantastic meal under the sun and I would end up eith a fridge so full that I would forget what I even had. So now I plan out what we want to have. We can have anything but it has to be on the plan if I'm buying food to make it. Also eat before shopping! I thought this was a funny diet culture trick but it actually helps because you are not interested in food when you aren't hungry so buying yummy ingredients is easier to keep track of, rather than grabbing every kind of produce you can find because you didn't have a snack first.

Thank you! Love to see your happy face and simple living!

Hola Lia! I agree with you about the way of eating is chosen by the individual. We became vegan approximately 5 years ago and the funny thing is that we made the change because I got sick so badly and it was because I got two bacterias at the time. One from meat and the other one from dairy. So when I recover I couldn't go back to the same diet. Then, fortunately, after a couple of months I found out about all of the things involved in dairy farm and my husband and daughter also change diet. So now we are vegan, minimalist and almost 100 % zero waste. You know the normal crazy people 🤣. Just kidding. I'm glad to find more and more aware people and I hope to find more every day. The planet will thank us. Te cuidas chica. Adiós.🤗

Vegan, simple and sustainable dinners two weeks worth before you add in variations: Shepherdess pie Dal and rice Rice and beans Tofu stir fry Chick pea curry Pasta lentil ragu (Bolognese) Vegan roast Baked potato, beans Pumpkin/squash carbonara Bean burger, chips Roasted roots over lentils Pasta white sauce & mushrooms Vegan tacos Vegan sausage and mash Lunches: peanut butter sandwiches black bean salad chickpea mayo sandwich soups and crispbread/rye/crackers quinoa salad humus and pita obviously add veggies as available and to taste

I love your videos, too! You’re vibe is so laid back & not snobby :) My stuff is all in storage & I’ve been binge watching minimalism so that when I finally find a decent place it’ll be easier to get rid of more stuff since it’s already in trash bags or boxes! Would you consider doing a minimalist apartment tour or meal prep-type video from your kitchen? I love minimalist home tours for inspiration. Thank u 💖

I really enjoy your videos. You are so inspirational. I’ve notice you always recognize your privilege and you are not blind to different ways of lives of others. You are wise beyond your years. Take care.

Sounds to me like you are a very normal eating family Lia. At least living in Germany and Switzerland there is no shortage of fresh food all year round. Great that you son and partner are good eaters. Makes life easier.

What you said about others and their relationship with food was so kind. You are a very nice person.

Lovely content as always! I am always torn between wanting to have a minimalist kitchen and owning appliances to make food that I'd rather not buy packaged (waffle maker, ice cream attachment for my mixer, large pot just for making jam). Not to mention all the specialized equipment I use for my job as a baker. If there is a way to be DIY and minimalist I certainly haven't found it. 🤷

I agree with you on so many ways you stated. I cook from scratch, only have what I use in my kitchen, and always buy natural products instead of prepackaged ready to it. Thanks for sharing

I never liked to stock up on pantry items either but since the pandemic I feel uneasy letting my stock levels get too low. Hopefully I can feel more relaxed about that again one day.

I love this. :) it's about minimizing what works for you. Great video!

Hey Lia! I liked this video. As for me, for generations we all have cooked meals at home. We eat only home-cooked meals and during weekend we might go out to eat to break the monotony. I enjoy cooking as well so it doesn't seem like a chore to me :)

So I’m in this weird stage I felt really unhealthy and now I’m in week three of adding majority vegetables into my diet and my body is still getting use to it. I’ve lived a minimalist lifestyle since 2017, and it’s not for everyone but has brought me tremendous peace. I’m in a new stage of my life and exploring health benefits and I love veggies, and fruits. I don’t eat chicken, beef and red meats mostly turkey and fish just by preference. But now it’s limited to really 1 time a week. I will still buy meat as I have a son who eats some meats. ( turkey mostly). I enjoy the idea of easier cooking. I also cut most gluten and dairy. I’m finishing up some items to not be wasteful. Thank you for your perspectives. Maybe I’ll learn something that can add to be helpful.

I love watching your videos. I would like to become more like that. Just have what we need, but the best I am able to do is try to not have left overs. Or I give my leftover away the same day. I have been slowly being more intentional about what I own. I hope one day you can do a video showing what your kitchen looks like

This is down to earth and sensible. She does not eat very much meat but if she is offered meat at someone else's home it's not a problem.

I like your approach to being vegetarian and vegan. I am vegan at home but don't insist on being vegan when others serve me dairy. Wish I could be that way with meat. Your attitude is so refreshing.

Really enjoyed the video. I was having a problem with cooking in minimalism since I tried to be a Minimalist

Love Is essential. Thumbs up on the pasta maker.

I make sure I have no stocks .... There Is joy in being empty and then go to buy what is Required

i‘d love to watch a tour of your kitchen!

Hi Lia, I also go once a week for groceries and it saves me money time and stress!!

Its so kind of you to be considerate and acknowledge others that have dietary challenges but I dont think theres a need for that, its not our fault that you don't have an issue lol. Likewise, its not really your fault others have issues either.

I love all your videos. You are so sweet to watch. From Chicago Illinois area.

Lia, you are very gracious and thoughtful 💕 I am vegan, but my diet is nowhere near as sustainable as yours x

Such a good video. Got a lot from this one 🙏🏼

I enjoyed this video and now it just makes me want to see your kitchen. Not sure if you'd be able/ comfortable doing a kitchen tour or not. I just wanted to point out one thing you said that I'm not sure why you said it...at about 5:18 you are talking about your pasta maker and other tools you use and you say something like "I guess I'm not too minimal in that way. That comment implies that minimalism is about the numbers or how much stuff you have. I've watched enough of your videos to know that you technically know that minimalism isn't about how much of anything you have but it is about the mi set, the intention and conscious awareness of what we buy and use and keep and consume. So I don't know if this was just a human slip or maybe from anticipation of what others will say in the comments on RU-vid, but you clearly really do enjoy cooking, your face literally changed and lit up. That was cool to see. You could have an entire kitchen full of appliances and still be a minimalist as far as I am concerned and by my definition of minimalism. If you are using the items and they bring you so much joy when you use them and they make the activity of preparing food more enjoyable or easier in some way, and brings value to you then as long as a person is intentional and mindful about the items then the number or amount does not matter. It's sad to think that possibly past negative RU-vid comments could be the culprit for how or why you said what you did. I hope you hear this as encouragement and not criticism. I really enjoy your videos and find you very inspiring. Keep up the great work.

I have to say I guess my husband and I are super minimalist when it comes to eating. We do intermittent fasting and we only eat one meal a day. I am a minimalist, but never thought about it as to how we eat lol. I couldn't live without my Crock-Pot 😋

You should do a what you eat in a day video or staple foods you eat 😊

I like to cook and I do it from scratch too but sometimes I really don’t want to wash the dishes. Those days I’ll order some pizza.

I love eating but I don’t like cooking. My husband could care less but I try to cook healthy food, especially for my two children. I found very hard to prepare healthy lunch. Do you have any tips ?

Do you all can (jar) foods during their harvest season to use throughout the year?

very practical approach to eating meat. I do the same

I’m sure you will get some negative feedback for not being vegan... I’m not here for that. I am vegan, I live a vegan lifestyle. I highly recommend looking into the ethics and sustainability of animal consumption. That being said, any steps you can and are making towards reducing animal consumption is a step in the right direction. Making steps for the better should not go unnoticed nor should one be demonized for not completely being vegan. Let’s celebrate the wins and work towards being better. I hope that you can one day make that connection with animals and stop consumption of them completely... but until then, every choice you can make for the reduction of animal consumption is great. I encourage you and everyone to reduce and make the connection

We were completely vegan for 2 years but now I eat butter (grass fed and organic) and eggs (we own our own chickens). Occasionally we eat fish. We found being less strict about eating was less stressful and works better for us.

I'm so glad you said you're not vegan! Neither am I and I still consider myself a minimalist and low-waste person. Veganism is not for everyone, I would even say that majority of people won't do well on this diet. I tried it, did a lot of research to make sure all my nutritional needs are met, then it gave me health issues and I did a really extensive research again only to find out that it's all up to your genes and no amount of tryharding will make up for bad convertion rates and other issues. Much love!

It is difficult to be vegan. People need to understand that not everyone can be due to their health needs. Again may I say that you can use lip gloss and some economical products for your skin. I am sixty years old. I just use aloe Vera basic cream and an economical face cream. What you will look like at my age has nothing to do with how you used a lot of expensive and unnecessary products. It has to do with having a minimalist mindset. For lines at the sides of the eyes sunglasses also help. I am writing you this because I genuinely care. God Bless you.

hey girl.....New subscriber here. I also run a channel with similar content. I will be getting some inspiration from your channel of course. thanks so much for sharing :D