032 | Fast food goes vegan?!: Candid Conversations with Natalie Kovarik and Tara Vander Dussen
Fast Food Goes Vegan
A Candid Conversation with Natalie and Tara, now available on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Podcasts | iHeart Radio
It’s Thursday, which means it’s time for a Candid Conversation! In these episodes, we’ll cover life updates from the ranch (Natalie) and the farm (Tara), things we are currently obsessed with, community recipes, or industry news. In this episode of Candid Conversations: Fast Food Goes Vegan we cover:
Farm and Ranch Updates: Back to School!
Tara’s Currently Coveting: Lone River Ranch-Ritas
A Candid Conversation About Fast Food Going Vegan
Community Recipe: Roast Beef Sliders
Farm and Ranch Updates
Natalie and Tara kick off this episode by recapping their week with all of the kids being back in school. If you have kids in back in school then you can definitely relate to Natalie and Tara in this episode as they share their own experiences with kids in different stages as they head back to school. In addition, Natalie and Tara wanted to recap on all of the free resources currently available to download from Elevate Ag. You can download and check them out below!
Business Resources
Advocacy Resource Guide: A multipage document of resource/paper/article links for you to access and use in all your advocacy efforts.
Top 3 Tips for Sharing Online: Not sure where to start your journey of sharing online? Start HERE with our Top 3 Tips for Sharing Online.
Elevate Your Instagram Toolkit: This self-guided toolkit will help you elevate your presence on Instagram. Find tips on bio optimizations, stories, and more!
Currently Coveting: Lone River Ranch-Ritas
Tara’s currently coveting this week is Lone River Ranch-Ritas, which she describes as a lighter, fresher tasting margarita. She was pretty excited when she was able to head home with the extras left over from the Elevate Summit last week. Huge shoutout to Lone River Beverage company for giving us some gift boxes to give to the ladies who came out. In addition, we were able to sit down with Katy Beal Brown, Founder of Lone River Beverage Company at the Summit, which was a game-changer for everyone there. If you are looking to try any of Ranch Water’s beverages, make sure to check out their website and find out where you can find them near you!
Industry News: Fast Food Goes Vegan
In this Candid Conversation about industry news, Natalie and Tara bring up the trending topic of meat-based menu items in fast food chains. Most recently, Taco Bells announced that they would be testing a new cheesy plant-based taco, which if you think about it, sounds a little counter-intuitive. Natalie makes sure to stress that this conversation is not about bringing down plant-based diets, but more so around the narrative that plant-based meat is pushing about healthy diets and climate change. If you hear an advertisement claiming that plant-based meat is better for the planet, just keep in mind that we can’t eat our way to climate change. It’s interesting that Taco Bell is testing a new plant-based menu item even though several other food chains such as Burger King and McDonald’s brought on those kinds of items and dropped them within the year. For the full details on this episode make sure to give it listen and let us know what you think!
Sources
Taco Bell Is Testing a New Plant-Based Protein Taco (But Only in One City)
The Impossible Whopper wasn't enough to lift Burger King sales
Community Recipe: Roast Beef Sliders
This week’s Community Recipe is Roast Beef Sliders shared by farm Wife, Emily Ponwith. You can find the full recipe and notes below and make sure to tag @ElevateAg_ on Instagram when you give it a try to let us know what you think!
INGREDIENTS
1 lb sliced deli roast beef or shredded roast beef (Link to 3 ingredient Roast Beef)
12 Kings Hawaiian Sweet Rolls
1 small onion sliced
6 slices provolone cheese
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1 package dry onion soup mix
1/2 cup 1 stick melted butter
2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
INSTRUCTIONS
Cut rolls in half, spread mayonnaise on bottom half. Place in 9×13 baking dish.
Sauté sliced onion.
Place 1-2 slices of roast beef, sautéed onion, and provolone cheese on top of each roll. Put the top half of the bun on.
Melt the butter. Then whisk in the onion soup mix and Worcestershire sauce. Pour over the rolls.
Cover with foil and return to the fridge for 10 minutes or up to two days.
Bake covered at 375 for 20 minutes or until the cheese is melted.
Uncover and cook for 2 more minutes, or until the tops are golden brown.
Resources and links mentioned in this episode:
Advocacy Resource Guide: A multipage document of resource/paper/article links for you to access and use in all your advocacy efforts.
Top 3 Tips for Sharing Online: Not sure where to start your journey of sharing online? Start HERE with our Top 3 Tips for Sharing Online.
Elevate Your Instagram Toolkit: This self-guided toolkit will help you elevate your presence on Instagram. Find tips on bio optimizations, stories, and more!
Elevate the Online Course launches again in October, make sure to join the newsletter to stay up to date on the release to snag your spot.
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