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About Sapana

Welcome to Real + Vibrant! I’m Sapana Chandra, a certified health coach, plant-based professional cook, and published author of the cookbook Plant Power Bowls (Sasquatch Books).

I’ve been featured on Forbes, BuzzFeed, Raise Vegan, PureWow, Parade, Brides, Clean Eating, Elite Daily, The Spruce Eats, Greatist, Southern Living, Alive Magazine, Elephant Journal, Thrive Magazine, VegWorld Magazine, Organic Authority, and many more publications.

Check out my interview with Seattle Refined (KOMO News), New Day NW (KING 5), and Afternoon Live (KATU).

Over the past few years, I’ve also had the opportunity to collaborate with many of my favorite brands, including Whole Foods Market, Rishi Tea, Omega Juicers, Hilary’s Eat Well, Orgain, Inner-eco, So Delicious, Foursigmatic, ClassPass, Primal Kitchen, Traditional Medicinals, Love Beets and many more.

What you’ll find on Real + Vibrant

Real + Vibrant is a food blog dedicated to celebrating whole foods through tasty, wholesome vegetarian recipes that are easy to make. You’ll also find not-so-healthy-ish meals, snacks, and desserts because finding a balance is important.

Here are some of my favorite recipes:

  • Coconut Chickpea Curry
  • Vegan Blueberry Scones
  • Red Lentil Curry
  • Edible Cookie Dough
  • Chana Masala
  • Kitchari
  • Cauliflower Tacos with Spicy Cashew Sauce
  • Turmeric Latte
  • Masala Chai

Whether you’re looking for a refreshing smoothie to make or filling salad or a sweet dessert, you’ll find a little bit of everything here.

How to connect

Thank you for taking the time to learn more about me.

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If you’d like to reach out directly, drop me an email to hello at realandvibrant.com. I’d love to hear from you!

Photo Credit: David Em Photography

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