Vegan Omelette Recipe

Looking for a delicious, plant-based, and allergy-friendly breakfast option? This Vegan Omelette recipe is a fantastic choice! It’s vegan, gluten-free, nut-free, and soy-free, making it suitable for a wide range of dietary needs. Plus, it’s packed with protein and flavor, making it a nutritious way to start your day. With ingredients you can purchase in bulk from Wasteless Pantry, you’ll be creating an eco-friendly and healthy breakfast.

Chickpea Omelette Recipe

Ingredients:

1 tbsp (7g) ground flax seeds (from Wasteless Pantry)
3 tbsp (45ml) water
1/2 cup (45g) chickpea flour (besan flour, from Wasteless Pantry)
1/2 cup (120ml) unsweetened plant-based milk
1 tbsp (10g) nutritional yeast
1/4 tsp onion powder
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp black pepper
1 tbsp (15ml) olive oil

Instructions:

Prepare the Flaxseed Mixture
In a large bowl, combine 1 tablespoon of ground flax seeds with 3 tablespoons of water. Set aside for about 5 minutes until the mixture thickens. This acts as an egg replacer and helps bind the ingredients together.
Mix the Omelette Batter
Once the flaxseed mixture has thickened, add it to a bowl with 1/2 cup chickpea flour, 1/2 cup plant-based milk, 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast, 1/4 teaspoon onion powder, 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon black pepper. Mix until all the ingredients are well combined and the batter is smooth.
Cook the Omelette
Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a large pan over medium heat. When the oil is hot, pour about 2 tablespoons of the omelette batter into the pan to create a small, thick omelette. Allow the omelette to cook until bubbles start to form on the top (about 3-4 minutes). Carefully flip the omelette and cook for an additional 2-3 minutes, until golden brown. Repeat this process with the remaining batter.
Serve and Enjoy
Serve the omelette with your favorite breakfast sides. I recommend sautéed mushrooms, cherry tomatoes, and a sprinkle of fresh parsley for a colorful and delicious meal.

This recipe makes about 4 small omelettes, perfect for serving as a nutritious breakfast or brunch.

Why Buy Ingredients from Wasteless Pantry?

At Wasteless Pantry, we are committed to offering high-quality, packaging-free ingredients that allow you to create delicious meals while reducing waste. For this recipe, you can find ground flax seeds, chickpea flour, and nutritional yeast in our bulk bins, meaning you can buy exactly the amount you need. This helps cut down on food waste and eliminates the need for unnecessary packaging, making your cooking more sustainable.

Shopping at Wasteless Pantry is not only good for the planet, but it also supports a community-driven, eco-friendly lifestyle. By choosing bulk ingredients, you can enjoy fresh, high-quality products while reducing your environmental footprint.

Dark Chocolate Almond Bar Recipe

Looking for a simple, delicious treat that you can make in minutes? This Dark Chocolate Almond Bar recipe is your answer! With only three ingredients, it’s a quick and easy snack that’s perfect for gifting or enjoying yourself. Plus, when you purchase your ingredients from Wasteless Pantry, you’re making a sustainable choice while indulging in a tasty treat.

Dark Chocolate Almond Bar Recipe

Ingredients:

2 1/2 cups dry roasted almonds (from Wasteless Pantry)
300g dark chocolate buttons (from Wasteless Pantry)
A pinch of salt

Instructions:

Melt the Chocolate
Place 300g of dark chocolate buttons into a heatproof glass bowl. Set the bowl over a small pot of boiling water, ensuring the bottom of the bowl doesn’t touch the water. Stir the chocolate until fully melted. This step should take about 5-7 minutes. Once melted, remove the bowl from the heat.
Add the Almonds
Pour 2 1/2 cups of dry roasted almonds into the melted chocolate. Stir until all the almonds are completely coated with chocolate.
Prepare the Mixture
Line a baking tray with reusable baking paper. Spoon the chocolate-almond mixture onto the tray and smooth it out evenly to the desired thickness.
Set the Chocolate
Let the tray cool at room temperature or place it in the refrigerator for faster setting. The chocolate should take about 30 minutes to fully harden at room temperature or 15 minutes in the fridge. Once set, sprinkle a pinch of salt over the top for added flavor.
Serve and Enjoy
Once the chocolate has completely hardened, cut or break the bar into pieces. These make excellent gifts or a tasty snack for yourself!

This recipe makes a large bar that can be stored in an airtight container for up to two weeks, though it’s so delicious it might not last that long!

Why Buy Ingredients from Wasteless Pantry?

At Wasteless Pantry, we offer high-quality, packaging-free ingredients that allow you to make recipes like this Dark Chocolate Almond Bar while reducing waste. Our almonds and dark chocolate buttons can be purchased in bulk, so you can buy exactly what you need and avoid unnecessary packaging. Not only does this help reduce plastic waste, but it also ensures you get fresh, top-quality ingredients for your treats.

By shopping at Wasteless Pantry, you’re supporting a sustainable lifestyle that prioritizes reducing environmental impact. Small choices, like buying bulk chocolate and nuts for your homemade snacks, can make a big difference in cutting down on waste.

Vanilla Chai Protein Smoothie Recipe

If you’re searching for a nutritious and delicious treat to enjoy after your workout, this Vanilla Chai Protein Smoothie is just what you need! Packed with protein and flavorful chai spices, it’s a refreshing way to refuel and recharge. Plus, by using ingredients from Wasteless Pantry, you can enjoy this smoothie guilt-free while minimizing waste and supporting sustainability.

Vanilla Chai Protein Smoothie Recipe

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups almond milk
1 large frozen banana
1 tbsp protein powder (whey protein from Wasteless Pantry)
1-2 tbsp chai tea powder or loose leaf tea
1/4 tsp vanilla extract
Ground cinnamon (to taste)
Chopped banana (for garnish)

Instructions:

Prepare the Chai Tea Milk
Heat 1/4 cup of almond milk in the microwave or on the stove until steaming, which should take about 1 minute. If using loose leaf chai tea, place the leaves in a tea strainer. Add 1-2 tablespoons of chai tea powder or loose tea to the heated milk, and allow it to steep for about 3-5 minutes. Stir well, then remove the tea strainer if applicable.
Blend the Smoothie
In a blender, combine the chai-infused milk, the remaining almond milk, the frozen banana, 1 tablespoon of whey protein powder, and 1/4 teaspoon of vanilla extract. Blend until smooth and creamy, which should take about 30-60 seconds.
Serve and Enjoy
Pour the smoothie into a glass and top it with some chopped banana slices and a sprinkle of ground cinnamon for extra flavor. Enjoy immediately for a refreshing, protein-packed boost!

This smoothie is ideal after a workout as it provides a great mix of protein, healthy fats, and carbohydrates to help your body recover.

Why Buy Ingredients from Wasteless Pantry?

At Wasteless Pantry, we offer a wide range of bulk ingredients like protein powder, chai tea, and almond milk—all without unnecessary packaging. By choosing to shop with us, you not only get high-quality, fresh ingredients but also reduce waste by purchasing only what you need. This sustainable approach helps minimize plastic and packaging waste, aligning with your eco-conscious lifestyle.

Incorporating sustainable practices into your daily life, such as making a protein smoothie using bulk ingredients from Wasteless Pantry, can have a meaningful impact on the environment. Small choices like these contribute to reducing waste, promoting healthier habits, and supporting a zero-waste lifestyle.

Eco-Friendly Laundry Tips & Tricks

eco friendly cleaning products for the laundry

Using eco-friendly cleaning products isn’t the only way to be sustainable!

Great ways to lighten your load…

👚 Firstly, buy clothes made with natural fibres so that microplastics don’t end up in our oceans.

👖 Wash clothes less often (not your socks and jocks though!) I love anything that tells me to do less laundry 😆

🌿 Use eco-friendly cleaning products (like the ones we stock at Wasteless Pantry). If you refill your containers you get bonus eco points!

☀️ Opt for a clothesline for solar and wind-powered drying.

These tips will help you save money, get more wear out of your clothes, reduce your carbon footprint, and reduce microplastics in our oceans. Therefore, you’re winning!

Okay, so let’s circle back to those eco-friendly cleaning products.

Not everything that has organic, eco, environmental, or natural on the label is actually friendly to the planet. Do a little research and reading to find the best options you have available to you. It doesn’t have to be perfect, just the best you can access.

The zero-waste laundry options we have at WP include:

Refillable laundry liquids (top loader, front loader and wool wash/delicates options) – add 30ml to your wash for regular loads

Fabric softener – put 13 to 25 ml in your wash

Laundry powder and presoaker – 25g is used as laundry powder and a bit more (100g) as a stain remover/presoaker

Stain remover bars – the great all-rounder for rubbing on stains or for handwashing, especially when traveling, always apply to wet cloth

Organic Castile liquid soap – add 30-60 ml to your wash

These have all been locally made in WA, and are palm oil free, vegan, and greywater safe.

Soap nuts – add 4-6 half shells in a little bag or old sock to your wash (replace every 3-6 washes depending on how hard your water is and how heavily soiled your washing was to start with)

Once everything is clean, pop it out to dry on a clothesline or airer using wire pegs or bamboo pegs that will last for years!

Feel like you have the eco friendly laundry and cleaning sorted? How about checking out how to create a waste free bathroom next…

Meet the Team: Belinda from Mundaring & Bassendean

Hi, I’m Belinda and I mostly work at the Wasteless Pantry Mundaring store, but you’ll occasionally find me at the Bassendean store. I’ve been here a bit over 3 years now and still loving it – it’s so nice to work for a place with such a good vibe.

I love to cook, and will often take home new or interesting products in the store just to try them out and see what I think. I’m also big on cooking from scratch, stock, bread, tomato paste, I’ll give anything a shot once. I’m also a birdwatcher and come Summer you’ll find me snorkelling at any given opportunity.

I’m a fan of the detergent bar for washing dishes. It lathers so well and smells great, I reckon it does a better cleaning job than the liquid too. My favourite nibble is the apricot logs – they always seem to hit the spot.

I think the biggest key to heading towards zero waste is the mindset – just stopping and thinking where things come from and where they will go to, and knowing that any little thing you do is better than nothing.

Waste Free Travel

These are all my favourite things to pack when I’m travelling and I can get them all at Wasteless Pantry before I go! 🌴🏖️👙

Insulated water bottle: great for keeping water super cool and hot beverages, well, hot! I find that having this is means I don’t need a separate reusable coffee cup, so I can travel light. If you have more room in your bag then you could easily take both.
Cutlery set: I’ve been caught out without it and regretted not having it. Either I end up feeling bad for using plastic single-use cutlery or I don’t get to enjoy my meal fully by eating with my hands. This way I always feel good chowing down.
Reusable container: I love having a 2 tier variety since I can separate out meals or tailor to the quantity of leftovers I have better. Plus, I can also use it to store small items in my bag between destinations so they are easy to find on arrival.
Handkerchief: Multipurpose goodness! Use it as a tissue, napkin, wet wipe, flannel, sweatband on your wrist, wrap for your sandwich, tie for a water bottle to your belt for hands-free hydration, and more. As they are so lightweight easily handwash in a sink at the end of the day and it will be dry by morning to go again.
Shampoo bar, conditioner bar and stain remover bar in a travel tin: Shampoo bars double as body wash, conditioner bars double as body lotion and stain remover bars triple as laundry, dishwashing and handwashing products. The travel tin isn’t airtight which means that my bars can dry out a little even in transit.
Toothbrush and toothpaste: Taking my own bamboo toothbrush and refilled toothpaste means that I can give the hotel samples a miss.
Refillable deodorant: I love my natural deodorant and my own little refillable container is just the right size.
Lip balm refillable tin: My handy little tin fits plenty of lip-saving wonder, this one is tinted to give me a little colour and I know that the ingredients are just right for me because I made it.
Moisturiser: I want to look after my skin for the happy snaps so refilling my container before I travel is a must.
Bamboo comb: It’s lightweight, it does the job and it is a great shape to pack easily into my bag.
Plastic-free hair tie: I’d be lost without a hair tie and if I do lose one then I want to be sure that it will biodegrade back into the earth rather than sticking around forever harassing wildlife.
Reusable bags: Having a stash of cloth and mesh produce bags plus at least one shopping bag that folds down to practically nothing means that I can avoid ever taking a plastic single-use bag. Cloth produce bags are great for buying bread, rolls and sandwiches. Mesh produce bags are great for fresh fruits and vegetables, and bulk foods, as well as keeping your small laundry items together at the end of your trip. Shopping bags also double as handbags for takeaway meals or laundry bags or any time you want your hands free.

What about you? What are your must-haves for zero waste travelling? Pop in and share them with the team at Wasteless Pantry!