Hey all!

My name is Kanika, but my friends call me Kaneeks (& if you took the time to browse my site- so can you!)

When I was in my 3rd year of college I made the choice to become vegan after being vegetarian for 8+ years. I was originally inspired by the Health & Wellness Influencer Andrea Hanneman (or @earthyandy on Instagram) who posts amazing and beautiful vegan recipes on her page.

Unfortunately I was not based in Hawaii but I wanted to bring a similar 'Plant over Processed' lifestyle into my life. So as a small side project, I created an account called @earthykaneeks (yeah, I'm not the most creative gal out there).

On the account, I posted vegan dishes I would make, quick and easy ones, as I was often in a rush to go to classes or finish assignments or complete other tasks. I started off with 0 cooking experience but I learned a lot in 2 years. My biggest takeaway was that eating 90% healthy doesn't as much time, energy, and money as people think (although they do make things easier).

Especially in a stressful and busy environment like college, it is very easy to forget to take care of your body. But you don't have to sacrifice proper nourishment (at the least) to get the ultimate experience.

My first goal here is to relay the knowledge I gained through my personal experience with health and wellness- as a once broke and pressured college student. My second goal is to keep myself accountable to staying on the same path as I move along in my career- where I am less broke but still stressed out and busy.

@earthykaneeks was a large contributer to my success near the end of college but I ultimately decided to stop the account due to personal reasons and I just needed a break. @fierykaneeks is the new and rebranded version of @earthykaneeks or as I like to put it- my health and wellness journey up the corporate ladder.

I hope you find some things helpful and thank you for sticking around- I appreciate you.

KANIKA CHAUDHARY