If you’re like me, you may wonder how to keep your fruits and vegetables fresher longer. There’s nothing worse than getting ready to prepare a delicious meal only to discover that the lettuce, kale, carrots or cauliflower we need for our favorite recipe have…
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Grocery Staples To Stock Your Plant-Based Pantry
It may seem basic, but knowing which grocery staples are essential for a plant-based diet is important to your success. Keeping pantry items well stocked leads to better meal planning and saves you time and effort, as well. Grocery Staples You might find…
3 High-Protein Plant Foods You Need to Know About
These days it can seem like everyone is jumping on the high-protein bandwagon. In fact, some folks may even hesitate when it comes to adopting a healthy, whole foods vegan plant-based lifestyle due to concerns about getting enough vegan protein. You can rest assured,…
Plant-Based Vegan Snacks: Your Easy How-To Guide
When it comes to snacking, Americans don’t mess around! According to the United States Department of Agriculture’s “Snacking Patterns of U.S. Adults” report, one-quarter of Americans’ daily calories now come from snacks. This is up considerably from years ago, and a whopping 97 percent…
Gluten-Free Eaters Beware
Higher Arsenic and Mercury Levels Gluten-free eaters beware. According to a May report, “The Unintended Consequences of a Gluten-Free Diet,” new research indicates that gluten-free dieters may be at greater risk of exposure to two highly-toxic metals, arsenic, and mercury. Both metals tend to…
The Lowdown on Arsenic in Rice
Does Rice have Arsenic in It? Perhaps you’ve heard about arsenic in rice and are wondering what, if anything, you should be doing about it? With all the food, health, and environmental concerns out there, it can be hard for the average consumer to…
Dining Out on a Plant-Based Diet
Dining out on a plant-based diet can be a challenge, even for seasoned vegans, and the thought of eating out on the road can seem especially daunting. But don’t despair – with a little flexibility, creativity, and research, you’re bound to find decent options…
The Safety of Soy
Ask someone for their opinion on the healthfulness of soy and you tend to get one of two answers: it’s a nutritious superfood we should all be eating, or, it’s a poison that wreaks hormonal havoc. The Kind of Soy Makes a Difference Soy…
Uncommon Plant-Based Recipe Ingredients
Does it seem that many plant-based recipes have strange and uncommon ingredients? The main reasons are that they are great for getting the right nutrition and are often substitutes for the missing protein you get from meat and dairy. Some are for flavor and…
Should You Give Up Cow’s Milk
Why would you give up Cow’s milk, you might ask. “It’s a staple from my childhood and the main source of calcium,” you say. It may seem like an impossible feat, but it can be done. I wouldn’t have thought it myself, as I…
Tomatoes for Health
I’m passing along to you this great email I received from Dr. Fuhrman about the benefits of tomatoes. If you are interested in receiving these emails yourself, you can sign up here: Dr. Fuhrman’s Email and Newsletter Signup. I can’t say enough good things…
Flaxseed vs Diabetes
Every once in a while I’ll post a video from Dr. Michael Greger’s website, nutritionfacts.org. His videos, like the one below on flaxseed and diabetes, are easy to understand and a quick way to get information from nutritional studies. You can get his newsletter…
Vegetarian Buffet with Jane Goodall
Wow, I feel so lucky to have met Jane Goodall. We have friends that know her and it was during a very special event that she spoke at for the teachers in the area. Diane and Jane We live there now, but at the…
Give up coffee?
Give up coffee, you say? Are you crazy? Yes, I felt that way, too, but sometimes life sends you curve balls. I wasn’t feeling like my normal, happy self and giving up coffee was one of those things that I needed to try to…
Potatoes: To Eat or Not to Eat
Potatoes have gotten a bad rap, but they are actually a great addition to a plant-based diet. If you’re going to incorporate them in your diet, you just need to be smart about it. Don’t be afraid of them, but also, don’t drench them…