If you’re following a whole food plant-based diet – and if you’re anything like me – you’re probably eating your fair share of tossed green salads. Perhaps you’ve tried different types of lettuces, such as romaine, red leaf, and butterhead, and maybe you’ve tried adding those baby salad green mixes which are now available in…
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15 Plant-Based Recipes to Soothe Inflammation
Medical researchers are finding an increasingly clear connection between chronic inflammation in the body and the development of chronic conditions such as depression, autoimmune disorders, heart disease, diabetes and Parkinson’s, among many others. If you’ve read my article on the “Anti-Inflammatory Benefits of a Plant-Based Diet,” you’re probably aware of the good news that many…
Meatless Makeovers and Dairy-Free Delights
It’s time for meatless makeovers and dairy-free dining! If you’re new to a whole food plant-based diet you may be missing some of your favorite meals, wishing you could have your old faves like mac and cheese, fried chicken, burgers, ice cream, pizza and more! It can be especially difficult when you’re confronted with the…
Just Say No: How to Quickly and Easily Stop Eating Junk Foods
One of the toughest things about transitioning to a whole food plant-based diet is resisting the temptation of unhealthy but tasty and at least temporarily-satisfying foods. These are typically salty, sweet and fatty foods that you’ve grown accustomed to over the years and have come to love. These foods are familiar and comfortable and you…
Seven More Classic Recipes Every Plant-Based Cook Should Know
In case you missed the original “Seven Classic Recipes Every Plant-Based Cook Should Know,” you’ll want to hop on over for a read! That first article was so appreciated that I decided we needed another, because, let’s be honest, there are way more than seven classic plant-based vegan recipes. These are the kind of dishes…
Want Your Friends and Family to Go Plant-Based? Here’s How …
If you’ve seen the light and realized that a whole food plant-based diet is good for your health and your waistline, and especially if you’ve already experienced the benefits yourself, you’re probably wanting to share your enthusiasm and to encourage your friends and family (and maybe everyone else you know!) to join you on the…
12 Must-Have Kitchen Tools for Plant-Based Cooking
You may have discovered that eating a whole food plant-based diet can involve quite a bit of cooking at home. But that doesn’t mean you have to be a slave to your kitchen! What I’ve learned is that it’s all about good design, about making your kitchen work for you! If you set up your…
7 Tips and Timesavers for Plant-Based Cooking in a Flash
Most of us are strapped for time, but getting a healthy and delicious plant-based meal on the table is essential. Check out these seven tips for getting in and out of the kitchen in a flash without sacrificing nutrition or flavor. 1. Cleanliness is Next to …. I once took a flower-arranging class and the…
How to Make Delicious Homemade Nut, Seed and Grain-Based Milk
Are you ready for some DIY plant-based kitchen fun? This article will show you how easy it is to make fresh, wholesome and healthy plant-based milk from nuts, seeds or grains right in your own kitchen with a blender. One sip and you’ll be hooked – homemade plant-based milk is fresh, rich, and more flavorful…
Three Great Reasons to Make Your Own Almond and Other Plant-Based Milk
Perhaps you’ve noticed the milk aisle is looking a little more plant-based lately? Plant-based milk is big business these days – it seems like every week a new brand, flavor or type of plant-based milk appears on the shelf. Once considered exotic fringe foods, almond, soy, and rice milk now seem almost old fashioned compared…
Olympic Skater Meagan Duhamel: Living the Plant-Based Dream
To most of us, Canadian pair skater Meagan Duhamel is living the dream. An Olympic gold, silver and bronze medalist, two-time World Champion Figure Skater, and seven-time Canadian National Skating Champion, Duhamel and partner Eric Radford are currently skating…
Plant-Based Heart Health for Endurance Athletes and Everyone Else
There’s a common perception out there about fitness —the longer and harder you exercise, the better your health – right? Not so fast. Read on to learn about the little-known risks of high-intensity endurance athletics and how a vegan plant-based diet can help protect your health – and everyone else’s! Expert Interview: Plant-Based Sports Dietician…
The Science of Plant-Based Athletic Advantage
Have you noticed? Plant-based eating is a red-hot trend these days for elite professional athletes. From tennis pro Venus Williams to Olympic skating medalist Meaghan Duhamel, ultramarathoner Scot Jurek and numerous NFL players, the list of plant-based athletes grows longer by the day. Is this just the latest fad or is there something more to…
5 Tips for Happy, Healthy Plant-Based Kids (and Parents!)
If you’re loving your plant-based diet, you’re probably wanting to share it with your kids – of course, you want to have them be as enthusiastic about this healthy lifestyle as you are! When we see the benefits of eating this way, we naturally want to set our plant-based kids up for success. This means…
Can You Raise Healthy Kids on a Plant-Based Diet?
Whether you’re new to a whole food plant-based diet or have been whole food plant-based for a long time, you may have some questions and concerns when it comes to raising plant-based kids. After all, the dietary wisdom we’ve inherited as a culture – which is advanced by numerous nutrition policy recommendations – is that…
