The science keeps getting louder and stronger all the time – chronic inflammation in your body is never a good thing and can only cause problems. The good news is that there is something you can do about that. In addition to exercise and…
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Zero-Calorie Sweeteners: Are They Healthy and Safe?
In our previous articles on sugar, we’ve learned why added sugar is so bad for you and how to avoid it, how mineral deficiencies can cause sugar cravings, and how the sugar in whole fruit is fundamentally different from other sugar. We’ve also taken…
Five Tips for Traveling on a Plant-Based Diet
Warm weather is travel time, and you may be wondering how you can see all those longed-for vacation spots and still stick to your plant-based diet. We all know how challenging it can be at times to eat cleanly at home, at work, and…
Coconut Sugar and Evaporated Cane Juice: Health Foods or Hype?
In our last Plant-Based Cooking “sugar” article, “Two Healthy Sweeteners You Need to Know About,” (fourth in my series on sweeteners), we discovered that two relatively uncommon natural sweeteners, date sugar and blackstrap molasses, are the only sweeteners with any kind of significant nutritional…
The Secret to Success on a Plant-Based Diet
It’s all in your head This article is designed to help you quickly leap to success on your plant-based journey by changing the way that you talk to yourself. It includes a freebie you can download if you want to get more control over this. I know…
Dan King: Whole Food Plant-Based Champion Runner
When Boulder, Colorado-based international champion runner Dan King turned the big “Five-O,” making the switch to a whole food plant-based diet was a no-brainer for a man who’s been running competitively since high school but has really hit his stride since going plant-based nine…
The Truth About Fruit Sugar on a Plant-Based Diet
(This article, The Truth About Fruit Sugar, is the Third in a series of articles on the perils of added sugar. Be sure to check out the second article, “Fight Sugar Cravings with Plant-Based Nutrition”). My previous two articles in my series on added…
Fight Sugar Cravings with Plant-Based Nutrition
Sugar Cravings Can Be a Sign of Mineral Deficiencies (This is the second in a series of articles on the perils of added sugar. Be sure to check out the first article, “12 Tips for Avoiding Added Sugar On A Plant-Based Vegan Diet.”) If…
Plant-Based Meal Prep for Busy People: Five Tips to Keep You Cooking
Do your dreams of organizing and streamlining your plant-based meal prep always seem to fall short of your ideal? Is that lean, green, spotless plant-based cooking machine of a kitchen you’re trying to set up never quite getting up to speed? You are not…
Does Organic Really Matter?
Some people swear by organics, while others couldn’t care less. Where do you fall on that spectrum? Are you someone who won’t even take a single bite out of a conventional apple because of concerns about pesticides or artificial waxes? Are you constantly reading…
Aquafaba: The Hottest Ingredient
Are you a vegan foodie who stays up to date with the latest and greatest in plant-based trends? Well, whether that describes you or not, if you’re at all into the plant-based lifestyle I want to make sure you’re in the loop when it…
Beginner’s Guide to Easy Plant-Based Vegan Meal Planning
Meal planning is often a significant challenge for those just starting out on a plant-based diet. In fact, according to my online survey of Plant-Based Cooking email subscribers, meal planning is the #1 challenge! Since meat is not the main event on a plant-based…
Gentle Lentils: Nutrition and Health Benefits
Lentils, a dietary staple of world cuisines such as Indian, Nepalese, Greek and Italian, are a wonderful and sometimes-overlooked plant-based food. Lentils come in many varieties ranging in color from black and various shades of brown to red, orange, yellow and slate green. As…
How to Deal with Non-Plant-Based Vegan Family and Friends
It’s one of the most common dilemmas facing plant-based and vegan eaters, and a question I get all the time: How do I relate with my non-vegan partner and family members? What can I do to make sure I stay on track and even…
Plant-Based Runners Rick and Laura Bruess
There’s a myth that competitive athletes need meat and dairy to succeed, but according to long-time plant-based athletes, competitive runners Rick and Laura Bruess of Boulder, Colorado, nothing could be further from the truth. Rick, 58, and Laura, 57, told Plant-Based Cooking recently that…
