A homemade smoothie is a great way to start the day. I always feel like something is missing if I don’t have my smoothie. This vitamin and energy packed breakfast is easy to make, easy to take on the road, and will get you going. Who needs coffee? There are endless variations depending on the juice […]
Business travelers can maintain their vegetarian diet with a bit of planning. For two years I had a contract working off-site for a corporation located in Boston. I made frequent trips to Boston and traveled to other places around the country for conferences and meetings. Most months I traveled a total of about two weeks
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Meet A. Breeze Harper, author of the book Sistah Vegan: Black Vegans Speak on Food, Identity, Health and Society and a blog by the same name. Breeze shares her journey from fibroid tumors to health, her efforts to share what she has learned with her children, and her work studying how race and gender and
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When you first go vegan you may wonder what you are going to eat. Chances are many of the things you already eat can easily be “vegan-ized.” There are many vegan dairy and meat substitutes on the market that can help. Especially when you are new to the lifestyle these can help with the transition.
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One of the questions vegans and vegetarians hear the most is “Where do you get your protein?” It seems the meat and dairy association has done an excellent job convincing us that without meat in our diet we will certainly not get enough protein. This is a GREAT BIG LIE! In fact most folks eat
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This recipe comes from my friend Afi. She served this to us one evening and I said I want this for Food For The Soul! Ethiopian meals are eaten with the hands using Injera, a soft, moist flat bread to pick up mouth-fulls of spicy lentils, vegetables and stews. You can purchase Injera, the Ethiopian
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A different way to eat your kale salad. You can substitute your favorite kale salad. Add other fillings like shredded beets or carrots, a seed or nut cheese, or some eggplant bacon. Ingredients: Large organic whole grain tortillas or wraps 1 bunch kale 1/2 red onion sliced thin 1 avocado chopped 1/2 red bell pepper
Meet Vanya Francis, yoga instructor and co-owner of Om Point Yoga, wellness coach, mompreneur, and mostly raw vegan. She offers great tips for parents, talks about wellness as a lifestyle and shares her advice for those transitioning to a vegetarian diet. Ama: How long have you been a vegetarian and how did you get to
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