This week I made over a former family favorite – Tuna Noodle Casserole. The new version is plant-based and utilizes a meat replacement product from Beyond Meat® called Beyond Chicken Strips. If you’re already on the WFPB bandwagon, you may question this ingredient. You know that whole food, plant-based ingredients are best. If this is [...]
This satisfying meal combines two of my favorite foods – meaty Chile Con Carne and New Mexico Hatch Green Chile. It is a delicious, plant-based chili that will please even the most committed carnivore. The recipe utilizes a plant-based meat substitute from Beyond Meat®. This product makes it easy to create a healthy vegan or [...]
Their slender, spiky green leaves and cheery yellow heads pop up in lawns every spring. For perfect-turf loving homeowners, the dandelion is an evil weed to be eradicated by any means possible. For those in the know, this humble “weed” is actually a valued medicinal herb with centuries of use all over the world. Dandelion [...]
This delicious, chocolate smoothie is a guilt-free indulgence. Banana and organic cherries provide natural sweetness. Maca is a terrific adaptogen, helping balance hormones and improve mood and energy. Plant-based protein powder helps you stay fuller longer. The coconut milk provides medium-chain fatty acids for energy. Raw cacao, possibly the highest source of antioxidants and magnesium [...]
My family loves smoothies. My son takes a big plant protein and fruit smoothie to school almost every day for lunch (which leaves more time to get outside and kick the soccer ball around!) My husband enjoys an occasional tropical fruit smoothie as a mid-morning snack or quick weekend breakfast. Berry smoothies are my personal [...]
The human microbiota is a community of around 100 trillion microbial cells and the genes they contain, found primarily in the gut. It’s a hot area of study. Researchers are rapidly learning how our microbiome influences our health. Our digestion and metabolism are inextricably linked to our microbiota. A dysfunctional microbiome has been linked to [...]
We know that fruits and vegetables are beneficial to our physical health. But what about our mental health? Could the food that makes us healthier also make us happier? Does the food that fuels our bodies best also fuel our creativity, our engagement in life and feelings of well-being? Recent studies suggest the answer is [...]
Richard* had his first heart attack at the age of 42. Three years later he suffered a stroke. His right carotid artery was totally blocked, and his left carotid artery was 27% blocked, so he underwent bypass surgery. After surgery he followed the usual advice of decreasing sugar and fat, and eating less meat. But [...]
One Woman. Every Minute. That’s how many women have their lives cut short by heart disease. While 1 in 31 will die of breast cancer, 1 in 3 will die of heart disease. That’s about one woman every minute - a staggering number. But it doesn’t have to happen to you, even if you have [...]
During the land’s wintry deep sleep, when the hardy greens of spring are only garden plans on a page, I turn my culinary and nutritional attention to root vegetables. They’re what’s in season, and I love them all. Roasted carrots, parsnips, beets and sunchokes. Baked and stuffed russet potatoes. Celery root salad. But the sweet [...]
