It’s pretty common knowledge that a healthy diet is one rich in fruits and vegetables. Not only are they high in vitamins and minerals, they’re also rich in phytonutrients. Phytonutrients are natural plant compounds found in fruits, vegetables, grains, beans, legumes, nuts, seeds, and teas. Scientists have already discovered more than 900 different phytonutrients, and more […]
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Eat Black-Eyed Peas for a Prosperous New Year!
According to Southern folklore, black-eyed peas should be the first food eaten on New Year’s Day for luck and prosperity in the year ahead. The practice is believed to date back to the Civil War. General Sherman’s troops stripped areas of the south of all stored food, crops and livestock, but they left the black-eyed […]
Beer-Marinated Portobello Tacos with Avocado Corn Salsa from But My Family would Never Eat Vegan
I absolutely loved Kristy Turner’s first book But I Could Never Go Vegan, so I when I found out that she was working on a second book, I couldn’t wait to get my hands on it. But My Family Would Never Eat Vegan is full of over a hundred recipes that are sure please even […]
Laura Theodore’s Spinach-Tomato Vegan Omelet
I tried for years to create a tasty vegan omelet, so I was super excited when I came up with this oven-baked version. Because a tofu-based omelet is more delicate than the classic egg version, I have developed a jazzy method for helping it to stay together when serving. It takes a little bit of […]
Kickstart the Green Smoothie Habit with a Chocolate Covered Cherry Smoothie
Kickstart your mornings with 40 Days of Green Smoothies by Becky Striepe! Becky designed this book to develop your green smoothie habit. The ingredients aren’t always what you’d expect – discover how avocado can help make a smoothie creamy and how chocolate can turn it into a decadent yet healthy treat. In the book, Becky […]