EAT YOUR GREENS!

My daughter is a walking (and talking!) encyclopedia of nutrition advice. As a person who used to suffer from multiple health issues involving almost every part of her body from her skin to her gut, she is a strong promoter of the healthy, vegan lifestyle that has radically changed her life. Not gonna lie, sometimes…

Learn something new every day..

So the other day I found a bottle of coco aminos at the grocery store. My vegan daughter has been using this stuff forever. So what is it? (From Healthline.com) Coconut aminos is similar in color and consistency to light soy sauce, making it an easy substitute in recipes. It’s not as rich as traditional soy…

Newtella

Gosh I have loved Nutella and yes, it’s bad for you..as in HORRIBLE!!! Here according to meghantelpner.com is the sad, sad truth: Nutritional Breakdown Nutella contains 70% saturated fat and processed sugar by weight.  A two-tablespoon (37 gram) serving of Nutella contains 200 calories including: 99 calories from 11 grams of fat (3.5g of which…

“Tastes Like Chicken!”

Vegan cooks spend a lot of time recreating the taste and texture of foods they no longer eat. This can be both wonderfully creative and supremely frustrating. Sometimes the fakery is completely convincing, sometimes it’s better to simply embrace an honest replacement. Enter the eggplant burger: Wash, partially peel (if you want) and slice the…

MILK- Does it really “do a body good?”

Three quick recommendations this morning: One is a documentary on Netflix (I know, I know..another documentary….SORRY!)  “What The Health” is an exposé that uncovers the deep ties between big food producing companies and groups like Susan G Komen, The American diabetes, lung and heart associations..and so on. It’s really a huge bummer to realize that…

Have FUN with your food!!

For the longest time, my husband would take a tortilla out of the bag, flop it over a metal one cup measuring cup, toast it in the toaster oven until browned, flip it upside down, burn at least one finger, and then fill the bowl-ish shape with the usual Mexican fixin’s. Tasted fine, but the…