I love soup. I can eat it anytime, winter or summer. Granted, in the summer I might be a sweaty mess after polishing off a bowl of chili, but in the winter I welcome the heat of a good bowl of hot soup. I really needed that feeling the other day at work. It was bitterly cold outside. So […]
plant-based diet
Recipe: Apple Pie Oatmeal
This apple-pie-in-a-bowl oatmeal really hits the spot on a chilly morning. Oats contain beta-glucan, a soluble fiber that has been shown to reduce blood cholesterol levels by up to 10 percent—score! You get “extraw” credit if you make this with fresh-pressed apple juice and soaked, blended oat groats in place of the rolled oats (see […]
Recipe: West African Vegetable Stew
Brimming with vegetables, this flavorful stew is especially good served over rice or couscous or with coarse whole grain bread. Like most stews, this one tastes even better the second day, so make it ahead. The crops of peanuts (or groundnuts), sweet potatoes (or yams), and okra can be found throughout western African countries, where […]
A High-Antioxidant, Low-fat Program Proves the Best for Weight Loss
Whenever it’s time to lose weight, individuals have to think about what they need to restrict from their diet. In essence, every diet is a restricted eating pattern. If you focus on calories, you are reducing the number of bites of the foods you are already eating. A focus on protein forces lower protein foods […]
ASK JULIEANNA – All You Can Eat?
“Is it true that when eating a vegan diet, you can eat as much as you want?” ~ Liz Liz, it is not exactly accurate to say you can eat as much as you want. A vegan diet is defined as one that avoids all animal products. Yet potato chips, soda, French fries, and many […]