Eating Vegan: A Complete Guide to Vegan Cooking for Beginners

January 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment
tofu

There is an indisputable trend sweeping America’s refrigerators and grocery carts, making animal agribusiness folks uneasy and ecovores optimistic: people are eating less meat. Whether vegan, vegetarian, flexitarian, or simply veg-curious, more people than ever before are interested in plant-based cooking. Habit is comforting, and change can be intimidating. But armed with some new knowledge and with a world of resources, the transition to a vegan kitchen doesn’t have to be anything but exciting and tasty!

Pages: 1 2 3 4

Pink Slime Update: Major Fast Food Companies Say No

January 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment
McDonalds Hamburger

Back when we talked about “pink slime,” or ammoniated boneless lean beef trimmings, it caused quite a stir. Some people confuse this food additive with mechanically separated meat (MSM), but they’re not the same thing. MSM is not a common food additive anymore, but until recently pink slime was an additive in a large percentage of mass-produced meat products.

Corporations Can Legally Dump Toxic Waste in Fertilizers

January 17, 2012 By 1 Comment
fertilizer

Why would anyone choose organic gardening?Besides being a lot healthier, it is a whole lot cheaper than the alternative. Unfortunately there are a handful of very powerful multi national corporations that don’t want you to know that and they have politicians on both sides in their pocket. Now why is that so important to them?

Two Angry Moms (Film)

January 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Typical school lunch fare is far from healthy.

When someone discusses a healthy or hearty meal it is rarely in reference to a school lunch. This may be because French fries, ice cream sandwiches, and pizza day dominate the thinking of many school children when it comes to their cafeterias. In other words, middle school students may find fresh fruits, vegetables, and salads as foreign as the languages they have just begun to study. Clearly, our country’s cafeterias have nutritional problems; however, many parents turn away from these problems and let their children consume the fried and fatty “food” that pervades dinning halls across our nation.

Let’s Move Salad Bars to Schools

January 16, 2012 By 3 Comments
Fruit Salad

Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” program is putting salad bars in schools. Let’s Move Salad Bars to Schools will put 6000 salad bars in schools across the U.S. by 2013.

Bananas and Fair Trade? What You Can Do

January 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Bananas_in_Hawaii

Bananas are one of the leading marketable fruits in the world, and you can be sure that big money is involved. The new film “Big Boys Gone Bananas!*”, by Swedish filmmaker Fredrik Gertten is the shocking story of how Dole tried to stop the documentary “Bananas!*” from airing. They failed.

Mashed Cauliflower: A Healthier Mashed Potato Alternative

January 15, 2012 By

michael jackson - history 2av2skivor flac

fleetwood mac

michael jackson - the essential

nine inch nails - god given multitrack audio files Leave a Comment
mashed cauliflower

It’s the new year and you’re looking for ways to eat your favorite foods in a healthier, lighter way. Well, if mashed potatoes are a weakness, you’ll love this veggie-packed alternative to your favorite comfort food! Even if you scoff at cauliflower, you’ll never know that this mashed cauliflower isn’t made from a spud!

« Older Posts