diet

A good recipe for making meatless chicken patties like Morningstar or Boca products for a fraction of the cost, with some good nutritional information as well.

A good article about the health benefits of eating sprouts, how to grow them properly, and how to treat them at home to make them safe! Lots of nutritional information and solid research-backed facts.

Is hemp a better source of essential fatty acids than flax?

Ten reasons why you should try the vegetarian food, Quorn.

Despite intense debate surrounding the growing global food crises, the European Union today defended expanding the use of biofuels in all 27 member countries. Part of the EU’s climate change package, the current proposal sets a target of meeting 10% of transportation fuel with biofuels by 2020.

NPR’s Morning Addition briefly interviewed World Bank President Robert Zoellick last Friday concerning world food prices. Zoellick called it a “perfect storm of things coming together…” and listed 7 different issues contributing to the increasing cost of food, which led to rioting in Haiti and Egypt last week, along with a general strike in Burkina Faso.

Ever looked at the ingredients of most soft drinks?

This is a great guide to buying meat that is healthy for you and the earth.

The Great American Meatout encourages you to give up meat for a day (or more). Here's a look at some of the environmental reasons why that's a good idea.

Great tool to help you get a greener, healthier, more delicious diet... in only 30 days! From sumptious recipes to organic wines, "European-style" milk and much more.

Here is one of the yummy healthy salad recipes I promised. I hope this helps get the “more veggies” thing going for you.

Curly kale is best when in season. Right now you can still find the nice soft curly stuff. When the leaves feel hard and tough (see two images below), just switch to “lacinto” or “dinosaur” kale which is the kind with the long straighter leaves.

Confused by the labels vegan and vegetarian? Can you still be a vegetarian if you eat eggs or dairy products? What does it mean to be macrobiotic, fruitarian or pesco-vegetarian? This article explains it all.

Obesity is an epidemic. It contributes to many diseases and kills thousands annually. Learn how a vegan diet can help to reverse this process.

I've always wondered what is considered "free range" VS "cage free" when it comes to buying eggs. This answers many of my questions. Also, who regulates the word "organic" on food products? What if it says "natural" instead of "organic". What's the difference there?

Once you tell someone you’re doing something a little out of ordinary they tend to challenge you. This answers the questions as to why one might restrict themself so severely.