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Stevia is the clear winner! http://www.nutritionaloutlook.com/herbs-botanicals/2018-ingredient-trends-watch-food-drinks-and-dietary-supplements-stevia?topic=509&eid=383863702&bid=2001960 Via Nutritional Outlook

The "Poison Papers" offer evidence of the checkered history of the chemical industry's use of chemicals that poison the people and the planet with minimal or limited interference by authorities. Worth your time to investigate the commonly known companies that put profits over people.  Mind-boggling information to motivate the masses to stand up to industrial chemical corporations. https://www.poisonpapers.org/the-poison-papers/

Reading this article really helps one acquire some self-discipline and knowledge about doing vegan the right way!  Check out Steve the unhealthy vegan. http://www.healthpromoting.com/learning-center/testimonials/steve-unhealthy-vegan Image via the Health Promoting website.

I posted about this previously, but now I have some information to share. I tasted this product at the Natural Products Expo West last week and it is very good for a packaged, frozen product.  Although I do not normally eat rice-based or packaged pizza products it will work great for those who don't have a sensitivity to rice-based products. They make some pizzas with toppings, but I suggest buying the plain crusts and adding your own favorites. Finally, the ingredients: Cauliflower, brown rice flour, corn starch, water, tapioca, sunflower oil, extra virgin olive oil, sugar, egg, xanthan gum, yeast, salt, vinegar, baking powder. CONTAINS: Eggs If you have the time, make your own cauliflower crust, it is super easy (recipes are all over the internet). If you do not have the time and want to eat a better version of ready-made pizzas, this is your product. You can buy it online or search their where to purchase link on their website, but I imagine it will be showing up at your nat...

I am so delighted that PBS is bringing "How Not To Die" to the masses. Dr. Michael Greger is the ideal person to educate people about the importance of a plant-based diet.  Thank you PBS and Dr. Greger!  Check your local channels and/or wait for PBS to post it on their site.  As soon as it is available, I will post it here. https://www.plantbasednews.org/post/top-plant-based-physician-dr-michael-greger-to-premiere-pbs-tv-special-next-week Image via Plant Based News. All rights reserved. 

What a fantastic idea! Great fun for children and adults alike, plus with Fourth of July just around the corner, these firecrackers will jazz up any summer holiday event.  Find instructions at: http://www.forkandbeans.com/2017/05/26/firecracker-fruit-kabobs/ All copyright images reserved by www.forkandbeans.com

Frontline's The Fish on My Plate is an informative, beautifully filmed documentary and is well worth your time! Learn about the fishing industry, from sustainable practices to the environmental issues, as well as the worldwide demand for fish. The documentary may be viewed, 24/7 at the following link:   http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/the-fish-on-my-plate/ Image Courtesy of FRONTLINE. All rights reserved. 

Something for all who drink almond milk have been waiting for...an organic, additive-free, almond milk at the store.  We carry our blenders on vacation, but rarely do we use it for making almond milk.    MALK Organics makes a vegan's life a lot easier by offering a product that taste like your own homemade almond milk.  What more can we ask for?  Oh, I know, unique flavors and other types of nut milks...and they have them.  They are available at several health food stores now, and I am asking my natural grocer to bring them in as well.  Great on the road and when we are under time constraints, which for most is every day.  I love when life gets a little easier.  http://malkorganics.com/ All image rights reserved by Malk Organics. 

Happy St. Patrick's Day!  Anyone who grew up Irish or celebrated all the terrific St. Paddy's Day meals usually has a craving for them at this time of the year.  It really only takes getting a little creativity  with the ingredients to make the recipes vegan or vegetarian.  For example, instead of butter, use a your favorite vegan butter, instead of a meat use a vegan meat, tofu, or my favorite black-eyed peas.    Shepherd's Pie recipe - I used fresh veggies, cashew milk, and vegan broth, so change it up with your own touches and preferences. Recipe via glueandglitter. Photo via glueandglitter.   https://www.glueandglitter.com/2009/10/13/shepherds-pie-redux/ And my favorite green food for St. Patrick's Day - Spinach Pancakes (I use coconut flour instead of rice flour with a few other of my preferences).   https://www.spabettie.com/2011/10/24/spinach-pancakes-2/   All rights reserved spabettie.

About ten years ago, I chatted with Viktoras Kulvinskas, this raw foodist has been living the raw life for at least four decades.  He is a lovely human and he is offering up one of his recipes below. He hosts retreats in Costa Rica as well as in the U.S. throughout the year.  Check hiin out on his Facebook page. Viktoras Kulvinskas' Veggie Burger Recipe 6 cups Carrot pulp (from juicing leftovers or from food processor or vitamix) 3 cups Onion (finely chopped) 1/2 head of cauliflower (run through vita mix or similar device) 1/2 head of celery (average sized bunch) finely chopped 6 cups Sunflower seeds ( run through vitamix or similar high powered device until it is powdered. Run 3 cups at a time using the plunger(vitamix),more than that will bog down the blender) soaking seeds is not recommended 1/4 cup of curry powder 1/8 cup of sea salt Mix with hands until well blended roll into balls, flatten into patties Put in dehydrator for a minimum for 4 hours at 150 deg...

Accurate nutrition informatin is so critical to your health that one must receive it from a reliable source with an education that includes critical thinking and focused research skills. With all the online "health coaches" or "not really a degree holistic nutritionists" you need a true advocate who is learned in seeking out authentic, science-based studies to translate accurate information.  Check out Erika Herman, author and certified nutritionist (as well as UCLA educated in Writing and Literature), to  help enhance your health and nutrition knowledge.  She is an articulate, expressive, and enthusiastic nutrition educator, with a sense of humor, as you can see. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjQK2adjqto

Whole Food Alchemyst supports our right to know what is in every product we consume. Take a look at the map, and ask yourself... Image: labelgmos.org  If this is something you support, follow the link, sign the petition, and pass it on. http://action.ewg.org/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=2110&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=ocpm&utm_campaign=2015Acq