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Violife Vegan Cheeses are available in many natural and conventional grocery across the country! 

Finally, a chocolate pudding that does not contain avocado, banana or coconut flesh. After searching the internet, perusing several websites with inventive ways to create a veganish-vegetarianish chocolate pudding, I discovered one recipe that was closest to what my mind had imagined as a healthy version of this chocolate delight.  On the site, The Vegan 8, recipe guru Brandi, has created all kinds of updated versions of favorite desserts.  My creation is Brandi's version of Vegan Mexican Chocolate Sweet Potato Pudding with a few minor changes and it is fantastic ( http://thevegan8.com )!  My basic chocolate pudding varies somewhat as I wanted to use different quantities, sweeteners and milks, and leave out the cayenne:   2 cups packed, cooked, cooled, organic sweet potatoes (baked at 400 degrees for an hour or so) 2/3 cup organic cashew milk (mine was homemade, but you can use store bought) 6 T. Organic Divine Raw Cacao powder  1 T. organic ...

It is pretty chilly all over, states who normally have delightful weather this time of the year are experiencing the chill.  Warm up with some nutritious Hippocrates soup.  I have included two links, one with the recipe, and another with a video. http://juicing-for-health.com/hippocrates-soup.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEWMw6nP-QU Image credit: http://www.365toawesome.com/

Mimi Kirk shares her recipe for making raw nut cheese in her latest You Tube Video.  The video is twenty-five minutes or so, and will help you get your mind around making nut cheeses. Raw-Vitalize is a terrific book that will recharge your body and recommit you to a raw food lifestyle.                                                                    http://youngonrawfood.com/shop-2/

Delicious Mediterranean Diet is one of the top choices for 2019!  Read it and eat! https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/01/03/575181390/from-vegan-to-keto-and-mediterranean-experts-rank-2018s-best-diets

I am always on the look out for recipes that can contribute to sustaining my health.  I have tried several of the recipes from www.veganriche.com and wanted to share this terrific vegan website.  In my experience, turmeric really keeps my inflammatory issues at bay, plus the recipes are delicious.  What more can one ask for?   http://www.veganricha.com/2017/06/20-turmeric-recipes.html

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https://munchies.vice.com/en_uk/article/9a8gve/this-is-why-millennials-are-all-turning-vegan?utm_campaign=global&utm_source=vicefbanz  Foto von Zane Mulligan via Flickr

We can't think of a kitchen gadget we need more! I use the KEFIRKO jar to make homemade kefir water and we love it!  We are grateful they are creating a cheese maker! https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/kefirko-cheese-maker-food#/ Image via Kefirko website. 

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.

It is about time! Get those toxic foods out of people's diets and provide foods that enhance healing. Image via livescience    Doctors Want Sugar and 'Cancer-Causing' Foods Out of Hospitals

I enjoyed this video, especially since I am an olive oil loving vegan-vegetarian that occasionally consumes an oily piece of fish (maybe a couple of times a year).  Both cardiologists make valid points that oddly make food choices around heart health less confusing to some degree. Mediterranean diet or Dr. Dean Ornish diet?  One thing we know for sure, eat your fruits and veggies, especially your greens, seems to be the common mantra.  Thank you Mind Body Green, Dr. Aseem Malhotra, and Dr. Joel Kahn for the mini lesson on heart health. View the video debate at the link below, and yes, it is worth the twenty-fourish minutes of your time. Image via Mind Body Green. All rights reserved.  https://www.mindbodygreen.com/revitalize/video/two-cardiologists-debate-fat-sugar-and-coconut-oil

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. 

Image via www.almondcow.co. All rights reserved. New on the natural foods scene is the Almond Cow Milk Machine, which just might make your life easier when it comes to creating your own fresh, homemade nut milks.  Clean up looks easy!  Check it out!  If you love it, you can support this new start up on Kickstarter! Website:   https://almondcow.co/  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/almondcow/almond-cow-30-seconds-to-almond-milk

Dr. Greger, of Nutritionfacts.org, may lean towards veganism, but whether or not you believe it, veganism saves lives.  Eat well, live well.  Image Credit: Sally Plank via Nutrition Facts All Rights Reserved.

When a vegetarian craves a deli sandwich their minds go to heart health, a splash of flavor, and plenty of greens without apology.  What is it about sandwiches that we just can't give up?  The simplicity? The mixture of flavors?  The bread? The undying memories of your childhood deli?  Perhaps all.  Here is a simple heart healthy, vegetarian friendly recipe for my favorite sandwich.  Some of the choices are not specifically whole foods...they are a healthier version of a traditional deli sandwich, which is all about heart health. First, the bread: as one who rarely consumes bread, discovering a decent vegan bread is a necessity.  Whenever the craving strikes, Franz Organic Rogue River Twenty-Four Grains & Seeds is the go to bread.  If gluten-free is required, go to your favorite GF bread.   Second, the flavor:  homemade raw vegan pesto is an ABSOLUTE requirement!  The garlic, basil, pine nuts, and olive oil provide an in...

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

Interesting survey looking at the different attitudes about nutrition of baby boomers and millennials seems obvious, yet what both groups should just KEEP MOVING! Whether you read new health information or not, the most important health choice, outside of nutrition, is to keep your heart muscle in good shape.  Even if one eats the most nutritious diet, yet practices slothery (my new made up word) your health is deteriorating, to some degree, due to the lack of movement.  Remember 10,000 steps a day for heart health.  As for the food choices, moderation in all things.

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. 

Always on the look out for products that make life a little easier, and more enjoyable, I was delighted to discover Mikey's Original English Muffins.  Although they do not have the same texture or taste as a traditional English muffin, they are a terrific find for those who strive to maintain a gluten-free diet. The texture is more that of muffin meets bread in the shape of a biscuit, which completely satisfies any craving one might have for a tasty, toasted breakfast bread.  Of course, I would prefer they were organic, but with only six ingredients (including non-GMO eggs), I enjoy slathering on my favorite nut butter or some Probiotic Melt Organic Buttery Spread - it is vegan, soy-free, non-GMO, and probiotics for better digestion. I can devour one every now and then without concern. Both Mikey's and Melt have offer other products you might enjoy.   https://mikeysmuffins.com/ http://www.meltorganic.com/our-products/introducing-new-melt-organic-probiotic-spr...