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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.

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...

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 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

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

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. 

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.

At the Natural Food Products Expo last week, I sampled Daiya Foods new and improved mozarella and cheddar style cheese shreds...and they indeed are improved.  They have a better cheese-style texture and mouth-feel with the flavors seemingly more intensified.  In the past, I always combined a smidge of real cheese to enhance the flavor, texture, and mouth feel, which is no longer necessary with the new improved versions of the Daiya Shreds.  This is a great addition for plant-based, vegan, and vegetarian eaters to satisfy their cheesy cravings.  Perfect for pizza, vegan lasagnas, and much, much more! Link to the Daiya Foods site: http://daiyafoods.com/our-foods/shreds/mozzarella   Image via Daiya Foods site.  All rights reserved by Daiya Foods.

It seems that every few weeks there is a "new" diet plan marketed online and in the media - take this, eat this, do this, etc., which makes the discovery of science-based nutrition hard to discern.  Dr. Gabriel Cousens is offering a free excerpt from one of his books to get your nutritional-motor running in an interesting direction.  An intriguing place to start... https://www.facebook.com/gabrielcousensmd