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Confused About Beans?

As you are looking to begin a plant-based diet, you may see or hear a lot of advice about eating more beans. But what exactly are beans, where do you buy them and do they cause gas? It’s natural to have questions if you’re not used to eating much beans or have only tried 1 to ...

You may have heard that whole grains are a key part of a whole food plant-based diet but are wondering if eating whole grains is actually healthy for you. For example, you may have heard that whole grains are too high in carbs and cause weight gain, or you may be on a gluten-free diet and you’re not...

Looking to Boost Your Immunity With Food?

If you are wondering how to eat to boost your immunity, the good news is a whole-food, plant-based diet not only nourishes you, it’s also superb for building up your body’s immune defenses! And with the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, it doesn’t hurt to boost o...

Is Tofu Good For You?

We hear a lot about soy and soy products like tofu, some good and some bad. So are you supposed to eat it? Yes! Unprocessed and minimally processed soy and soy products like soybeans, tempeh, edamame, soy milk and tofu can and should be part of a health-boosting plant-based di...

As you are beginning a plant-based diet, you’ll likely find that there are lots of new and unfamiliar plant-based ingredients and foods around you. That’s absolutely fine, because this is part of the fun of plant-based eating – it gives you the opportunity to try many new foods and find new food fav...

Why People Follow Plant-Based Diets

A review study published in 2020 revealed that people had many motivations behind following plant-based diets. These reasons included wanting better health, to lose weight, and ethical reasons such as environmental concern, world hunger, religion, and animal welfar...

Feeling Lost and Overwhelmed?

If you’re new to a plant-based diet, these questions are likely running through your mind right now, “What should I buy now that I want to eat differently? What seasonings should I get? Where do I find these ingredients?”

It does take a bit of thought, planning and di...

Ready To Live Your Best Life?

By now, you may be wanting to eat more plant-based to build your health the right way, have less risk of chronic disease and more quality time with loved ones. But what’s the BEST way to start as you are beginning your plant-based diet transition?

Even if you’re not ...

Plant-Based Diet Basics 101: How Fast Should I Make this Change?

Many people beginning a plant-based diet wonder how to best transition to this new way of eating. If you're one of them, know that you're not alone. You may be wondering too, "Should I switch over immediately overnight? Or should I do...

Psst…Plant-Based Cooking CAN be a Breeze

There’s this popular idea floating around …that plant-based eating will involve too much cooking time and you'll be stuck for HOURS in the kitchen…have you thought this?

Believe me, I thought so too initially…until I started plant-based cooking myself and fou...

Plant-Based Eating: Less or More Restrictive?

Thinking of making a switch to plant-based eating but fear you’ll be limiting yourself to just fruits and vegetables? 

You’re not alone. Many people think moving to plant-based eating means giving up everything they enjoy and being only able to have sta...

Cognitive decline is inevitable…or is it?

Short term memory loss, forgetfulness, fuzzy memories, dementia, Alzheimer’s…you name it. Heck we’ve seen it happen to our own loved ones..

The statistics are rather depressing. According to the World Health Organization, there are around 55 million people w...