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Ep. 51 | Should You Buy Processed Commercial Vegan and Plant-Based Food Products? May 28, 2024

Walk into any grocery store, especially the big ones, and you’ll likely see a plethora of vegan commercial products lining store shelves, beckoning you to buy them with shiny packages and bold words declaring they are ‘plant-based’ or ‘vegan’. These options certainly look good, but the question is, ...

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Ep. 50 | How To Save Money Year-Round Plant-Based Grocery Shopping - 3 Simple Strategies! May 21, 2024

Do you feel that eating a plant-based diet will be too expensive, so you’re afraid to try it? Or maybe you’ve started plant-based eating already but don’t know how to keep your grocery bill reasonable. If you want to stay plant-based eating on a budget, I’ve got you covered!

Let’s turn you into a s...

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Ep. 49 | Make This Key Mindset Shift to Help Your Family Move to Plant-Based Eating May 14, 2024

Are you plant-based eating but feel discouraged that your loved ones seem set in their meat-eating ways, with no desire to change? They have health challenges too and you wish they could experience for themselves the benefits you’ve seen with plant-based eating. So what do you do? Just resign yourse...

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Ep. 48 | Plant-Based Eating and Always Hungry? Here are 3 Possible Reasons Why May 07, 2024

Have you recently started plant-based eating, or been transitioning for a while, but can’t seem to shake off those darn hunger pangs? It seems like you’re eating constantly, or battling snack attacks and cravings the whole day. So do you just resign yourself to the fact that it’s impossible to get f...

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Ep. 47 | Ask the Dietitian: Do You Need Calcium Supplements on a Plant-Based Diet? Apr 30, 2024

Worried about getting weak bones and more fractures if you eat plant-based? After all, dairy products have long been promoted to be a good source of calcium. So, if you remove animal-based foods from your diet, that would mean taking away dairy products like cow’s milk, cheeses, and yogurts too. Whe...

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Ep. 46 | What's in Green Peas & Surprising Ways to Enjoy Them [Ingredient Spotlight] Apr 23, 2024

Want a budget-friendly way to give your meals a plant-protein rich boost? Then let me introduce you to our friend, green peas.  Green peas, also known as spring peas, garden peas, sweet peas and field peas, might be familiar to you. But what’s so great about them? 

Find out in this episode! See why...

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Ep. 45 | 8 Steps to Better Self-Care – with Kate Galli [Guest Expert Interview] Apr 16, 2024

Know you need to better prioritize self-care but don’t know how to do it or keep it up? As we get farther along in the year, our attempts at putting our health and self-care at the forefront of our daily tasks and demanding schedules can start to falter. So how do we get back on track? 

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Ep. 44 | Don’t Toss Your Money Out! Here’s What To Do With That Limp Lettuce Apr 09, 2024

Are you tired of wasting money and effort buying fresh produce…only to have much of it spoil before you are able to use it? I’ve certainly dealt with this before and know how frustrating it can be. Well, let’s talk about one common scenario– that of dealing with limp and perishing leafy greens. How ...

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Ep. 43 | Are Plant-Based Diets Too High Carb for Those with Diabetes? Apr 02, 2024

Do you want to improve your health and blood sugars, but worry about eating more carbs if you move to a plant-based diet? You know eating plant-based would mean more fruit, whole grains and beans…which are all foods you may have severely limited or avoided before. So wouldn’t eating this way make yo...

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Ep. 42 | [Part 2] Need Support? 6 Kinds You Can Get for Your Plant-Based Diet Transition Mar 26, 2024

Plant-based eating can feel like such a LONELY thing, especially if no one else in your family or social circle is making a similar change. In fact, this may be what’s stopping you from even wanting to start this new lifestyle– because of peer pressure or of having no one else doing the same thing i...

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Ep. 41 | [Part 1] Need Support? 6 Kinds You Can Get for Your Plant-Based Diet Transition Mar 19, 2024

Are you currently moving to a plant-based diet but wish you didn’t feel SO alone? Your friends and family around you don’t seem to really understand what you’re going through and you don’t know where to go for help. Or maybe you’re wanting to start a plant-based diet, but you’re already dreading the...

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Ep. 40 | 3 Key Ways Plant-Based Diets Can Help You Lose Weight Mar 12, 2024

Want to drop pounds but don’t want to go on a diet? If so, have you considered how plant-based eating might help you BETTER reach your weight goals with less frustration and MORE success? Yes, a plant-based diet can be really effective in helping you lose weight and keep it off, but it’s more of a l...

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