Food
Ideas for Adding some Variety to your Vegetarian Lifestyle
When youre planning a healthy vegetarian diet, youre only limited by your imagination. Its important to incorporate a wide variety of whole grains, legumes, vegetables and fruits in different meals, including seeds and nuts. Variety is the spice of life, and it will help ensure your vegetarian diet is nutrient-dense, interesting, and fun! Aim for variety, even when you serve favorite entrees over and over again, by serving different side dishes, snacks and desserts.
Be creative in planning meals. Boost your ... Read More »
Tips for a Tasty Vegetarian Thanksgiving
If youre hosting Thanksgiving at your house and are expecting vegetarian guests this year, dont worry about preparing one large meat eating meal, and another separate vegetarian meal. Most vegetarians do not require a meat equivalent at Thanksgiving. Yes, traditionally Thanksgiving has largely about the food. But more importantly its about family, togetherness, happiness and peace. And if this is your first Thanksgiving after transitioning to a vegetarian lifestyle, try some of these ideas to incorporate healthy food preparation into ... Read More »
PETA
People have different motivations for eating a vegetarian diet. For many people, its a health issue. They need to reduce their weight, bring down their blood pressure and cholesterol, manage their blood sugars. A vegetarian diet helps them do this.
For others, its also moral and ethical decision not to eat animal products. Through the centuries, weve become accustomed to thinking of man as superior to all other animals on the planet. We use animals for food, clothing, shoes, belts or ... Read More »
Nourishing our Body, Nourishing our Spirit
Nourishing our Body, Nourishing our Spirit
Many times our choice to become vegetarian isnt only for health, environmental, or economical reasons, but also spiritual. There is a heartfelt connection between vegetarianism and the deeper side of nourishment. We must learn to nourish ourselves not only physically, but also spiritually.
The subject of nutrition is not simply a question of the food we eat at meals. Besides nutrients, foods contain scents, colors and invisible particles that attract pure light, light that is so ... Read More »
Fish, mercury
Many people think if they just eliminate red meat and poultry from their diets, their eating healthier. This is partly true, but there are hazards to eating fish and seafood as well. The harm that humans have done to the environment has had a direct effect on the fish and seafood we eat.
There are elements of fish and shellfish are an important part of a healthy diet. Fish and shellfish contain high-quality protein and other essential nutrients, are low in ... Read More »