Archive for March 2009

 


Delicious Raw Food Recipes with Cucumber

Mar 16th, 2009 | By Amanda | Category: Food & Drink

One of the most important foods to incorporate in a raw food vegan diet is cucumber. This tropical plant from the melon and gourd family is rich in Vitamins A, C and B as well as folic acid, ascorbic acid, caffeic acid, silica and fiber. There are many delicious raw foods recipes containing cucumber, ranging from salads to deserts. Cucumber makes you look good on the outside because it benefits the skin and makes you feel good on the inside because it helps the connective tissue and other organs with all its nutrients.



Vegan Cooking Demos

Mar 13th, 2009 | By Amanda | Category: Cooking Videos

This is a 10-minute excerpt from the cooking demos portion of the Healthy Lifestyle Expo 2007. In this demo, raw vegan chef Jennifer Cornbleet presents an easy, tasty raw recipe.



Couscous and Guacamole Wrap

Mar 12th, 2009 | By Amanda | Category: Recipes

Serve these wraps with a salad of tomatoes and cucumber as a main course.



Mistakes Vegetarians Make

Mar 10th, 2009 | By Amanda | Category: Vegetarian & Vegan

This may seem a bit shocking, but many new vegetarians actually gain weight when they stop eating meat. As a vegetarian, you must adjust to an entirely new vegetarian food pyramid. Years of eating patterns must be re-programmed.
The golden rule of vegetarianism is that you need protein to feel full. If you’re still hungry after [...]



Steven The Vegan

Mar 6th, 2009 | By Amanda | Category: Fun

A humourous video about a chef explaining his veganism.



How to make Lentil Walnut Veggie Burgers

Mar 6th, 2009 | By Amanda | Category: Cooking Videos

Veggie Burgers are a nutritional alternative to beef burgers. Many people don’t think of making their own veggie burgers but they are really easy to make at home.



Apricot Almond Cookies

Mar 5th, 2009 | By Amanda | Category: Recipes

With butter and honey not suited for the Vegans amongst us but delightfull with a cup of green tea.



Meet Your Meat

Mar 4th, 2009 | By Amanda | Category: Animal Welfare

View this PETA movie to witness how animals are maltreated so that we can eat meat.



Is it safe for my child to eat a Vegetarian Diet?

Mar 3rd, 2009 | By Amanda | Category: Vegetarian & Vegan

Whenever you’re a vegetarian parent, you’ve probably thought about providing your child a vegetarian diet. It will not only save time and make meal-planning easier, it’s also a better option for your child because of dietary and ethical reasons.



Cooking Vegetables Secrets

Mar 2nd, 2009 | By Amanda | Category: Food & Drink

Vegetables are crucial to the human diet. We receive a good deal of our daily vitamins from them and we should be sure that how we prepare them doesn’t remove those vitamins.