The Compassionate Diet is a little book with a lot of information! In 150 pages, this book quickly covers all the major reasons to go vegetarian and more – from the health benefits, to the ethics and karma of eating animals, to meat production’s effects on the environment and contribution to world hunger, to a …
Jun
20
Meatless Monday #68: Squash and Marinara Stuffed Potato
Ingredients Potatoes (I tried both golden and russet and preferred the russet for this) Marinara sauce Squash & zucchini Optional: Fresh basil, vegan Parmesan and/or nutritional yeast (a great, natural source of B12!) Directions 1. Bake the potatoes. (I baked mine in the microwave.) 2. While the potatoes are baking, cut up the squash and …
Jun
17
Quote of the Day Friday #17
Vegetarians always ask about getting enough protein. But I don’t know any nutrition expert who can plan a diet of natural foods resulting in a protein deficiency, so long as you’re not deficient in calories. You need only five or six percent of total calories in protein… and it is practially impossible to get below …
Jun
13
Meatless Monday #67: Avocado Pesto (Oil Free)
I wanted to make a healthier, oil-free pesto so I simply took my usual pesto recipe and substituted 1/2 avocado for the oil. The result was a creamy pesto sauce with the avocado giving it a nice variation on the flavor. I served it over pasta with broccoil and lima beans. It was a very green dinner! …
Jun
06
Meatless Monday #66: Ginger Roasted Carrots and Carrot & Dill Salad
Ginger Roasted Carrots Ingredients Carrots 2 – 4 tbs olive oil 2 tbs minced ginger 1 tbs minced garlic 1/4 cup chopped scallions salt to taste Directions 1. Preheat oven to 400. Chop carrots into the size of baby carrots (unless you’re using baby carrots, in which case no chopping is needed). 2. Toss carrots …
