Even being on the Nice list won’t save you this year! It’s an interesting thing to experience my first holiday season as a vegan. It’s another eye-opening experience to realize how much of our seasonal traditions revolve around food. It’s as though Purdue and Smithson have as much influence over our holidays as Hallmark. Forget […]
Defining Animal Rights
I just watched one of the most powerful videos I’ve ever seen. I heard things I needed to hear. Some of it was new information. Some of it was old but helpful to hear a second or a third time. I’ve mentioned previously that I adopted a plant based diet for health reasons – motivated […]
Beef: It’s what’s recalled for dinner
Another day, another beef recall. If you Google “beef recall”, you’ll have no shortage of results. In the past two weeks alone over 50,000 pounds of ground beef was recalled. 40,000 lbs for E. Coli and 12,000 lbs for Salmonella contamination. The latter was actually a voluntary recall from Hannaford stores, spawned from over a […]
How To: Reading Product Labels
Product labels can be very confusing. Even if you are an expert in nutrition and know exactly what to look for, you often need a magnifying glass and this month’s USDA handbook to read the fine print and understand the percentages and serving sizes. Without that expert knowledge, you’re almost definitely making mistakes and are […]
Olive Oil and the Mediterranean Diet
We’ve learned through generations of wise cooks that oil is a fantastic liquid that facilitates the process of turning raw food into edible food. More recent generations of scientists, nutritionists, and doctors have taught us that lowering the fat in our diet is likely to prolong our life spans and narrow our waistlines. Most people […]
Wow! Do I Feel Good!?
Guest post submitted by my inspirational husband, Dr. Michael Bummer: Where do you start when you have 1,000 different things you want to say?! Right here, I guess. If you had told me 6 months ago that I would have sworn off animal products for good, I would have laughed hysterically. No joke, I would […]
