Vegetarian & Vegan

When you’re planning a healthy vegetarian diet, you’re only limited by your imagination. It’s 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, […]

Eating a plant-based diet doesn’t make you a vegan; any more than eating sushi makes you Japanese. A plant based diet is just a part of the whole process of switching into the vegan lifestyle. A vegan lifestyle is part of a much larger process of enhancing a kind, compassionate […]

Many times our choice to become vegetarian isn’t 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 […]

If vegan lifestyles sound interesting for you, there are numerous ways that you can do to pursue this lifestyle and get to know all about the aspects of living a vegan life, such as stocking up your pantry with vegan products. You can also learn how to use replacement foods […]

Probably one of the most perplexing thoughts a person has when they transition to vegetarianism is keeping their diet filled with a variety of fun, diverse, and nutrient-dense foods. It can sometimes feel like you’re cutting many options out since you’re no longer consuming meat, and it may seem you’re […]

Human bodies need various nutrients to stay fit. Being vegetarian is good, but you need to balance the vitamins and nutrients skillfully. The only thing that should come in your mind is the balance of carbs. Carbs are a great source of energy and that is the only reason to […]

Though your nutritional needs increase now that you’re pregnant, your pregnancy vegetarian diet shouldn’t have to change all that much. With some careful planning to ensure your caloric, vitamin, and mineral needs are met, you can still enjoy a rich variety of nutrient-dense delicious foods and help give your baby […]

Long ago, eating meat was a good source of nutrition, since the use of hormones, pesticides and mass production methods was as yet unheard of. A family raised and processed their own livestock. Every morning the large golden eggs were plucked from the chicken’s nests, which were lovingly cared for […]

You know that eating a vegetarian diet can decrease the incidence of heart disease and certain types of cancers. You also know that it can make you leaner and healthier. But so many of the health studies are done on men? What about women and the impact of a vegetarian […]

It’s been well documented through the years that vegetarians are healthier than people who eat meat. Vegetarians are less likely to be obese, or to have high blood pressure, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, or colon cancer. They are also less likely to die from heart disease. Vegetarians have lower blood pressure […]