New to a vegetarian diet and wondering how many avocado you can eat and still lose weight. How many calories in avocado? Question for Savvy Vegetarian: I have asked this question of my many friends on Twitter and Facebook but no one seems to know or have the answer. How many avocados can a person [...]
10 Simple Ideas for a Healthy Vegetarian Diet with Minimal Cooking I have just become vegetarian, I hate to cook. How can I have a healthy vegetarian diet? Use cooking gadgets, stay away from processed foods. Two of many tips. Message for Savvy Vegetarian: I’ve recently become vegetarian, but I hate to cook. I would [...]
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There are many reasons people become vegetarian. Ethical, environmental and economical to name few. A vegetarian diet has many healthy food choices and tasty vegetarian recipes. The average North American diet is high in animal fats, trans fats, toxic chemicals, and empty calories such as white flour and sugar. Other research shows that a vegetarian [...]
Question For Savvy Vegetarian: My daughter attends McMurry University in Abilene, TX. When she was interviewing at the school, they assured her it would be no problem for her to eat at the school. We are required to pay $1500/semester since she is in the dorm. I wouldn’t mind that except her choices have been [...]
Question for Savvy Vegetarian: Love your website! I take lots of supplements and have been a non-dairy vegan for a year–was a semi-vegetarian before that (no beef or pork for decades). But I am really low in energy lately. Could my supplements actually be causing deficiencies? – A.R. Savvy Vegetarian Advice: First the disclaimer: The [...]
Have a healthy valentine’s day. Give your sweetheart carob candy instead of chocolate, or bake a healthy carob cake. Carob is known as a chocolate substitute, but this seductively sweet food has both the substance and the flavor to earn its own merit. The color is the same as that of dark chocolate, although the [...]
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We’ve heard about chocolate’s health benefits, but – only 1 cent from a typical candy bar goes to the farmer. Buying Fairtrade chocolate helps farmers escape poverty Valentine’s Day is indelibly associated with chocolate. The desire for chocolate is even stronger because of all the reporting of chocolate’s remarkable health benefits. But are we being [...]
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