Big Batch Vegetarian Cooking for Quick Easy Meals

Vegetarian Chili

Savvy Vegetarian advice for easy vegetarian meal planning: Vegetarian recipes  to make ahead in big batch vegetarian cooking, for quick meals to freeze or fridge Question for Savvy Vegetarian: I was wondering if you have vegetarian recipes you can recommend that we can make a big batch of ahead of time and freeze or store to eat [...]

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Your Vegetarian Diet Is YOUR Business!

Frustrated College Girl

How to NOT debate vegetarianism with friends, family and others Question for Savvy Vegetarian: First of all, let me thank you for your website! I’m a vegetarian college student (veg for almost 4 years now) and I want to thank you for this enormous resource. I’ve learned how to cook quinoa, how to prepare shopping lists, what to [...]

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Berries, Nutrient Dense Foods, Antioxidants

Raspberries

All Berries Are Equal! Which berries have most antioxidants, best nutrition? All types of berries are nutrient dense foods, not just acai or blueberries. By Pamela A. Popper, Ph.D., N.D. Dr. Pam Popper is a naturopath, nutritionist and the Executive Director of The Wellness Forum. One of the more inaccurate claims made by companies and individuals [...]

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Cut Monsanto & GMO Foods Out of Your Life

April Davila

April Dávila tells how to cut out GMO foods & Monsanto - avoid genetically modified corn, high fructose corn syrup & processed foods, go organic, go vegetarian Article excerpt from A Month Without Monsanto, published 8.26.10 by YES! Magazine, via CommonDreams.org Author April Dávila wondered what it would take to cut the GMO giant, Monsanto, and GMO foods out of her family’s life. [...]

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Getting the Best Nutritional Value of Vegetables & Fruits

Vegetable Stir Fry

Cooking Vegetables: Stir-frying for best nutritional value of vegetables, cooking vegetables in soups for vegetable nutrition Dr. Nina Bailey: Boil, steam or fry: are we getting the best nutritional value from our fruit and vegetables? Eating at least 6 servings a day of fruit and vegetables seems to be having a positive impact on our food choices. By eating fruits and vegetables in [...]

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Kid Friendly Healthy Diet for Food Allergies

Little Girl Eating

Mom worries tofu won’t have enough protein for toddler with food allergies. Savvy Veg has kid friendly recipe advice. Question for Savvy Vegetarian: My 20 month old daughter has food allergies – she is allergic to dairy, eggs, and all nuts. I am concerned that there are several key nutrients she may be either low [...]

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Locavore Wants ‘Buy Fresh Buy Local’ at Grocery Chains

Earth Talk response to locavore: Whole Foods’ success with local producers inspires national grocery chains to “buy fresh buy local” EarthTalk®: From the Editors of E/The Environmental Magazinea>Whole Foods, which was buying from local farmers and ranchers since it opened its first store in 1980 in Austin, Texas. Dear EarthTalk Maria Fine, Somerville, MA By [...]

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