How Processed Foods Make You Fat and Sick

Why this rant about processed foods?

Humans have been processing their food in various ways for thousands of years, right? Freezing, drying, preserving and canning come to mind.

So what’s the problem? I recently sampled a brand of veggie burger which shall remain anonymous as there isn’t much to choose between the various brands.
I found the veggie burger [...]

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Can Vegetarians Eat Too Much ‘Good’ Fat?

Question For Savvy Vegetarian:
My boyfriend and I recently made the decision to become vegetarians and while we are loving it, we have run into a little problem. I started tracking everything we were eating to make sure we were making good food decisions and not turning into “junk-food vegetarians”. We eat plenty of fruits, vegetables, [...]

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The Most Important Advice For Going Vegetarian

Question For Savvy Veg:
I’ve recently been thinking about moving to a lacto-ovo vegetarian diet for a few reasons: because I’ve heard it’s cheap, healthy, and more environmentally friendly.
I just graduated University and during that time I picked up some pretty awful eating habits that include LOTS of Pepsi and other sugary items, which I know [...]

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