Healthy Eating Secrets for College Vegetarians

By July Gerstein, courtesy The Daily Green: Interview with Jill Carle, co-author of  ‘College Vegetarian Cooking’
Being vegetarian in college can be difficult, but Jill Carle, 23, wouldn’t know. She’s the author of College Vegetarian Cooking but she’s not vegetarian. She never has been — but her sister and the book’s co-author Megan Carle, 25, is. [...]

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Tips For A Healthy, Low Budget Vegetarian Diet

Tips for delicious low-budget healthy eating on a vegetarian (or vegan) diet
From our own experience, we know it’s possible – and relatively easy – to have an excellent vegetarian diet on a low budget. You’ll also eat much healthier. It is a bit more work – you have to think and plan more, and be a [...]

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New Vegetarian Hates To Cook: How To Eat Healthy

Message for Savvy Vegetarian: I’ve recently become “vegetarian”, but I hate to cook.  I would like to buy pre-packaged foods, pre-made foods, etc.  What do you suggest?  Where do you suggest I go?  I love tofu and that’s my main source of protein. Help! Thank you, K.H.
 
Savvy Vegetarian Advice:
Hi K.H. If you want to be [...]

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Healthy Eating: Restaurant Survival Skills

Restaurant Survival Skills: Before you get to the restaurant, understand what healthy food really is
Jeff Novick, MS. RD. LD. LN,, is Director of Health Education for the National Health Association and nutritionist/dietitian for the prestigious McDougall Program in Santa Rosa, California. The following quotes are from his article, Restaurant Survival Skills
“Healthy food is unprocessed unrefined [...]

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