October 27th, 2010 by Savvy Veg
What is type 1 diabetes, excerpt from Jessica Apple’s interview with Adrian Kiger about improving her health & stabilizing blood sugar levels with a vegan diabetic diet plan Article writer Jessica Apple is the diabetes correspondent for The Faster Times. In 2009 she and her husband, both type 1 diabetics, founded A Sweet Life, where [...]
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January 10th, 2010 by Savvy Veg
Teen vegetarian should work with her parents to learn about going vegetarian. Get a good food nutrition guide and have them help plan your vegetarian diet. Question for Savvy Vegetarian: Hi, I’m 14 and I just turned vegetarian 3 months ago. I started feeling better and did not have the headaches I usually do. Anyway, [...]
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September 12th, 2009 by Savvy Veg
Message For Savvy Vegetarian: I’ve been a vegetarian since 1973. My partner has been increasingly more of a “flexitarian,” (I like to think) because of me. Without realizing it, she’s been cooking a lot more vegan-going weeks without eating animal products. We CAN influence the masses! – R. D. Hi R. D., Thanks for writing! [...]
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July 29th, 2009 by Savvy Veg
Dear Savvy Vegetarian, I am having a huge problem with my meat eating family. Most of my relatives are extremely old (70+ years old) and have never heard of this. They put strange ideas into my parents’ heads that I will become anorexic. Worst of all, a family friend who is a doctor wants to [...]
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June 8th, 2009 by Savvy Veg
Message for Savvy Vegetarian: I just started my new vegan lifestyle about a week ago. I was searching the internet to see if my cravings for meat and dairy were normal and came across your website. I saw an advice letter of another vegetarian asking the same question. I found your responses enlightening and helpful. [...]
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May 31st, 2009 by Savvy Veg
Message for Savvy Vegetarian: I am on a fixed income and I want to know if two people can go vegan with only $299 a month. If so how. And where I live there are no specialty stores. I am dedicated to making the switch but I have to be able to afford it. J.B. [...]
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May 27th, 2009 by Savvy Veg
Dear Savvy Vegetarian: I recently decided to go “vegan” after reading the book, “Skinny Bitch” and realizing the crap that is in the food I eat. However, I am between a rock and a hard place. I have 4 kids and a full time job. I come from a family that strongly resists vegetarians, to [...]
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May 25th, 2009 by Savvy Veg
Excellent food safety tips for leftovers from Food24, Luscious Leftovers. The article goes on to give recipe suggestions using leftovers, most of them involving animal foods. BUT… following these food safety tips is important for vegetarians and vegans too. You too can get food poisoning if you’re not careful, and that’s some serious not-fun! Foods [...]
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May 16th, 2009 by Savvy Veg
Message for Savvy Vegetarian: For the past 6 months I’ve been on tour in the Mid-West with a theater group. Having been a vegetarian since I was 7, I very much enjoy the vegetarian lifestyle and know a lot about it. What’s difficult is being on the road and finding healthy vegetarian options in tiny [...]
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April 12th, 2009 by Savvy Veg
Hi! I am very much wanting to become a vegan, but need some good advice on cookbooks. For beginners and for quick and easy meals. The rest of my family refuses my ways. So the easier the better. – T.C. Savvy Veg: Hi T.C., I’m sorry your family won’t support your going vegan, but on [...]
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