February 27th, 2010 by Savvy Veg
New to vegetarian diet, wondering how many avocados you can eat and still lose weight. How many calories in avocado? 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 eat and still lose weight? I […]
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February 19th, 2010 by Savvy Veg
I hate to cook. How to have a healthy veg diet? 10 tips for healthy eating with (almost) no cooking 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 […]
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February 18th, 2010 by Savvy Veg
People become vegetarian for ethical, environmental, economical reasons, healthy food choices & 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 diet has far less of these elements and is much higher […]
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February 15th, 2010 by Savvy Veg
I don’t think a bowl of cereal and mashed potatoes is a nutritious dinner. Vegetarian college food is hard to find. 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 […]
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February 14th, 2010 by Savvy Veg
Vegan woman low in energy. Could supplements actually be causing deficiencies? 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. […]
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February 13th, 2010 by Savvy Veg
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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February 10th, 2010 by Savvy Veg
Fair trade chocolate helps farmers escape poverty We’ve heard about chocolate’s health benefits, but - only 1 cent from a typical candy bar goes to the farmer. 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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