Why I Love Lentils & Eat Them All the Time When people say they can’t eat beans, I say, “Have you tried lentils?” There are so many different kinds of legumes (beans & lentils), over 11,000 known varieties. Of course you won’t find that many varieties in your supermarket, but you’ll probably find a dozen […]
Many plant based diet gurus advocate fat free or low fat diets for health and weight loss Dr. McDougall - The McDougall Program, Joel Fuhrman M.D. - Eat to Live, Dr. Neil Bernard - 21-Day Weight Loss Kickstart, and Robert Pritikin - The Pritikin Principle, Dean Ornish, M.D. - Eat More, Weigh Less are all […]
Win T. Colin Campbell’s Book ‘Whole, Rethinking the Science of Nutrition’! Giveaway Completed 8.26.13 An excellent book which could save your life! Read the Savvy Vegetarian review of Whole: Rethinking the Science of Nutrition Enter the giveaway because you need this book, and also because we need your help to boost our Savvy Vegetarian FB […]
Beans & Lentils - Nutritious, Delicious, Versatile, Cheap, Vegan - What’s Not to Love? My bean adventures began in 1968 when I first went vegetarian. You’d have thought that I was eating food from another planet, beans & lentils (a.k.a. legumes) seemed so strange to me. The only legumes that I had ever eaten, were […]
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High intensity exerciser asks: does sprouting seeds increase protein? Message for Savvy Vegetarian: I have googled protein count when sprouting and there doesn’t seem to be much difference whether sprouting or not? You say sprouting increases protein availability by 30% and carbs decrease by 15%. If this is the case that would be great! I […]
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Dad goes vegan, wants son to give up sugar & eat healthy First of all, thanks for creating the Savvy Vegetarian web site! A little story about myself: I have struggled with weight issues most of my adult life. Recently I decided (educated myself) that there are tremendous flaws in the western diet. When I […]
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When I try to go vegetarian - except for fish & eggs - I gain weight. I eat quinoa, but generally find I must leave beans and rice alone. I’m 68, in good shape, and very active outdoors, hiking, snow shoeing and camping. How can I control my weight and still be mostly vegetarian? Thank […]
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Naturopath recommends blood type diet. Energy levels low, sugar cravings high. Savvy veg recommends b12 deficiency testing and studying vegetarian nutrition. Question for Savvy Vegetarian: Hi - I have been a vegetarian all my life. Recently I have been to my naturopath who has put me on my blood type diet. Thankfully this wasn’t a […]
Tags: B12 deficiency, becoming vegetarian, blood type diet, craving sugar, energy levels, naturopath, nutrition, protein, vegetarian diet, vegetarian nutrition
Nutritionist responds to email from a doctor to vegetarian patient - guide for those with doctors ignorant about vegetarian diet & nutrition Nutritionist Lori Zito’s article, Dear Ego of Dr. Ignorant, responds point by point to an actual email written by a doctor to his patient who has gone vegetarian. Apart from her understandable angry sarcasm […]
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My stepdaughter is vegetarian in the most ignorant, stubborn teenager way
Tags: easy recipes, kid friendly recipes, nutrition, teen vegetarian, vegetarian advice, vegetarian diet, vegetarian teenager, VegetarianismYou are currently browsing the Savvy Vegetarian Blog weblog archives for 'nutrition' tag.
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