June 24th, 2011 by Savvy Veg
Umami is a taste sensation just like sweet, sour, bitter and salty, considered to be the ‘fifth taste’. Guest post by artist and long time vegetarian Fiona Morgan, WhereFishSing I agree whole heartedly with the idea of umami as the missing element in so many vegetarian foods. Umami is what we’re going for in Savvy […]
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May 28th, 2011 by Savvy Veg
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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May 16th, 2011 by Savvy Veg
Every step toward a plant based diet is positive, deserves respect and support Message for Savvy Vegetarian: “I was so excited to find your site and have recommended it to tons of folks and posted it on Facebook walls for my clients. I was horrified to see eggs and dairy products in some of your […]
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April 2nd, 2011 by Savvy Veg
Savvy Vegetarian Saturday Rant: Martha Stewart, Biz Stone, Kathy Freston, Farm Sanctuary, Vegan Diet Martha Stewart has jumped on the vegan celebrity bandwagon with Oprah Winfrey, Ellen Degeneres, President Clinton and many others. Savvy Veg just watched Martha’s Vegan Show where she made Seitan Bourgignon and Parsley Leaf Salad with Twitter co-founder Biz Stone, and energy bars […]
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March 22nd, 2011 by Savvy Veg
Vegetarian losing weight, wants to gain healthy weight with no processed food I have been a vegetarian for a little over a year now. I have completely ceased eating fast food because when I did it eat on occasion, it made me feel sick. I have also given up most processed foods. Eating plant-based meals […]
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January 28th, 2011 by Savvy Veg
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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January 23rd, 2011 by Savvy Veg
21 with eating disorder, wants to go vegetarian, treatment team & Savvy Vegetarian say not a good idea Question for Savvy Vegetarian: Hi, I”m 21 and after thinking about it for a long time, I have recently decided to go vegetarian. There are a number of reasons including animal welfare, the environment and tending […]
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January 22nd, 2011 by Savvy Veg
Why we don’t eat vegetables, 10 ways to love your veggies & eat them too, how to cook vegetables, vegetable nutrition facts, vegetable recipes Deep down, everybody knows that vegetables are healthy, and we should eat them. But many people just don’t like veggies, or eat them much. That’s often as true for vegetarians as for […]
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November 3rd, 2010 by Savvy Veg
Savvy Vegetarian was interviewed by the Jazzy Vegetarian, Laura Theodore, today on Blog Talk Radio, along with cookbook author Robin Robertson. What fun! This post is a close approximation of the transcript. 1) What is a Savvy Vegetarian? Well informed about vegetarian diet & nutrition, persistent and patient in transitioning to a vegetarian diet, balanced […]
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October 24th, 2010 by Savvy Veg
Plant based diet, vegetarian diets protect health, low-fat vegan diet critical for lower cancer risk, heart attack risk, reversing diabetes - Dr. Neil Bernard According to the latest research from AICR, 1 in 3 “older adults” (55 and up) don’t know about the connections between diet and disease, or think that it’s too late to […]
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