Addressing Top Concerns About Eating Plant-Based
I recently posted a blog titled: 19 Reasons Why Shifting to Eating Plant-Based Might Feel Challenging. Fortunately, all of those concerns, while legitimate, can be alleviated. At some point I experienced these challenges, yet they are no longer an issue for me, or...
20 Tips to Make Shifting to a Plant-based Lifestyle Easier:
While there are endless reasons why you might find it challenging to eat plant-based or go vegan, there are also endless ways to make it simpler and enjoyable. Here are some of the ways I have identified to make it easier. Have a reason why you would like to try...
19 Reasons Why Shifting to Eating Plant-Based Might Feel Hard
I know that making life changes, even when we know they are “good for us” or the “right thing to do” can be challenging. Completely (or primarily) changing your food is no exception. What we eat, how we eat it, when we eat it, with whom we eat it is completely...
I Stand With Wild Horses
While I LOVE enjoying the health benefits of a healthy plant-based lifestyle, the truth is I originally went vegan for the animals. And the more injustices that are done to animals, the stronger my resolve. The injustices that most of us are familiar with are the...
How a Rolling Stones Concert Helped My Husband Eat Plant-Based
What could the Rolling Stones possibly have to do with my husband eating more plant-based? My husband, Andy, used to eat a fair amount of animal products. His favorite thing after he ate dessert was a piece of muenster cheese. Go figure. As you might imagine, with all...
Being Vegan is NOT just for Hippies
First things first, I use the term hippie with love. I was born in the 60’s and even though I was a little late to that party, I did catch the tail end of it. In fact, I saw the Grateful Dead (or offshoots thereof) around 50 times from 1983-1995. (And I still enjoy a...
My Biggest Regret
My biggest regret is that I didn’t go vegan sooner. For years I knew about the suffering caused by animal agriculture, yet I turned away. It is easy to turn away. The people involved with farming and animal slaughter do a damn good job of hiding the brutal realities....
My Top 15 Go-To Plant-Based Meals
Some people love to cook. Others do not and will not cook anything. Ever. And many people fall in between. Where do you see yourself? What’s Plant-Based Cooking Good Looking? was created to support people who are interested in cooking and eating more plant-based....
What if I love cheese and can’t imagine giving it up?
Have you thought, “I could be plant-based except I can’t imagine giving up cheese?” If you have, you are not alone. I hear this all the time and I was where you are not that long ago. Cheese is delicious and found in so many dishes. But it comes at a cost. Not only...
Why the Hawaii Story Stuck With Me
Let’s begin with a story. Years ago, I was in a tennis group and one of the men had just returned from Hawaii where he almost drowned in an undertow. While he was churning in the water, he thought to himself: If I’m going to die this way at a relatively young age,...
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