Eat (Food)
Let's face it, even though being vegan and eco-friendly encompasses your entire life, you're most interested in the food. But finding and making delicious healthy, compassionate and ethical meals can be challenging, especially if you're brand new to this way of living. Eco-Vegan Gal is here to help you navigate the water, sharing her favorite finds and best resources in the following sections.
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Sunday, 04 September 2011 17:47
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Sunday, 11 September 2011 21:32
What Stores Sell Natural, Healthy Food (North America)
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A very common question I receive is, "where can I find natural food?", especially when it comes to unique recipe ingredients. My answer is typically to go to your local natural market or buy online. Availability really depends on where you live, so I did a poll on the EVG Facebook page & Twitter to find out where my community shops, and here are their answers (it's quite the list!):
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- Apple Valley Natural Foods (Berrien Springs, MI)
- Bedner's Farm Fresh Market (Boynton Beach, FL)
- Better Health Market (MI)
- Cooportunity (Santa Monica, CA)
- Country Cupboard (East Aurora, NY)
- Debra's Natural Gourmet (Acton, MA)
- Earthfare (East Coast and The South)
- Foods for Living (East Lansing, MI)
- Fred Meyer
- Fresh by Brookshire's (Tyler, TX)
- Fresh & Easy
- Fruitful Yield (Darien, IL)
- Health Hutt (MI)
- Harvest Health Foods (MI)
- Henry's/Sprouts
- HyVee (IL)
- Marlene's Market & Deli (WA)
- Nature's Market (Holland, MI)
- New Life Health Center (Tucson, AZ)
- Noah's Foods (Ontario, Canada)
- Orchard's Fresh Foods (Whittier, CA)
- Perelandra (Brooklyn, NY)
- Plum Market (MI)
- Rainbow Grocery (San Francisco, CA)
- Santa Rosa Community Market (Santa Rosa, CA)
- Sevananda Natural Foods Market (Atlanta, Georgia)
- Sunac Natural Food (Brooklyn, NY)
- Sunflower Market
- Trader Joes
- Wegmans Nature's Marketplace
- Wheatsville Food Co-op (Austin, Texas)
- Whole Earth Center (Princeton, NJ)
- Willy Street Co-op (Middleton, WI)
- Wild by Nature (NY)
- Whole Foods
Unconventional shopping:
- farmer's markets
- community gardens
- CSAs
- your backyard!
Got any to add? Leave 'em in the comment section!
Monday, 19 September 2011 06:57
The Healthiest Salads at Chain Restaurants
Don't be fooled by the salad selection at restaurants, especially the chains - not all salads are created equally! You wouldn't believe the calorie count and unhealthy ingredients in many of them. Check out this list of the Top 5 Healthy Salads at Sit-Down Chain Restaurants in an article I wrote for Organic Authority. *I did mention some salads that are on the menu with animal products in them, but they can be vegan if requested.
Friday, 23 September 2011 21:49
Is Beer Healthy?
I wasn't a big beer fan until a couple years ago. Don't know what happened, but suddenly I liked it. Especially Fat Tire by New Belgium (totally eco-vegan!). When I went gluten-free I got even more into beer, probably because of the novelty of finding the best GF options. That came to a halt when I started a cleanse back in April and I haven't felt the desire to drink much of it since. However, my boyfriend LOVES beer and drinks it like water, which got me curious about the health effects - what are the pros and cons of it? I explored the topic for my recent Organic Authority article called, "The Lowdown: Is Beer A Healthy Drink?"
Check out the piece then let me know what you think - do you like beer? Do your prefer wine? Or are you alcohol free?
Sunday, 09 October 2011 11:20
The Lowdown on Unrefined Sweeteners: Are They Healthier Or Just As Bad As Any Sugar?
I used to think agave nectar was the perfect sweetener because some raw foodists I trusted introduced me to it. Finally, it seemed like a great unrefined alternative to sugar and honey! But a year or so ago I did some research and discovered that it's not all it's cracked up to be - how disappointing! And over time, I learned that all unrefined sugars have some drawbacks - I outline the details in this article on Organic Authority.
Friday, 30 December 2011 09:00
Cleanse Q&A On UStream (Video)
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Since I've been receiving so many questions about cleansing I decided to do a live Q&A session on UStream. It was a last minute decision but I still received 17 lives views, and since it went so well I'm going to do more and give you a heads up so you can tune in and interact with me next time. If you missed the live show, you can watch it here:
Monday, 02 January 2012 17:38
Cleanse Update & Progress (Videos)
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Just wanted to check in for those of you who don't follow me on Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus, or YouTube (though I can't imagine you don't follow at least one of those!). My cleanse is off to a great start - on Day 3 and going strong/feeling wonderful! Plus, my boyfriend decided to do it with me, which has been really great (see Cleanse Day 2 video). I haven't had a lot of free time to write so I've been doing mainly video content - check out the following videos when you have a chance. If you're doing a cleanse as well and would like some support I encourage you to join the Google Group (which has 34 members) and stay tuned for live video hangouts on Google Plus and occasional UStream live Q&As. I love hearing from you so would love an update on your cleanse in this comment section or any of the above sites.