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Cooking The Perfect Pot of Rice

September 1, 2019
by Janet Erickson Recipes

Grains can be the base of a meal any time of the day. Warm rice along with warm rice milk or soymilk, flavored with ground cinnamon and topped with raisins, makes a wonderful breakfast. Steamed rice tossed with salsa and chopped vegetables or mixed ...

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Does The Beyond Burger Help The Environment?

September 1, 2019
by Janet Erickson Environmental Reasons

One Vegan Beyond Burger Produces 90% Fewer Greenhouse Emissions Than Beef. A new report has compared the environmental impact of a vegan meat burger versus a beef patty. The life-cycle analysis report was released by Beyond Meat, the com ...

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Meat Eaters Eating More Veg Burgers

September 1, 2019
by Janet Erickson In The News

Meat Eaters Ate 216 Million Vegan Burgers So Far This year New research shows that meat-eaters ate 216 million vegan burgers this year, representing 95 percent of all orders. Two-hundred twenty-eight million burgers were ordered at fast food ...

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Where Do You Get Your Protein?

August 31, 2019
by Janet Erickson Health & Nutrition

This is the single most often asked question that vegans and vegetarians receive from omnivores and the veggie-curious. Many people think that plant-based foods don’t contain a lot of protein in comparison to meat. But, this is in fact false. ...

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Creative Cauliflower Recipes

August 25, 2019
by Janet Erickson Recipes

Cauliflower sometimes gets a bad rap. Despite its odd shape and color, cauliflower is one of the most versatile vegetables in existence. I'm here to shed some light on this maligned vegetable and to provide multiple ways of enjoying your greasy chil ...

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The Amazon is Burning

August 25, 2019
by Janet Erickson Environmental Reasons

And It's Because We Eat Beef The fires burning up the world’s largest tropical rain forest have been raging for three weeks and are the fastest ever recorded in the area. Scientists have warned that the emergency could severely impact climate cha ...

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Evidence-Based Eating Guide:

August 20, 2019
by Janet Erickson Resources

The number one cause of death in America is the American diet.1 Many people assume that our manner of death is preprogrammed into our genes. High blood pressure by fifty-five, heart attacks at sixty, maybe even cancer at seventy, and so on… But ...

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LOVE, GIANNA

August 19, 2019
by Janet Erickson In the News

Join vegan actress and producer Gianna Simone, star of films such as "Mother's Day." in "Love, Gianna," a series exploring the health benefits of a plant-based diet. Simone interviews world-renowned doctors in the field of plant-based nutrition, inc ...

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London University Just Banned Meat –

August 19, 2019
by Janet Erickson Environmental

To Combat Climate Change Goldsmiths, University of London has announced it is removing beef from its campus shops and cafes in a bid to combat climate change. The university will no longer serve beef burgers, lasagne, or tacos as part of its g ...

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In Case You Missed It

August 18, 2019
by Janet Erickson Going Veg

Here’s What’s Happening in the Plant-Based World This Week:  Subway has hopped on the plant-based protein train by introducing a vegetarian meatball sandwich. While the sandwich is slated to be available for only a limited time, it is c ...

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