Why Mushrooms Are Important For a Vegetarian Diet


Updated 03/09/11 4:00 PM · Posted by · 3 comments

Important Nutrients in Mushrooms

It's National Nutrition Month, and while you may be eating all the bright colors of the rainbow, don't overlook that less flashy color — brown. As in, the brown crimini button mushroom, a market and salad bar staple for good reason. The common mushroom is hiding some important nutrients that vegetarians should make sure they get enough of. One such important nutrient is selenium. While meat, Read more

DrSugar: How Much Salt Is Too Much?


Updated 10/14/11 11:51 AM · Posted by DrSugar · 3 comments

How to Cut Down on Sodium Intake

DrSugar is in the house! And she's answering your health-related questions. Dear DrSugar, I am a vegetarian and when I first started cutting meat out of my diet I still craved it. I ate a lot of "fake meat" products, which I understand are highly processed. I will still eat Morningstar and Quorn products on occasion, but rarely. How bad are these products for you? I noticed that they have a lot Read more

Sir Paul McCartney Says Lay Off the Meat


Updated 06/16/09 1:42 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 12 comments

Sir Paul McCartney Says Lay Off the Meat

His designing daughter Stella is strict vegetarian, and now Sir Paul McCartney is hoping we will all be vegetarian one day a week as well. The former Beatle hosted a luncheon to kick off Britain's Meat Free Monday campaign. There are obvious health benefits to reducing your meat intake, but Paul became involved because of the environmental impact of limiting meat consumption as well. He said: A Read more

Hit the Grill With These Vegan-Friendly Burgers


Updated 05/25/12 2:10 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Vegan Burger Recipes

There's nothing better than some grilled goodness on a sunny Spring day. If you've taken on a vegan or vegetarian diet and you're tired of those prepackaged burgers, you're in luck. I've got you covered with nine vegan burger recipes that are bursting with flavor. There's something to tempt every vegan regardless of their preferences, from white bean to black bean to portobello. No Read more

Foodie Friday Link Time: Low-Calorie Grilled Veggie Wrap Recipe


Updated 05/25/12 1:25 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Healthy Grilled Veggie Wrap Recipe

Relax on a hot day with this cooling vegetarian wrap — Vegetarian Times Cheers! Here are four skinny cocktails to start your Friday the right way — Self The weird stuff lurking in your milk, olive oil, and other "good-for-you" foods — Prevention It's National Burger Month; here are healthy ways to celebrate — Daily Spark Are you getting these eight essential nutrients in your diet on Read more

Foodie Friday Link Time: Turn Your Pita Into a Healthy Quesadilla


Updated 05/07/12 7:15 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Healthy Quesadilla Recipe Using Pita Bread

Turn your pita into a healthy quesadilla — Vegetarian Times Flat-belly foods that will actually help you prep for bikini season — Fitness Skip the romaine and amp up your salad with these greens — Health Snack smart and try these low-calorie yet filling foods — Shape Too much salt! What it takes to redefine a low-sodium diet — HuffPost Healthy Living How cleansing can become a food Read more

Healthy Dose Link Time: Hola Vegan Tacos!


Updated 05/03/12 10:30 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Vegan Nachos Recipe

For Cinco de Mayo make vegan nachos with cashew sour cream — Healthy Happy Life Lose it and fast! Most effective way to drop 10 pounds — Shape A diet plan to flatten your belly just in time for sporting that bikini — Fitness Work while standing and other ways to add years to your life — Yahoo! Shine Come on get happy! 10 secrets shared by happy women — Prevention Always wanted to make Read more

How Glee's Dianna Agron Keeps Healthy and Fit


Updated 05/01/12 4:14 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Dianna Agron Diet and Fitness Routine

Happy birthday, Dianna Agron! The Glee star turns 26 today, and to celebrate we're taking a look at how the dancing beauty keeps things fit and healthy. She's a ballet beauty: Like many of her fellow Glee cast members, Dianna has been dancing since an early age — 3 years old, to be exact. Focusing on ballet and jazz, Dianna even taught dance classes as a teen while also appearing in local Read more

Natalie Coughlin: An Olympian Who Loves Food as Much as We Do


Updated 04/26/12 10:47 AM · Posted by · 1 comment

Natalie Coughlin Interview About Food

What do backyard chickens and 11 Olympic medals have in common? Natalie Coughlin, that's what. The gold medalist and world champion is gearing up for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, while cultivating a healthy interest in all things food-related. From growing vegetables in her own backyard in Lafayette, CA to her highly effective method of kitchen organization, Natalie gives us the scoop on Read more

Meatless Monday: The Ultimate Vegetarian Chili


Updated 04/16/12 12:20 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Vegan Chipotle Chili Recipe

You've heard how meatless Mondays are good for the planet. Now, look to Cooking in Pajamas for a fast and easy vegan chili recipe. Meatless Monday is back baby!  It never actually went anywhere, I just kept forgetting to blog about it. In my quest to get healthy and lose a few pounds before my 20th anniversary trip in April, I have been testing out a plant based diet. I keep going back and Read more