We have been focusing on our own health and diet, and realized we needed to be doing more of the same for our entire family, pets included. I found a site with extensive reviews of dog foods. It seems to be fair and focused reviews of the ingredients of dog food, both wet and dry [...]
The freshness and different layers of green colours made this a super healthy and appealing soup for Summer. It has been very hot and we are still in a drought here in Texas. Getting fresh vegetables, a little more liquid and a natural and light dinner in has been the goal of late. A trip [...]
A quick red and green smoothie that brings some amazingly healthy ingredients together in the blender when you experiment with what is left in the refrigerator. This spicy variation started when we were out of spinach and I wanted something with more kick than a nice easy morning smoothie. We added fresh jalapeno and used [...]
Famous athletes who endorse a vegetarian or mostly plant based diet.
Started following the CancerProject.org site today. They offer quite a few resources on the relationship between diet and cancer. It is becoming pretty clear that there is some relationship between food, environment and consequences. Some of this seems to make more sense as our food relationship has changed in the many years of large scale [...]
Hat tip to Hungry Katie for a mention regarding the NPR story about Meatless Monday campaign. The premise is taking incremental steps to improve health and sustainability. The movement Meatless Monday has created a campaign to spread the word and idea of taking one day a week and eating vegetarian. This will reduce meat consumption [...]
Politics aside, positions of leadership can be used for non-political influence. In this case, this seems to be timely and relevant blog about the initiatives started by FLOTUS. NO, not a new green organic veggie, but the First Lady of the United States. Childhood Obesity Taskforce joins with Michelle Obama There are some great stories [...]
We went to visit a different farmer’s market this weekend in Houston. We stopped by the Highland Village FM who is celebrating a chef series. They have invited local chefs to cook and bring new recipes to the visitors of the market over the next few weeks. The weekend guest was Chef Monica Pope of [...]
Organic Quinoa is a new favorite. I love the slight popping texture reminding me of childhood tapioca, and the sweet nutty taste is a great compliment to savory lunch and dinner dishes. Quinoa is healthy as a strong source of protein, amino acids, and is relatively high in iron, calcium, magnesium, B vitamins and fiber. [...]
There are so many voices in the media telling us what is healthy, so many labels and so many studies. It becomes difficult to separate the noise from the signal. Fast Company published a short list of the Ten Most Inspiring People in Sustainable Food to help balance the message. One of the first people [...]
