Do Life Right

My youngest daughter loves mac and cheese. This was her one food that kept her from being a vegan for quite a while. Then, we learned how to make an easy version. I’ve attempted several more gourmet versions, but I’ve found them to be difficult to make, difficult to find the ingredients [...]

Ask any person today where calcium comes from and 99 times out of 100, you’ll hear: Dairy, cheese, milk, or calcium fortified orange juice.
I find it fascinating how the milk industry has used this marketing gimmick so effectively that practically everyone I have ever met truly and honestly believes this myth.
Let’s start over. What [...]

After watching a fun McDougall M.D. episode (they are 30 minute shows shown once per week), we made a yummy vegan lasagna based on a recipe on the show. My daughters enjoyed making it!
Ingredients:

1 package uncooked whole wheat lasagna noodles
1 package lite tofu
1 package vegan mozzarella cheese - cut however you want
1 package frozen [...]

I’ve been asked the above question. Specifically about dairy and eggs, but I’ll extend it to meat, bugs, and honey as well.
As Radical Unschoolers, we’ve promised our children they can make these types of decisions for themselves. Does this mean we leave them to fend for themselves? Not hardly. We’re there [...]

I’ve had several people tell me recently that they can always tell who are vegetarians/vegans and who are omnivores in a crowd due to the people’s complexions. I can, too. However, I’m usually 90% accurate and they are usually <1% accurate.
Does changing to a vegan diet affect complexion? The answer is an [...]

I find it appalling that the dairy industry is still advertising that drinking milk can help people maintain healthy weights.
In the Summer of 2005, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine took the weight loss with dairy myth to court. In May 2007, PCRM won, making it so that advertisements of milk as a weight [...]

I’ve had a few people tell me that making their house vegan was incredibly easy and they had no idea why it took my family so long, or why we found it so difficult. Read my “Leather - Can you live without it? Yes!” blog post for more information on my family’s [...]

The fear of soy has encroached on my life once again. I’ve found that those fearful of soy have come into my life about once a year ever since I became vegan, about five years ago. They are usually concerned that my family eats soy ice cream in replacement of dairy ice cream, [...]

Did you know that many people with the “flu” actually have food poisoning? The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine has tips on “How to Ensure a Safe Thanksgiving“.
What are some alternatives to turkey as a main course for your Thanksgiving day meal? If you must have some sort of turkey, try one of these (or [...]

I’ve been asked for my favorite sites with great vegan recipes. Here they are:

Fatfree Vegan Site
McDougall Recipes (you have to use their search to find specific recipes in their archives)
Fatfree.com Site (both vegetarian and vegan recipes)
Vegweb.com site (both vegetarian and vegan recipes)

However, when I really want to make a particular meal (and don’t already [...]