Do Life Right

I’ve mentioned here before that in general my family does not use extra oils in cooking (we will eat vegan food at restaurants that has been made with oil, but we try to keep this to a minimum). We’ve found that oil just isn’t necessary for frying, sauteing, or baking. I will admit [...]

We love jambalaya. It’s easy to cook and it tastes fantastic. You can throw together a variety of ingredients and it still tastes great. Missing an ingredient or have some extra zucchini you’ve been trying to use up, no problem! The tomatoes are the only crucial ingredient in the mix. [...]

To be to the point, I’m a vegan food advocate. I’ve been asked several times now what I think of the raw food movement, so here is my response.
There are many health benefits to a vegan raw food diet. However, the benefits can also be seen by simply converting to a low fat [...]

For the past two weeks, I’ve been sleeping and healing. I’ve been sick. I caught some sort of flu or virus, who knows. What I do know, however, is that through a series of circumstances I needed this break. I’ve been overworked and underjoyed. What do humans usually do when [...]

As I received my “February 2008 issue of The McDougall Newsletter” a few days ago, I was reminded once again at how well thought-out and thoroughly researched Dr. McDougall’s articles are. Why the world at large chooses to ignore him, completely baffles me.
If you only do one thing to improve your long term and [...]

I don’t like to make complicated meals. I love to eat them, I just don’t care to physically make them. All recipes on this site are very simple to make, lowfat McDougall style, and vegan. Here is a recent supper we had.

Roasted Red Pepper Sandwich
6-8 red peppers (enough for 4 people)
2-4 slices [...]

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 [...]

Eeks! The South Beach Diet and the Atkins Diet are still popular! I can hardly believe it, but every time I am out in a public location where food is being served, I still hear about the dangers of carbohydrates (menus even cater to this fear). Scarily, I’ve even heard people lately say [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]