Do Life Right

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 […]

No, not all maple syrup is technically vegan or even vegetarian. Seems unbelievable, doesn’t it?
What is in maple syrup that isn’t vegan? Possibly animal fats.
A small amount of fat (oil) is often added to maple syrup during its processing in order to reduce the foaming. The fat is skimmed off at the […]

I am vegan and I enjoy a nice glass of wine. So, any ol’ bottle is fine, right? Well… Sorry to disappoint, but not all wine is vegan, nor even vegetarian for that matter. How could it not be? Well, it’s similar to sugar and maple syrup; the product […]

Even more facts are in. Dairy products don’t even slightly help people lose weight. Not low fat, no fat, or high fat ones. None. Not a single one. Not consumed in moderation or in excess. Dairy products are not healthy in any fashion. In fact, as many vegans […]

My completely vegan family (2 adults and 2 children- ages 11.5 and 7.5) is currently “On the Road Again” traveling around northern Arizona, and eastern and southern Utah. This is why there hasn’t been a post for a couple of days. We had the highest intentions of bringing bags of food with us. […]

“Take Action: Be Like Oprah: Try a Vegetarian Diet” is what the headline states.
Yet, yet, yet… It does not need to be as hard as Oprah is making it. If you follow an easy lowfat vegan diet, your health will improve. It’s that simple. Alcohol, sugar, and most especially wheat, do […]

Johnny Rockets is giving away free veggie burgers for World Vegetarian Week (May 19 to 25).  They seem to do this annually.  The Streamliner burger itself is a vegan Boca Burger.  Just order it with no cheese and no mayo and it is instantly vegan.  I’ve found this restaurant to be very accommodating to vegans […]

This entire blog post is a direct quote announcement:
Lovin’ Spoonfuls is proud to help sponsor Dr. Nathan Winograd, former director of the San Francisco SPCA.
Most of us believe that there are too many cat and dogs around, not enough homes and that we are therefore forced to euthanize the “excess”.  Dr. Winograd has implemented […]

In honor of Earth Day, I want to encourage everyon to listen to NPR’s recent “Rising Demand for Meat Takes Toll on Environment” story.
The friend of mine who originally sent me this story pointed out that one of the experts in the story emphasizes the fact that decreasing your personal meat consumption by just 20% […]