This summer, my husband and I have been trying to eat more vegan. It turns out that we have been unable to give up eggs, although we’ve limited ourself to one dozen per week for a family of four. We also haven’t been able to cut out all dairy, although we use soy milk in [...]
Archive for the ‘Vegetarian/Vegan’ Category
22 Jul
Disease-Proof Your Child
I read the book Disease-Proof Your Child in late 2006 and liked it so much, that I recommended it to several friends. The first few chapters have a lot of great information about how diet affects health and disease. However, the recipe section at the end of the book was never a big hit with [...]
5 Jul
Plants, plants, plants
Those of you following my blog will know that my family has recently re-evaluated our meat eating ways. We are trying to eat much fewer animal products, including dairy and eggs. We aren’t completely vegan, but we’re giving it a fairly good try this summer, only eating animal products when they meet the following criteria: [...]
26 Jun
The China Study–why we should eat less animal protein
I recently finished reading The China Study. I got this book thinking it would be about the China study, where the health and diets of over 6000 rural Chinese were examined. It ended up being more of a summary about the life work of researcher T. Colin Cambell, Ph.D. I think a better title for [...]
11 May
If you’re going to eat animal products, this is the way to do it
I’m reading a book I recommend called The Inflammation Syndrome. I don’t want to go into too many details regarding what the book is about, since I’ve already recently reviewed a book on inflammation, but I do want to discuss a really great point that the author, Jack Challem, addresses. He points out that we [...]
27 Dec
Lasagna with a twist
This is a fun twist on an old favorite. It is chock-full of healthy ingredients, like veggies, beans, and whole wheat tortillas. It’s especially good the next day so make sure to save some leftovers.
30 Aug
Welcome!
Welcome to my new blog. I am a mother to a two year old boy with another on the way. I take my health, and that of my family, very seriously. This blog is my attempt to share some of the information I’ve researched over the years with others. Hope you find the articles and [...]
