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Vegetarian food to warm the soul
The thing about this time of year is that the chill in the air sends me searching for hearty fare.
Now, in my meat-eating heyday, that would be Boeuf Bourguignonne or lasagna or some such heavy fare. But these days, these days I turn to something hot and comforting right out of the oven. Something with [...]
It costs more to eat healthy
You know, it should not cost more to eat healthy, but it does. And not just eating organic food. Healthy foods across the board are more expensive.
Let me explain.According to an article in The New York Times, researchers at the University of Washington compared the prices of 370 supermarket foods and found out that [...]
What brand name snack foods and drinks can the almost vegetarian enjoy?
Say that you crave a soda. Or a chocolate. Or even some prepackaged cereal.
Do you know what brands are suitable for a vegetarian to eat?
If not, I found a site than can help.According to isitveggie.com, Diet Coke is fine for a vegetarian, but Pringles cheese and onion are not. Kellogg’s Corn Flakes are fine, but [...]
And you thought you only had to worry about mercury in your fish
As an almost vegetarian, I am reading labels. Oh boy, am I reading labels. And not just on food.
In fact, you know from past posts, that I am reading labels on all sorts of items, including face care products.
And it turns I’m not the only one. How do I know? Well, I dropped by The [...]
The famous Almost Vegetarian, one tiny step at a time
Well, isn’t this a nice thing. Apparently CBS has found me and blogged about me. A little blog entry, to be sure, but, hey, it’s always nice to be seen.
Anyway, if you want to take a look, here’s the link to the post they call Herbivore Athletes.
Oh, and while we are speaking about blog posts [...]
RSS feed: The problem and the cure
As you know, I’ve been making tweaks to the site.
Never a good idea.
The goal here is to get the blog to the point where it can pay for itself. But the tricky part is not putting so many ads on here that it gets obnoxious.
And I missed the mark.
See, things went totally obnoxious with the [...]
Famous vegetarian athletes
So who can make the grade? Quite a lot of vegetarian athletes. So many, in fact, that I’ve compiled a list.
Now this list is not supposed to be comprehensive. Still, if I’ve missed someone important, please add them in the comments section. And I did try to be accurate. Still, if you find a mistake, [...]
The athletic vegetarian
Concerned that you can’t do high-performance sports on a vegetarian diet? Don’t be. Because we know of at least one major athlete – an NFL player no less – who not only follows a vegetarian diet, but who thrives on it.
And he is not the only one.Thirty-one year-old Kansas City Chiefs tight-end Tony Gonzalez is [...]
The perfect recipe for an almost vegetarian Valentine’s Day
I have never made this before, but it is light and warm and (thank heavens) pretty easy to make and it strikes me as the perfect almost vegetarian Valentine’s Day recipe.
And it would be perfect with a good wine and a nice salad.
(Dear husband, please stop reading here because I want this to be a [...]
Anne Hathaway’s vegetarian recipe is perfect for Valentine’s Day
Anne Hathaway (think The Devil Wears Prada, Brokeback Mountain, and The Princess Diaries) likes to have her way with aubergines.
By stuffing them, I mean!
The recipe looks gorgeous. So gorgeous, in fact, that I think it would make a lovely almost vegetarian Valentine’s Day meal. Just add some wine and a nice baguette and you’re on [...]