I haven't wanted to talk about it much on the blog—much at all, actually, because it's been so hard—but in November, Jeff and I said goodbye our sweet Boston terrier, Tippy. She had congestive heart failure which took a turn for the worse, and just when it looked like she would stabilize, out of … [Read more...]
5 SuperVeggies to Eat Now
Here's a homework assignment I actually enjoyed: Make a fun video promoting healthy food! Creating the video was part of a school lunch menu project for my Foodservice Management class. (SO many classes to become a registered dietitian.) Specifically, we had to design a week-long menu that met … [Read more...]
Cauliflower Chocolate Silk Pie (Gluten Free, Vegan, Low Fat)
Don't you love sneaking veggies into "fun" foods and having no one be the wiser? Well, get ready for the ultimate stealth veggie adventure, because this rich and creamy chocolate silk pie is made almost entirely out of cauliflower. Yep, cauliflower. I got the idea from the cauliflower … [Read more...]
Do You Need to Worry About Dirt on Mushrooms?
For the past week or so, it feels like my life has been fungus 24-7. So it's only appropriate that today's post should be about mushrooms. Perhaps I should explain. Towards the end of the summer, Jeff and I got some water in the basement after a particularly heavy rain. Neither one of us realized … [Read more...]
Fruits and Veggies Linked to Creativity, Wellbeing
This is my very favorite kind of good news: Beyond supercharging your physical health, fruits and veggies may improve mental health, too. That's right, from kale and cauliflower to peaches and pears, a recent study has found that what you put on your plate may have the power to boost mood, … [Read more...]
Delicata Squash Rings with Cinnamon Apples
Can you believe it's fall already? I'm such a summer girl—I adore hot weather!—so for me, it's especially hard to let go. Of course, I also recently got back from a blissful week at the beach with my family in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, too, so you can see why I'm feeling a bit blue. So, … [Read more...]
Quick Barbecued Vegetable Kebabs
Welcome to the updated and improved Veggie Quest! Not only is the blog sporting a fresh look, but it’s also got an inspiring new mission: to help you look good, feel great, and love your vegetables! What can you expect from the new Veggie Quest? As always, you’ll find deliciously easy vegan … [Read more...]
Interning at PCRM + 4 Online Resources You Won’t Want to Miss
Have you ever had a week that went by in such a whirlwind that you're left standing there, your hair still blowing in the breeze, wondering how it got to be the weekend? Well, that was this past week for me! Just after Memorial Day, I started a 7-week nutrition internship at the Physicians … [Read more...]
Making Green Smoothies in a Standard Blender – the Easy Way
I'm embarrassed to say this given how much I love them now, but in my pre-Vitamix days, I hardly ever drank green smoothies. Proof positive: I started Veggie Quest in 2010, but didn't post a green smoothie recipe until 2014! That's because the few times I tried making a green smoothie in a regular … [Read more...]
Ridiculously Simple Green Smoothie Formula
Some mornings it's fun to experiment with your green smoothie, adding a little of this and a dash of that until you come up with a new 12-ingredient smoothie masterpiece. On other mornings, though, you just want to make something that's simple, tastes great, and takes zero thought. (So you can … [Read more...]
I'm Lee, an RD thriving on a healthy plant based diet.