I hope everyone had a great National Split Pea Soup Week last week! Not only did I polish off the last of my Curried Yellow Split Pea Soup well before the weekend, but I printed out another split pea soup recipe to try. This one's from Maria at Plant-Based Slow Motion Miracle. Her slow-cooker soup … [Read more...]
Vegetarian Curried Split Pea Soup (Secret Ingredient)
Get your stockpots ready, everyone: It’s National Split Pea Soup week! (And to think you almost missed it.) The brainchild of the Northern Pulse Growers Association, National Split Pea Soup Week is celebrated the second week of November, when the nip in the air makes a hearty bowl of soup sound … [Read more...]
Vegan Pumpkin Chai Latte (Caffeine Free)
Hi there, Veggie Questers! Over the past month, I've enjoyed sharing veggie-licious research on how to reduce your risk of breast cancer. (My personal favorite: How to make your blood toxic to breast cancer cells in 2 weeks. Close second: Kicking breast cancer butt with cabbage.) While I love … [Read more...]
Reduce Your Breast Cancer Risk Week 4: Make Your Blood Toxic to Breast Cancer Cells
Would you believe me if I told you that you could make your blood downright deadly to breast cancer cells in a mere two weeks? (All while making the rest of you even healthier?) Well, this study—one of my favorites of all time—suggests that you can. In fact, given its eloquence, simplicity, and … [Read more...]
Reduce Your Breast Cancer Risk Week 3: Embrace Cruciferous Vegetables
The moment you've been waiting for all week is here: another easy (and delicious) way to bombproof your breasts, in honor of Breast Cancer Risk Reduction Month. This week's tip? Eat plenty of cruciferous (cabbage-family) vegetables, so-called because of their gorgeous cross-shaped … [Read more...]
Reduce Your Breast Cancer Risk Week 2: Favor Plant Protein
In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Risk Reduction Month, last week I covered the importance of eating more—and varied—fruits and vegetables as a simple strategy for slashing your breast cancer risk. This week, I want to talk about another easy way to keep your ta-tas in tip-top shape: cut back … [Read more...]
How to Reduce Your Breast Cancer Risk (Hint: Don’t Think Pink)
Maybe it's just me, but does anyone else think Breast Cancer Awareness Month is a little bogus? I mean, every October, we're bombarded with pink ribbons and pink tee shirts and assorted other pinkwashed merchandise, as though, gosh, if we were only a little bit more aware of breast cancer, or put … [Read more...]
Sweet and Crunchy Mango Jicama Chopped Salad
In the week or so since my last post, 6 Tips to Stop Emotional Eating, I've managed to rope in the urge to go flying off on food benders. (Yeah!) It's a feat I'm pretty impressed with, given that I'm still getting used to being back in school, and—surprise!—I had to put together a 25-minute group … [Read more...]
6 Tips to Stop Emotional Overeating in Its Tracks
I'm guessing this scenario is familiar to you:You get some bad news. It could be something as innocuous as some negative feedback at work, or as devastating as finding out that a loved one is ill. Big or small, what matters is that the news triggers you—makes you feel sad, angry, or helpless. … [Read more...]
Veggies Even a 3-Year-Old Will Eat + Back to School
Spring greens with white peaches and raspberry vinaigretteHello readers, I hope you all had a relaxing Labor Day holiday! I'm back from a much-needed week at the beach with my family soaking up sun—and cooking up veggies, of course. A sampling of the vegetable goodies on last week's … [Read more...]
I'm Lee, an RD thriving on a healthy plant based diet.