Rich and creamy, this pumpkin hot chocolate tastes like hot cocoa and pumpkin pie had a baby. (The scandal!) But unlike regular hot cocoa and pumpkin pie, this tasty treat won't wreck your diet. In fact, this steamy cup of satisfaction could be your healthiest chocolate fix ever. I mean, not only … [Read more...]
7 Quick and Healthy Cooking Hacks
Hello Good Morning Washington viewers! If this is your first time here, check out these easy recipes and reader favorites like The Lazy Way to Eat 2 Pounds of Vegetables a Day. You can also learn about me and the health scare that got me eating (mostly) right. Otherwise, read on for cooking hacks to … [Read more...]
5 Stress-Busting Tips + Good Morning Washington!
I feel like I'm standing at the base of a cliff, looking up. I'm wearing mountain climber shoes and a harness (or whatever mountain climbers wear), but the top is so very far. What's more, there are tricky points along the way; places where a girl could lose her footing and plummet to the … [Read more...]
5-Minute Carrot Cake Oatmeal
Which would you rather eat for breakfast: vegetables or dessert? (Whoever answered veggies---overachiever! ;-) ) Honestly, despite the fact that my blog is called Veggie Quest, my inner 3-year-old---and the rest of me---would still rather have dessert first, thanks anyway. Luckily, I've … [Read more...]
16 Iron Rich Vegetables
Quick, which has more iron: the tomato sauce or the meatballs? … [Read more...]
Easy Southern Sweet Potato Salad
Oh y'all, I can't think of anything more Southern than sweet puh-tay-tuh salad! (Except maybe kudzu, which is---surprisingly---edible.) Anyhow, making this sweet potato salad is easy as falling off a log, which leaves more time for ice-tea-sipping and porch-sitting, two time-honored Southern … [Read more...]
3 Low-Fat, Gluten-Free & Vegan Burgers You Can Buy (Under 200 Calories!)
Summer's too short to make your own veggie burgers. Of course, if you want to spend time in the kitchen when you could be lounging by the pool, sprucing up your garden, or relaxing on the porch with a glass of sangria and a good friend, be my guest. But as I see it, we only get a few blissful … [Read more...]
Superfood Made Easy: Blissful Blueberry Breakfast Bowl
Do you have favorite meal or snack that seems weird but is so good you eat it everyday anyway? It could have come from anywhere: Maybe you had to find an emergency sub for an ingredient you ran out of---and the sub made the recipe even better. Maybe you were jonesing for a snack but hadn't … [Read more...]
14 Calcium Rich Vegetables
"But where do you get your calcium?" If you're dairy free, I'm sure you've heard this question. Whether from friends, family, or a stranger in the checkout line, it's usually spoken in a scandalized tone by someone who's clearly agog that you don't drink milk. … [Read more...]
5-Minute Vegan Cherry Chocolate Ice Cream
Want vegan ice cream that practically makes itself? All you need is 5 minutes, 6 ingredients, and a food processor. No churning needed! … [Read more...]
I'm Lee, an RD thriving on a healthy plant based diet.