Two of the biggest obstacles to eating healthy meals during the week are time and effort. How often do we come home tired from a long day at work and end up eating pre-packaged, easy to cook foods or take-out fast food? In this episode of the podcast, we offer seven meal planning tips that will […]

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Two of the biggest obstacles to eating healthy meals during the week are time and effort.  How often do we come home tired from a long day at work and end up eating pre-packaged, easy to cook foods or take-out fast food?

In this episode of the podcast, we offer seven meal planning tips that will help you eat well during the busy work week.  We also recommend a meal planning website that allows you to create a week's-worth of menus and will even generate a shopping list for them.

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March 26, 2014 - Make Up Your Own Holiday Day

Recipe Resources

Pinterest

Vegetarian Recipes Board

VeggieBoards

Oh She Glows

The Kitchn

Meal Planning Resources

Plan to Eat (our affiliate program link)

Weekly Meal Prepping Tips Pinterest Board

Blog Feed Aggregators & Article Clipping Tools

Feedly

Flipboard

Pocket

Evernote

Quote of the Week

     -- Charles Pierre Monselet, French author (1825-1888)

     -- Curnonsky (Maurice Edmond Sailland), French writer (1872-1956)

Spinach Enchiladas

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One of the biggest arguments against eating fresh, wholesome, healthy foods involves time. After a long day at the office and a long commute home, many people say it's just too late to make a healthy meal and still eat at a decent hour. It's much easier and faster to go through a drive-through, pick […]

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One of the biggest arguments against eating fresh, wholesome, healthy foods involves time.  After a long day at the office and a long commute home, many people say it's just too late to make a healthy meal and still eat at a decent hour.  It's much easier and faster to go through a drive-through, pick up a pizza, or pop frozen dinners into the microwave.

It doesn't have to be this way, however.  With just a little planning, it's easy to cut the time spent on cooking weeknight dinners and packing healthy and money-saving lunches by more than half.

In this episode we discuss ways to do this, including general prep tips plus ideas for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks.  Less mess, less fuss, less time, and more great, wholesome meal choices. Nothing wrong with that!

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Farnoosh Brock

The Healthy Smoothie Bible: Lose Weight, Detoxify, Fight Disease, and Live Long

Glass Food Storage

Pyrex Cooking Solved Storage Plus 14-Piece Container Set

Quote of the Week

-- Benjamin Franklin

4-Bean Vegetarian Chili

Resources

Sunday Night Prep to Eat Clean All Week

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Peace and Veggies,

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Did you know that when "Super Size Me" was filmed back in 2004 only seven McDonald's menu items (hash browns, sausage, chicken McNuggets, coffee, tea and diet coke) did not contain sugar? How about the fact that a today's ten-piece order of chicken McNuggets contains 470 calories, 30 grams of fat and 900 milligrams of […]

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Did you know that when "Super Size Me" was filmed back in 2004 only seven McDonald's menu items (hash browns, sausage, chicken McNuggets, coffee, tea and diet coke) did not contain sugar?  How about the fact that a today's ten-piece order of chicken McNuggets contains 470 calories, 30 grams of fat and 900 milligrams of sodium?  And that's just the nuggets...nevermind the fries and soda that usually accompany the order.  YIKES!

In "Super Size Me", documentary filmmaker goes on a reckless and terrifying diet: three McDonald's meals per day for 30 days. No other food or drinks.  If he couldn't get it at Mickey D's, he didn't eat it.  The results were horrifying.

In this episode, we present facts from the movie and discuss our thoughts. The fact that Spurlock released his shocking film in 2004 and McDonald's continues to reign supreme in 2014 is a sad testimonial to the skewed way our society values (or does not value!) health and healthy eating.

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Super Size Me

Veggie-versary Giveaways!

Vegetarian Zen t-shirts

Quote of the Week

-- Jiddu Krishnamurti

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Peace and Veggies,

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Raising animals for human consumption has a tremendous negative impact on our environment. Grazing animals such as cattle, sheep and goats release harmful gases into the atmosphere as part of their digestive process. The estimated number of cattle currently being farmed worldwide is 1.5 billion. Add to this number billions of other grazing animals, both […]

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Raising animals for human consumption has a tremendous negative impact on our environment.  Grazing animals such as cattle, sheep and goats release harmful gases into the atmosphere as part of their digestive process.  The estimated number of cattle currently being farmed worldwide is 1.5 billion.  Add to this number billions of other grazing animals, both livestock and wild, and the amount of harmful gas they contribute to global warming is off the charts.

This is far from the only environmental hazard that goes hand in hand with the livestock industry.  In this episode, we take a look at what other dangers raising animals for human consumption poses to our planet and to us.  We also discuss steps we can all take to help mitigate and even begin to reverse the damage.

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National Read Across America Day

Veggie-versary Giveaways!

Vegetarian Zen t-shirts

Books

A Feast for Crows: A Song of Ice and Fire (Game of Thrones) by George RR Martin

Products

 Lemon Chick’n with Mushrooms & Broccoli

Quote of the  Week

-- Paul Brooks, The Pursuit of Wilderness

Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better, it's not.

-- Dr. Seuss, The Lorax

Barbecue Sauce

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Peace and Veggies,

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So, you've been juicing for a while now (like we have), and you love it (we do too). But how do you know for sure you're "doing it right"? Are you prepping your fruits and veggies correctly? What should you peel, and which peels are okay to leave on? Which foods are beneficial for which […]

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So, you've been juicing for a while now (like we have), and you love it (we do too).  But how do you know for sure you're "doing it right"?  Are you prepping your fruits and veggies correctly?  What should you peel, and which peels are okay to leave on?  Which foods are beneficial for which ailments, and which ones should you not juice at all (hint: yellow, slippery peel, monkeys eat them).

In this episdode we revisit juicing and offer some best practices to help ensure that you are getting the  most out of your juicing experience.

Are you a fan of juicing?  We'd love to hear about your juicing experiences.  What kinds of fruits and vegetables do you juice?  What type of juicer do you use and how do you like it?  You can use our contact form to send us an email, leave us a voicemail, leave a comment on our Facebook page or send us a tweet.  Hope to hear from you!

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Vegetarian Zen t-shirts

Juicing Resources

The Healthy Juicer's Bible: Lose Weight, Detoxify, Fight Disease, and Live Long by Farnoosh Brock

Quote of the  Week

-- President John F. Kennedy

Inflammation Zapper Juice

 Resources:

The Right (and Wrong) Way to Juice

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Peace and Veggies,

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