Wondering about the best supplements for a vegan diet? If you’re eating a plant-based, vegetarian, or vegan diet, check out these recommendations for the best supplements in order to meet your nutrient needs for optimal health. Can a healthy, balanced plant-based, vegan diet provide all of the nutrients you need? What are the best supplements you should be taking if you eat a completely plant-based vegan diet? Do you need vitamin B12, D, zinc, or calcium supplements? What about iodine and omega 3s? These are all common questions I receive from people who want to live a healthy vegan lifestyle ..read more

This refreshing, crisp shredded carrot salad sparkles with the traditional Thai flavors of fresh mint, ginger, lime, and peanuts. This Thai Salad with Carrots and Mint is completely plant-based (vegan) and gluten-free, making it a great option for everyone at your table. Calling upon a few sturdy, easy-to-find vegetables—carrots, celery, and cucumbers—it’s a recipe you can turn to all year long, even when summer produce isn’t as readily available. I grow all of these veggies (as well as limes and mint) in my garden, as they are some of the easiest plants to grow in home gardens (learn more a ..read more

Regenerative agriculture is the new buzz word in sustainable farming. Moving beyond organically produced foods, regenerative organic certified foods are coming to your supermarket aisle. Learn more about this sustainable food movement. There is so much buzz in the food world about the sustainability of our current food system. As the needs of our planet change, both locally and globally, our food system must adapt in order to provide healthy food both today and in the future, while considering social, environmental, and economic needs. That’s no small task, especially given the issues of mode ..read more

Looking for some truly inspiring healthy cake recipes that are as delicious as they are beautiful? This collection of 35 Gorgeous Vegan Cake Recipes will provide you with recipes for everything from vegan vanilla cake to vegan birthday cake and beyond. A moist yet delicate bite of fluffy cake with a luscious frosting. Is there anything more delicious? Cakes are special treat recipes that signal it’s time for celebration. Whether it’s a birthday cake, Christmas cake, or even wedding cake, these cakes serve as important traditions for honoring many special meals and occasions. Cake recipes are ..read more

Learning how to grow your own food in your home vegetable garden can reap so many benefits. Get your whole family gardening, understand gardening benefits, and learn how to grow broccoli and beyond in this guide. Spending time digging in your gardening soil can reap rewards beyond just fresh air and exercise. Not only does home gardening give you an excuse to get outside, it is an activity that provides substantial health benefits for those of all ages. Multiple studies support the benefits of growing your own food and family gardening. Studies show home gardening increases one’s feelings of ..read more

Learn how to cook with sorghum, including sorghum grain, sorghum flour and even sorghum syrup in this sorghum cooking guide with sorghum cooking tips, sorghum benefits, and sorghum recipes. Chances are, you might not have heard of sorghum. Indeed, sorghum is an undervalued and certainly underutilized whole grain. This plant food originated in Africa, and from there it traveled on the Silk Road to Asia and India, eventually making its way to the United States on slave ships. Today, it is primarily used as livestock feed and fuel for ethanol. In Africa and Asia, however, its primary purpose is ..read more

Naturally sweet dates are the basis for this ultra creamy, healthy, delicious shake, which happens to be dairy-free, added-sugar free, and gluten-free. If you have ever been to the desert in California, you might have been lucky enough to try a date shake. The region near Palm Springs is famous for date cultivation, and I regularly stock up on dates grown in the California deserts. In particular, medjool date trees yield perfect dates for eating out of hand, or in recipes. Dates are luscious, naturally sweet, and caramelly good. Date shakes are typically blended with vanilla ice cream, but in ..read more

In this Live Chat nutrition expert Maya Feller sits down with Sharon to explore the importance of cultural and traditional foods in our diets. I am so excited to host colleague and cultural nutrition expert, Maya Feller on my live chat today, as we talk about her new book “Eating From Our Roots,” as well as how we can honor our cultural food roots for happiness and health. Maya Feller is a well known nutrition expert and has been featured widely in the media, such as on Good Morning America. She answers some of our top questions on understanding nutrition through a culturally sensitive approa ..read more

If you’re looking for a flavorful, healthy, plant-based soup to add to your menu, turn to this recipe for Easy Kabocha Squash Soup with Miso. Based on Japanese food traditions, including kabocha squash, miso, and tofu, this recipe is super easy to make, plus it’s healthy, light, vegan, and gluten-free. All you have to do is microwave the squash until it’s tender, then blend it up with miso, ginger, and plant-based milk, and reheat it until warm and bubbly. Then top with cubed tofu, green onions, and chili oil (if desired). So easy, and so good! While I’m not a true expert in Japanese food tr ..read more

Are you struggling to find sufficient energy to fuel your workouts? Changing your pre workout plant-based meals and snacks just might make the difference in helping you reach your health and fitness goals. Here’s what you need to know about pre workout for women on a plant-based diet. If you’re looking for a way to level up your workout, whether that be to run an extra mile or lift a little extra weight, you might want to take a look at what you’re eating. But with all the buzz on nutrition for enhancing training and elevating performance, from fasted workouts to pre workout energy drinks and ..read more