Make easy healthy eco-friendly diet changes, thanks to this top advice from dietitians on Planet-Friendly Eating Tips for Earth Day, plus these earth friendly recipes. What you put on your plate not only impacts your own personal health, it makes a significant impact on the planet. The food system is responsible for more than one quarter of the planet’s global greenhouse gas emissions, and it takes up about 50% of the planet’s ice-free, dessert-free land to grow food to feed the world. On top of that, the process of getting food to your plate is responsible for a large amount of pollution, fr ..read more

Looking for a new way to do your breakfast grain bowl? Then try a millet breakfast bowl, topped with flavorful shredded coconut, bananas, and peanuts for a powerful flavor and health bonus. This easy breakfast porridge bowl starts with quick-cooking whole grain millet, which is then topped with slices of fresh bananas, coconut, peanuts, and coconut milk beverage, with a drizzle of maple syrup. With only six ingredients, you can make these whole grain breakfast bowls in 20 minutes. This Shredded Coconut Banana Millet Breakfast Grain Bowl recipe is a perfect meal prep idea too! Just make up you ..read more

You can cut your carbon footprint quite significantly by following a few low carbon diet tips: eat more plants, make smart calorie choices, and cut food waste.  Over the past few decades, it’s become increasingly clear that what we choose to put on our plates every day is one of the most significant opportunities we can have as individuals over our lifetimes to reduce our environmental impact. Our diets make big impacts on deforestation, pollution, water use, and greenhouse gas emissions (or carbon), which impacts climate change. According to the IPPC, we must stay within 1.5 °C above pr ..read more

Looking for the best plant based milk options in the supermarket? Check out this plant based milk guide, which includes a nutrition comparison of popular plant based milk alternatives and dairy free plant milks in your supermarket. A generation ago, if you avoided dairy-based milk for health, allergy, or dietary preference reasons you didn’t have many options. Perhaps you could find soymilk in a health food store if you were lucky. Today, things have changed dramatically! You can find milk-like beverages made from all sorts of plants, including just about every nut, seed, and grain. You can e ..read more

Ahh…Chili Mac! Get this delicious, budget-friendly, family-friendly, healthy, plant-based comfort food skillets meal on the table in 30 minutes. Sign me up! Serve it right out of the skillet for easy clean up, too. This classic chili mac and cheese recipe is made into a lighter, healthier plant-based version thanks to its foundation of tempeh, spices, tomatoes, corn, onions, and black beans. Light in fats, sodium, and sugars, this is a simple, savory meal the whole family will love. Based on economical pantry staples–macaroni, spices, EVOO, canned tomatoes, canned (or frozen) corn and black ..read more

Learn about the plant-based options in Edinburgh restaurants, as well as the top tourist sites in this beautiful Scottish town.  Ask a Scot for recommendations on where to start your food or sightseeing tour, and you’ll likely be pointed to Edinburgh. Scots take their food seriously, and so do I! Earlier this year I had the opportunity to visit Scotland for a partially sponsored nutrition conference, and I took full advantage of my time there checking out some of the best plant-based eats and sights in this gorgeous Scottish town. Want to learn more about where to stay in Edinburgh, the ..read more

Wondering how to recycle in the kitchen? Check out this guide for recycling food packaging and kitchen recycling tips for reducing your impact on the planet with your daily habits. We live in a world where environmental awareness has become a prominent fixture. Chances are you take personal steps every day towards a more sustainable lifestyle. One important action step you can make is to recycle in your kitchen. But what is recycling really? Simply put, recycling is the act of taking items that would otherwise be thrown away and instead collecting and processing these waste products to turn t ..read more

Discover a world of reliable, comforting, and essential vegan dinner recipes in this collection of 50 Beloved Vegan Entrees Recipes. Whether you’re somewhat new to plant-based eating, or you’re an old pro, one thing’s for sure: You have an absolute favorite, most beloved vegan entrée recipe, right? You know what I’m talking about; those dinner recipes you turn to time and time again. Maybe it’s the recipe you think of when you’ve got the blues. Or maybe you cook it up when you’re craving something comforting and reassuring. Or perhaps it’s your entire family’s favorite recipe on a Wednesday n ..read more

This crunchy, nutty Tempeh Cold Noodle Salad with Peanut Dressing showcases roasted tempeh cubes against a backdrop of soft noodles, crunchy vegetables, and a flavorful peanut dressing. Packed with nutrition, this Thai salad inspiration is like a meal in one, and perfect for meal prep, potlucks, picnics, and easy meals during the week. Just roast tempeh cubes in a flavorful easy peanut dressing and toss with cooked soba noodles, cabbage, carrots, broccoli, snap peas, cilantro, and peanuts. Yummy! Colorful and packed with flavor, this hearty vegan noodle salad is a winner! Plus, you can make t ..read more

Mujadara is a classic plant-based Middle Eastern dish featuring earthy lentils and rice topped with caramelized onions and served with a flavorful yogurt cucumber sauce. This lentil dish is a nutritious staple, showing how cultures around the world turn to wholesome, economical plant-based foods to provide sustenance. I am so excited to partner with Sunkist California grown prunes to create this recipe, which features the savory sweetness of California grown prunes, giving this rustic mujadara recipe an extra dose of flavor and nutrition. Print Mujadara with Prunes and Yogurt Cucumber ..read more