January 2010

You Ask, I Answer: Healthy Soy Burger Substitutes

January 14, 2010
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A few days ago, in response to my post on soy protein versus hemp/rice protein, I received the following question from reader Jocelyn. Echoing a few other curious readers, she asked, “Your food blog sparked my interest when you guest posted on The Fitnessista’s blog a while back. I find your blog to be EXTREMELY informative but [...]

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Nourishing Vegetable Broth

January 12, 2010
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Hi all! Glad you liked the protein smoothie and info! I got the following reader question a few days ago: “Hey Gena! I love your blog. I was hoping you might help me with an issue I’ve been having with raw foods: it seems as though all raw foodists are really into green lemonade or [...]

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The Low-Down on Vegan Protein Powders

January 10, 2010
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Hey all! It’s been a very busy weekend, so I’m just checking in quickly. It seems that my last post prompted some great questions about whey protein and protein isolates. Namely this one, from Jessica: Hi! I’ve been following your blog for a while but never written in. I was wondering if you could tell [...]

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Cleanse Excitement, Product Review, and Gratitude

January 7, 2010
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Thank you to all the lovely ladies who participated in last night’s Spark! Wellness + Choosing Raw Cleanse teleclass! Hadley, Andrea and I were blown away by the intelligent questions and comments you all threw out, from “how do I explain the cleanse to my husband?” to “how much exercise is recommended while you’re cleansing?” [...]

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Garden Pate.

January 5, 2010
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Hey all! Terrific responses to my post on labels. I’m glad we were able to discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly. I’m here to share a quick, tasty recipe that I whipped up over the weekend. It was inspired by a Nomi Shannon recipe. For those of you who don’t know her work, [...]

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When Labels Can be Helpful

January 3, 2010
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A few months ago, I interviewed Sarma Melngailis, the gorgeous and glowing owner of New York City’s Pure Food and Wine. When I asked my readers what their favorite part of the interview was, an almost unanimous answer emerged. Over 95% of my readers aid that their favorite part of Sarma’s interview was her statement [...]

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The Best of Choosing Raw 2009

January 2, 2010
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1) Banana Soft Serve 2) My guacamole 3) Cashew “pizza cheese” 4) Zucchini Marinara 5) Butternut Squash and Apple Soup 6) Raw “Peanut” Noodles 7) Spicy Thai Salad 8  ) Raw Tortilla Soup 9) Carrot Falafel with Tangy Tahini Sauce 10) Chocomole Those were some of my faves. What were yours? Happy new decade, guys! [...]

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