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DHA in Vegan Diets. Is Supplementation Necessary? Plus, True Vitality Protein Powder (DHA Enriched) Product Review.

September 2, 2012
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Greetings, all! Hope you’ve been enjoying restful and happy holiday weekends. Mine has been very busy–tons of “back to the grind” stuff to deal with–which is fine with me. To be honest, as nice as vacation is, it only takes me a week or so to start aching for work again. I’ll be ruing these [...]

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New Snack Bar Review: Kate Bakes Bars. Plus, Open Call for Green Recovery Stories!

August 20, 2012
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Hey friends. At this time today, I was supposed to be at JFK, awaiting my flight to Portland to visit my friends Jasmin and Mariann. As my tweets and Facebook posts last night indicate, I started feeling weird in the early evening, and by 9, I was nursing a fever, chills, aches, and a headache. [...]

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Product Review: Core Foods Defender Meal Bars. Plus, Some Thoughts on Meal Replacement vs. Snacking.

July 17, 2012
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Early in the summer, before I headed to New York for The Seed, I got an email from the folks at Core Foods, a new bar and performance food brand. Was I interested, they asked, in trying some of their 100% vegan bars? I said yes, of course. Core Foods Defender bars are 100% vegan, [...]

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Raw Brussels Sprout Salad with Tangy Mustard Dressing; All About Sacha Inchi Oil

April 30, 2012
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Readers often ask me whether there are vegetables that one should not eat raw. Though I’ve heard some rumors that green beans may be toxic, my usual response is to say that, while you probably can eat most vegetables raw, you may not want to eat them all raw. Eggplant tastes much better to me [...]

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Taza Chocolate Review

January 13, 2012
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Happy Friday!!! So glad the weekend has arrived, especially since it’s a relatively open one in terms of schoolwork. The gentle homework schedule won’t last, so I’m savoring it while I can. A few months ago, I gave a glowing review to Lulu’s Raw Chocolate:

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Snack Attack: Sundried Tomato Hummus with Flax Crackers

November 28, 2011
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Well, I suppose it’s Monday again. After a nice long weekend of frolicking in NYC, it’s time to get serious again—about finals, about life. I returned from a lengthy Orgo lecture today, feeling just a little glum about getting back-to-business after my Thanksgiving respite. A delicious and energizing snack plate was in order.

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Go On, Put Your Feet Up

November 18, 2011
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No, this is not a post about rest and relaxation. It is a post about going to the bathroom, and had I been a little more bold, I’d have simply titled it “potty talk,” because this post is all about the squatty potty. Squatty Potty, you say? Yes, Squatty Potty. It looks like this:

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