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What the Heck Is Chlorella, Anyway?

January 24, 2012
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A few of you have noticed that I mentioned chlorella in my recent smoothie posts. It showed up in my cherry vanilla smoothie last week, and it made an appearance yesterday, too, in my Down Dog smoothie (thanks, by the way, for the nice comments on that post—I love it when yogis unite!). It’s part [...]

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Mostly Vegan?

May 16, 2011
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A few weeks ago, one of my readers emailed me with a very good question. “I know you call yourself ‘semi-raw’ or ‘mostly raw’” she said. “But are you ever semi-vegan?” She went on to say that, in spite of being mostly vegan, she finds that there are certain things—ice cream, for example—that just aren’t [...]

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Eating For IBS: Soluble Fiber

July 27, 2010

Hey guys! Seems like the general consensus is that you’re pleased with my balance of higher fat and lighter recipes – though requests for more calorically dense recipes have been noted! I got the following email yesterday: Hi Gena, Have you heard of the book Eating for IBS? Maggie (The Salad Girl) wrote about it [...]

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Pumpkin Seed Mylk, and Chewing Gum

June 8, 2010

Wondering if I’ve gone from editor to illiterate? No, I promise I haven’t (though I hope my blog has by now served as excellent proof that book editors are not immune to typos). That “mylk” spelling is how many raw foodists like to refer to nut and seed milks. While I see how this spelling [...]

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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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