It’s hard to imagine that we can change the world through the food that we’re eating. What if I told you it’s really that simple? By making small changes during one meal a day we can impact our own well-being and the health of the planet. Before I jump into the reasons why plant-based eating…
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Why You’ll Be a Vegetarian in 25 Years, Like it or Not
This is a guest post by Hemi Weingarten. It originally appeared on the Fooducate Blog. Global meat consumption will have to decrease drastically by 2050, according to a new report by the Stockholm International Water Institute. The changing climate is decreasing the available global water supply. This is causing droughts, which are leading to high price…
Food Day: Why Organic?
Happy Food Day! Food Day is an annual celebration and a worldwide event designed to increase awareness, understanding and promote action to alleviate hunger. This year we are again combining forces to celebrate Food Day as a celebration and movement toward more healthy, affordable, and sustainable food. Now that’s reason to celebrate. According to the Food Day…
Wordless Wednesday Why Organic?
It’s Wednesday and all over the internet you will find photos with no words of explanation. Why? Because pictures say a thousand words. This picture happens to have a thousand (not quite) words! Yesterday I wrote a review of a wonderful vegan and vegetarian restaurant, Life Alive. This is a photo of a sign posted…
Boston Restaurant Review: Life Alive
When a restaurant really knocks my socks off I want to share the news. On Mother’s Day we celebrated with another family and decided to try out a vegetarian restaurant, Life Alive in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The restaurant’s tag line is “Urban Oasis & Organic Cafe”-I was already sold before tasting a bite. The exterior and…
Meatless Monday: Start Your Week Meat Free With a Bean and Rice Burrito
Back in April I took a pledge to eat meatless every Monday (or at least one day each week) as a simple way to reduce my carbon footprint. I have stuck to it and am busy trying new food combinations and compiling those that have been a big hit. There are many ways to go…
Chicago public school bans home-packed lunches
Say goodbye to mom’s homemade sandwich and hello to whatever the school feels like serving your child. A Chicago public school, Little Village Academy on Chicago’s Westside, has banned their students from bringing in a lunch packed from home. The students, unless they have a medical excuse, are REQUIRED to eat the food served in…
