Being plant based, I know that every snack and meal has to count to get the proper balance of nutrients my family needs. We enjoy eating celery with almond butter on it sometimes for lunch or as a snack. I love the quick preparation of it. And, it’s a “whole food”. Not processed. Tastes good, [...]
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A nutritious snack for the kids
If you want to give a whole food snack to your kids, try a 1/2 cup or more of raw sunflower seeds and raisins. Raisins, not only provide vitamins and minerals, including iron, for a healthy body, but can help reduce the risk of getting cavities. Sunflower seeds have tryptophan in it. Tryptophan is an [...]
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Petrochemicals found in raisins fight bacteria in the mouth
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/06/050613062724.htm
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How my family went plant based
Hi. I wanted to take a second to talk about how my family went plant based. It was a process. I had one goal in mind before we started. I wanted to make sure we did this gradually so we wouldn’t be overwhelmed and left without ever eating our favorite foods again all at once. [...]
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New show to begin taping in 2 weeks
The new show will concentrate on summer cookout foods such as bean burgers, potato fries, and possibly kale. Some of the items may change but the bean burgers are for certain and boy are they delicious. Your meat eating friends may cave in and ask for one when they see how tender, moist and tasty [...]
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New Show Featuring “Mediterranean” Food set to air this week!
We have just completed our second show featuring a Pasta Vegetable Medley, Hummus, and Balsamic Vinaigrette. All recipes have been posted online. Look for the new show on WCTV sometime this week.
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