Magic Flax, The Vegan Egg

by | Aug 29, 2011 | vegan, vegetarian

When conventional bakers contemplate baking vegan, the ingredient they find hardest to do without is the eggs. You can use other fats instead of butter, and there are vegan sugars that will do most of the tricks that white sugar does. But eggs, well, you don’t...

Is Your Spice Rack Better than a Medicine Cabinet?

by | Aug 14, 2011 | vegetarian

We have known for some time that spices like turmeric and cinnamon have health benefits. Turmeric is a potent antioxidant and anti inflammatory, and cinnamon is thought to help regulate blood sugar. But a recent study found that adding antioxidant-rich herbs and...

Is Eating Healthy Too Expensive?

by | Aug 8, 2011 | vegan, vegetarian

A study made headlines this week, announcing that eating a diet that matched up with the new USDA guidelines costs consumers $380 a year more than eating whatever they usually eat. The study was done at the University of Washington and reported in the Journal of...