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Have you seen the new 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans and wondered if you should follow them? You may have seen talk about them on the news and social media, and don’t know quite what to believe. The slogan of eating more ‘real foods’ sounds good though, and the New Pyramid diagram seems ...

The new 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans were released on January 7, 2026 and already they have created quite a stir. Perhaps you’ve seen the Guidelines and wonder what to make of them too. For one, there’s a featured image of an inverted pyramid comprising foods like butter, steak, whole ...

Are you ready to begin plant-based eating but worry how this diet transition can fit into your packed schedule? You’re already busy running around taking care of others and the home. Maybe you’ve tried to make an online vegan recipe in the past, but it was complicated and took way longer than you th...

Do you want to move away from a meat-heavy diet but worry that eating plant-based will take too much time in the kitchen? Maybe you have time but you KNOW you won’t have the energy or ability to be standing for hours prepping, chopping and cooking vegetables, grains and beans. After all, doesn’t it ...

Feeling tight on time and looking for ways to make plant-based cooking faster? Maybe you’ve been in transition for a few weeks now and wonder whether there are ways to cut time in the kitchen and make things more sustainable. I get you. I have a busy life too and don’t want to spend hours in the kit...

Are you struggling to stay plant-based eating and it has only been a week or two? If that’s you, it’s easy then to start wondering, “How do I stay plant-based eating or stay motivated to keep going?”

Let’s talk about that today. In this 4th and final episode of the Plant-Based Beginner Series, I’ll s...