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Are you worried that if you start plant-based eating, you’ll be packing on more calories and pounds, since plant-based foods like beans, fruits and whole grains all seem to have more calories? After all, a calorie is just a calorie, and it doesn’t matter where it’s from…right?

Not quite. If you’re lo...

It’s summer time in many parts of the world, with a bounty of fresh, juicy and sweet fruits waiting to be enjoyed – like berries. You may have heard that these are good for you and seen lots of talk surrounding them, especially about blueberries. But what’s so great about them and how can they reall...

Are you feeling excited yet unsure and anxious about your upcoming summer vacation trip? You love traveling, visiting friends, relatives and exploring new places. But how do you navigate all of this as a new plant-based eater? Maybe you’ve just started plant-based eating, or have been in diet transi...

Walk into any grocery store, especially the big ones, and you’ll likely see a plethora of vegan commercial products lining store shelves, beckoning you to buy them with shiny packages and bold words declaring they are ‘plant-based’ or ‘vegan’. These options certainly look good, but the question is, ...

Do you feel that eating a plant-based diet will be too expensive, so you’re afraid to try it? Or maybe you’ve started plant-based eating already but don’t know how to keep your grocery bill reasonable. If you want to stay plant-based eating on a budget, I’ve got you covered!

Let’s turn you into a s...

Are you plant-based eating but feel discouraged that your loved ones seem set in their meat-eating ways, with no desire to change? They have health challenges too and you wish they could experience for themselves the benefits you’ve seen with plant-based eating. So what do you do? Just resign yourse...

Have you recently started plant-based eating, or been transitioning for a while, but can’t seem to shake off those darn hunger pangs? It seems like you’re eating constantly, or battling snack attacks and cravings the whole day. So do you just resign yourself to the fact that it’s impossible to get f...

Worried about getting weak bones and more fractures if you eat plant-based? After all, dairy products have long been promoted to be a good source of calcium. So, if you remove animal-based foods from your diet, that would mean taking away dairy products like cow’s milk, cheeses, and yogurts too. Whe...

Want a budget-friendly way to give your meals a plant-protein rich boost? Then let me introduce you to our friend, green peas.  Green peas, also known as spring peas, garden peas, sweet peas and field peas, might be familiar to you. But what’s so great about them? 

Find out in this episode! See why...

Know you need to better prioritize self-care but don’t know how to do it or keep it up? As we get farther along in the year, our attempts at putting our health and self-care at the forefront of our daily tasks and demanding schedules can start to falter. So how do we get back on track? 

That’s why ...

Are you tired of wasting money and effort buying fresh produce…only to have much of it spoil before you are able to use it? I’ve certainly dealt with this before and know how frustrating it can be. Well, let’s talk about one common scenario– that of dealing with limp and perishing leafy greens. How ...

Do you want to improve your health and blood sugars, but worry about eating more carbs if you move to a plant-based diet? You know eating plant-based would mean more fruit, whole grains and beans…which are all foods you may have severely limited or avoided before. So wouldn’t eating this way make yo...