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Ep. 56 | How to BEST Do Your Walking To Maximize Health Benefits – with Courtney McManus [Guest Expert Interview] Jul 02, 2024

Have you ever wondered what the KEYS to good health are? If you were to ask me this, I would say it is 2 crucial things. One is to nourish our bodies with the right fuel – using nourishing whole plant-based foods. The other essential key is this: moving our bodies and staying active. 

But do only s...

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Ep. 55 | How to Eat for Health - 3 Things to Always Check When Buying Plant-Based Vegan Packaged Foods Jun 25, 2024

Are you finally committed to eating healthier and feel ready to move into plant-based eating, but find the grocery store super overwhelming and confusing to navigate? Everywhere you look, there seem to be so many commercially processed vegan or plant-based food products calling from store shelves. S...

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Ep. 54 | Why a Calorie is NOT a Calorie for Weight Loss - Especially on a Plant-Based Diet Jun 18, 2024

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...

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Ep. 53 | How Blueberries Can Benefit Your Brain and Health (+ Top Ways to Enjoy Them!) Jun 11, 2024

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...

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Ep. 52 | 3 Tips for Eating (and Staying) Plant-Based During Summer Vacation Car Trips Jun 04, 2024

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...

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Ep. 51 | Should You Buy Processed Commercial Vegan and Plant-Based Food Products? May 28, 2024

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, ...

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Ep. 50 | How To Save Money Year-Round Plant-Based Grocery Shopping - 3 Simple Strategies! May 21, 2024

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!

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Ep. 49 | Make This Key Mindset Shift to Help Your Family Move to Plant-Based Eating May 14, 2024

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...

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Ep. 48 | Plant-Based Eating and Always Hungry? Here are 3 Possible Reasons Why May 07, 2024

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...

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Ep. 47 | Ask the Dietitian: Do You Need Calcium Supplements on a Plant-Based Diet? Apr 30, 2024

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...

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Ep. 46 | What's in Green Peas & Surprising Ways to Enjoy Them [Ingredient Spotlight] Apr 23, 2024

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...

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Ep. 45 | 8 Steps to Better Self-Care – with Kate Galli [Guest Expert Interview] Apr 16, 2024

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? 

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