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Vegan Recipes : High Protein and Oil-Free Basil Pesto. I’m a huge fan of anything that can be spread, drizzled, dipped, and of course, spoon fed from a bowl.

Vegan Recipes : High Protein and Oil-Free Basil Pesto

Vegan Apple Pancakes Recipe. DIY Satsuma Candle. A friend of mine DIYed her own candles, made from the peels of Satsuma oranges, for a recent dinner party.

DIY Satsuma Candle

I was so excited by this simple yet clever idea, I had to share the tutorial on HonestlyWTF. My only regret is not discovering this sooner when Satsumas were at their absolute peak in December. Hopefully, you’ll still be able to snatch up a few at your local grocery store or farmer’s market and impress your guests at your next dinner party! Untitled. Don’t eat less—eat smarter.

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Try these ridiculously easy food trade-offs to banish your gut for good By: Emily G. W.

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Raw. The Whole Food Chart for Health. What do vegetarians eat? What do vegans eat? See our answers. Edible weeds. Edible Wild Plants: 19 Wild Plants You Can Eat to Survive in the Wild. The Ultimate Superfood Guide. Humane Myth: Encouraging Truth, Transparency and Integrity in Animal Advocacy. Fasting. Cold-Brewed Iced Coffee. Update 4/2014: Be sure to check out my new, improved cold-brewed iced coffee tutorial with step-by-step instructions and lessons learned since first posting about cold-brewed iced coffee.

Cold-Brewed Iced Coffee

I started making my iced coffee this way a couple of years ago, thanks to this New York Times recipe that convinced me to do so. You add coffee grounds to cold water and let it sit at room temperature for several hours. Then you strain it through a coffee filter, and the result is a deep, rich, dark, and caffeine-packed glass of iced coffee. Food That Kills - Full Documentary.

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Lose Weight Fast With Apple Cider Vinegar - Natural Weight Loss Benefits. How to Lose Weight Fast - Apple Cider Vinegar by Terry Goodman Many people mistakenly believe that in order to lose weight fast, they have to shell out tons of cash for expensive weight loss supplements.

Lose Weight Fast With Apple Cider Vinegar - Natural Weight Loss Benefits

This couldn’t be further from the truth. Many of the best diet supplements are both natural and inexpensive. In fact, one of the most effective, apple cider vinegar, can be purchased for only a few bucks. Below, we will take a look at why apple cider vinegar works so well as a weight loss aid and how it’s perfectly suited to help dieters lose weight fast. Apple cider vinegar has been a well-known diet aid for years. Apple cider vinegar, in particular, has several noted benefits as it relates to weight loss. The use of apple cider vinegar to help dieters lost weight fast is easy enough. If you’re interested in utilizing apple cider vinegar as a weight loss aid you’ll need to purchase the following: chamomile tea, cinnamon powder, raw honey and organic (or natural) apple cider vinegar.

Raw Food Nutrition - Raw Foods with More Nutrients. Raw nuts have healthy fats that are essential to the body.

Raw Food Nutrition - Raw Foods with More Nutrients

Raw nuts can help lower the LDL (low-density lipoprotein), or "bad," cholesterol level in the blood. Raw nuts can reduce your risk of blood clots and can improve the healthy lining of your arteries When nuts are roasted at a temperature higher than 170 degrees, those disease-fighting fats get broken down into free radicals that do just the opposite: contribute to plaque and cardiovascular disease. Did you know that nuts are also among the best sources of Vitamin E? Alissa Cohen is the internationally recognized author of Living on Live Food, a raw food chef and the owner of Boston's renowned Grezzo restaurant, and a certified fitness trainer, nutritional consultant and mind-body therapist.

Food Comparison. Serves up its own ‘Plate’ The Healthy Eating Plate, a visual guide that provides a blueprint for eating a healthy meal, was unveiled today by nutrition experts at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) in conjunction with colleagues at Harvard Health Publications.

serves up its own ‘Plate’

Similar to the U.S. government’s MyPlate, the Healthy Eating Plate is simple and easy to understand — and it addresses important deficiencies in the MyPlate icon. “Unfortunately, like the earlier U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) pyramids, MyPlate mixes science with the influence of powerful agricultural interests, which is not the recipe for healthy eating,” said Walter Willett, professor of epidemiology and nutrition and chair of the Department of Nutrition at HSPH.

“The Healthy Eating Plate is based on the best available scientific evidence and provides consumers with the information they need to make choices that can profoundly affect our health and well-being.” “Unfortunately, like the earlier U.S. Fruits: Choose a rainbow of fruits every day. 5 Foods You Should Grow in Your Own Backyard" Wait, fruit trees?

5 Foods You Should Grow in Your Own Backyard"

How to Store Vegetables & Fruit Without Plastic. Darya Pino, Ph.D: 10 Overrated Health Foods. The Ultimate Vegan Baking Cheat Sheet. Free Worldwide Online Premiere Cinema. The Free Worldwide Online Premiere has now finished!

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