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Vegetarian & Vegan Recipes

Vegetarian & Vegan Recipes

Rainbow Hued Recipes - Colorful Foods and Recipes - Delish Dine on a gorgous rainbow of fruits and vegetables, nutritionsts like to remind us, and we'll net nature's full spectrum of health-promoting nutrients. But what does an "eat-your-colors" diet look like after the first few salad bar creations? We've come up with a handful of inspiring dishes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner that taste as vivid as they look. Resveratrol:Good Sources: red wine, red grapesBenefits: The wonder-working polyphenol neutralizes free radicals and may inhibit inflammation.Cooking Tip: For a quick hit, roast whole grapes with garlic and fresh thyme. Capsaicin:Good Source: chile peppers Benefits: Hot stuff, indeed: This helps stave off hunger and even burns some calories.

Vegan Shopping Guide It’s never been easier—or tastier!—to give your kitchen a cruelty-free makeover. Major health-food chains chock-full of animal-friendly fare are popping up everywhere, and mainstream supermarkets have become meccas for followers of meat- and dairy-free diets. PETA combed the aisles of countless grocery stores, poring over ingredient labels, and compiled a list of vegan products for your shopping convenience. You’ll find everything on your shopping list and lots more—from the obvious Tofurky Beer Brats and Gardenburger Riblets to the “I can’t believe it’s vegan” Kraft Creamy Italian Dressing and Little Debbie Cake Donuts. We are constantly updating our lists, so if you know of a product that isn’t currently listed here, or if you find a product here that is not vegan, please contact us. Aisle 1: Baking Aisle 2: Baked Goods Aisle 3: Beverages Aisle 4: Breakfast Aisle 5: Condiments Aisle 6: Produce Aisle 7: Refrigerated and Frozen Foods Aisle 8: Snacks Aisle 9: Staples Our Favorite Products

Pepsi's lawyers say Mountain Dew can dissolve a mouse (NaturalNews) While drinking Mountain Dew, have you ever seen (or perhaps felt on your tongue) a thick, jelly-like substance? Maybe you assumed the ingredients in the soda had gelled. According to Mountain Dew manufacturer Pepsi, you may have been ingesting some extra protein with your beverage in the form of a liquified rodent.An Illinois man is suing Pepsi, claiming he found a mouse in his can of Mountain Dew. Ronald Bell of Edwardsville, a small town near St. Bell says that Pepsi destroyed the evidence in the case and is seeking judgment. NaturalNews has reported many times in the past on the health dangers of soda, including the fact that Mountain Dew and other fruit-flavored beverages contain a flame retardant chemical ( Sources:

Recettes Végétariennes Vegan Action #McDstories: McDonalds' Twitter promotion backfires as users share fast food horror stories By Hannah Roberts Updated: 10:09 GMT, 24 January 2012 They certainly don't seem to be lovin’ it. The Big Mac has come under attack, after McDonald's became the subject of an outburst of vitriolic hatred on Twitter when critics hijacked a promotional hash-tag created by the fast-food giant. Opponents accused the burger franchise of making customers vomit, serving pig meat from gestation crates and dishing up a burger containing a finger nail. One fierce critic claimed he would rather eat his own diarrhea than visit the famous Golden Arches. Attack on the Big Mac: McDonalds has become the subject of an outburst of vitriolic hatred on Twitter after users hijacked a promotional hashtag created by the fast-food giant Jumping on the social media bandwagon, McDonald's last week launched a campaign featuring paid-for tweets, which would appear at the top of search results. All was humdrum until 2pm last Wednesday when the global chain sent out two tweets with the more general hash-tag #McDStories.

Végémiam | La référence des recettes végétariennes et végétaliennes Finding Vegan Jamie Oliver: Victory as McDonald's stops using 'pink slime' in its burger recipe TV chef was disgusted to discover ammonium hydroxide was being used by McDonald's to convert fatty beef offcuts into a beef filler for burgers'Why would any sensible human being want to put ammonia-filled meat into their children's mouths? asked Jamie Oliver McDonald's denies its hand had been forced by TV campaign By Jill Reilly Updated: 11:05 GMT, 27 January 2012 After months of Jamie Oliver campaigning on his hit US television show, McDonald's has abandoned the beef filler from its burger patties After years of trying to break America, Jamie Oliver has finally made his mark by persuading one of the biggest U.S fast food chains in the world to change their burger recipe. McDonald's have altered the ingredients after the Naked Chef forced them to remove a processed food type that he labelled 'pink slime'. The food activist was shocked when he learned that ammonium hydroxide was being used by McDonald's to convert fatty beef offcuts into a beef filler for its burgers in the USA.

Le Gourmet Végétarien Humans are natural plant-eaters -- in-depth article according to the best evidence: our bodies by Michael Bluejay • June 2002 • Updated December 2015 A fair look at the evidence shows that humans are optimized for eating mostly or exclusively plant foods, according to the best evidence: our bodies. We're most similar to other plant-eaters, and drastically different from carnivores and true omnivores.1,2,3 Those who insist that humans are omnivores, especially if their argument is based on canine teeth, would do well to look at what the evidence actually shows. We'll cover that below. I first wrote this article many years ago, but since then Milton Mills, M.D. published an excellent paper which covers the anatomy of eating, so let's skip right to my table-ized summary of his research: The details are in Mills' paper. Summary of this article The anatomical evidence tells us that we're optimized for eating mostly or exclusively plant foods. Looking at the evidence fairly The most common counter-arguments "Humans have canine teeth. "Vitamin B12.

Veganism Is The Future Menu Plans: Vegetarian Dishes with Protein Making the switch from a regular diet to a vegetarian one can be rewarding, frustrating, happy, slow, difficult, and the list of adjectives could go on and on, but you can make it easier on yourself with some planning and making sure you’re feeling both satisfied and well-balanced after a meal. If you find it hard to get your protein in on your vegetarian diet, you really can do it as long as you know with what to fuel your body. Beans, quinoa, cottage cheese, avocados, and peanut butter are all great sources of protein and you’ll find these ingredients in the recipes listed below. Plus, the good thing about vegetarian recipes is that you can usually easily adapt a regular recipe to be meat-free while still staying true to the dish and true to your taste buds. The prices listed are an average price based on what’s on sale this week so you’ll have something to compare to your shopping list for your local grocery store. Kitchen-Sink Quesadillas – recipe Quinoa Egg Veggie Bake – recipe

WATCH: 70-Year-Old Raw Vegan Looks Decades Younger Annette Larkins is 70 years old, but you’d never know it by looking at her! Larkins credits the raw, vegan diet she has followed for the past 27 years for her youthful appearance and clean bill of health. She notes that people who are skeptical of her diet often assume she can thank good genes for her health and vitality. But it seems she is thriving not because of good genes, but in spite of bad genes. Larkins notes: ​”Your genes and your family disease history are like a loaded gun. Larkins’ diet consists of raw fruit, vegetables, sprouted beans, nuts, and seeds, many of which she grows in her own back yard.

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