If you’re a parent or caregiver then the rush to get your children ready to head back to school is well underway. Clothes, school supplies, meeting teachers, books, backpacks and more structured routines are just some of the things on your minds. But have you begun thinking about food? This is a good time … [Read more…]
When I decided to become a Vegan, it was a weighty decision. Not because I thought it would be really hard for me personally but I had a husband and two young children to convince as well. With my girls, I decided to take the slow and steady approach. I just casually began adding more … [Read more…]
Kale is like the plant rock star – she’s good at pretty much everything and all of the other vegetables want to be her. …Kale ain’t stingy on providing minerals, either. In fact, it’s one of the best plant sources of easily-digestible calcium, and contains a good amount of readily-absorbed iron, too.
Being a family of four and a mother to two mini vegans, I am often asked, “What do you feed your children?” Nutrition is important when it comes to feeding children, you want to make sure they are getting the nutrients they need to grow up strong and healthy. As a parent to two vegan … [Read more…]
But here I found myself forced to defend over and over again my reasons for being vegan – the benefits to the environment, the improvement to the animal’s wellbeing, the advantage for my own health. The situation escalated to the point a friend asked me if I was going to wait until I’d had my first miscarriage before I started ‘taking care’ of myself. The support I was once given as a vegan was gone replaced by scepticism and doubt that I was putting my health in danger.
Fiber is a group of indigestible saccharides (i.e. carbohydrates) from plant foods that help regulate digestion and bowels, regulate hunger and satiety (which may help promote a healthy weight), lower cholesterol, reduce risk of certain cancers, and help regulate blood sugar. Many assume that vegetarian diets automatically meet recommendations for fiber (usually around 20-35 grams/day, … [Read more…]