1.0HappyCowhttps://www.happycow.net/blogI2 Speakshttps://www.happycow.net/blog/author/i2-speaks/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="4Dxgo9Cjye"><a href="https://www.happycow.net/blog/the-home-project/">The Home Project</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.happycow.net/blog/the-home-project/embed/#?secret=4Dxgo9Cjye" width="600" height="338" title="“The Home Project” — HappyCow" data-secret="4Dxgo9Cjye" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.happycow.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Photo-quinoa-three-types.jpg800534By Kathryn Hayward, MD, and David L. Thomas, Jr. Exciting things are happening with the 4 COS4S initiative. People love the inclusiveness, creativity and joy of collaborating to encourage restaurants, schools and hospitals to offer whole food, plant-based options. In this blog, we are introducing The Home Project as a fourth 4 COS4S project to complement the other three. You don’t need to wait for a 4 COS4S restaurant near you—you can enfold 4 COS4S into your home! For those of us who rely on HappyCow to help us find whole food, plant-based restaurants, this project is particularly interesting. We all agree that eating whole, plant-based food gives our bodies nutrient-rich sustenance. Whole grains, legumes, vegetables and fruits are packed with protein, vitamins, minerals, fiber and other health-supporting ingredients. When we eliminate refined and processed products from our diets, our appetites naturally regulate, and we don’t have to count calories or worry about overeating. We prefer the term “whole food, plant-based” rather than “vegan” because a vegan diet means merely excluding anything that comes from an animal.  You could eliminate animal products entirely and not nourish yourself well because of eating mostly processed foods.  The term “whole food, plant-based” focuses on what you […]