Several studies that have tested the effects of consuming soup on a regular basis found that routinely eating soup can reduce energy intake, enhance satiety, and promote weight loss. Vegan soups are especially satiating because high fiber vegetables are high volume foods. This is called energy density. Energy density is the number of calories in…
Did you know that every 20 seconds a woman has a heart attack in America, and heart disease is the number one killer of women? Although men and women can experience the same chest pressure, women can experience a heart attack without chest pressure, and women can have unique symptoms. Those symptoms could be…
Autumn is in the air and making a big pot of easy vegetable soup for Sunday supper is one of my favorite “cool” night things to do. I always like to step it up a notch with some crunch, texture and a little smokiness. Foods with lots of textures satiate you faster especially in a plant-based diet.…
Yesterday I posted a recipe for a simple roasted cabbage with lemon yogurt sauce for dipping. I had some leftover cabbage so I decided to make a chickpea soup with cabbage and tomatoes. Do you remember back in the day when the cabbage soup diet was all the rage? All you ate was cabbage soup three…
Well, it’s that time of year again. New Years Day! I would like to take this opportunity to wish you and your family a happy, healthy and peaceful 2016. I greatly appreciate all your support over the years, and I am so thankful you are part of our healthy, compassionate community. It is an honor…
Creamy Chickpea Soup with Vegetables I love creating a new plant-based soup on Sundays for snacking throughout the week. Today’s creamy chickpea soup only took about 25 minutes start to finish and I got to sit down for 15 of those minutes. So I would put this recipe in the “simple to create, yummy soup…
Butternut Squash Soup Creamy soups, casseroles and even muffins shine with the addition of sweet and golden butternut squash. Aside from being a delicious versatile ingredient, there are many, many health benefits. Let’s discuss a few. Butternut squash is loaded with antioxidants including beta-carotene. Beta-carotene is considered one of the most powerful anti-oxidants. Anti-oxidants protect the…
There is no doubt in my mind that spring is here when I spot fresh garden peas at the grocery store. These yummy fresh peas are tucked inside a pod and very simple to shell. They have a delicate, sweet flavor and well worth the time and effort of removing them from the pods. I…
Italian Pasta e Fagioli “How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours” Wayne Dyer In my former career, I was fortunate to have a positive powerful mentor named Russ. Every decision I made at work and life, I would ask myself, “what would Russ do?”. That simple question always guided me…
“If you do follow your bliss you put yourself on a kind of track that has been there all the while, waiting for you, and the life that you ought to be living is the one you are living. Follow your bliss and don’t be afraid, and doors will open where you didn’t know they…
