Happy World Vegan Day! To celebrate, we're kicking off a six-part, plant-based-on-a-budget series to save you serious cash. Because we’ve all got bills to pay, holiday shopping is coming up, and let's face it: Saving money feels really good. New series: Slashing your budget with plant-based … [Read more...]
4 Produce Hacks to Save Time in the Kitchen
Hello Good Morning Washington viewers! If this is your first time here, check out these easy recipes and reader favorites like the lazy way to eat 2 pounds of veggies a day. You can also learn about me and the health scare that got me eating (mostly) right. Otherwise, read on for fast fruit and … [Read more...]
7 Quick and Healthy Cooking Hacks
Hello Good Morning Washington viewers! If this is your first time here, check out these easy recipes and reader favorites like The Lazy Way to Eat 2 Pounds of Vegetables a Day. You can also learn about me and the health scare that got me eating (mostly) right. Otherwise, read on for cooking hacks to … [Read more...]
5 Stress-Busting Tips + Good Morning Washington!
I feel like I'm standing at the base of a cliff, looking up. I'm wearing mountain climber shoes and a harness (or whatever mountain climbers wear), but the top is so very far. What's more, there are tricky points along the way; places where a girl could lose her footing and plummet to the … [Read more...]
16 Iron Rich Vegetables
Quick, which has more iron: the tomato sauce or the meatballs? … [Read more...]
10 Healthy Cooking Hacks You Need to Know
What's better than cooking a delicious, healthy meal for the people you love? Cooking that meal fast---and getting great results every time. … [Read more...]
Hara Hachi Bu: How the 80% Rule Helps You Feel Your Best
Hi, friend! This week I've been working on the back end of Veggie Quest—freshening up my About page, setting up a new organization system (to go live soon), and taking care of a hundred other not-so-sexy blogging tasks that I've let slide over the past few months. However, I wanted to take a … [Read more...]
The Lazy Way to Eat 2 Pounds of Vegetables a Day
Are you ready for day packed with delicious vegetables—with minimal effort? If so, this post is for you! I'll show you how to eat 2 pounds of yummy vegetables in 1 day with 10 minutes of prep time total. (How's that for lazy?) I'll also share 4 easy hacks for veggie-rich meals and snacks. The … [Read more...]
Hope for Heart Disease: Reflections from the Physicians Committee/GWU Conference
This past Friday and Saturday, I attended the International Conference on Nutrition in Medicine: Cardiovascular Disease, hosted by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine and the George Washington University. Given my love of all things nutrition, for me the event was bliss: I got to hear … [Read more...]
How to Eat 2 Pounds of Vegetables a Day – July 2015
Are you trying to work more veggies into your day? Me too! They're slimming, filling, and oh-so-good for you. That's why the Veggie Quest 2-pounds-a-day challenge is probably my favorite blog post each month. Of course, I can't claim to have thought up the 2-pound idea. Rather, I got it from Dr. … [Read more...]