One question asked by people when becoming Vegan is, will they get enough calcium without supplementation? Yes they will, as calcium is found in most veggies, fruit, nuts, cereals and seeds. Plus the fact that plant protein does not cause calcium loss from bones, unlike animal protein. Research has shown that people who live in countries where [...]
I realized last week that I had not eaten tofu for at least a month. I wasn’t avoiding it, I just didn’t think to buy it. Time to correct that as it is a wonderful food for Vegans due to it containing all nine essential amino acids the body needs to build protein. In other words [...]
Image via Wikipedia We all know of bean sprouts, having seen them in supermarkets or in Chinese and Thai food, but not everyone knows that they are sprouted mung beans. Mung beans are seeds of the pods of the Vigna radiata plant which is part of the legume family. They are native to Asia. In the [...]
Image via Wikipedia I cannot imagine my kitchen without onions in some form or another. Onions, like garlic and leeks, are members of the Allium family. Today I will discuss the common onion which can be found in our supermarkets every day of the year. If the organic ones are available or you have grown them [...]
Most people do not realize that watercress (nasturtium officinale) is one of our most nutritious vegetables. It is one of the oldest green leafy vegetables known to man. It is a hardy perennial plant and semi-aquatic, is found in it’s wild state on the banks of rivers in many parts of Europe and Asia. Both [...]
Olives are a great addition to most savoury meals and have been popular since Ancient times. They are fruits of the Olea europaea tree and native to the Mediterranean region. Many types of olives are available in stores but basically they fall into either the unripe green olive or the ripe black olive category. They [...]
I realized last week that I had not eaten tofu for at least a month. I wasn’t avoiding it, I just didn’t think to buy it. Time to correct that as it is a wonderful food for Vegans due to it containing all nine essential amino acids the body needs to build protein. In other words [...]
I realized last week that I had not eaten tofu for at least a month. I wasn’t avoiding it, I just didn’t think to buy it. Time to correct that as it is a wonderful food for Vegans due to it containing all nine essential amino acids the body needs to build protein. In other words [...]
I realized last week that I had not eaten tofu for at least a month. I wasn’t avoiding it, I just didn’t think to buy it. Time to correct that as it is a wonderful food for Vegans due to it containing all nine essential amino acids the body needs to build protein. In other words [...]
Image via Wikipedia We all know of bean sprouts, having seen them in supermarkets or in Chinese and Thai food, but not everyone knows that they are sprouted mung beans. Mung beans are seeds of the pods of the Vigna radiata plant which is part of the legume family. They are native to Asia. In the [...]