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Holiday Dishes Plant Strong Veggies

Slow-Cooker Scalloped Potatoes

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Are you looking for an easy way to make scalloped potatoes? Maybe you’re like me. You love the creamy taste of this dish but you really want a healthier version that is lower in saturated fat. Cooking scalloped potatoes in a slow cooker makes it easy. And when you use […]

Super Soups and Stews

Slow Cooker Sweet Potato Chili

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An easy chili power-packed with 3 kinds of beans, sweet potatoes, and colorful peppers. It is always a crowd-pleaser and sure to rev up your health and healing. Why I love Sweet Potatoes See a sweet potato’s color? That means they’re loaded with beta-carotene, a plant-based compound that’s converted into […]

Main Entrees

Zucchini Pizza Boat

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This time of year, I’m always overrun with a steady supply of zucchinis. And though I love zucchini bread, I’m always looking for new ways to enjoy this summertime vegetable. When I first started my plant-based journey, I was introduced to a delicious way to enjoy zucchini, even when they […]

Healthy Eating

Best-Tasting Medicine

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Imagine a doctor pulling out a prescription pad and writing you a list of foods to eat, not just a list of medicines to take. Welcome to the world of culinary medicine, an emerging evidence-based field of medicine that promotes eating high-quality foods to prevent and treat disease and improve […]

Gluten-Free Salad Bar

Confetti Salad with Lime Dressing

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I like to wear a T-shirt that says, “Eat more plants!” For me, that means, eat more veggies. Does that sound drab or boring to you? It doesn’t have to be, not when you have the right recipe. Vegetables can be amazing and jam-packed full of flavor. Some salads can […]

Emotional Health

Sneaky Signs of Stress

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The Covid pandemic has made all of our lives more challenging, to say the least. Many of us are facing more stress, more anxiety, or we’re just feeling overwhelmed. Stress is normal even without a global health crisis. Here are some sneaky ways stress may be interfering with your health […]