Generally, adherence to healthy lifestyle patterns has decreased during the last 18 years. Obesity is up, exercise is down, and the number of people eating just five servings of fruits and veggies a day dropped like a rock. And......

In light of recommendations for heart healthy eating from national professional organizations encouraging Americans to limit their intake of meat, the beef industry commissioned and co-wrote a review of randomized controlled trials comparing the effects of beef versus chicken......

In my video, Increased Lifespan From Beans, I discuss how beans may be the single most important dietary predictor of a long lifespan. But why do people who eat legumes such as beans, chickpeas, split peas, and lentils live......

The three top killers in the United States are no longer heart disease, cancer, and stroke. Stroke just moved down to number four. Number three is now COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, meaning respiratory disorders such as emphysema. We......

Today I'm highlighting twenty questions from twenty NutritionFacts.org "best of" videos ranking different classes of foods. Ultimately, the "best" apple, bean, vegetable, etc. is whichever one you actually eat (in the same way that the "best" exercise is the......

Last week, the Vegan Society of New Zealand hosted the grand debut of Vegan 101 in Auckland, New Zealand, designed for new vegans and the vegan curious.  Vegan Society member experts delivered a tasty message full of juicy tidbits......

Last day of carb cutting and this is the way to do it! Plus you get the pleasure of a photo... This little salad is light and fresh, yet filling from the delicious tofu. It makes a lovely light main......

I was dreaming of P.F. Chang's lettuce wraps the other day, so I thought I would make my own. And they were even more delicious than P.F.'s. Sorry Mr. Chang! These are great as a meal or served for an......

Howdy Partner! (Just kidding; I won't write this whole thing cowboy-style.) Let's get serious here, because we're about to talk about something I take very seriously... POTLUCKS! See, planning a really amazing group dining event combines art with mathematics, originating......

 A plateful of flavor! The night before last we brought dinner over to our friends Sarah and Gordon.  I've been kind of a hermit lately, and decided we need to get out more, and they have been working very hard......

This dip tastes like it's bad for you... but it's not! A perfect combination of the protein you need and the 'party food' you want. So good and versatile too... stay tuned for a post using this dip in another......

I'm telling you, you will never miss the ricotta in this recipe. Actually? I think it's better. Granted, it's been years since I had real ricotta cheese but either way, this recipe is one that even a meat eater can......

Call it what you want: tofurkey, tofurky, tofu turkey... with or without the extra 'e', this tofurkey is delicious, simple to make and much more interesting than a store bought tofurky. Now, I do love those, don't get me wrong,......

Steamed baby green beans and patty pan squash with Tofu "Bacon"The other day I revisited a recipe from my very first cookbook, "The Almost No-fat Cookbook"-- a simple recipe for Tofu "Bacon". I hadn't made it for a long time,......

 Our dinner salad last night-- heavy on the home-grown tomatoes!Friday evening I came home from work (my "day job"-- managing a small branch of our island library system) and checked our little garden for anything that needed picking. Tomato bonanza!......

We were invited to attend a little 'festival' put on by Music Together, a local class you can take with your small child in which you sing songs, bang on drums and dance... quite fun. Anyway, the festival had......

        Kari's Spicy Mushroom Tofu (inspired by *Ma Po Tofu) Sauce Mix: 2 Tbsp Tamari 1 Tbsp Blackbean sauce with garlic (Kikkoman brand) 1 Tbsp Shao Xing cooking wine 1 Tbsp Turbinado sugar 1/2 Tbsp Chili......

"Potted Tofu" in a green salad. (The British pot-- or preserve-- meat or shrimp, so why not tofu?)http://veganfeastkitchen.blogspot.com/2010/02/potted-tofu-miso-marinated-tofu-thats.htmlI haven't made this recipe for a long time-- it is in my first and second books, but I have added a way......