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My Life Began Six Months Ago
My life changed dramatically six months ago when doctors told me I would be on medications for the rest of my life at age 34 due to minor arteriosclerosis. My total cholesterol at the time was 275 and blood pressure was high 140/106. Read More |
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Eating My Way Back to Health
My career in the restaurant business has always afforded me opportunities to sample the best that the culinary world has had to offer. At that time, I took full advantage of every appetizer, entree and dessert set before me! Read More |
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Greasy Pipes
About two years ago I had a Gastric Bypass and lost 109 pounds, but recently started to eat unhealthy and gain the weight back. I am petrified to get fat again so I have been willing to try something new. Read More |
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Vegetarian and Proud!
Being a vegetarian is one of the better accomplishments of my life. I used to think it was really a hard thing to do, but it is actually an easy lifestyle. Entering my forties wasn't an easy task for me. My body and mind were not working together, I was overweight and... Read More |
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Eat Those Fruits and Veggies!
We asked you, our Tasty and Meatless family, to share your favorite strategies for getting yourself and your loved ones to eat more fruits and vegetables. You came up with incredibly useful tips! Read More |
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To V or Not to V?
When I first started hosting the Restaurant Feature segment on Tasty and Meatless, my first question was, “I don’t have to become a vegetarian, do I?” I come from Brazil; the country of “Churrascarias,” which means the all you can eat steak houses. Read More |
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Interpreting a Meatless Menu
Sometimes it can present quite a challenge to find a good “meatless” meal at the average restaurant. Here are a few ideas that we have tried that you may find beneficial for modifying meals that are not necessarily listed as “vegetarian” on the menu. Read More |
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My Meatless Journey
I started to think about going meatless when I learned that beef has added hormones and antibiotics and I began thinking about whether there could there be a connection between eating meat and having antibiotic resistant infections. Read More |
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Meet Rose Gurr
Aloha from my vegetarian self, my vegetarian family, and my vegetarian friends. Mahalo for offering a wonderful education and inspiration to vegetarians and the curious, alike. I have been having a most interesting vegetarian experience during the past few years. Read More |
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Living Inspiration (10/04)
I'm attending Weight Watchers as part of my effort to lose weight and get healthy. The "points" system I'm following with them bases the number of points a serving of food has on a formula they've figured out using calories, grams of fiber and grams of fat. Read More |
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Sharing Healthy Food with My Dad
I recently moved from Hawaii back to Charleston, S.C. to help my father who had his gall bladder removed about two months ago. He has found that he is unable to eat many of the foods that he previously enjoyed. Read More |
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Living Inspiration (06/04)
Earlier this year, I tried some meatless samples that were being handed out by Tasty and Meatless and Down to Earth Natural Foods. I was pleasantly surprised how tasty everything was. For example, they had Mock Chicken Tofu. Read More |
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Living Inspiration (05/04)
I initially became aware of the meatless climate in Hawaii while perusing a Veggie Life magazine a few days before relocating to the islands. The article highlighted such treasures as the Wellness Center at Castle Hospital, its Pali Gardens vegetarian restaurant, and... Read More
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