Sometimes it’s a good idea to get down to very basics. Here’s a dish with no glamor and no glitz but something I love to make because it’s so simple and inexpensive.
Wal-Mart to Make Food Healthier and Healthy Food Affordable
January 20, 2011 By
Wal-Mart announced their intentions this morning to make food healthier and to make healthy food affordable. Working with First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move initiative, Wal-Mart will increase accessibility to healthy foods through lower prices, location of stores, and better nutrition in popular packaged items.
Fried Tofu with Some Tang (Recipe + Health Benefits)
January 20, 2011 By
I used to eat a lot more tofu (and soy, in general) than I do today. I really don’t eat it that much these days. But I do love a hearty tofu-oriented dish from time to time.
Chia Seeds: Superfood Recipes from Readers
January 20, 2011 By
Yep, the very same chia seeds that you use to create awesome Chia Pets are actually a healthy source of omega-3 fatty acids, fiber, and a number of other vitamins and minerals. Not only that, they’re pretty darned tasty!
Tom Waits’ New Book Raises Funds for Sonoma Food Bank
January 19, 2011 By
A new chap book by Tom Waits, called “Seeds on Hard Ground”, is being released this month to help raise money for homeless services and a food bank in the northern California county where Waits and his family live. All of the book’s proceeds are being donated to the Redwood Empire Food Bank, as well [...]
Eating Vegan: Calcium
January 19, 2011 By
When folks find out that you don’t eat dairy, they often want to know where you get your calcium. It’s actually just as easy for vegans to get sufficient calcium, if you’re eating a balanced diet. In fact, it might actually be easier for vegans to retain the calcium we need for healthy bones.
State of the World 2011 Symposium in Washington DC and Live Streaming Online
January 19, 2011 By
Today is the Worldwatch Institute’s 15th Annual State of the World Symposium, hosted at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, DC. It is being live streamed on the Nourishing the Planet blog at 1:15PM (EST) for those unable to join the event in person. Bringing together leading thinkers in agricultural development, hunger, and poverty alleviation, the symposium takes place following the release of Worldwatch’s flagship publication, State of the World 2011: Innovations that Nourish the Planet.
