Make Your Own Healthy Bean Dishes

Do you like beans?

Some people don’t eat them because of gas or perhaps their doctor advised against it. Too bad, they are full of incredible nutrients, from calcium to protein.

Here are some ideas for you to try, so you can feel more satisfied with plant-based meals, instead of killing a chicken or cow or turkey or pig, harming your health and the environment…

Top 10 Ideas For Non-Bean Eaters

  1. Make Your Own Hummus-it’s cheaper, healthier and more delicious than store bought, and it saves plastic!
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My Ten Favorite Vegetables

What Americans eat these days can range from downright scary (have you seen Andrew Zimmern on the Food Network?), to quite gorgeous (too many new Farm to Table restaurants in MA to mention them all). What do you eat?

I like vegetables, grains, beans, seeds, nuts sea veggies and the occasional fruit.… Read the rest

Winter Squash Recipes and Benefits

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Winter squash is great. Here’s why:

  1. Squash is great for keeping you warm in the winter
  2. Squash is sweet but is very good for you
  3. Squash tastes great in soups, bakes, mashes, stir fries, pies, even jello!
  4. Squash is inexpensive and lasts
  5. Squash seeds are AMAZING when you dry/toast with some spices

Here are three great recipes:

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