We haven’t looked at veggie meals for a while, but you should always be considering vegetarian meals, at least a little, because it’s not only better for your health but super keen for the planet as well. While you don’t need to totally cut meat from your diet to reap health and earth-minded rewards, you should attempt to cut at least three meat-based meals per week.
If you’re looking for a way to get started on meatless meals more often, but are worried your family will freak, a good way to go is with some simple tweaks. You can make tons …read more

When I went mostly organic, I did almost lose my mind. Do you know how much organic food info is out there? All those books, all the darn studies, all the people in Humboldt talking in circles. It’s a problem.

Don’t flip out. You can go organic while avoiding all the organic chaos. Here are some tips:
Integrate slowly. If you don’t know where to start, try looking at this handy list of the best foods to buy organic. You can also read: 11 Ways to Save Money on Organic Food. If you don’t even have time to read the above posts, …read more

In celebration of Peggy’s look at the meatless life lately – wait, have you missed that? Well, Peggy’s been looking at meatless living and I added one myself. Here’s a look back at some meatless posts we’ve done:

Meatless Meals: How to Cook Everything Vegetarian
A Veggie Resource in the Health and Science Channel
Meatless Meals: Veggie Books for Kids
Tofu Recipes for Kids
You can also get involved by taking the Meatless Meals Poll

So, back to our one meatless meal. Having been a vegetarian for years and years, people always think I’m going to bring the suck dish to the potluck or family event. …read more

During this Meatless Meals week, I thought you’d like to know about a neighboring blog in the Health & Science Channel: Veggie Chic by Jul.
One post you might especially like to try out is 5 ways to slowly go vegetarian. Or, semi-vegetarian, whatever your goals are.
Veggie Chic features recipes, tips on staying meatless while traveling and info on restaurants for veggies. And a lot more yum stuff.
Also, check out Weird and Wacky Facts. Wow, someone out there makes bacon-scented air fresheners.

This week I’m going to serve a series of posts about meatless meals. I’m not a vegetarian, but I am currently trying to eat more meatless meals. I don’t eat that much meat as is, but I have found myself struggling to come up with recipes that don’t focus on meat. And I get tired of chicken.
I’m won’t try to convince you to become a vegetarian, but I’ll hopefully inspire you to incorporate more meatless meals into your cooking routine. And, if you’re a vegetarian, please leave us some comments on your favorite meals.
So, check back this week for:
Why Eat …read more