Nutrition – Health – Personal Development

Today I had the exciting privilege of being a taste tester for the 2010 SELF Magazine Healthy Food Awards. The taste test took place at the SELF office in Manhattan.
I had a general idea of what to expect after reading their 2009 Healthy Food Awards recap. I knew I’d be tasting foods from certain categories, [...]

I thought it would be a cute, fun and healthy Valentine’s Day idea to put together a meal of a bunch of aphrodisiac foods. I would have posted this earlier so you guys could do it too, but I just got the idea at 11pm the night before V-Day…c’est la vie. The good news is [...]

*Photo from Daiya Foods
I’ve been hearing a lot of hype about Daiya non-dairy cheese lately in the Twitter feeds of vegan foodies. People have been claiming its the best vegan cheese on the market, that it melts and tastes like real cheese. If you’ve ever had non-dairy cheese, you know that this would be a [...]

I made up this Baked Mexican Wontons recipe yesterday – I wasn’t sure what to expect, but turns out it is delicious (and definitely boyfriend-approved). I first got the idea of cooking with wonton wrappers from Heidi over at 101 Cookbooks, and they are surprisingly easy to use (no deep fryer necessary!) Although the process [...]

Every day we’re bombarded with new diet fads and nutritional advice. Everyone has a different opinion on what we should and shouldn’t eat. Some opinions are biased. Some opinions are funded by the food or pharmaceutical industries. Some people are genuinely trying to help you. Trying to figure out what to eat can be a [...]

*picture above from Cocoa V site
Last night I had the pleasure of trying out NYC’s newest chocolate cafe, Cocoa V (opened by the owners of vegan restaurant Blossom). As if being a chocolate cafe isn’t enough, this place is 100% vegan, organic and fair trade! I was in sweet, sweet heaven.
As many of you know, [...]

Yerba Mate (pronounced “yerba mah-tay”) is a term I’ve heard thrown around a few times as a healthier alternative to coffee, but I never got around to trying it until today. This afternoon I went to brunch at the Roebling Tea Room and spotted Yerba Mate on their menu. I decided to give it a [...]

I watched Food, Inc. the other night.
Although I was already aware of many of the horrors of the meat industry and of corporate “food” production, the film touched on a number of things that are eye-opening and worth investigating further. Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation) and Michael Pollan (The Omnivore’s Dilemma), both pioneers in removing [...]