Convenience food, by its very nature, is usually junk food.
If it's conveniently sitting on a shelf, chances are it's brimming with preservatives, sodium, and even artificial colors, all to give the appearance and taste of freshness.
There is the rare exception---convenience food that really is fresh. But ...
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When I published Tasty Twists on the Classic Complete-Protein Meal: Rice and Beans 5 Ways earlier this summer, I let you in on my biggest weekday-dinner secret.
With just one core 5-ingredient recipe and a couple of spices, you get to parade around your kitchen like an international epicurean, all the while eating like an ...
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Bacon.
We live in a world that covers its wounds with bacon-strip bandages, provides children with plush bacon dolls, and challenges its artists to create the ultimate bacon sculpture.
This obsession has earned the honor of a dedicated ...
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Post by Christine Frazier.
So, you've made the choice to eat less meat. You've done the research, examined the facts, and decided you're ready to take your health into your own hands.
Hooray, right?
Today's recipe is inspired by the surprises I've had since making that decision ...
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Today I'm pleased to feature a guest post from Terry Hope Romero, author of Viva Vegan!, Veganomicon, Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World, and Vegan Cookies Invade Your Cookie Jar. You can learn more about Terry and her books by visiting her website, Vegan Latina.
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Post by Christine Frazier
Thank you for the overwhelmingly receptive response to the announcement of the first No Meat Athlete cookbook! Creating the recipes for Fuel Your Run the Tarahumara Way was by the far the biggest culinary project I've ever taken on, and it's ...
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Ever since I wrote a guest post for Zen Habits, I've discovered a bunch of Zen and minimalist blogs. While I won't be owning only 50 things anytime soon, I have found these blogs to be rather eye-opening, and at the very least, entertaining.
One such blog, Zen to Fitness, ...
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Have you ever discovered something about yourself that everybody else already knew?
It took qualifying for the Boston Marathon for me to realize I was a runner. And yesterday I had another Earth-shattering revelation---I'm a vegetarian.
I was making Korean ...
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This is a post by Christine, Matt's sister with a knack for vegan baking. Today she's bringing us something not-so-sweet but just as valuable: five twists on that old vegetarian runner's standby, rice and beans.
Whether you're new to vegetarian cooking or just in a beans-&-rice rut, I've got five quick and delicious variations to keep ...
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Show me a non-vegetarian who claims not to like meatball subs, and I'll show you a liar.
Meatballs, marinara sauce, cheese. All on a sub roll. To those not averse to eating animals and animal products, heaven on a bun.
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