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Vegetarian & Vegan Living

Get the Most Nutrition from Your Veggies…with a little FAT!

October 27, 2009

by Allison Abrey
From NPR.org
Tomatoes are certainly nutritious — a good source of the antioxidants lycopene and beta-carotene. But consider this: if you eat a tomato without adding a little fat — say a drizzle of olive oil — your body is unlikely to absorb all these nutrients.
Scientists at Iowa State University figured this out a [...]

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October outdoors and green group meetings

September 14, 2009

Families interested in green living enjoy so many resources here in Dallas/Fort Worth. Here’s what’s going on in the latter half of September and early October, courtesy of DFW Earth/Food/Animal/Green newsletter.
Monday, Sept. 14 Sierra Singles Dinner at 6:30ish at Cuquita’s Mexican, 214.575.3188, 8076 Spring Valley Rd., Richardson. You don’t have to be a Sierra Club [...]

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The gift of time (and good food)

August 26, 2009

We can’t think of a better gift to give a new mom (like yourself!) than healthy, mouth-watering meals delivered right to your doorstep. How does this sound?
Mock “Chicken” Soup with Wild Rice
Coconut Bhasmati Rice
Vegetable / Tofu Salad Wraps
Beet Dip with Whole Grain Crackers
Garbanzos, Artichoke Hearts / Roasted Red Pepper Salad

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Free Dallas screening of Food Inc. this Thursday

July 13, 2009

Chipotle Mexican Grill, which has been riding the more sustainable food train for years now, is sponsoring free screenings of the acclaimed documentary film Food, Inc. nationwide, including North Texas. The local showing will take place at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 16, at the Magnolia Theatre in Dallas.
The food industry exposé is preparing to burst [...]

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Local restaurant reviews: local and sustainable foods

May 8, 2009

D/FW Earth/Food/Animal/Green Building serves up these quick restaurant reviews for healthy, sustainable and local eating right here in Dallas/Fort Worth.
Ann’s Health Center & Market has many vegetarian/vegan selections, sandwiches and fresh veggie juices. Their mock chicken salad is my favorite — as a wrap in the store, or take some home to stuff in a [...]

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Food allergies and engineered food: What’s the connection?

April 27, 2009

The peanut butter scare, the pistachio scare, the ground beef scare … People seem awfully scared of food these days. Yet a potentially even more alarming food scare has been building for years, rarely reported and often dismissed as too “radical” to be true: Is there a link between the dramatic rise in childhood allergies [...]

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Conscious parenting for peace

April 3, 2009

Join other families at the Conscious Parenting for Peace Conference, part of The Global Peace Project’s Conscious Community Expo and Concert held Saturday, April 4 at Unity Church of Dallas. The free conference calls for nationwide and world wide unity and service and will offer a full day of speakers, events, ideas and activities.
A [...]

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Vegan cuisine comes to Nana

March 10, 2009

Award-winning Executive Chef Anthony Bombaci at Nana at the Hilton Anatole has used his culinary gift for combining simple and precise ingredients that achieve unparalleled taste, texture and style to create a Vegan Tasting Menu and Lacto Vegetarian Tasting Menu. Available nightly, both menus feature a seven-course and 10-course sampling, professional wine pairings by Wine [...]

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Sweeten up office politics with organic treats

January 26, 2009

Sweeten office politics by softening up coworkers with treats from a local organic or vegan bakery. A recent article at SuperEco.com shone the spotlight on local favorites BreadHaus Bakery, Crosby Catering and Spiral Diner & Bakery.
“Not only do their treats look splurge-worthy, but these bakers appear to be eco-savvy, as well,” noted Super Eco. “Spiral Diner’s web [...]

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Super Eco: greener info for greener lifestyles

January 21, 2009

There’s a great new eco-site on the web today, Super Eco. We’ve always tried to make North Texas Natural Family welcoming to “midstreamers,” parents who are somewhere in between crunchy-granola and conventional over-consumers. Super Eco thinks along the same lines, working to build a site dedicated to addressing environmental concerns and presenting environmental information in [...]

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