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Veggie Chic

Archive for the ‘Eat it Raw’ Category

June 19th, 2007

Cherry season!

It’s times like this when eating healthy gets really easy - the farmers’ markets and grocery stores are just bursting with vitamin-filled, colorful fresh produce. Cherries make an excellent dessert all on their own. The season doesn’t last long, so get your fill of fresh cherries while you can.

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May 16th, 2007

Radishes of Unusual Size

We found these at the farmers market the other day. At first glance we thought they were beets, which seemed to be a common mistake. They weren’t selling well - apparently people just aren’t into giant radishes - and we actually ended up taking home a couple for free.
The radishes had a very strong flavor […]

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April 28th, 2007

Mmmmmm…. salad

As I’ve mentioned before, I have a big salad for lunch almost every day. It’s a great way to get a whole lot of veggies into my daily diet, in both quantity and variety. I never have the same salad twice.
This salad from the other day was so pretty I took a picture: mixed baby […]

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March 16th, 2007

Garden-fresh peas

One of my top-ten favorite foods of all time has to be fresh peas, straight from the garden. They have to be fresh, and they have to be raw (cooked peas do nothing for me). As a child I used to spend hours in my grandmother’s garden picking and eating peas each August, and I […]

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October 12th, 2006

Veggie Links for 12-Oct-2006

Is it OK to shop at the Evil Empire if it means you can now afford organic veggies? Here’s an interesting article about the consequences of ‘the Wal-Marting of organics’.

Lucky Californians… Hollywood is about to get another raw food restaurant. If PA-RAW-DISE puts half the energy into its food that it does into its […]

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October 11th, 2006

Veggie Links for 11-Oct-2006

This Good Housekeeping article recommends carnivores give part-time vegetarianism a try, if only for one meal per week. Potential health benefits abound, including weight loss!

Canadians are questioning the healthiness of organic produce, especially when it comes from California. As one would expect, the recent E coli outbreaks in the US and Canada aren’t exactly helping […]

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October 10th, 2006

Veggie Links for 10-Oct-2006

American Idol winner Ruben Studdard has become a vegetarian and lost over 100 pounds on his new limited-calorie diet. Good for him.

Don’t forget to take your enzymes… this article totes the benefits of juicing, claiming that it allows for fast absorption of the fabulous nutrients that are found in fresh fruits and veggies. Plus, consuming […]

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