I’ve heard a few people out there dismiss the vegetarian diet after trying it for a short time, saying that they just didn’t feel satisfied or complete unless the meal contained animal foods.  Most of this is psychological and it takes a few weeks for new habits to be formed and tastebuds to change. But for some people there may be some truth to them not feeling satiated if the meal did not contain all the necessary components.  And this could happen with any diet, not just when switching to a vegetarian diet! (more…)

This post is an answer to a question that was posted after someone viewed our “popcorn” video.

Stove top popcorn is definitely better than microwaved popcorn but air popping is the best because you don’t have to use oil.  If the stove top is all you’ve got then make sure to use an oil that can take the heat, like tea seed oil:

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If you ever see  your oils start to “smoke” in the pan then that means the heat is too high and the oil has been heated to its smoke point.  This is a bad thing, the oil has been damaged and could be very unhealthy and toxic (that’s another reason fried foods are so bad for us!). (more…)