PEACE & NUTRITION BLOG - Peace & Nutrition

Welcome to today’s episode of “I bought one of those giant bulk bags of sweet potatoes with the fantasy of saving a couple bucks. Now there’s 10 taters 2 days short of sprouting hairs on their spuds!”

Food Exploration- Building Solid Eating Habits

I’m one of those crunchy folks. I believe in making food go further, caring for earths creatures, and recycling is my middle name. I also live in a tree house (just kidding. Sustainable was the word I was looking for).

Eat For Life Through Plant Based Plates

In America, we are experiencing longer lifespans than ever before. While the longevity of our life-spans is at an all time high, quality of life cannot keep up with the pace. People are living sicker longer, and diseases of affluence are plaguing the nation.

Ukrainian Cabbage Rolls In Vegan Cream Sauce

Ukrainian Cabbage Rolls Give Scraps a Second Chance Those beautiful larger leafs that gently cradle the innards of the cabbage ball are those most likely doomed to a miserable death for the common consumer. Ukrainian cabbage rolls, or sometimes referred to as guluptsie, evolved of the idea of utilizing every element of the plant-including cooking

Berry Tofu Plant Based Smoothie

What Can I Eat For Breakfast on A Plant Based Diet? There are a few common themes I have noticed in my years of nutrition counseling when it comes to breakfast. The first is that the practice is altogether absent (which ironically often comes as a surprise to patients when I ask the question “what

Jalapeno Salsa with Cilantro and Lime

Do you have visions of heat waves emanating from your lips as you plunge your chip into a heaping dish of fiery plants? Are you taste buds begging for some excitement? Look no further, this jalapeno salsa is your one stop shop for a kick in the pants fiesta.

Feed Your Mind-The Perfect Little Brain Snacks

What if I told you the best way to feed your mind was through food- not some philosophical jargon! What we put into our body is what influences our mind. In fact, food is the very vitality allowing our mind to function at all!

Go Further With Food! Food Waste Facts

Eat your food! The moment this mantra screams in my head, I picture Napoleon Dynamite Tossing a healthy portion of slop at his defiant llama Tina. For those of you who haven’t seen this gem of a film, my apologies. Spoiler alert- Tina doesn’t eat it.