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The Bad Vegetarian’s Guide to great Phoenix vegetarian restaurants

My friends joke that I am the worst vegetarian in the world.  I don’t actually like vegetables nor do I want to eat them unless they are buried in something tasty and almost never in their raw or healthy form. Eating a well balanced diet has never been ‘my thing’. So, when I decided to [...]

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Another way to go green in Chicago: take the Meatless Mondays pledge

The way we lead our lives has a great impact on our environment. We all have to work together to find ways to reduce our carbon footprint, focus on health improvement and leading more sustainable lives.  Nothing new so far. But how do we help saving what’s left of Mother Nature? The truth is it’s [...]

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Eat vegan and buy local to cut your carbon footprint

Pretty much everything we put in our mouths counts; eating large amounts of red and processed meats increases exposure to toxins and is highly linked to higher rates of heart disease, cancer and obesity according to the Environmental Working Group, a non-profit organization committed to promote green living and sustainable lifestyle; in addition, food production [...]

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How to handle a vegetarian at your BBQ

There is a way to accommodate our dietary preferences without being awkward. Memorial Day is synonymous with busting out the grill! Grab some hunks of meat and light those bad boys up, right? But what about that vegetarian friend? Panic! What do vegetarians eat when the theme of the day is grilled meat? Before you [...]

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Vegans, beer lovers find common ground?

Vegans and beer aficionados sound like they go together about as well as peanut butter and sauerkraut. Well, get your butterkraut sandwich ready ’cause we’re about to have a mixer! On Monday March 26th at 7pm, Revolution Brewing Company is hosting its Spring Vegan Beer Dinner, which will bring together two classes of food. The [...]

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Totally tasty but completely fake meat

Science and technology have brought many more benefits to our everyday lives than iPhones and really good allergy medicine. Thanks to the dedicated innovation and astute taste buds of test kitchen workers somewhere, our vegetarian palates can enjoy the curious invention known as fake meat. If you eat meat now, and try some of these [...]