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  • I went to Olive Garden recently and found nothing but the salad and plain pasta with marinara sauce, both loaded with salt. I will never go there again. They're as bad as Applebees.
  • I've been transitioning to vegetarian since about a year ago and to vegan over the last 3 months, to get healthier in general. I'm still cooking for a bunch of omnivores, but even they are eating the vegan meals that I cook now, without complaining. I'm still trying to lose about 5 pounds but also to maintain healthy…
    in Welcome! Comment by knitsteel March 2016
  • I think if you focus on maintaining weight, or slow weight loss, your breastmilk will probably be more than adequate for a 20 month old.
  • Oh sorry, just saw the comments about needing a bigger jug style. We use a Ninja too which is fine. Now I want to look up the BERG blender 1500w 2HP that you mentioned.
  • I got the Nutribullet Pro for $99. It does an amazing job on smoothies.
  • So what's the right carb percentage to put down for a vegetarian, flexitarian, or pescetarian diet? I'm flexitarian and still find that I go over on carbs every day without eating any outright sugar other than honey in my morning coffee. Is there really a benefit to the default values or any good reason to stick with the…
  • Go slowly. Plan your meals as much as possible about a week in advance so that you can be prepared with the ingredients. For me, the hardest part of being flexitarian (not quite vegetarian) is making sure I have all of the vegetables, beans, grains, and fruits on hand and ready to use in my meals. There's a book called…
  • Even a paleo diet is plant-based, with veggies taking up more space on the plate than meats. While you don't need to give up meats, it's a great idea to make fruits, veggies and whole grains take up a much larger portion of your plate than meat.
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