Archive for June, 2008
Sunday, June 29th, 2008
Boost calcium intake by 10% with just 1 tablespoon of blackstrap molasses a day
Blackstrap molasses is the concentrated byproduct of sugar production obtained from the third boiling of the sugar syrup. One would think molasses to be unhealthy given that it’s a sweetener, but it has a surprisingly dense nutritional profile.
Just one tablespoon of blackstrap molasses contains over 10% of the US Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) of manganese, [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Food Hacks, Vegan Health, Vegan Kitchen Essentials by cvc
Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
Grocery List Generators
Grocery list generators can save you the trouble of painstakingly and repeatedly writing out ingredients on a piece of paper that you may not even remember to take with you! Couple that with a few inaccuracies in transcription (flawed amounts, missed items, etc.), and your highly-anticipated day of cooking the long-awaited meal for you, your [...]
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Friday, June 20th, 2008
Download or Stream the vegan 30 Days episode
If you missed Morgan Spurlock’s 30 Days “Animal Rights” episode featuring a hunter who lives with a vegan family, you can now view it online or download it.
Hat tip to Vegan Dad for posting the link!
No Comments » - Posted in Rich Media by cvc
Thursday, June 19th, 2008
Send addresses from Google Maps to your TomTom or Garmin GPS and elsewhere
Google the vegan restaurant you’ve been dying to try, or whose address you’re unsure of, then click on the “reviews, directions, menu, and more” link and then the “View Larger Map” link to enter Google Maps. Alternatively, you can find a location directly through Google Maps itself.
Once in Maps, clicking the “Send” link will open [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Travel Hacks by cvc
Thursday, June 19th, 2008
Kitchen Essentials: Flax Seeds and Flax Seed Oil
What’s not to like about flax seed oil and flax seed? Flax is chock-full of Omega-3’s, an essential fatty acid with many health benefits.
Omega-3’s can:
help lower cholesterol and blood triglycerides, reducing risks of clogged arteries that can result in strokes and heart attacks
protect against high blood pressure, inflammation, water retention, and lowered immune function
shorten [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in Vegan Health, Vegan Kitchen Essentials by cvc
Wednesday, June 18th, 2008
Complete List of the 2008 VegBloggy Award Winners
The First Annual VegBloggy Awards yielded 21 winners. We’ve rolled up all of the feeds into one happy Yahoo! Pipe for anyone wishing to one-click subscribe to an aggregated RSS feed of all 21 sites.
If you’d like to subscribe to the sites individually, right-click here to download an OPML file which you can then import [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Vegan Blogs by cvc
Thursday, June 12th, 2008
Happy Peanut Butter Cookie day?
Liz Lovely reports that it’s National Peanut Butter Cookie Day. It could be a rumor, it could be true. If you can confirm or shed light on the origins of this glorious day (with actual or creatively inspired proof), you can win a half-dozen of their peanut butter classics.
Regardless of whether you submit an [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Act Fast by cvc
Wednesday, June 11th, 2008
Check to see if your tomatoes are safe
The source of the Salmonella outbreak linked to raw tomatoes is still unknown and cases are on the rise, but not all tomatoes are implicated. The FDA reports that raw, red Romas and raw, round, red tomatoes (beefsteaks) should be avoided, but cherry tomatoes, grape tomatoes, vine-ripened tomatoes still on the vine, and tomatoes grown [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Uncategorized by cvc
Monday, June 9th, 2008
Bump up your Vitamin D by enjoying the outdoors
According to new research by Boston Children’s Hospital, about 40% of infants and toddlers and 42% of teens are not getting enough Vitamin D. Vitamin D is essential to calcium absorption and bone growth and adequate intake of Vitamin D can prevent rickets in children and osteoporosis in adults.
But before you hit the panic [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Vegan Health by cvc
Sunday, June 8th, 2008
Get free wi-fi and soy without the surcharge with a Starbucks Card
When you’re on the road, be it for work or pleasure, it can be difficult to find an independent coffee house near you that offers free wi-fi and that soy latte, or mocha you’re craving. Enter Starbucks.
Ubiquity is perhaps Starbucks’ greatest advantage — they’re everywhere and, luckily, they always offer soy milk, albeit for an [...]
