Author Archive
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 [...]
No 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 [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Food Hacks, Travel Hacks by cvc
Friday, June 6th, 2008
Indulge your inner kid with a vegan (and healthier) rice krispie treat
Glenny’s has brown rice, cane juice sweetened, certified organic and vegan, marshmallow treats to upstage those preservative-laden, high-fructose corn syrup sweetened, non-vegan Rice Krispies treats offered by Kellogg’s.
In looking at the list of ingredients for Glenny’s brown rice marshmallow treats, you’ll find that it’s not only significantly shorter than that for Rice Krispies treats, [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Food Hacks, Parent Hacks by cvc
Thursday, June 5th, 2008
Get local, organic produce delivered to your home
Previously, we wrote a post on how to find your local farmer’s market or CSA (community-supported agriculture) using Local Harvest. CSA’s allow you to sign up for a farm share — a subscription to receive a basket of the farm’s current produce yield. With many CSA’s, there are usually designated sites where the you, the [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Food Hacks by cvc
Thursday, June 5th, 2008
Boost protein, fiber and B-12 intake with just a dash of nutritional yeast
Fortified nutritional yeast, containing 18 amino acids, is an excellent source of protein, fiber, and B-vitamins (including B-12), and it adds a cheesy, nutty flavor to a whole range of foods without adding loads of fat or sodium.
Use it as a condiment on rice, in stir-fries, on salads, garlic bread, tofu scrambles, and roasted [...]
