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Weekday Vegetarian Gets The Nod From TIME and PETA

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Published Aug. 16, 2010 at 5:01 p.m.

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Kerr for Time Graham Hill's Weekday Vegetarian concept is controversial among some of our readers, who don't think people should eat meat at all. But Time Magazine says that only 2.5% of Americans are strict vegetarians or vegans, and Graham's idea is that any cutback in meat consumption is good for the environment. Not everyone has the discipline to go, dare I say, whole hog; according to Vegetarian Times, a full 10% of Americans follow a "vegetarian-inclined" diet. But the most surprising

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Tropical Coconut Balls (Can Be Gluten-Free Too!)

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Published Aug. 16, 2010 at 12:52 p.m.

a no-cook recipe found on the side of a can of 'Golden Circle' crushed pineapple. THis recipe can easily be made suitable for a gluten-free diet by sing gf cookies- I used gluten-free 'Morning Tea' bickies. You can use any plain cookie similar to a Marie biscuit (US- can sub vanilla wafers). A good recipe for beginner children cooks to prepare -- posted by **Jubes** ...

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High Blood Pressure? 10 Food Swaps to Bring it Down (Slideshow)

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Published Aug. 13, 2010 at 12:55 p.m.

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Credit: Thinkstock/Getty Images High blood pressure, or hypertension, caused by stress, aging, a poor diet, not enough exercise, obesity, smoking or just plain genetics, can have lasting -- and negative -- effects on everything from your heart to your brain. But for the 65 million Americans that have it, a few diet changes -- like trading salt for fresh herbs and spices and ham for chicken -- can go a long way toward keeping blood pressure under control.Here are 10 food swaps -- also good for

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What's the Secret to Enjoying a Healthy Diet? Guy Watson of Riverford Organic has the Answer (Video)

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Published Aug. 10, 2010 at 9:20 a.m.

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There's a myth that to eat healthily we must eat boring tasteless food. But there's fight on to persuade people that eating a balanced diet can be utterly delicious. Jamie Oliver has taken on the nutrition battle this year with his TED prize, Michael Pollan has published his entertaining ...

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Stuffed Cabbages (Scd)

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Published Aug. 9, 2010 at 2:11 p.m.

Debra McFadden- Pittsburgh, PA Posted on SCDRecipe.com, a collection of recipes intended to help people with IBD/IBS, Crohn’s, colitis, diverticulitis, SIBO, autism and/or ADHD. All recipes adhere to the Specific Carbohydrte Diet as described by Elaine Gottschall’s book, Breaking the Vicious Cycle ... source: www.scdrecipe.com/recipes/print/474/ -- posted by susan #9 ...

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Cranberry Pork Roast (Scd)

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Published Aug. 9, 2010 at 2:09 p.m.

Posted on SCDRecipe.com, a collection of recipes intended to help people with IBD/IBS, Crohn’s, colitis, diverticulitis, SIBO, autism and/or ADHD. All recipes adhere to the Specific Carbohydrte Diet as described by Elaine Gottschall’s book, Breaking the Vicious Cycle ... source: www.scdrecipe.com/recipes/print/89/ -- posted by susan #9 ...

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Lamb With Lemon and Almonds (Scd)

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Published Aug. 9, 2010 at 2:05 p.m.

Cecilia Posted on SCDRecipe.com, a collection of recipes intended to help people with IBD/IBS, Crohn’s, colitis, diverticulitis, SIBO, autism and/or ADHD. All recipes adhere to the Specific Carbohydrte Diet as described by Elaine Gottschall’s book, Breaking the Vicious Cycle ... source: www.scdrecipe.com/recipes/print/168/ -- posted by susan #9 ...

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Salmon Patties (Scd)

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Published Aug. 9, 2010 at 2:03 p.m.

GAY Posted on SCDRecipe.com, a collection of recipes intended to help people with IBD/IBS, Crohn’s, colitis, diverticulitis, SIBO, autism and/or ADHD. All recipes adhere to the Specific Carbohydrate Diet as described by Elaine Gottschall’s book, Breaking the Vicious Cycle ... source: www.scdrecipe.com/recipes/print/356/ -- posted by susan #9 ...

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Stop Eating Fossil Fuels, Start Eating Food

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Published Aug. 3, 2010 at 1:32 p.m.

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Michael Pollan says that if you eat a typical American diet, you are made of corn ... Dale Allen Pfeiffer takes it one step further, and says We are Eating Fossil Fuels. (Actually, Jaymi points out that Michael Pollan says that too.)But whenever one discusses the idea that buying local food saves fuel, the naysayers show up. After all, there is the ...

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Eat Insects. Save the World?

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Published Aug. 3, 2010 at 8:32 a.m.

Image credit: OZ Depending on your cultural and culinary heritage, this one might be a hard sell—but apparently mini-sized teacup cows are not the only micro solution to more sustainable meat being proposed. It turns out that encouraging a diet of insects and other creepy-crawlies could also be a great way to feed the world ...

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