Whenever I hear anyone touting his/her lifestyle as the “right” one, I get a twitch in my eye. Yes, I eat a plant-based diet, but I hesitate to use the word “vegan” because that implies that I do not eat or use things that cause animals harm and I recognize that the very act of [...]

Hey guys! Two of my most popular posts are my sample vegan meal plan and my Daniel-Craig-inspired high-fat, high-protein vegan meal plan, so I’m taking it that people like meal plans, eh? I’ve grappled with whether I want to produce meal plans because they can very easily be used as “diet plans.” However, that is [...]

Edited to actually list in alphabetical order. damn coffee brain. I’ve been meaning to divulge my top 10 vegan favorites from Natural Products Expo West! …so here they are, listed in alphabetical order: Artisana – Artisana is launching a new line of nut butter superfood squeeze packs featuring the flavors: Goji Berry & Milk Thistle (no, [...]

Hey guys! This past Saturday, I had my niece over, which invariably lead to us baking something delicious I had limited ingredients, so I decided to use my Lemon Poppy Seed Cake recipe…except that I didn’t have lemon. or poppy seeds. heh. So, I made the cake as usual except used vanilla extract instead of [...]

Hey guys! Aside from having fun and meeting other bloggers, one of my goals at Expo West was to learn more about new products and product companies that I could support. If I had to narrow down my main interests, relating to products, they would be: vegan foods, healthful foods & foods from companies who [...]

Hey guys! This past Friday, I attended Natural Products Expo West (the world’s largest natural, organic, and healthy products trade show) as a member of the press (gotta love having a blog!). [source] This was my first time going and it was insane! It’s like Disneyland for health-conscious foodies! I had no idea how huge [...]

Anyone who has ever encountered me can glean this much in an instant: I freakin’ love Long Beach. yes, I plan on living here forever. And, now, I have yet another reason to feel pride in the LBC. Opening this Monday at the Long Beach Marketplace (where Golden Spoon was): Nekter Juice Bar, a franchise [...]

Hey guys! After breakfast yesterday, I joined LynnAnn’s “upper body strength” class. We stood, sat on chairs & laid on aerobic steps (which were set up at an incline) for these exercises, which included bicep curls, tricep dips, chest press, bent over rows, and crunches (inc. obliques). We were instructed to choose one lighter weight [...]

Thoughts on the weekend: My feelings on animal-centered amusement parks are evolving. Went to the Long Beach Aquarium with my mom and niece and couldn’t help but feel – gee – is this aquarium just another example of people’s exploitation of animals? I don’t think anyone could argue that it’s not. I know I sound [...]

Updated 7/1/11 Hey guys! A friend of mine recently came to me because he found out his daughter was intolerant to gluten. I do not live a gluten-free lifestyle, but have access to many of you in the blogosphere who do, so I reached out to my friends on Twitter and have compiled the resources [...]