Start this easy pudding the night before for a delicious, plant-based, and planet-friendly breakfast that’s high in protein, healthful omega-3 fats, fiber, and antioxidants. Serves 4.
These Tasty Low Carbon Makeovers Will Make You Forget Having a Cow
This Thursday, we’re asking guests at our 500-plus locations to “Meat in the Middle” when it comes to food choices and climate change.
Ask Mickey: Is Your Seafood Radioactive?
Ask Mickey: Given news about radiation from the Japanese earthquake/tsunami leaking into the Pacific Ocean, how safe is it to eat seafood caught from the Pacific Ocean?
Ask Mickey: High Nutrition, Low Carbon
While fruits and vegetables are almost all nutritious for our bodies, they are not all equally beneficial for maintaining and improving the health of the environment. Here are some suggestions for what to do about foods that are nutritious, but also have a high carbon footprint making them less healthy for the earth.
Celebrating Farmworker Awareness Week Companywide, March 24-31
Every day, Americans take the abundance and low cost of our food supply for granted. Ironically, farmworkers — those whose lives are spent harvesting the fruits and vegetables we eat — can rarely afford to purchase them.
Recipe: Cauliflower and Garbanzo Curry
Mildly spiced, this vegetable and bean-based curry is quick, simple, and warming. Pair with a whole grain such as brown rice or quinoa for a balanced plate. Serves 4
Ask Mickey: What’s the Real Deal with Trans Fats?
What’s the current deal with trans fats? I know they’re bad for me, but I’ve also heard they were banned. Do I still have to worry about them?
Please Welcome Our New West Coast Fellow, Andrew
After growing up in Nebraska, the land of corn and cattle, I didn’t hear the term “sustainability” until I enrolled at Willamette University in Salem, OR, in 2006. And not until my sophomore year did I really connect the need for sustainability to the food system.
Holy guacamole! Winning Recipes for Super Bowl Dips
There is plenty of seasonal, local produce to make Super Bowl as much about the food, if not more than it is about the game.
Recipe: Tomato and Caramelized Onion Cassoulet
Caramelizing the onions in olive oil provides rich flavor and helps boost absorption of lycopene, a cancer-preventing compound found in tomatoes. Crispy, garlicky breadcrumbs top it off perfectly.