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I ate a bowl of Kashi Honey Puffs with Hazelnut milk for breakfast, salad for lunch, and lentil soup for dinner!
about 3 years ago
Challenge Yourself
Challenges are small steps you can take toward living a more natural, healthy life. Accept a challenge, log your progress, and watch your successes add up to positive change!
How does it work?
- Take on adventures ranging from nutrition and fitness changes to greener, more natural, habits.
- Log your progress on accepted challenges.
- Track your success at living a healthier, more natural life.
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April 18, 2011
Make vegetables more exciting
If you’re an omnivore, chances are you tend to focus your cooking efforts on your animal protein-based entr√©e and leave veggie sides as an afterthought—plain, steamed, and, often, thoroughly uninteresting. Rethink this strategy...
community progress 96% success
April 14, 2011
Sample a scallion
Onion lovers: It’s time to break out of your yellow and white onion rut and enhance your game! Scallions, or green onions, are tender young onions that are harvested when they’re still green. Their delicate flavor and pleasantly tender...
community progress 97% success
April 08, 2011
Pick the freshest artichoke
Let’s accept it—eating an artichoke is just plain fun. Once you master peeling an artichoke’s pointy tips away to reveal the succulent flesh within, you’ll love the process and ritual of eating this elegant vegetable. (Yes, an...
community progress 95% success
April 04, 2011
Cook with quinoa
Quinoa, like buckwheat, is not a true grain, but masquerades as one successfully. Quinoa is actually a seed, and can be found at natural food stores and, increasingly, conventional supermarkets. Quinoa has a nutty flavor and hearty texture that make...
community progress 87% success
March 29, 2011
Try white asparagus
You know spring’s arrived when thick and thin green asparagus starts popping up in stores and farmers’ markets. But have you tried its white cousin? White asparagus is known to be more tender and gentler in flavor than green, and it makes...
community progress 66% success
March 23, 2011
Have fun with fennel
Fennel is one of nature’s miracles—flavorful, fragrant, hearty, and delightfully pungent. With a taste reminiscent of licorice and a firm, resilient texture, this greenish-white bulb enhances fish, roast chicken, salads, baked potato...
community progress 100% success
March 18, 2011
Sow your spring garden seeds
Cool, frosty weather still chilling your urge to go out? Believe it or not, it’s the perfect time to start thinking about your spring garden—and even doing some preparation and planting. Some spring harvest seeds can be sown even before...
community progress 100% success
March 14, 2011
Add veggies to mac 'n cheese
Mac ‘n cheese — for many of us, the mere mention of our favorite childhood treat makes our mouths water. If you find yourself forgoing this cherished comfort food in favor of leaner, more natural, more nutrient-rich options, don’t...
community progress 100% success
March 08, 2011
Make a veggie pot pie
Traditional pot pies relied on meat for flavor and substance. But you can get the same comforting heartiness and rich taste from a vegetarian version, without the animal fat. Variety of vegetables and judicious use of herbs and spices are key to...
community progress 100% success
March 03, 2011
Serve quiche at a party
Quiche is a fantastic party food, whether you’re hosting or contributing a dish to a friend’s fete. For one, it can be made ahead of time. Plus, it can be served at room temperature or warmed. It’s versatile enough to serve at any...
community progress 100% success