Latest Blog Posts for Down to Earth Fare

• Bean Salad
  on Jul 16, 2015 in additive-free food diary-free food gluten-free food plant based diet Protein salad Whole Food Plant-Based nutrition
  Summer! Who wants to cook? Not me! Much of our summer food is cold – salads, chilled soups and sandwiches. Mostly I prepare the the salads and soups early in the morning and put it in the refrigerator to chill … Continue reading →...
• Eat Local
  on Jul 14, 2015 in additive-free food Farmers Market fresh veggies New Orleans processed food Whole Food Plant-Based nutrition
  Every June, here in New Orleans, we have the Eat Local Challenge. Participants agree to eat food that grown or caught within a 200 mile radius of New Orleans. This year we decided to give it a try. For people … Continue reading →...
• Fourth of July Leftovers
  on Jul 9, 2015 in diary-free food Eggs entrée fresh veggies vegetarian Whole Food Plant-Based nutrition
  We ended up with a lot of extra food after the Fourth.  That is extra corn and potato salad. I used the potato salad in a mock-nicoise salad. Made a big green salad – lettuce, green onion, celery and tomatoes. … Continue reading →...
• White House Orders A Review of GMO Crop Rules
  on Jul 7, 2015 in GMO foods tomatoes Whole Food Plant-Based nutrition
  Who is in charge? Who really regulates genetically modified crops? In a bureaucratic sleight of hand the USDA spreads the responsibility for GM products throughout three agencies — the Agriculture Department, the Environmental Protection Agency and...
• Red, White and Blue!
  on Jul 2, 2015 in Whole Food Plant-Based nutrition
  Happy Fourth of July. Independence Day! We will be celebrating with red, white and blue. That is red cherries, white crust and blueberries. David has promised to make his famous sugar-free, gluten-free vegan pies as a special holiday treat. Plans ...
• I’m a Believer
  on Jun 30, 2015 in fresh veggies juice Whole Food Plant-Based nutrition
  I know juicing is a good thing. The easiest way to get a lot of fruits and veggies. Or at least the easiest way to get them into your body so that they do good. The NOT easy part is … Continue reading →...
• A New Record
  on Jun 27, 2015 in environment Food Additives GMO foods John McDougall processed food T. Colin Campbell Whole Food Plant-Based nutrition
  Last semester I took a class in Childhood Obesity. I spent fifteen weeks studying the policies and practices around childhood obesity. In the end  I concluded that the problem isn’t childhood obesity; it’s adult obesity. For every overweight/obe...
• Mexican Rice
  on Jun 25, 2015 in additive-free food diary-free food gluten-free food Mexican plant based diet rice Whole Food Plant-Based nutrition
  Most Mexican restaurant entree’s include rice and beans. The rice is a quintessential side dish which uses tomatoes and various herbs (garlic, cumin, cilantro) to lightly season the rice. Sometime, however, the rice includes jalapeno and can be qui...
• Iodine
  on Jun 23, 2015 in B12 kitchen basics Uncategorized Whole Food Plant-Based nutrition
  Like most American kids, I grew up using Morton’s salt. My mother, a nurse in her former life, stressed that the reason we used it was to be sure we got our iodine. To further imprint the lesson we were … Continue reading →...
• Stir Fry with Ginger Sauce
  on Jun 18, 2015 in additive-free food Asian diary-free food fresh veggies plant based diet vegan vegetarian Whole Food Plant-Based nutrition
  Summer is here and the garden is starting to produce veggies. Sometimes it is hard to figure out what to do with them. A favorite simple solution is stir fry.  Stir fry uses most available vegetables. In fact I use … Continue reading ͛...

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