Vegetarian Times back issues from February 2009:
Lady in Red
Feb 01, 2009; ... SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR WOMEN'S HEART ASSOCIATION'S NATIONAL WEAR RED DAY, VISIT GOREDFORWOMEN.ORG. THERE YOU CAN DETERMINE YOUR HEART DISEASE RISK. AS WELL AS ...
I (love) chocolate (and Brussels sprouts)
Feb 01, 2009; ... Are you getting what you need for a healthy heart? If you're a vegetarian, you already have a natural advantage. The American Heart Association says a veg diet tends to be lower in total fat, saturated fat, and choles- terol-which may help explain why vegetarians seem to have a lower incidence ...
letters
Feb 01, 2009; ... THANKSGIVING PLEASER Just wanted to tell you that I made the Mushroom, Cheese, and Vegetable Strudel for Thanksgiving ("A Moosewood Thanksgiving," November/ December, p. 66), and it was a smash hit. I used vegan cheeses, and everyone dug in, even our omnivore guests, it also passed the ...
matters of the heart
Feb 01, 2009; ... Need-to-know info about your health, diet, mind, body, and the world you live in Just because you're not clutching your chest in agony doesn't mean you're not having a heart attack, especially if you're a woman. Research suggests that women are more likely to have symptoms such as ...
Hot Click!
Feb 01, 2009; ... Fed up with decoding beauty product labels? Spirit Beauty Lounge, a one-stop Web shop for organic, sustainable, and cruelty-free goods, sells only products that contain organic or biodynamically active ingrethents, are packaged with biodegradable or recyclable materials, and make good on their ...
Grain of Truth
Feb 01, 2009; ... Monitoring more than 14,000 people for over 13 years, a study in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association found that consuming whole grains lowered the risk of heart ...
Weird Science
Feb 01, 2009; ... You may have insects to thank for the kick in your salsa or vegan nam prik, according to research in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Chiles ...
Sweeeet!
Feb 01, 2009; ... Share a darkchocolate bar with your Valentine, and both your hearts will benefit. Research in the Journal of Nutrition suggests that enjoying a small square of the treat a few times a week will reduce your risk of a heart attack. According to the results of ...
Top Mate Trait
Feb 01, 2009; ... Nice guys don't finish last, at least when it comes to love, found a report on three studies that was published in the British journal of Psychology. In the studies, more than 1,000 people were asked about what they look ...
Q&A: THE POWER OF TWO
Feb 01, 2009; ... Ecologista, authors, filmmakers- and married couple- Michael Tobias and Jane Gray Morrison are no strangers to teamwork. They've collaborated on dozens of projects, including the recently published Sanctuary: Global Oases of Innocence, which celebrates some of the world's purest havens of ...
Good, Clean Fun
Feb 01, 2009; ... Showerwith yourValentine and you'll conservewater as well as amp up the romance. "Sex in the Shower" Emotibombs from Lush can help put you in the mood: when warm ...
Pet Détente
Feb 01, 2009; ... The cat and dog in your family don't have to fight like, well, cats and dogs, if you follow this simple strategy: adopt the cat first, and introduce them when the dog is less than a year old and the cat younger than 6 months. That's the conclusion of a study in Applied Animal Behaviour Science, ...
NATURAL R^sub x^
Feb 01, 2009; ... PROBLEM: Lackluster sex life SOLUTION: Korean red ginseng THE SCOOP: If you're looking for romance this Valentine's Day (or anytime for that matter), Korean red ginseng could be the love potion you and your partner are seeking. A perennial herb with a root resembling the human ...
What we're eating too much of this month
Feb 01, 2009; ... Amazingly, 479° Popcorn Black Truffle + White Cheddar is both rich- and light-tasting at the same time. As a feel-good bonus, the company, ...
BAKER'S DELIGHTS
Feb 01, 2009; ... 14 must-haves for better homemade cookies, cakes, pies, and more 1. PRETTY PICTURES Why should topping cupcakes stop at the frosting? Make fun designs and look like a pro doing it with these easy-to-use stencils. $2.19/8 stencils; countrykitchensa.com 2. TANGERINE ...
iron: how much is enough?
Feb 01, 2009; ... Here's what you need to get just the right dose Q How can I tell if I'm getting enough iron? A That's an important question. Iron is a key part of hemoglobin, a protein your red blood cells use to carry oxygen from your lungs to the rest of your body. If you're low in iron, you ...
yogurt
Feb 01, 2009; ... This dairy treat offers sweet relief for a variety of health issues "A spoonful of yogurt helps the medicine go down" doesn't exactly have the same ring to it that "a spoonful of sugar" does in the original song. But even Mary Popplns would have been impressed by the sheer numbers of ...
freezer finds
Feb 01, 2009; ... Whip up inspired and affordable dishes with some choice items from the frozen foods section Looking for fresh ways to liven up weeknight winter meals? Steer your grocery cart to the frozen foods section. VT recipe tester Fiona Kennedy found the snowy-cold cases to be treasure troves of ...
winner dinner
Feb 01, 2009; ... Curl up on the couch to watch the Oscars with this make together menu for two Awards season is here! Even though your plans probabl involve spending the soiree snuggling on the sofa rather than slinking down a red carpet, make your stay-at-home evening special with a menu you can prepare ...
pan for all seasons
Feb 01, 2009; ... Not so long ago, almost every cook in America kept a cast iron skillet on the stove. "It wasn't until after World War Il that other metals began to be used for cookware," says Mark Kelly, marketing and promotions manager at Lodge Cast Iron in South Pittsburg, Tenn., America's sole remaining ...
rice-a-rama
Feb 01, 2009; ... The plain grain's gone global Remember when rice choices in most stores were pretty slim: brown or white, short grain or long? Today, bags of Arborio and boxes of basmati are offered alongside these basics, and jasmine rice is no longer relegated to Chinese take-out. The ...
salt-ernatives
Feb 01, 2009; ... Four recipes that'll woo you away from the shaker Watch your salt! This seems to be the message all health professionals send out these days. "Even if you're healthy, too much salt overburdens the body and can tax your bones and kidneys, increasing osteoporosis risk," explains Dina ...
one on one with Jason Mraz
Feb 01, 2009; ... Known for his sunny, sexy songs, such as the Grammy-nominated 'Tm Yours," Jason Mraz, 31» had a recording studio built on the 5^-acre avocado farm he owns outside San Diego. Besides releasing a new album, We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things, last year, Mraz published a thousand things, an ...
carrot & stick
Feb 01, 2009; ... CARROTS TO: The U.S. Department of Energy's Wind for Schools Project, for bringing wind energy to rural schools in Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, Montana, Idaho, and Colorado. The program helps schools partner with nearby universities to install wind turbines and collect data from them, ...
mmm ... lasagna!
Feb 01, 2009; ... You don't need dairy to make a classic Italian supper What sounds better on a cold winter night than a zesty, ooey- gooey lasagna dinner with all the fixings? Trouble is, traditional lasagna recipes call for lots of cheese. But with a few clever substitutions, you can get all the ...
fat tuesday feast
Feb 01, 2009; ... Celebrate Mardi Gras in vegetarian style Down in New Orleans, "Mardi Gras" applies to more than just the day before Lent: the festivities start on January 6, then really get going a full two weeks before Fat Tuesday on February 24. This leaves revelers in the Big Easy (and elsewhere) ...
feed your heart
Feb 01, 2009; ... Getting your fill of the right foods is key to keeping your ticker in top shape Here's a heart-grabbing statistic for you: the World Health Organization estimates that cardiovascular disease causes approximately 175 million deaths per year worldwide. That's the bad news. The good news, ...
A PURIST'S GUIDE TO OLIVE OIL
Feb 01, 2009; ... New regulations and some shopping savvy can help you find an oil that makes the grade What image comes to mind when you pick up a bottle of extra virgin olive oil? A small, sunny grove buzzing with workers rushing their olives to the local mill for pressing? The reality may in fact be ...
1 FOOD 5 WAYS: leeks
Feb 01, 2009; ... NUTRITIONAL PROFILE 1 RAW LEEK (WHITE BULB AND LIGHT GREEN STEM) CONTAINS: * 54 CALORIES * 2 G FIBER * 1,484 IU VITAMIN A * 11 MG VITAMIN C * 2 MG IRON Why haven't leeks become a mainstay in American cooking? It's a mystery to leeklovers, ...
Endive
Feb 01, 2009; ... "I did an evening of vegetables off-Broadway! I did the best tomato, the best cucumber ... I did an endive salad that knocked the critics on their ass!" -Dustin Hoffman in Tootsie Crisp salad greens that can be harvested at a time of year when nothing else grows in the frozen ...