You've got questions...
Q: I, too, find I do much better if I stick to your meal plans pretty strictly. But then my question is...how do I incorporate recipes from your cookbooks, etc. ??
A: It's a great question!
If you use a cookbook recipe, that's fine... as long as black bean brownies don't suddenly become dinner ;)
I include the calories with all the recipes so look at the servings, and try to keep it under 415 calories total for that meal :) You can also use this handy HH recipes by calorie count spreadsheet as a reference!
Papa Herbivore's Guest Post on Salt + Salt Free Spice Blend Recipes
(He's on a very low sodium diet)
Also check out the meal plans ! It makes cooking from scratch so easy! And low in salt!
Q: If I like your page on Facebook, will I get your updates in my newsfeed?
A: Yes, if you like Happy Herbivore’s facebook page , the posts should show up in your news feed. However, if you don't participate, i.e. like things I post, leave comments to Happy Herbivore updates, etc., Facebook will assume you're not interested and take the updates OUT of your newsfeed. Lame, I know… but Facebook tries to only show us what we like, and judges that based on what you like and comment on.
Q: My husband does not have access to warm up his lunch. Will the lunches on the meal plan work for him?
A: Yes. The meal plans are designed with “work lunch” and transport in mind. Most recipes do not need to be reheated. For things that are better warm, like a soup, pack it in a thermos.
Q: Can you recommend any good places to order specialty ingredients online, such as heirloom beans, specialty pastas, etc?
A: I don't order (or use) a lot of specialty ingredients. For example, I don't even know what heirloom beans are ;)
Googling the item you’re looking for should bring up some websites that sell it. Amazon also has lot of stuff, along with Vitacost and Bulkfoods.com (which is where I get my nutritional yeast in bulk).
I try to stick to everyday ingredients at my local supermarket - sorry!