Satisfying salads are one of my favorite things about summer. This week's meal plan is full of OUR BEST summer salads (and salad means more than lettuce! We've got pasta salads, potato salads, grain-based salads too!) PLUS NEW FAVES like Italian Pasta Salad, Peach Basil Quinoa Salad, Margarita Salad, Beet & Sweet Potato Salad, Mexican Salad, and More!

Individual Highlights:

• Italian Pasta Salad (NEW!)
  
• Lindsay's Delight
  
• Peach Basil Quinoa Salad
  
• Strawberry Shake (NEW!)
  
• Beet & Sweet Potato Salad
  
• Creamy Quinoa …

Hi Lindsay! This is completely related to food, but as a young woman who tries to be as natural, hormone-free, and healthy as possible, would you mind sharing what you do for birth control?

I've been getting a lot of emails about vegan birth control lately. Last week alone I had 5 emails, many like the one above. 

I've always had the mindset that birth control is a deeply personal issue, so it's not something I haven talked a lot …

You know how I'm always saying lead by example? It's because it works. Living your lifestyle and thriving is the best testament and sales pitch there is. I'm never quick to pitch or push my lifestyle on others, but because I love it so much and am so happy and thriving, it starts to rub off.

Recently, I was out to dinner with a mixed group of friends and one friend, an omnivore, ordered one of the vegan …

I first heard from today's guest poster, Gabriel, when I asked for perspective from men for our Plant-Based Guys series. English is not Gabriel's first (or second!) language, but he shared so much fascinating information about his experience being plant-based/vegan in Venezuela that I asked him to guest post! 

As you know, I lived on a small island in the Caribbean for a year (where I wrote EHH!) as well as several small towns/rural areas in the United …

You've got questions...

Q: The last thing in my diet I really want to get rid of is chocolate. I'm on a student budget, and there is some vegan dark chocolate available in my area but it's quite expensive, so I'm still eating the regular stuff. I really want to stop eating it because I know the milk in it is detrimental to my health. I've heard eating almonds can help relieve the cravings but they taste strange to me …