After my father's post "What It Really Means to Feel Better," Daniel sent me an email detailing his journey to a plant-based diet. The results and changes were remarkable, so I asked him if he would be up for sharing his story as a Herbie of the Week. Luckily, he agreed!

HH: Tell us a little bit about yourself.

More New recipes on this meal plan including Creamy Broccoli Soup (individual), Black Bean & Roasted Corn Chili (both plans), Rice & Kale Soup (both plans), Mexican Stuffed Peppers (family), Chiptole Sweet Potato Bowl (family) plus some returning favorites such as Blueberry Crisp, Skillet Green Bean Casserole, Skyline Spaghetti Squash plus MORE! All easy to prepare and guaranteed to satisfy all!

• Cherry Vanilla Oatmeal  
• Breakfast Quesadillas (fan fave!!)
• Cajun Bean …

Before we talk about soy (and before you leave a comment), please read this article on soy, "Finally, The Truth About Soy", and also read this post in its entirety.

As you will read (with ample links to scientific studies), soy is not dangerous, unhealthy, or unsafe for most people, despite myths floating around thanks to the WAPF.

Legitimate soy concerns: Some people are allergic to soy (just as some people are allergic to peanuts) and those individuals should …

Back in October, my friend Marie sent me this email: 

"Dear Lindsay,
As I was reading this quote from another blogger, I immediately thought of you and your Minimalist Mondays articles. Can you use this quote as a new article on Minimalist Mondays? I think it would do a lot of people a lot of good to be reminded of this... especially for the new the plant-based person in a meat eating world.

"It's not your job to like …

I was in the Bay Area the other weekend for two photo shoots (one for the cover of my next book due out Dec 2013!). In between shoots I was able to meet up with some local Herbies at Herbivore. Some 40+ herbies came out! It was such a great time and we pretty much took out half of the restaurant :)

Lame as ever, I ordered a salad -- but it sounded so good!

(and it was good!) …