This week we're including 11 new recipes in our meal plans! Start your day with one of our new healthy breakfast options and start eating plant-based this week!

New in the Individual Plan:
• Cinnamon-Raisin Oatmeal
• Peanut Butter Oatmeal
• Loaded Sweet Potato Bowl
• Loaded Mexican Potatoes

New in the Family Plan:
• Cinnamon-Raisin Oatmeal
• Pineapple Rice
• Peanut Butter Oatmeal
• Brown Rice Breakfast
• Balsamic Vegetable Salad
• Loaded …

I thought I'd share a fresh, fruit-flavored non-alcoholic drink with you this week. This drink is refreshing and light- and it's from my new book, Happy Herbivore Abroad.

Aqua Frescas are popular fruit-flavored, non-alcoholic drinks in Mexico. The best way I can describe it is as water infused with the flavor of fruit, in contrast to a fruit juice or a smoothie. My favorite fruit to use is watermelon, but you can use mango, strawberries, peaches, papaya, cantaloupe, or …

I'm still having a love affair with baking soda. I wash my face with baking soda every day, but I also use it as a deodorant, shampoo and household cleaner.

I can't begin to say how happy this makes my inner minimalist. I'm saving so much money that I used to spend on expensive face products, "natural" deodorants, pricey "eco" house cleaners and fancy salon shampoos. Plus I don't have a gaggle of products under the sink or sprawled out …

Q: Tell us a little bit about your businesses.

I'm a fine art nature photographer. I sell prints of my work and have a line of greeting cards called "Sunday Afternoons." The name came from my regular little weekend adventures, when I take …