Last week we met Jennifer, who has more energy and lost 50lbs after going plant-based. This week we meet Pragati, our first international Herbie of the Week!

HH: What brought you to the United States?

I moved to US in the early part of 2000 for a post-doctoral fellowship at the Univ. Texas at Austin. I'd just finished graduate school in India and at the time, the US was the place to be for folks who wanted to make …

There are 9 new and refreshing meals in this week's meal plan - keeping it fun and exciting!

New Meals & Recipes:

• Easy Tomato Soup
• Veggie Club
• Mega Chili Bowl
• Apple Biscuits
• Pear-Berry Oatmeal
• Veggie Pot Pie
• 5 Ingredient Tacos
• Burrito Bowl
• Veggie Love Chili

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Minimalist Monday? Wait! Isn't today Tuesday?!? Oh, no! Last week I lost an hour and this week I've already lost a day! Why does this always happen to me?

I've written before about how complaining is not a conversation. Now, let me start out by saying I'm not perfect. I gripe and complain, too, but I'm really working on it... and as of late, I've become more aware of what I'm putting out into the virtual universe.

I noticed …

On Sunday I did a talk and demo at Evolution Fast Food.

They had fliers with my face all over -- it felt really cool!

I have to give a plug to the owner, Mitch. He is such a nice, caring person, and really passionate. His restaurant rivals McDonald's and Burger King and he dreams of having 10,000 locations too so there is a vegan choice everywhere. I was so honored to be part of San Diego's annual Meat-Out …

I left Los Angeles around 3pm to take the train to San Diego. Waiting for the train made me feel like I was back in Europe for a moment... ahh nostalgia.

Supervegan told me via Twitter, Amtrak carried vegan burgers but sadly, my train didn't have any. They were also out of hummus (boo!) but the ride was smooth and Amtrak has outlets and free wifi! Score! I really do like taking trains.

Once I arrived, I was greeted by …