I had an interesting conversation with my friend Dave* a few weeks ago. 

Dave had asked me what he could do to lose 10lbs. Knowing Dave frequents drive-thru's and buys a lot of convenience foods on the go, I suggested he start making his own food.

He said "I know I should, but, with my schedule, I can't cook all the time. I just don't have the time."

I asked him which fast food place was closest to him. …

It was my parents first vegan thanksgiving and I'll cut to the chase and say it went over really well. Lots of Mmmm's were heard and after my Dad went back for seconds he sat down and said "I had no idea you could have, really, everything we'd always had, just healthy and vegan."

Here is a picture of my plate:

Now I'll let me parents tell you what they thought of each item:

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This week's meal plan comes with a bonus: A special meal plan for Thanksgiving Day that allows for a big meal and slice of pie -- all within 1200 calories!

Here are some of the recipes you can expect to eat on this week's meal plan:

Green Bean Casserole
Chickpea Noodle Soup
Pad Thai
Maple Glazed Vegetables
Pumpkin Oatmeal
Pumpkin Muffins
French Toast
Buddah Bowl

(This meal plan is 7-days, with the bonus Thanksgiving Day plan).

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My parents and I have differing religious views, so we have very few overlapping holidays. This hasn't really been a big deal for us since I moved away from home 12 years ago. Ever since I left for college, I've lived at least 8 hours away from my parents so "going home for the holidays" has always been difficult, or expensive, so we usually just celebrated in spirit. (My mother jokes that I keep moving farther and farther away from …

Today we have a special guest post from Michelle, a high school student who is sure to inspire us! If she can make healthy eating happen on her schedule, there's hope for all of us!

Without further ado... Michelle!

I'm extremely excited to be a guest blogger on Happy Herbivore! Ever since the start of my freshman year in high school, I have been cooking all my own meals. (Even with my hectic extracurricular/homework schedule!)

I realized last summer …