**This is not medical advice. Consult with your doctor**
Almost daily I get this question on Facebook, Twitter, etc:
How do vegans avoid Vitamin B12 deficiency? or HH, how do you get your b12?
Did you know that B-12 is fortified into several foods we eat? Most non dairy milks like soymilk and almond milk are fortified with it. Commercial cereals are too, especially the healthier brands. My favorite dietary source of B12 is nutritional yeast, which I eat …
So long, farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, adieu...
I'm one of those people that has ants in their pants all the time. I don't feel settled unless I'm in motion.
In 2006, I backpacked through Europe for a month. I returned to the states and then moved from Boston to Los Angeles. Los Angeles to New York and then New York to St. Maarten. Even since we've moved to St. Maarten, I've been home to …
People get tattoos for all different reasons: some people love beautiful art and see their body as a canvas for an evolving masterpiece. Some people need their outside to reflect or symbolize what they feel on inside and others need reminders, markers, a memento. I've also witnessed the healing power of tattoos and it's their emotional value that attracted me.
Tattoos have always been a way for me to mark an important event in my life.
I have a few …
I hope everyone is looking forward to a 3-day weekend. Since we're ex-pats, we don't get Monday off... but that's okay, I still plan to make my beloved mushroom burgers (p. 89), baked beans (p. 199) and potato salad (p. 189) from my cookbook this weekend!
What are your plans this Labor Day weekend?
Last week I asked Facebook and Twitter what questions you guys wanted answered- embarrassing questions, nutrition questions, personal, what did you want to know from me? Ask Happy Herbivore will be a new feature on Wednesdays. If you'd like to submit a question, just email me at lindsay@happyherbivore.com!
This week's question; Can you share a day or weeks worth of no soy/tofu ideas?
Side note: I always find it interesting that people think you need to eat soy products to …