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10 Anti Inflammatory Recipes for Spring

by Denise Barratt | Feb 26, 2021 | Foods to Reduce Inflammation, Healthy Recipe Ideas to Make, Local Food in Asheville, Meatless Monday, Spring, Veggie Love & Plant-Based Eating

Anti Inflammatory Foods The days are getting longer and the weather is getting warmer so it’s time to try 10 anti inflammatory recipes for spring! Many of us are familiar with the foods that can increase inflammation in the body. These include sugar, refined...

Summering At Home

by Denise Barratt | Jul 4, 2020 | Healthy Recipe Ideas to Make, Refreshing Beverages, Special Events, Summer, Veggie Love & Plant-Based Eating

My new vacation plans are for “summering at home”. This summer is a good time to get things done that I always put off and don’t seem to take the time but now I can. Many of us are in this boat, whether we might not feel comfortable traveling and...

Summer Low Fodmap Desserts

by Denise Barratt | Jul 4, 2020 | GI Friendly Recipes, Healthy Recipe Ideas to Make, Summer, Veggie Love & Plant-Based Eating

When the weather gets hot, it time for some cool and creamy summer low fodmap desserts. In the summer time, the last thing that I want to do is to heat up the oven so I hope that you like these easy, no-cook and delicious desserts. In addition to being low in fodmap,...

Vegetarian BBQ Ideas

by Denise Barratt | Jun 25, 2020 | Foods to Reduce Inflammation, Healthy Recipe Ideas to Make, Meatless Monday, Refreshing Beverages, Seasonal Eating, Summer, Veggie Love & Plant-Based Eating

Vegetarian Cookout Recipes I love a summer celebration out in our yard and I want to share some of my favorite vegetarian cookout recipes and menu ideas. Most of us think only about meat on the grill for a barbecue and that makes me so excited to share with you these...

4 Perfect Picnic Menu Ideas

by Denise Barratt | Jun 23, 2020 | Healthy Recipe Ideas to Make, Refreshing Beverages, Seasonal Eating, Special Events, Summer

Try These Perfect Mountain Picnic Ideas Now is the time to get away from it all and take your meal outside with these 4 Perfect Picnic Menu Ideas! Living in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains, my husband and I have lots of special places where we like to go for a...

The Amazing Health Benefits of Okra & More

by Denise Barratt | Jun 3, 2020 | Foods to Reduce Inflammation, Healthy Recipe Ideas to Make, Local Food in Asheville, Seasonal Eating, Summer, Veggie Love & Plant-Based Eating

I recently had a chance to talk with Chris Smith about the amazing health benefits of okra and many other reasons why we should grow it and eat it. Chris, an expert okra enthusiast, wrote “The Whole Okra: A Seed to Stem Celebration” which recently has been...

Vegetarian Bag Lunch Ideas

by Denise Barratt | May 27, 2020 | Foods to Reduce Inflammation, Healthy Recipe Ideas to Make, Meatless Monday, Veggie Love & Plant-Based Eating

Whether your work day is back at the office or never stopped being at the office, you can always use a few delicious vegetarian brown bag lunch ideas! healthy work from home lunch ideas. And for the 40 million people who have lost their jobs, you have been hard at it...

Plant-based Anti-inflammatory Benefits

by Denise Barratt | May 13, 2020 | Foods to Reduce Inflammation, GI Friendly Recipes, Meatless Monday, Veggie Love & Plant-Based Eating

This week, we are going to continue our Meatless May journey by discussing some of the anti inflammatory benefits of a plant-based diet! I also want to share with 7 plant-based recipes that can help reduce the body’s inflammation. Let’s first talk a about...

10 Delicious Plant-Based Protein Recipes

by Denise Barratt | May 8, 2020 | Foods to Reduce Inflammation, GI Friendly Recipes, Healthy Recipe Ideas to Make, Meatless Monday, Veggie Love & Plant-Based Eating

Vegetarian Protein Foods Today, I am sharing 10 Delicious plant-based protein recipes to make your meatless meals easy and delicious! Many people do not realize that there are many high protein foods that are also plant-based but there are lots of tasty choices! Over...

Healthy Menu Planning for Vegetarian Meals

by Denise Barratt | May 1, 2020 | Healthy Recipe Ideas to Make, Meatless Monday, Veggie Love & Plant-Based Eating

When I heard in the news that there may be a meat shortage in our food supply, I knew that I could help make this situation easier with healthy menu planning for vegetarian meals. So I have created a plant-based eating series called Meatless May where I will be...