Veggie Love & Plant-Based Eating - Vine Ripe Nutrition

10 Vegetarian Brunch Recipes for the Holidays

by Denise Barratt | Nov 13, 2022 | Healthy Recipe Ideas to Make, Refreshing Beverages, Special Events, Veggie Love & Plant-Based Eating

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...

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...