Amaranth Farming... An amaranth seed is considered as a healthy grain and it can be eaten in its whole grain form. In plant form, it is considered as a weed. In some parts of the country where amaranth is known to grow locally and abundantly, they are even considered as “pesky” due to its unrelenting nature but indeed a lifesaver when food shortage is apparent. This small grain is a native of South America but has its roots in Mexico....

Going local makes more sense for your health and t... To eat well means avoiding “edible food-like substances” and sticking to real ingredient, especially more and more from the plant kingdom. Specialists state that if consumers would reduce their meat utilization by 20%, it would help the environment noticeably. There would be less need to raise herds of livestock for food production and therefore cut down on the amount of gases released into the air. If your diet alteration...

VEGAN 101... Start by orienting yourself with the “no-meat” policy but never announce it to everybody else. Keep this to yourself first so that when this policy didn’t quite pan out, nobody would know except you. Start by eliminating red meat first; try it for 2 weeks to give time for your stomach to adapt to its new lifestyle. After that, try to forego white meats; the last to bid goodbye are the eggs and dairies. Just wash,...

Types of Vegetarian Diets... Reasons vary widely as to why people opt to go vegetarian. Some claims health reasons, others for their stand about animal rights and there are some who just want to try it out. For vegetarians, there is no specific eating plan. One thing is certain, vegetarians do not eat red meat, which is what the whole idea of turning vegetarian is for. There are different vegetarian types: 1.    A vegan or total vegetarian do...

Tofu: Nutrition and Health Concerns... Known to the human species as a vegetarian food, as early as 200 years BC, tofu is a highly popular food staple in Asia. Today, it is also cherished by a large number of Americans and can be found commonly in grocery stores throughout the country. Tofu, also called soybean curd or bean curd, is prepared by coagulating soymilk using coagulating agents like magnesium chloride, calcium sulfate, or dilute acids. The resulting...