All my life I’ve generally been the fattest person in the room. It’s something I’ve just gotten used to over the years, though I’ve always felt like a big loser for being the fattest person in the room. Like it or not, being overweight (for me) has been painful all of my life, from the

Yes, we said PANT strong! Today, Jane Esselstyn (Rip’s sister) has a featured post over on the Crazy Sexy blog! She’s writing up something a lot of people are interested in, and a subject many men seem to really, um, perk up when they hear about it. Jane wants all the men out there how

We here at Engine 2 like to talk about being “plant-strong” well we found one of the plant-strongest people we could find and talked to him about his healthy plant-strong life.
Derek is  originally from San Diego, CA where he spent all his free time in athletic pursuits from organized sports to martial arts to surfing

My name is Natala, and I am part of the Engine 2 Team. My husband and I trave full time around the country, living in various cities 1-3 months at a time. We have lived in very small towns of 150 people and larger cities, like Austin. We have also driven 1000′s of miles and

We know a lot of you are going through a lot right now, it has been a tough week here in Austin with all of the fires, and we are also thinking about our friends battling floods on the East Coast! Please stay safe, and know the Engine 2 Family is thinking about all of

Today we are talking to Lindsay Nixon, author of the  ”The Happy Herbivore“, the cookbook behind the fabulous website, “Happy Herbivore!” and upcoming cookbook “Every day Happy Herbivore” coming out this December!
We love Lindsay’s great plant-strong recipes! After the interview, see how you can win Lindsay’s cookbook!

1. How did you get into plant-strong

We’ve found some great videos for you this week! We hope you enjoy!
Rip Esselstyn’s TED Talk in Austin
The Truth about oil – Jeff Novick
The Happy Herbivore – Mock Tuna salad cooking lesson
Dr. McDougal on the “Perils of Dairy”

Labor day weekend generally signals the end of summer, and it usually means BBQ’s! You can be plant-strong and enjoy all of your favorite BBQ foods!
Check out some of these great recipes:
E2 Burgers
Red Bean Chipolte Burger
Black bean burger
Spicy black bean burgers (best if baked!)
Potato green bean salad
Santa Fe potato salad

We got this e-mail from a proud plant-strong Mom! How cool is this?
Here is the (short) youTube that my sons made for you about their Engine2 commitment in the Peace Corps in Panama.  They have no electricity, no refrigeration and no oven, and are living plant-strong after having downloaded your book on their Kindle.