We have covered allergies to gluten and soy, today we look at nuts and seeds.
I (Natala if you weren’t sure) almost killed my husband with nuts before we got married.. The thing is that I knew about his nut allergy, however I did NOT know about cross contamination nor did I know that some packaged food

(the soy bean)
First, let’s clear some stuff up about soy. The soy bean has been around for a long time. Most people think tofu when they think soy. Tofu is just is just curd made from mashed soybeans. You can even make a tofu like substance using other kinds of beans.  The soy bean in and of

Gluten-free products seems to be in every store now, because recently the fear of gluten has sky rocketed. Now, don’t get me wrong, some of this fear is totally warranted. However, not everyone has a gluten allergy or Celiac disease, and for people who do not, gluten is a perfectly healthy thing to consume, so

For the past thirteen months, we have been traveling.  We’ve spent a few weekends at home, and a week at Christmas.  Otherwise, we have been on the road, spending most of our time in Kansas City.  We’ve lost over a hundred pounds between us.  We’ve each dropped 4 sizes.  We bought new clothes along the

Today Jeremy shares his plant-strong story!
Plant based nutrition a change for a better future…..
“A few years back my Mom had given me a “cook book” as a gift, being the sarcastic loving son, I laughed and applauded her effort to get me to read something. My Mom had always tried to get my ear with

On Wednesday The College Greens posted a pop quiz with a great giveaway for a year long membership on Engine 2 Extra and some new Engine 2 products!
1. True or False: One egg yolk has about the same amount of cholesterol as a Big Mac
2. What is Jeff Novick’s number one rule for label reading?
3.

Rip’s Northern Virginia talks and book signings have all been cancelled this week. Please stay tuned, we are re-scheduling for a future date!
 

 
(Graduating class March 2012!)
Join Rip at the up-coming 7-Day Engine 2 Immersion Intensive!

 
(one of the dishes you will learn how to make and get to create!)
Rip invites you to join Engine 2 in Austin, TX this spring for a weeklong intensive immersion retreat, scheduled for March 13th-19th at the Retreat at Balcones Springs (www.texasretreat.com). Featuring

I am blogging from the road this week.  I am home in Minnesota for my husband’s company party and to spend time with our daughter who is preparing for a term of service with Americorps.  We’ve been in Kansas on a work project of my husband’s for the past year.  Together we lost the bulk