Worried about what you’ll be serving for Thanksgiving? We’ve got you covered! We have gathered up our FAVORITE plant-strong recipes from some of our favorite bloggers!
Appetizers and Soup: 
Happy Herbivore: Zucchini Sticks
Straight Up Food: Kabocha Bean Dip
Straight Up Food: Roasted Carrot and Fennel Soup
Happy Herbivore: Acorn Apple Soup
Plant-Powered Kitchen: Tamari Roasted Chickpeas
Fat Free Vegan: Lentil Soup with Coriander

We have a new online community called Engine 2 Extra. Each week we have have challenges and contests to make things a little more fun! This week one of the challenges was to come up with some creative ways to use pumpkins. One of our E2X members, Suz posted three great recipes, and we thought

Need some new ideas of what to have for breakfast, lunch and dinner? We’ve got you covered !
Breakfast
Barley Oat Pancakes
Ingredients:
1 cup barley flour
1/2 cup quinoa flour
1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
1 tablespoon baking powder
2 cups oat, almond, or nonfat soy milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions:
Mix dry ingredients in a bowl
Add liquid ingredients slowly until blended into a

“Two years ago, at only 39 years old, my cholesterol was 205.  I am 5’2″ and weight within my recommended range, 127#.  We follow Dr. Weil’s “Earth Gym” physical activity guidelines.  So the doctor said it was hereditary and I would probably be on medication eventually.

2011: We then went vegetarian.  (As you know, there can

Halloween is around the corner! We are getting ready for our Halloween potluck in Austin in a couple of weeks. Bring the kids, they can dress up and enjoy a healthy night out with you.  Please join us if you live in the area.
How can you have a healthy Halloween for your family?
We asked on facebook how you make

It’s Autumn, which means in most of the country, the temperatures are cooling, the leaves are changing colors and folks are pulling out a jacket now and then for the seasonal weather.  I love this time of year! I always look forward to the fun that fall brings: football season, big pots of soup, pumpkins

We wanted to feature some of the messages/comments we have recently recieved about young people getting plant-strong. We hope that these stories encourage and motivate you to continue or to start your plant-strong journey!
Alex: “I’m 13 & I decided to become plant-strong all on my own, after watching Kitchen Rescue and Forks Over Knives on

Tears are streaming down my face as I write this.  I guess I hadn’t realized how worried I have been.  My mom is 63 years young, and is vibrant, beautiful and engaging, and most people think we’re sisters when we go out together.
In August 2010 she had her blood work done, and her total cholesterol

A lot can happen in a week.
This week we have been running a 7 day immersion program in Texas. People from all over the country have come to learn how to become plant-strong.
It is always hard to describe these experiences to others. The week is jam packed with riveting lectures by the top educators in plant-strong education,