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The Engine 2 Team is dedicated to helping you become plant-strong! Each of us are on the plant-strong journey right along side of you!

2013 Engine 2 Immersions!

*many thanks to E2-er, Stella for this amazing photo from our San Francisco Immersion!
We need your help!
We are looking for the perfect spots for our 2013 Engine 2 Immersions! If you’ve been to a beautiful farm, scenic events venue, or out-of-the-ordinary conference center or hotel – that you think would be great for E2 to host

Plant-Strong™ Summer Kids Series: Week 3! Plus, Tips For Teens By Teens

The winner of yesterdays giveaway is Karen!

It is week 3 of our Plant-Strong™ Summer Kids Series!
Download our easy-to-print PDF here: PlantStrongKidsWeek3!
Thanks to Jeff Novick and Lindsay Nixon for the recipes this week!
Catch up: Week 1 & Week 2
Today we thought we would ask some of the plant-strong teens in our community their advice

Should You Feel Bad For Being Overweight?

*This (very long) post was written by Engine 2 team member, Natala.
I think I’ve mentioned before, I’m at least 100 pounds heavier than everyone on the Engine 2 Team. I’m fortunate, my team is really great. Specifically, you can’t get much better than working with Rip, he is probably one of the most kind people

Obstacles to Plant-Strong: When there is no support at home

Winners of yesterdays giveaway: (picked from random number generator): Erin, VeganGrrl, Jeffrey, Jessica G, Chris, Abigail, Matthew, Vanessa M! Please e-mail natala@engine2.com
We still have more gift certificates to giveaway! Check twitter today!

(when trying to spread the plant-strong message, don’t use the Sue Silvester approach)
You watched Forks Over Knives, you read Engine 2 Diet, you watched

Interview with Sue Davis from Counter Culture! Plus a giveaway!

We are fortunate to live in Austin, TX. The community, the music, and the food! You might be surprised, but Austin is a wonderful place to get healthy, plant-strong food!
One of our favorite places is Counter Culture. This funky, cool 1960′s inspired diner is a great part of the plant-strong food scene in Austin. They

The Great Salad Challenge

We decided that it was a great week to have a salad challenge! Here are some guidelines and tips:
1. Plant-Strong!
2. No animals or animal products (including dairy, eggs, fish)
3. No oil! Why no oil? http://engine2diet.com/the-daily-beet/the-big-oil-post-plus-a-giveaway/
4. Follow our label reading rules when it comes to things like dressings. 1mg of sodium to 1 calorie and keep the

Plant-Strong Kids Summer Series: Week 2

We have a winner in our BIG giveaway, we asked Izze to pick a random number, and she picked Kara! Who said:
Kara says:
July 7, 2012 at 12:41 pm

“Way to go Izze! Have fun at camp and keep up the good work being plant strong! You are such and inspiration for other kids (and adults)! A

Dessert Oatmeal

Go ahead, have dessert for breakfast.
Healthy, tasty, nutritious, plant-strong dessert oatmeal! Oatmeal is a wonderful part of any plant-strong diet. It helps with weight loss, cholesterol and helps you to stay full longer. Sometimes people make the mistake of including more calorically dense foods with their oatmeal, but there is no need to do that!

Plant-Strong Kids Summer Series! Plus a HUGE giveaway!

Last week we introduced you to an amazing young lady, Izze. Izze’s dream was to go to to amputee camp so that she can meet other great kids, just like her. We asked you to help out in anyway that you could, and we are happy to say that in just one day, Izze raised enough funds