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

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

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

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!

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

Today we want to introduce you to an awesome plant-strong teen, Carson. Carson is an amazing soccer star, and she just happens to be an amazing artist as well. Starting tomorrow we are launching a plant-strong kids series, it will run every week for the rest of the summer, and Carson is our artist! You

We hope you have a safe and happy 4th of July!
We want you to be safe today, so we have some fire safety tips for today. Prevention is key in health and fire safety!
For your health remember:
Remember:  Stop. Drop. And Roll!!! Stop (meat).  Drop (dairy).  And Roll (in plants)!” – Rip
For your safety:
With

Today, we have an amazing young lady to introduce you to. Karlin and Izze have had some struggles in life, but that didn’t stop them from becoming plant-strong and getting healthy together. We hope that their story inspires you. We also want to do something really special for Izze. Izze was born with something called

Nothing says summer like watermelon. We’ve got some fun, plant-strong desserts that will be sure to please your taste buds, and impress people at those summer parties!
Watermelon Cake:
This is pretty simple. First cut your watermelon. The best way to do this, is to cut off the top and bottom, like this:

Next, cut the watermelon in