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We Ate a Lot of Veggie Burgers and Found a Clear Winner
We recently scoured the frozen foods aisle to find the cleanest veggie burgers out there, from the classic brands that have been around for ages to the new kids on the block. Then we put them to the test to find out which ones best satisfied our cravings. Here’s how it went.
5 Easy, Cheesy Nutritional Yeast Recipes That Will Make You a Believer
If you’re new to an ingredient, it can be daunting to figure out what to do with it — especially one as ubiquitously buzzy as nutritional yeast. But don’t give into your fear of the unknown! Here’s everything you need to know nutritional yeast, plus five recipes that will make you wonder why you waited so long to try it.
Is It Healthy? Trader Joe's Mega-Popular Cauliflower Gnocchi
Trader Joe’s cauliflower gnocchi has been the sweetheart of the health world lately. Just about everyone who’s even just a little bit health conscious or simple curious has been running to the store to pick up a bag or two to try.
5 of The Simplest Vegan Lunches Everyone Should Know
On busy days, you need lunch stat. And preferably that lunch isn’t going to make you long for a three-hour snooze session when you get back to work. If you’re following a vegan diet, or simply want to pack a bunch of vegetables into your mid-day meal, one of these simple, easy-to-make vegan lunches will do the trick.
How to Have Mac and Cheese and Still Feel Amazing
Mac and cheese: The ultimate comfort food. If we were playing Family Feud right now, and the clue was “comfort foods,” mac and cheese would absolutely be in the top 3, probably no. 1.
Make This Now: 4 Awesome Yet Easy Plant-Based Recipes
If you hear “plant based” and think “boring,” or “rabbit food,” get ready for an entire day’s worth of colorful dishes loaded with flavor—and yes, we included dessert.
Healthier Homemade Candies? Sweet!
If just the word “October” gets you salivating over those all those orange and black-wrapped mini candies, you are not alone. Halloween is one of the most fun days of the year… and also one that always leaves us feeling not so festive afterwards.
Vegan or Vegan-Curious? You’ll Love This Cookbook
If the notion of vegan food still conjures images of plain quinoa and kale, get ready for Vegan: The Cookbook. In it, French chef Jean-Christian Jury offers an encyclopedic global tour of plant-based cuisine, with nearly 500 recipes from 150 countries.
A Red, White & Blue Cheesecake Everyone Will Love
Just because you’re dairy-free doesn’t mean you can’t have this dreamiest of treats. Our go-to recipe is raw, vegan, and simple to make.
Get Your Glow On With Nourish + Bloom
We’ve got a new secret weapon to looking and feeling radiant and glowing; it’s Nourish + Bloom’s Whole Food Shake Powder and Vegan Protein Snack Bar.
Beet-Chickpea Burger
Roasted beet, chickpea flour and horseradish create a zesty, meaty veggie burger you’ll want again and again.
Chia Seed Pudding
This recipe is from Jessica Young, the Head of Product Nutrition & Chef at Daily Harvest.
Perfect Pesto Pizza
This Perfect Pesto Pizza is Haile Thomas’ favorite Spring recipe. She says, “it is delicate & elegant in flavor yet sharp, bright, and fresh. I think all of those things totally encompass what spring is all about!”
Almond-Sesame Soba Zoodles With Quick Pickled Veggies
If cold sesame or peanut noodles are part of your usual comfort food rotation, this dish is a great take-out fake-out. Soba noodles are traditionally made from buckwheat, which, contrary to its name, is a gluten-free flour that’s rich in protein and fiber.
Cashew Basil Pesto
Maria Marlowe’s favorite Spring recipe is this Cashew Basil Pesto. It’s incredible (and dairy free!)
You Don’t Know Jackfruit
This meaty-tasting versatile and nutritious produce item is garnering fans. A good and quick vegan option for weeknight dinners.
Elle Macpherson’s Mini Cleanse Smoothie Bowl
What does Elle start her day with? Make her secret yours.
5 New Healthy Products We Love: Volume 14
From quick veggie noodles to a super nutritious power bar, we found healthy on-the-go snacks for this week’s new products column.
Cauliflower Alfredo Sauce With Zucchini Noodles
Cauliflower Alfredo Sauce is blended up in seconds and makes a versatile non-dairy sauce for noodles, rice, veggies and more.
Healthy Holiday Dishes That Will Please Everyone
Hanging for the holidays with vegan, gluten-free, low-sugar and Paleo eaters? What do you feed them? We have the answers
These sweet and savory recipes will bring eaters with every kind of diet-restriction—vegan, Paleo, gluten-free or sugar-free—holiday joy.
Coconut Whipped Cream
Coconut can mimic the heavy cream used in making whipped cream, without the cholesterol or the dairy.
Sunflower Caesar Salad
This sunflower caesar salad recipe is from chef Marcel Vigneron of Beefsteak in Los Angeles.
Very Chocolatey Chocolate Brownies
These very chocolatey chocolate brownies are a delicious healthy treat for the whole family!
Asparagus Soup and Cashew Cream by Chef Tal Ronnen of LYFE Kitchen and Crossroads
This recipe is from The Conscious Cook ($20; William Morrow Cookbooks) by Chef Tal Ronnen of LYFE Kitchen and Crossroads.
Sautéed Green and Yellow Zucchini with Pistachios, Mint and Lime
You can use zucchini, summer squash, patty-pan squash or a combination in this side dish.
The Coconut Shell Game
Meredith Baird's cookbook focuses on all things coconut
Meredith Baird’s Coconut Kitchen Cookbook gives all the health benefits for not just coconut milk and coconut water but also a Coconut Milk Recipe.
Fresh Tomato Sauce
This tomato sauce is for making when plum tomatoes are at their peak, when the flavor of the fruit shines through, and all that is needed is quality olive oil, fresh garlic, salt, pepper and a bit of time. Sweet basil, freshly sliced at the last minute, is more than welcome but not necessary.
Quinoa Tabbouleh with Corn and Chia
Tabbouleh, a Middle Eastern dish that gained popularity in the 1990s, is back with a vengeance. We’ve made ours gluten-free, and packed it with protein-bursting quinoa.
Delicious, simple-to-prepare, plant-based meals at your doorstep
Green Chef—the popular organic meal kit delivery service—has added mouthwatering plant-based options to their menu, so now eating a healthy diet is easier than ever.
Blueberry Bliss Smoothie
You’ll drink this delicious blueberry smoothie to the very last drop. Easy to blend up in just minutes with a few healthy ingredients.
Pure Energy Bars
Shanti Bars are the best of portable plant-based nutrition
When Lauren Feingold and Ashanty Williams make a protein bar, they don’t mess around…
Candy Crush
Vegan candy, delivered in NYC
Kimberly Silver always had a sweet tooth. But a degree from The Institute for Integrative Nutrition and a career in…
Blistered Broccoli With Garlic And Chiles
Red chili pepper gives superfood broccoli a kick of spiciness
Brooklyn's Big Cheese
At Brooklyn's Riverdel, vegan cheeses are all the rage
Stroll into Riverdel in Brooklyn’s Prospect Heights neighborhood and you’ll see all the markers of a delicious cheese shop…
Pep-Up Tea
This recipe is by Jasmine and Melissa Hemsley, food bloggers, authors of the books The Art of Eating Well and Good + Simple, and stars of Eating Well With Hemsley + Hemsley @hemsleyhemsley
Hot & Cold Summer Squash
It’s summer and the farmer’s markets are brimming with tons of fresh zucchini. Try this quick, delicious recipe for a fresh, healthy meal.
Black and White Sesame Seed Crackers
These sesame crackers are all they cracked up to be. The two-hued sprinkle of crunchy black and white sesame seeds gives lots of favor and character to these delicious crackers.
Curried Carrot and Sweet Potato Soup
Sweet Potatoes, carrots, and spices come together to make this hearty, warming soup. Accompanies a meat dish well, but also great by itself.
Cucumber Soup
From The New Greenmarket Cookbook ($20;Da Capo Lifelong Books) by Gabrielle Langholtz.
Tropical Smoothie Bowl
This recipe is adapted from The Sprouted Kitchen Bowl and Spoon: Simple and Inspired Whole Foods Recipes to Savor and Share ($16; Ten Speed Press) by Sara and Hugh Forte.
Mango Fonio Salad
This recipe is from Senegal: Modern Senegalese Recipes from the Source to the Bowl ($35), by Pierre Thiam.
Beet Ravioli with Almond Thyme Pâté & Basil
This recipe is from This Rawsome Vegan Cookbook: A Balance of Raw and Lightly-Cooked, Gluten-Free Plant-Based Meals for Healthy Living ($20), by Emily von Euw.
Crispy Nuts and Seeds
Making crispy nuts and seeds is very easy to make, affordable, and delicious! All you need are nuts and seeds of your choice and some water.
Kabocha Soup Recipe
This roasted kabocha soup is the perfect thick, creamy fall soup with a kick of turmeric to help boost metabolism. It can be made in a few simple steps.
Emily von Euw's new book, The Rawsome Vegan Cookbook
We have no plans to go 100 percent raw or vegan any time soon, but Emily von Euw of the gorgeous healthy recipe-focused blog This Rawsome Vegan Life is sure filling our heads with visions of maki rolls made with cauliflower rice and collard leaf “burritos” bursting with purple cabbage and mushrooms.
This Fonio Is For You
Incorporate the superfood gluten-free grain into your baked goods or as a rice substitute
Quinoa was worshipped by the ancient Incas, and in modern times by all of us who…
Mexican food doesn't have to be greasy: Toca Madera is L.A.'s new health-centric spot
Whether it’s quesadillas oozing cheese or refried beans packed with processed lard, Mexican…
The Homemade Vegan Pantry will help you stock up on kitchen essentials
The Homemade Vegan Pantry will help you stock up on kitchen essentials.
Beaming, the superfood cafe, is more than just smoothies and juice
Not to get all hippie-dippie, but do you ever feel like every electron in your body is vibrating…
Peganism is the new eating philosophy, combining the Paleo and vegan movements
At first glance, the tenets of the Paleo and vegan movements seem to be diametrically opposed…
Clean Habits: Moby
Our chat with this vegan singer-songwriter
Moby opens up about his vegan lifestyle and new restaurant.
Try Goodbites for organic, vegan, gluten-free treats
Goodbites’ addictive snacks are made using a short list of wholesome, raw and nutritious ingredients.
Preserved Lemons
Traditional preserved lemons are a thing of beauty but they also take months to be fully cured. This quick preserved lemon recipe will give you the bright flavors without the wait.
Super Healthy Kelp Stock
This versatile kelp stock is delicious, nutritious, and shockingly easy to prepare. It’s sure to become a kitchen staple!
Got extra guests coming, or need to whip up a dish in a hurry? Check out these fast recipe videos for the holidays or any time!
Swapping out meat for tofu is the healthy way to go. Or is it? You might be surprised to learn which vegetarian foods aren’t actually good for you.
Food Talk: Bryan Kest
What does a star yogi eat? Surprise: it may not be what you think.
This gluten-free, vegan apple tart is the perfect Thanksgiving dessert
Clean Plates is delighted to offer our readers a scrumptious series of healthful, delicious and nutritious side dishes for Thanksgiving, ideal for contributing to the holiday table or combining for a luscious, plant-based meal.
Ruby Roth: Children’s Author and Vegan Advocate
Demystifying the vegan diet kids (and adults)
Vegan art teacher Ruby Roth looked for books that would help explain her diet to children; when she couldn’t find any that “didn’t have talking animals and vegetables,” she decided to write her own.
Interview with Ann Gentry: This Vegan Chef Keeps it Real
The founder of Real Food Daily shares the tale of her vegan conversion
Ann Gentry, founder of LA’s iconic organic vegan restaurant, Real Food Daily, dishes about the decision to give up meat, the importance of sustainable farming and what it’s like to be a vegan on the road…
This Saveur magazine recipe gets a health-conscious but no less delicious makeover
Enjoy the rich Indian flavors in this recipe for Spiced Black-Eyed Peas with Curry Leaves, made all the more delicious with these substitutions recommended by holistic chef Lisa Roberts-Lehan…
Butternut Squash Soup
This vegan winter soup is flavorful, healthy and heart-warming.
We’re big fans of GreenSquare Tavern in Chelsea (read our review). Here’s chef John Marsh’s recipe for butternut squash soup—perfect for a cold winter day…