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Oh-no!!! She eats Tofu!!!

Wait!! ....Wait....hold on... I know...ewwwwww, right?!! Just give it a chance. Really! I used to think I could never eat tofu and sometimes I still don't like how it feels in my mouth...sometimes. My husbands first thought "Oh no....She eats Tofu!!! Will I have too?". well...yes, but that's just it, It really does have to do with how it's prepared. Tofu has some great benefits and can be a yummy addition to your diet. It provides protein while taking on the flavor of the dish. TRIVIA Tofu contains all 8 essential amino acids Tofu's first recorded use is 2000 years ago in the Han Dynasty Tofu is made from bean curds, similar to how cheese is made One acre of soybeans can produce 82, 368 c

Choose Wisely

While choosing to eat a more whole foods, plant based diet is a wise choice, the choices we make daily may not be. Many choices are loaded with sugars, fats, saturated fats, sodium, artificial ingredients and more and this is true no matter your dietary ilk. Remember to be a label reader and wise shopper. Even avid label readers can find It challenging to weed through the choices and marketing makes it even more confusing. A good example is The Impossible burger that is in the news right now. At first glance it seems like a great option, while it is high in protein with 19 grams it is also 53% fat, 8 grams of which are saturated plus it has 370 mg of sodium! In addition, many may not real