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Q&A: What organic foods can be stored and eaten on the run?

Posted on December 3, 2011 by HealthyCook| Leave a comment

Question by Rachel: What organic foods can be stored and eaten on the run?
I eat lunch at school during classes. I want organic foods instead of packaged cracker sandwiches. What can I get that has a long shelf life and doesn’t have to be refrigerated or prepared every day? I don’t want any mixed nuts or dried fruit mix things.

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Answer by James
Hi, I’m a Nutrition student.

Choosing to eat organic foods is a great choice. Organic berries and bananas are a great choice if you don’t have refrigeration. Also, almost any vegetable will do fine for a few hours without refrigeration. Don’t forget to include a protein source like a meat or cheese in your lunch.

Hope this helps.

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Are there any Raw Vegan Retreats near New Jersey or in Arizona or anywhere else in the US?

Posted on December 3, 2011 by HealthyCook| Leave a comment

Question by Adriana G: Are there any Raw Vegan Retreats near New Jersey or in Arizona or anywhere else in the US?
Me and my boyfriend are pretty into raw foods and aren’t planning on going full raw right away, but we’re both vegetarian/vegan and wanna learn more and experience a few days to a week at a raw vegan retreat. Can anyone help?

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Answer by Yafa
Here are some raw retreats that I know of:

House of Verona – near Toronto Canada

http://houseofverona.com/

Tree of Life in Arizona

http://treeoflife.nu/

Hippocrates Health Institute in Florida

http://hippocratesinst.org/

good luck!

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How important is organic chemistry to a chemical engineer?

Posted on December 2, 2011 by HealthyCook| Leave a comment

Question by Eva: How important is organic chemistry to a chemical engineer?
I was thinking of taking the easier organic chemistry alternative to the full year organic course. Both complete the requirement at my university for organic chemistry as a Chem eng major. But I want to be the best engineer I can be and I was thinking would having that full course organic chemitsry be more beneficial to me overall? Do chemical engineers ever have to use organic Chem later on?

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Answer by Elly
Organic chem is important for chemical engineering, I have finished my chemistry requirement for chemical engineering and I find that organic chem really complements my knowledge especially in material science class and later on when we’ll take polymer science classes and also when you take petroleum engineering classes.
My advice is enjoy a full year of organic chem, because its really a challenge to complete it and it makes you a better engineer!

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What is the best vegan or non- animal tested shampoo and conditioner?

Posted on December 2, 2011 by HealthyCook| 1 Comment

Question by chloef: What is the best vegan or non- animal tested shampoo and conditioner?
I have used Treseme and they don’t test on animals but they use some animal derived ingredients. I want to know what the best vegan and /or not animal tested shampoo. Oh and I know Suave is vegan except the fact that it’s been tested on animals.

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Answer by jane
there is a company called lush and they make a lot of vegan cosmetics including shampoo ( i posted the link below) you can check to see if they have a store near you or you can order of line (which sounds like a pain in the ass), but i really like there products because most of them are vegan and smell great

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Q&A: How do you get organic tropical fruits if you don’t live in tropical areas?

Posted on December 2, 2011 by HealthyCook| Leave a comment

Question by airbender: How do you get organic tropical fruits if you don’t live in tropical areas?
I live in Maryland and am longing to get all the organic cherimoyas, sapotes, jackfruit, and more from the awesome farms in Hawaii and California, but they don’t ship! Does anyone know how to buy organic tropical fruit like the ones listed above?

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Answer by Carolyn
Go to a high-end grocery store and ask for the produce manager. They have resources that the public does not have.

An alternative source would be look on-line for a grower in the U.S, probably Florida that specializes in organic or exotic fruit.

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How organic is this black mulch you can usually find at nurseries and would it be good to work into clay?

Posted on December 1, 2011 by HealthyCook| 2 Comments

Question by *: How organic is this black mulch you can usually find at nurseries and would it be good to work into clay?
I am wondering if I tilled this black mulch that you usually find at nurseries into clay dirt, if it would make it like a nice topsoil quality type of dirt or not.

and how organic is the stuff used to make black mulch usually?
what is usually in it ?

and would this make the clay dirt drain a lot better by tilling it with this mulch?

thanks for your answers!

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Answer by J F
The best mulch for clay soil is leaf mulch. I’m not sure if this is what you’re talking about. I’ve used it with great success.

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The 10 Healthiest College Dining Halls in America

Posted on December 1, 2011 by HealthyCook| Leave a comment

The 10 Healthiest College Dining Halls in America
Read on for a look at the organic, all-natural, vegetarian, vegan and downright diet-friendly worlds of the nation's ten healthiest dining halls. Students at Bowdoin enjoy the fact that their dining hall has been ranked by Collegeprowler.com as #1 in …
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Max Green Alchemy® Acknowledged as a Champion of Safe Personal Care Products
At present Max Green Alchemy has 18 distinctive vegan personal care products for hair, body and face. The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics is a coalition of more than 150 nonprofit organizations working to protect the health of consumers and workers by …
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Q&A: Any ideas for tasty vegan foods that non-vegans would enjoy as well?

Posted on November 30, 2011 by HealthyCook| 6 Comments

Question by Lovey: Any ideas for tasty vegan foods that non-vegans would enjoy as well?
We are having a birthday party for a vegan, so obviously we want to serve vegan foods for her. What are some good meat free/dairy free foods that non-vegans will appreciate as much as vegans will? We already have a recipe for chocolate cupcakes, but we still need ideas for the appetizers and etrees.

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Answer by geflowerchild
I have found that you can substitute many things in a recipe and make it vegan. I recently made vegan banana bread. I just substituted cornstarch and lemon juice for the egg, and agave nectar for the honey. I would try just thinking of all the foods you want to serve, vegan or not, and try to convert them to their vegan alternative. That way you can have your cake and eat it too!

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