Google “Sabra Hummus” and a few suggested topics down, you’ll find something like Sabra boycott or Sabra controversy. For someone who considers hummus among her top five favorite foods, this is particularly upsetting. What is the Sabra controversy? About a year ago, students in Princeton University’s Princeton Committee on Palestine (PCP) boycotted the fact that Read More…

Toasted Ravioli is one of my favorites which can be served as a side dish or main entree.  And the best part is that this is literally a 5 minute meal!!! Begin with any freshly prepared or packaged ravioli.  My favorite is Trader Joe’s Portabella Ravioli (YUMMY!!) Ingredient: 12 pcs freshley prepared ravioli of choice Read More…

At DiscoverVeggie we are proud of  our farming community and you may have read a few past posts we did on local harvest and CSA (community sponsored agriculture).  I recently read about an app called Farmeron on Tech Cocktail (our tech friends)!  This app basically enables local and national farms to better manage their data.  Read More…

Food most certainly has healing properties, and while people often take this for granted, most people consider chicken soup the go-to get better quick remedy. So what’s an under-the-weather vegetarian to do? Well, the first thing is to relax because as a vegetarian and someone who is conscious about the foods you put into your Read More…

In many parts of the country fall is about to set in, and for veggie lovers that is great news because it means a ton of the summer’s seedlings are yielding their harvest. What’s In Season Winter Squash Concord Grapes Pomegranate Apples Butternut Squash Brussel Sprouts Eggplant Carrots Sweet Potato Pears Falls Fruits Concord Grapes Read More…

Early this month, VegNews shared statistics from the Euromonitor International report, “The War on Meat: How Low-Meat and No-Meat Diets are Impacting Consumer Markets.” The report found significant data showing that the growth in demand for meat slowed considerably between 2005 and 2010. Sales still increased by 14 percent, but this growth rate, the sources Read More…

It seems that for many new vegetarians there is a misconception that to eat a delicious, vegetarian meal, you have to cook one from scratch. As a longtime vegetarian, I often get caught up in all of the delicious vegetarian recipes I find online or in my cookbooks too. It is important to remember, though, Read More…

Despite the growing popularity of vegetarianism, many people still have misconceptions about vegetarians, and for this reason, explaining your plant-based lifestyle can be difficult. Here are our thoughts on the situation and some tips for explaining your choices without alienating people who may only be familiar with vegetarian stereotypes. Vegetarian Stereotypes In today’s society, there Read More…

At DiscoverVeggie we always promote “flip flopping” a dish – substituting meat ingredients with veggie items to find something to eat no matter where you go. This can come in handy when you’re in a restaurant or a dinner party, but you can also use it when you’re cooking at home. This can come in Read More…

I hate to be a bearer of bad news, but for many this marks the last weekend before school starts again, and for vegetarian families, the daily school routine can put a serious stress on meal preparation. Hopefully these tips will help you transition back into school mode while keeping up a healthy, convenient vegetarian Read More…