Tag: healthy cooking 101
20 Pro Tips to Reduce Food Waste at Home
From conserving water to reducing carbon emissions, the benefits of a whole-food, plant-based diet extend beyond your own health to support the…


The 4 Easiest Herbs to Grow at Home, According to a Garden Expert
Growing your own herbs saves money, avoids plastic packaging, and reduces food waste, since you only cut what you need. We asked…


Knife Skills for Beginners: A Visual Guide to Slicing, Dicing, and More
Finding that it takes you more time to chop and prep your ingredients than to actually cook them into a meal? This…


How to Make Vegetable Broth
When it comes to flavor, homemade broth wins out every time over store-bought and costs about a quarter of what you’d pay…


1-Week Vegan Meal Plan: How to Eat Plant-Based on a Budget for Just $7 a Day
A whole-food, plant-based diet is not expensive. In fact, plant-based staples such as brown rice, potatoes, and beans are some of the…


18 Essential Baking Tools for Healthy Home Bakers
Baking can often be more of a science than an art: The precise chemical reactions, ingredient ratios, and strict cook times are…


18 Best Gifts for Healthy Home Cooks
With supply-chain issues threatening to make holiday shopping more unpredictable this year, nabbing those Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals makes more…


In-Season Produce: Your Guide to Spring Vegetables and Fruits
What cook hasn’t yearned for the fresh flavor of spring’s first asparagus or peas, or the juicy sweetness of locally grown strawberries?…


Whole Grain Guide Plus Cooking Tips
Whole grains are the foundation of a whole food, plant-based diet. Read on for a list of whole grains (including gluten-free options),…


8 Great Things to Cook in Your Slow Cooker, Plus Recipes
Ever since Crock-Pot came out with the very first set-it-and-forget-it appliance in 1970, electric slow cookers have been kitchen mainstays for busy…


In-Season Produce: Your Guide to Winter Fruits and Vegetables
Think winter is the worst time for produce? Think again. A bountiful array of fruits and vegetables are at their most flavorful…


Sheet Pan Dinners 101 (with Recipes)
Looking for warm, hearty meals that require minimal effort and cleanup? Sheet pan dinners, aka tray bakes, have you covered. Think of…

