Tag Archives: plant-based diet

Top 7 Reasons to Go Vegan

Posted on October 27, 2013 by celestedimilla

I stumble over my words when I verbalize why I’m vegan. I have clearly defined reasons, but they’re not easy to express in a succinct manner. And who wants to listen to me go on and on about why I’m vegan? … Continue reading →

Posted in Animal Welfare, Daily Life, Plant-Based Diet | Tagged animal cruelty, animal rights, animal welfare, cruelty free, disease prevention, factory farms, healthy eating, plant-based diet, vegan, vegetarian, whole food, why give up dairy?, why give up meat?, why go vegan?, why go vegetarian? | 54 Comments

Raw Mango Cheesecake

Posted on October 26, 2013 by celestedimilla

Originally posted on Eat Green Cake:
Hello All, Its been a while since I posted a raw dessert recipe and today I’m gonna share one of my favourite cheesecake recipes of all time! Most homemade raw cheesecakes use pretty much…

Posted in Recipes | Tagged disease prevention, easy raw cheesecake recipes, eat to live, healthy desserts, low cal cheesecake, mango cheesecake, plant-based diet, raw cheesecake recipes, raw desserts, raw food, raw mango cheesecake, vegan cheesecake, vegan desserts, vegan Thanksgiving desserts, whole food | 5 Comments

California Girls

Posted on October 24, 2013 by celestedimilla

I’ve met so many amazing people since I started blogging, and one such person is Carmen from Fashionable Over 50. Carmen is a lovely woman whose grace and beauty defy age. Not only does she have a great sense of style, … Continue reading →

Posted in Daily Life | Tagged animal cruelty, animal rights, animal welfare, cute animal photos, dogs, going vegan, health, healthy eating, how I went plant-based, how I went vegan, inspirational stories, plant-based diet, plant-strong diet, whole food | 21 Comments

Dry Nuts Treats : Sugar free, Oil free, Cooking free

Posted on October 11, 2013 by celestedimilla

I’m always on the lookout for healthy snacks, and Sonal’s Nut Treats look wonderful!! I also love that they’re sugar-free and oil free which makes them Engine 2 Diet approved.

Posted in Plant-Based Diet, Recipes | Tagged disease prevention, easy engine 2 diet recipes, eat to live, eat to live snack recipes, energy bar recipes, granola bar recipes, healthy granola bars, plant-based diet, plant-strong, raw energy bars, vegan, vegan energy bars, vegan granola bars, vegan recipes, whole food energy bars | 9 Comments

The wonderful wellness blog, BerryRipe, shared their list of The Top 50 Vegan Blogs of 2013 last week. I loved this post! I admit that this is in no small part because I’m on this list. Thank you BerryRipe – … Continue reading →

Posted on October 8, 2013 by celestedimilla | 28 Comments

Chocolate Dipped Pecan Biscotti

Posted on September 20, 2013 by celestedimilla

“Biscotti are best dipped in wine.” – Rose, my Italian mother-in-law My Italian maternal grandmother served an assortment of fresh-baked cookies when my family visited. There were always biscotti, but I rarely ate them because the other cookies were … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged chocolate dipped biscotti, Engine 2 Diet cookie recipes, healthy cookie recipes, healthy eating, My Beef with Meat, plant-based cookie recipes, plant-based diet, plant-strong, plant-strong cookie recipes, vegan biscotti, vegan cookies, vegan dessert recipes, whole food dessert recipes | 47 Comments

My husband and I are in Boston this week, so I’ve decided to repost some oldie but goodie posts while I’m away. I look forward to catching up with everyone when I get home. Have a beautiful week! Is There … Continue reading →

Posted on September 7, 2013 by celestedimilla | 31 Comments

7 Tips for Giving Up Dairy

Posted on September 1, 2013 by celestedimilla

Posted in Health, Plant-Based Diet | Tagged animal rights, animal welfare, cruelty free, dairy allergy, diet tips, does drinking milk harm cows, how to give up dairy, is milk good for you, plant based diet tips, plant-based diet, plant-strong, tips for going plant-based, vegan, whole food diet, why give up dairy? | 38 Comments

Nourishing?

Posted on August 29, 2013 by celestedimilla

“In the next ten years, one of the things you’re bound to hear is that animal protein is one of the most toxic nutrients of all that can be considered. Quite simply, the more you substitute plant foods for animal … Continue reading →

Posted in Health, Plant-Based Diet | Tagged cancer, Colin T. Campbell, disease prevention, eat to live, health, health quotes, healthy eating, how to prevent cancer, plant-based diet, plant-strong diet, The China Study, vegan, vegan quotes, vegetarian, whole food | 10 Comments

Plant-tastic Journey!

Posted on August 27, 2013 by celestedimilla

“The longer I’ve been on this “plant-tastic” journey, the more I realize how inexcusable it is that we eat animals. It’s terrifyingly pathetic, sad, and completely unnecessary.” – Rip Esselstyn as quoted in My Beef with Meat