by Cathy Leman | Jul 30, 2017 | BITE Back, Breast Cancer, Nutrition, Plant-based, Prevention, Vegan
I love opening my refrigerator door, taking a quick inventory of what’s hanging around, and conjuring up a way to combine the remains of the week’s meals into something new, nourishing, and delicious. This week’s fridge review yielded leftover whole... 
by Cathy Leman | Oct 31, 2015 | Cancer, Nutrition, Plant-based, Prevention, Risk Reduction, Vegan, Vegetarian
As “pinktober” comes to a close, I find it ironic that the cancer focus has shifted to red. As in meat. In the event you missed it, earlier this week the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the cancer agency of the World Health... 
by Cathy Leman | Apr 13, 2015 | Healthy Eating, Vegan, Vegetarian
Guest Blog by NutriFit Admin, Leah Freund US Veg Pledge Week is April 20-26, 2015. Last year I took this same pledge to go meat-free for one week, and one year later, I (mostly) haven’t looked back (I’m currently part-time vegetarian, part-time pescetarian, because I... by Cathy Leman | Feb 7, 2014 | Cooking, Healthy Eating, Nutrition, Plant-based, Vegan
Dear Mother Nature, Please divorce Old Man Winter. I’m personally not a fan of divorce – believe me, I’ve witnessed the damage left in its wake. Yet there is no question that some relationships become so toxic, anyone remotely connected to the couple can be damaged by... 
by Cathy Leman | Nov 16, 2013 | Cooking, Healthy Eating, Vegan
I may have mentioned this before, but for me, cooking, and especially baking – is like therapy. I’ve given this a lot of thought, trying to figure out why it’s so relaxing and satisfying to create something delicious. My musings have made me realize... by Cathy Leman | Jan 13, 2010 | Cooking, Healthy Eating, Nutrition, Plant-based, Vegan, Vegetarian
Tempeh (tem-pay) originated in Indonesia, where it has for hundreds of years served as a high protein food staple. At its most basic, tempeh is fermented soybean cake; doesn’t sound too appealing if you’ve never tried it and have no idea what to envision,...