Oceans cover nearly three-fourths of our planet and are home to about 20,000 known species of fish. That’s a lot of seafood swimming around. Or is it?
What the Fluke is Sustainable Fish—and Why Should You Care?
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Oceans cover nearly three-fourths of our planet and are home to about 20,000 known species of fish. That’s a lot of seafood swimming around. Or is it?
After a long day of work, the last thing I feel like doing is chopping vegetables. Yet, I want to eat a healthy dinner. My solution? Do what Amy does!
My dairy-loving sister protested vehemently: “Almond milk should not be called “milk”—milk comes from an animal, not from nuts!” She went on to fret about yogurt, cheese, and ice cream, too, insisting that the plant-based world needs to come up with its own nomenclature.
Many people say breakfast is their favorite meal of the day. For me? Not so much. I’m a dinner gal. But the adage goes, “Eat breakfast like queen, lunch like a princess, and dinner like a pauper.” The idea, of course, is that you bulk up on calories and nutrients early in the day so you don’t stuff yourself (as I often admittedly do) a few hours before bed.
It’s easy to be seagan in your own home where you have control over every ingredient and preparation method. But going out can be a little scary—and make you feel like a fish out of water. “What if there’s nothing for me on the menu?” “Do they serve sustainably caught fish?” “Will I drive the server nuts with special requests?”
Lest you think the seagan/vegan police are a myth, just wait till you reach for a butter-cream-frosted cupcake at your friend’s wedding and someone yells, “Hey, that’s not vegan!”
When the box of random produce arrived at my tiny Key West kitchen, I had to do something with these gorgeous fruits and vegetables—and quick. With no room for storage (did I mention tiny kitchen?), I put on my chef hat and came up with this ABC soup.
A trip to the canned-tuna aisle of any supermarket reveals shelves lined with cute characters, notably a mermaid (Chicken of the Sea), a bumblebee (Bumble Bee), and Charlie the Tuna (StarKist). But what lies beneath those adorable labels may not be good for you—or the oceans.
When my coauthor Amy and I decided to go vegan, the most common feedback we heard was, “I could never do that! It’s too strict (boring, hard, rigid, unhealthy, ridiculous, unnatural…just fill in the blank).” Or we’d get the whole litany of foods they could never live without, most commonly cheese and bacon.
Most people assume that seagans and vegans are health nuts. (Or masochists.) Why else, goes the thinking, would they deprive themselves of life’s best culinary gifts: bacon, pizza, and all-you-can-eat fried shrimp?