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What Exactly is a Whole Plant Food?

By Cindy Thompson, MS, NBC-HWC | Trimazing! Health & Lifestyle Coaching / February 15, 2022 /

People often get confused by the term whole when we talk about eating a whole food, plant-based (WFPB) eating pattern. As I discussed in What is WFPB Vegan?, WFPB includes foods…

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Ingredient Spotlight: Kala Namak + Tofu Cashew Mayo Recipe

By Cindy Thompson, MS, NBC-HWC | Trimazing! Health & Lifestyle Coaching / February 8, 2022 /

  Ingredient Spotlight: Kala Namak What is It? Kala namak, pronounced, kaa-lah naa-mak, means black salt in Hindi. Also called Indian Black Salt, kala namak is a composed salt from…

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Ingredient Spotlight: Cabbage + Sweet & Sour Braised Cabbage Recipe

By Cindy Thompson, MS, NBC-HWC | Trimazing! Health & Lifestyle Coaching / January 11, 2022 /

Ingredient Spotlight: Cabbage Such an underutilized vegetable, cabbage is a powerhouse ingredient! Cabbages are part of the cruciferous vegetable family which includes broccoli, cauliflower, kale, radishes, kohlrabi, wasabi, etc. They…

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MamaSezz Review

By Cindy Thompson, MS, NBC-HWC | Trimazing! Health & Lifestyle Coaching / September 1, 2021 /

I’m so busy! How can I even cook this way? My elderly parents want to eat whole food, plant-based, but need easy options, like a meal delivery! How can I…

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Understanding Tofu

By Cindy Thompson, MS, NBC-HWC | Trimazing! Health & Lifestyle Coaching / November 24, 2020 /

Much like tempeh, tofu is often very misunderstood. Even long-term plant-based or vegan eaters misunderstand tofu. I often hear concerns about whether soy is healthy and what type of tofu…

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Be Tempted by Tempeh! Curried Tempeh Salad Recipe

By Cindy Thompson, MS, NBC-HWC | Trimazing! Health & Lifestyle Coaching / November 17, 2020 /

Tempeh might be one of the most misunderstood ingredients out there. From how to pronounce it (tem-pey), fear of black spots in it, to how to use it, I get…

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Upcoming Health Education and Cooking Classes

By Cindy Thompson, MS, NBC-HWC | Trimazing! Health & Lifestyle Coaching / August 12, 2020 /

Are you looking for more recipes, cooking tips, and health information? Has cooking without oil still eluded you (it took me a while to wrap my head around how to…

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My Favorite Things

By Cindy Thompson, MS, NBC-HWC | Trimazing! Health & Lifestyle Coaching / November 26, 2019 /

. . Now I’m no Oprah, but I am often asked what my favorite things for plant-based cooking and zero waste are. Being zero waste I don’t often recommend going…

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Food Expiration Dates

By Cindy Thompson, MS, NBC-HWC | Trimazing! Health & Lifestyle Coaching / November 19, 2019 /

Nutrition labels aren’t the only confusing thing on food packaging. In Just the Facts, Ma’am, we went over what terms like “Whole Grain,” “Lite,” and “Zero Trans Fat” really meant,…

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Just the Facts, Ma’am—Understanding Food Labels

By Cindy Thompson, MS, NBC-HWC | Trimazing! Health & Lifestyle Coaching / November 5, 2019 /

With all of the different food items on the market today, it can get difficult to choose one thing over another. We wonder about the claims on the package, like…

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