In healthy aging, carb quality counts Intakes of dietary fiber and high-quality carbohydrates in midlife are linked to increased likelihood of healthy aging and other positive health outcomes in older women. Higher intakes of refined carbohydrates and starchy vegetables were associated with lower odds of healthy aging.
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National Pizza Day is Today! Chef Nancy Berkoff offers creative suggestions on how to make pizza in your own home. The information below is from a previous Vegan Journal article. Make Your Pizza Preheat oven to 400 degrees (you can use a toaster oven for individual pizzas). The microwave won’t work for this — no one wants a “steamed” pizza. […]
https://www.vrg.org/blog/2025/....05/16/national-pizza

Magnesium Chloride and Nigari Are Vegan By Jeanne Yacoubou, MS In January 2025, a reader asked The Vegetarian Resource Group if magnesium chloride (MgCl2) “…is always vegan.” Based on previous knowledge of this ingredient and recent confirmations by several independent manufacturers, we affirm that magnesium chloride and a related substance, nigari, are both always vegan. What Is Magnesium Chloride? Magnesium chloride […]
https://www.vrg.org/blog/2025/....05/16/magnesium-chlo

Warm Weather Salad Ideas Debra Daniel-Zeller’s piece “Warm Weather Salads Fit to Be Meals” includes recipes for Shiitake Mushroom, Quinoa and Greens with Toasted Cashews; Greens with New Potatoes and Kidney Beans; Spinach and Bean Salad with Mustard Croutons; Lime-Infused Black Bean, Corn, and Tomato Salad; 3-Bean Salad with Sweet Onions and Arugula; Soba Noodles with Marinated Tofu and […]
https://www.vrg.org/blog/2025/....05/15/warm-weather-s

Veganic Agriculture as a Climate Crisis Solution by Jeanne Yacoubou, MS Vegetables are often grown using slaughterhouse byproducts. Fertilizers and soil amendments made primarily of blood, bone, feather, or fishmeal, not to mention manure, are common additives. Unfortunately, even certified organic vegetables have likely been grown in fields literally brimming with excrement from livestock that was fed with pesticide-treated grains. The animals […]
https://www.vrg.org/blog/2025/....05/15/veganic-agricu