Author Archives: TCC
Conscious Book Review: Unjunk Your Junk Food
After reading the book Unjunk Your Junk Food by Naturally Savvy.com founders, Andrea Donsky and Randy Boyer, my first thought was “why hasn’t this been out sooner?” The book is extremely thorough in shedding light on what’s in the food … Continue reading
Conscious Product Review: MPG Fitness Clothing
I have to admit that I’m one of those people that will wear a ratty t-shirt and some kind of gym pants during my workout. I never really think much about functionality and certainly not about style. My motivation for … Continue reading
Conscious Events: 2012 New York City Vegetarian Food Festival
A couple of weekend’s ago I attended the NYC Vegetarian Food Festival which drew thousands of people from all over the tri-state area. I love going to these conferences since I’m able to network with other Conscious folks and report … Continue reading
5 Ways to Reduce Bathroom Toxins
Do you have a lot of toxins in our bathroom? Of course you do! We all do. It’s the one room where everybody has to visit at some point or another each day and although we are not there for … Continue reading
Meatless Monday Suggestion: Portobello Feijoada
This week’s Meatless Monday was inspired by my friend Calista who started a Google Group for Vedge Heads called “Vedge Out.” Below is what she had to say and the recipe is below that. Portobellos are a great meat substitute … Continue reading
Conscious Product Review: Hurraw Lip Balm
A couple of years ago, I decided that I was going to make my own lip balm which I would call Conscious Chick Lip Balm. Catchy right? Anyhoo, I researched and ordered the products but truthfully lost interest after I … Continue reading
Conscious Product Review: Juice Beauty Blemish Clearing Cleanser
I’ve been seeing Juice Beauty products for years in places like Sephora and Whole Foods and have actually used a few of them including the Green Apple Enzyme mask and one of the moisturizers whose name escapes me now. I … Continue reading
Meatless Monday Suggestion – Quinoa Stuffed Bell Peppers
Stuffed Bell Peppers! I’m making these tonight and cannot say enough about how filling , easy-to-make and nutritious these are. They are a complete meal with the quinoa as a whole grain, the black beans as protein, the peppers, carrots … Continue reading
Non-Dairy Calcium Sources
My lovely sister-in-law asked me about what foods she can eat to get calcium since she doesn’t drink milk. Excellent question, Sis! I would recommend to anyone to ease up on the dairy since it has been linked to forms … Continue reading
Meatless Monday Suggestion
Quiche! I admit to not consuming much because I always thought of it being kind of like a meat pie which doesn’t sound appealing to me. However, there are so many varieties and they can be vegetarian or vegan. It’s … Continue reading
