quick question-is it the nunaturals brand of stevia that's good, or a specific type they make? i went to to look at the wall of stevia at the heatlh food store and i saw that nunaturals has a bunch of different kinds.

thanks!

If you want Chinese, then Bay Leaf.

For super casual taqueria food, Los Gorditos is the best Mexican in all of Oregon.

If you like Ethiopian you must try Bete Lukas!

For a true Portland dining experience, you have to eat from food carts. The pods at Mississippi, at Hawethorne, at PSU, and the downtown cluster all have tons of vegan options.

Cafe Vita does a rockin southern-style breakfast/brunch.

We have lots of vegan bakeries too! Back to Eden is my fave, but they’re all good.

There’s tons more but I can’t list them all.

And of course, you have to hit the Saturday morning Farmer’s Market at PSU. If you see me, say hi! =D

@ Laura Agar Wilson – Isn’t it amaaaaazing??

@ HeatherG – Thank you! And yes, very sad, you should remedy that STAT =D

@ Nat – Aw, thanks for all the kind words.

@ Lynn – Thank you!

@ emma – Thanks, and that’s such a sweet compliment!

@ Monika – Oh, you *must* definitely check it out. Also, any plans of heading out this way . . . eh?

Love that you’re influencing local spots to become more veg-friendly. Totally fun form of activism! Also love that Nina is obsessed with Brussels sprouts. She’s a girl after my own heart, and you are one lucky mommy (but you know that)

@ Kathryn – Happy 5th, that’s so great. Hope tomorrow night is romantic and delicious!

@ Jen L – Ooh, happy 1-year! The first is so special, how fun for you guys. =)

@ erosan – OMG WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN I MISSED YOU

@ Fanny – Oh yes, we do have good food here. I bet you are totally stuffed and wonderfully sated. Hope the flight went well!

@ Kristina – Ooh you should review it on your blog! It would be great to get an omni’s perspective too. And you take such gorgeous photos. =)

Thanks so much again for the Stevia. Best win ever! What a generous package they sent. I’ve been having so much fun and man, they gained a customer for life. I’m hooked!

@ kate in SB – Is that the same place we went with ben and Vics and everyone for your 30th? ‘Cause that place was super rad.

Aw, I remember you at my wedding – you looked so pretty that day!

@ Camilla – Tempeh at a local pub? That’s not too shabby! =D

@ Hannah – Yup,I make all my own nut milks, they taste soo much better and of course, they’re raw that way. I have a little tutorial, here: http://bonzaiaphrodite.com/2010/08/do-nuts-have-nipples-how-to-make-homemade-alt-milk/

@ whitney – I know, ain’t it purty?

@ Selina – That’s awesome that you have a veg-friendly pizza spot. Pizza can be tough to find. But yes, someday you will go to a totally vegan restaurant and be able to look at *ever* *single* *item* on the menu, and it will be totally weird (haha) and GLORIOUS. =D

@ Blanca – Hello in Mallorca, and yay for globalization . . . or at least for connection. ;-)

I love gazpacho! I was never much of a cold soup person until I started working on this raw cookbook, and now I’m a total convert. LOVE them! In fact I had a raw creamy asparagus bisque for dinner last night, mmmm

@ sarah – Ooh, let me know when you get the NuNaturals. I totally agree that stevia is usually a super deal breaker for me because of that awful aftertaste (seriously, how do people put up with that?), but this stuff blew my mind. Don’t know how they do it, but it’s magic.

@ Kate – Haha, aw, thanks! Well, our camera is pretty fancy, but also – I take a MILLION of them. ;-)

@ Catnip – Wow, 12 years, that’s so beautiful. Congratulations! And it sounds like an awesome night too, so double congrats. =)

@ Megan – Ooh, I really love Donna Gates and have had so much fun every time I’ve heard her speak. Gut health is sort of a passion of mine. I like Body Ecology and am especially interested in some of the more cutting edge stuff they’re doing, like with the fermented grain protein powders. But I didn’t know about the stevia, so thanks for the heads up. I’ll definitely check that out!

@ Jenny B. – Ooh girl, I owe you an email! As for this question, a few things come to mind. First, are you making sure you get enough calories? I’ve never really had trouble meeting my protein needs as long as I was getting sufficient calories for my lifestyle (whether pregnant, lactating, exercising, etc) Are you trying to loe weight or on some other sort of calorie-restricted diet?

Second thing is, are you sure you’re adding up all the protein in all the foods you’re eating – including the veggies/fruits/grains/etc? Most people don’t think of, say, oatmeal as a protein source, but a serving has as much protein as an egg. Lots of veggies are very high (by % of calories) in protein, and even the ones that aren’t high, have some. So make sure you’re really accounting for *all* your protein.

Other than that, I’d have to see what you eat, but I can say for sure that you don’t *need* fish if it’s really protein that you’re worried about. You don’t need soy either (I pretty much don’t eat it) My favorite protein sources are lentils, quinoa*, spirulina*/chlorella*, oats*, dark leafy greens, garbanzo beans, black beans, hemp* (seeds and raw protein powder), almonds, and buckwheat*.

Almost all of these can be eaten raw, and the starred* ones are “complete” proteins.

I’m totally willing to answer more questions. Maybe I should do an article on this? In the meantime, more reading:

from The Vegan RD

from Jack Norris at VeganHealth

a recent article from No Meat Athlete

From Dr. Fuhrman’s site

@ Sara Ann – Thank you!

@ Moira – Oooh, SO jealous! I’m dying to try that restaurant. Some day . . .

@ MathTutor – I have a Champion and though everyone says it’s great, I don’t love it. It has 650 watts. If you can afford it, get a GreenStar!

Quick question: I’m looking for a good quality juiced and I was wondering what brand yours is and also how many watts it is? The one I’m looking at is 700 W and I’m trying to figure if that’s good enough ^.^