Chef AJ is an expert in healthy plant-based eating and has been devoted to a plant-exclusive diet for over 43 years. A former self-proclaimed food addict, her approach helped her lose more than 100 pounds and keep it off. As a culinary instructor, AJ is the host of the television series Healthy Living with CHEF AJ that airs on Foody TV and author of Unprocessed: How to Achieve Vibrant Health and Your Ideal Weight.
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Chef AJ Lost 100 Pounds. Here’s Her Diet-Friendly 5-Ingredient Dessert
Choosing healthier sweeteners is an easy way to ensure your dessert is diet-friendly. Dates are a whole food containing vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals, antioxidants, micronutrients, fiber, and water, unlike refined sweeteners, which boast none of these beneficial qualities and have been linked to the development of numerous diseases.
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Chef AJ’s Vegan Apple Pie Hearts for Valentine’s Day
I used to love making special sweet treats in a variety of holiday-themed shapes in celebration of each holiday. Pumpkins for Halloween, stars for the Fourth of July, Gingerbread Men for Christmas, Dreidels for Chanukah, four-leaf clovers for St. Patrick’...
Chef AJ’s Quinoa Salad With Fresh Herbs, Currants, and Pomegranate
Whether you're attending a party, picnic, or potluck, this delicious and easy-to-make recipe is always a crowd-pleaser. While quinoa is technically a seed, it can be used in just about any recipe that calls for whole grain. Naturally gluten-free and high in protein (not that you would ever have to worry about that on a plant-based diet), quinoa has a subtle nutty flavor...
Chef AJ On The Beet: Holiday Parfait
This holiday dessert is as pretty as it is delicious, and it’s easy to make to boot! Once the pears are roasted it all comes together in about 15 minutes. You don’t need to go into a sugar coma during the holidays – instead, you can make healthy and delicious desserts using fruit – the whole fruit and nothing but the whole fruit.
Parfait simply means...
Chef AJ on The Beet: “Why I Love This Cauliflower Bisque”
This is Chef AJ’s first column for The Beet. We admire Chef AJ and all that she has accomplished including her inspiring story of how she lost 100 pounds on a plant-based diet and now helps others live healthier and plant-based as well. Read...