First Person

I’ve lost track of how many days I’ve been in quarantine, but thankfully I’ve managed to figure out what day of the week it is. In a locked-down society or not, a perfect morning for me always involves sleeping in, doing a face-mask and making somethin…

Beth Skidmore is a woman on a mission. As a nutritionist, mother, wife, and educator, Beth has an inspiring story that starts with a life-changing ‘Ah-Ha’ moment. Her plant-based journey began in an unconventional place—in the hospital, getting ready to welcome her first child into the world—and coa…

As a rare outing, I drove to Whole Foods (13 miles away, since I am now self-isolating and holed up in a house well outside of New York City) and here is what I can report: They have hand sanitizer at every checkout. People in line are standing a good six feet apart...

Here I am on Day 8 of my self-imposed quarantine and cooking butternut squash soup, because soup is one of those comforting foods that is always a good idea when hunkering down with the fam and looking for a little coziness.
Here in Napa Valley, where I drove to see my parents (back when that didn't …

With the world in total lockdown and a toilet paper shortage (at least where we live), it seemed like the best idea is to get back to basics and return to your hometown and start to learn to cook.
For me, that meant heading to my home town of Napa Valley...

Panagiotis T., had been suffering from Crohn’s disease for 13 years when online research led him to try the plant-based diet. To his greatest surprise, in only two months the abdominal pain was gone. Today he shares his story with the readers of The Beet with compassion and auth…

Vegans rub shoulders with omnivores, eagerly lining up for opening time at a tiny restaurant in Guilford, CT. They all know what Oprah, The Washington Post, and NPR have reported: Three Girls Vegan Creamery makes insanely delicious food. Italian comfort food that is, starring their own plant-based &…

Katie Lee is a chef, author, television host (of the Food Network show, The Kitchen) and now Revlon spokesperson for their new "clean and vegan" line of Total Color hair dye. She is tickled pink to be "that girl" on the Revlon ad, since growing up in the south, watching Cindy Cra…

Nine years ago, my family and I were stuck indoors on a drizzly day in Woodstock, NY, where we had rented a house for a summer getaway. Our plans for riding bikes around the reservoir were put on hold, and I was scanning the internet for things to do with my daughters, who were then 7 and 9
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I've been a vegetarian since I was 14 years old, but my husband and kids are complete carnivores. As you can imagine, dinnertime is quite the conundrum in our household: I make buddha bowls but they want steak. I make spaghetti with meatless meatballs but they ask, “Where's the beef…