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Edgy Veggie

Durham, New Hampshire
I am Leah! I'm 20 years old and Massachusetts bred, but currently make my home in Durham, NH were I am studying nutrition and wellness at the University of New Hampshire. Contributing to my school's newspaper (The New Hampshire) as well as our own branch of the popular women's online magazine, Her... Full Bio
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Restaurant Review: El Basha by Edgy Veggie Posted in: Blog Posts in Vegetarian One of the sad realities of choosing to become vegetarian is having to give up some of your favorite foods at your favorite restaurants. Although vegetarianism comes with ... Read on »
Skinny Dip-ing by Edgy Veggie Posted in: Blog Posts in Vegetarian This post is not about what you might think (this isn’t that kind of blog), but for foodies like myself this post might present an even better way to cool off on a hot sum ... Read on »
Shake Your Salt Habit by Edgy Veggie Posted in: Blog Posts in Vegetarian The University of New Hampshire has been making recent strides towards a healthier campus. Replacing Crystal Light machines with water, moving the fruit to more acces ... Read on »
Shake Your Salt Habit (World Salt Awareness Week!) by Edgy Veggie Posted in: Blog Posts in Vegetarian The University of New Hampshire has been making recent strides towards a healthier campus. Replacing Crystal Light machines with water, moving the fruit to more acces ... Read on »
Cybercondria: “Pink Slime” by Edgy Veggie Posted in: Blog Posts in Vegetarian The photo that's got people buzzing. Pictured above is what the media has come to know as “pink slime”. What it really is, is mechanically separated chicken used to ... Read on »
Make Your Own Pizza Night by Edgy Veggie Posted in: Blog Posts in Vegetarian Pizza gets a pretty bad rap around the nutrition world. It automatically brings about notions of grease, cheese, calories and nothing healthy. There’s no doubt about it th ... Read on »
Ditch the Meat for Health That’s Elite by Edgy Veggie Posted in: Blog Posts in Vegetarian We’re all aware that choosing not to consume meat can have exponential health benefits, but what exactly are those benefits? I did a little research and was pleasantly sur ... Read on »
Motivation Recharged by Edgy Veggie Posted in: Blog Posts in Vegetarian Overall wellness requires careful planning and preparation. As we get busier and lost in the hustle and bustle of our everyday lives it seems to become all to easy to forg ... Read on »
Mama’s Homemade Banana Bread by Edgy Veggie Posted in: Blog Posts in Vegetarian Although nothing can compare to the goodies cooked with love by your own mother, stealing her recipes can come pretty close! One of my favorite foods is a loaf of my mom’s ... Read on »
Meatless Mondays: An Overview by Edgy Veggie Posted in: Blog Posts in Vegetarian You might have heard about news about meatless monday’s buzzing around the blogsphere, on your favorite social media outlet, or even while reading your morning paper. Ther ... Read on »
The College Girl’s Guide to Vegetarian Survival by Edgy Veggie Posted in: Blog Posts in Vegetarian Once upon a time being a vegetarian meant that you were a granola eating, tree hugging hippie. Thankfully, today, vegetarians come in all shapes and sizes and chose to do ... Read on »
Hummus is Yummus! My Healthy Homemade Recipe by Edgy Veggie Posted in: Blog Posts in Vegetarian Hummus is one of my absolute favorite snacks! I made the switch over from chips and dip to hummus and crackers about three years ago and I’ll never go back! For a while I ... Read on »
A Soda a Day Means Your Doc’s Getting Paid by Edgy Veggie Posted in: Blog Posts in Vegetarian The extra sugar in soda and other sweetened drinks can certainly be a huge barrier in your journey to ultimate health. Now don’t get me wrong, I, like any other norma ... Read on »
John Robbins On Animal Consumption by Edgy Veggie Posted in: Blog Posts in Vegetarian We all chose to consume or not consume meat based upon our own personal reasons. I want to make it very clear that I do not look down upon anyone who choses to eat meat or ... Read on »
Easy Homemade Guacamole! by Edgy Veggie Posted in: Blog Posts in Vegetarian Looking for a quick and healthy dish to entertain your friends and family with? Try this super easy, super tasty recipe that I recently came up with on a whim after I was ... Read on »
Can Peanut Butter Cause Cancer? by Edgy Veggie Posted in: Blog Posts in Vegetarian Say it ain’t so! If you’ve read some of my pervious posts you already know that I’m a peanut butter junkie! Recently, my mom expressed concerns about my PB habits after ... Read on »
The Dirty Dozen- Organic On a Budget! by Edgy Veggie Posted in: Blog Posts in Vegetarian One of the great things about going vegetarian is that, if you do it right, it will be cheaper than eating meat. Think about it. At three, four or more dollar per pound, mea ... Read on »
Celebrity Vegetarians! by Edgy Veggie Posted in: Blog Posts in Vegetarian Whether it’s for health reasons or for their love of animals, some of my own favorite celebrities have been tossing out their meat thermometers and joining the vegetarian ... Read on »
Mindful Eating: Practice Makes Perfect by Edgy Veggie Posted in: Blog Posts in Vegetarian Too many times I hear friends and family tell me that they are eating healthy and not seeing the weight loss results that they want. I was recently intrigued by a topic in ... Read on »