Yes, it’s true, I worship seiten. Now wait a minute before you start jumping to any conclusions.

Seitan (say-tahn) is a food made from wheat gluten. It is often used as an animal protein replacer in vegan and vegetarian cooking because of the “meaty” texture and high protein content. It is very easy to make, low in fat and super nutritious. Did I mention tasty?

How many times have you gone to the grocery store and found yourself in the frozen pizza isle looking at signs that say, "5 for $10" or "3 for $9" for 12" pizzas? Do you usually eat these by yourself? I work from home and often times will throw a frozen pizza in the oven for lunch. Normally I eat about three-quarters of the pizza, complain to myself about how I just overate a little and then I throw the rest out. Today I found myself about to do the exact same thing but then something dawned on me. I checked the nutritional info on the pizza and saw that the whole pizza was 900 calories. That's too much for me just for lunch. Many pizzas are even higher. For one second I wished I had bought smaller pizzas so I wouldn't be throwing any away, but then I had an idea on how to solve this problem easily - and it's not something I've ever seen anyone do before!

There is something very satisfying about growing your own food and you don’t need an acre of land or a lot of money to do it. With food prices skyrocketing and consumer’s wallets tightening, container gardening is a very economical way to grow fresh produce for a fraction of the cost of purchasing it at the store. Imagine freshly prepared salads and salsas made from lettuces, tomatoes and cilantro grown on your balcony or patio. The luxury of having an endless supply of fresh herbs and vegetables, free of pesticides, is simple and available to anyone regardless of space. With container gardening you can raise a surprisingly large amount of organic produce in a relatively small space.

I am forced to commute 40 miles for every day for work and so I end up eating a lot of meals on the road. This is certainly not my favorite habit but it's just a fact of the matter and so I'm dealing with it in the best way I can, which is to try to find the least evil food that's available to me. I've compiled a list of cheap, partially healthy foods that can be found on nearly any road trip in the US. I say partially or semi healthy because this is really just going for less of the bad things like sodium and fat and doesn't really address adding nutrition.