Chuck Underwood

LATEST ARTICLES ( 650 )

• The True Carnivore Diet

  

  The other day I found this most excellent website.  It describes a very common diet nowadays – very low carb, and very high protein.  A true carnivore diet of... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2014 FOOD & DRINK, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, LIFESTYLE, VEGETARIAN & VEGAN

• 5 Reasons Why You Should Avoid Juicing

  

  I’ll admit, I loved the move Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead featuring Joe Cross.  I mean what’s not to like?  He was morbidly obese, changed his diet to basically... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2014 FOOD & DRINK, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, LIFESTYLE, VEGETARIAN & VEGAN

• Oatmeal – Because It’s The Right Thing To Do

  

  Quaker Oats – It’s The Right Thing To Do – And a Tasty Way to Do It.   Anyone remember the old Quaker Oats commercials in the 80′s with Wilford Brimley?... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2014 FOOD & DRINK, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, LIFESTYLE, VEGETARIAN & VEGAN

• 5 Reasons You Should Avoid Dairy – Forever

  

  This is one of the big topics most non-vegans just don’t get….why you should avoid dairy – and I’m talking about forever!  What’s wrong with a plate of cookies... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2014 FOOD & DRINK, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, LIFESTYLE, VEGETARIAN & VEGAN

• What Nobody Ever Tells You About Becoming Vegan

  

  Do you remember why you became Vegan? Are you just naturally an animal lover that cringes at the thought of eating your friends?….. Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2014 HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, LIFESTYLE, VEGETARIAN & VEGAN

• Oriental Brown Sauce Recipe

  

  If you haven’t noticed, I have quite a collection of Vegan Sauces and Dips.   A good sauce can make all the difference in the world to an otherwise boring... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2014 FOOD & DRINK, VEGETARIAN & VEGAN

• Ridiculously Awesome Vegan Cheese Sauce

  

  One of the hardest parts of becoming Vegan is giving up cheese.  Cheese just makes everything taste good – right?  So what do you do without cheese?  You... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2014 FOOD & DRINK, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, LIFESTYLE, VEGETARIAN & VEGAN

• The Beginners Guide to Becoming Vegan

  

  Becoming Vegan –  it’s not really that hard – is it? I remember when I first started –  thinking to myself,  ”Don’t eat meat, fish, eggs, or dairy and eat lots... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2014 FOOD & DRINK, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, LIFESTYLE, VEGETARIAN & VEGAN

• Low-Fat Asian Cabbage Salad

  

  Stir-Frys are pretty common in my house – especially this Thai Peanut Noodle recipe which is SO tasty and simple to make.  I usually make a batch of Sweet... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2014 FOOD & DRINK, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, LIFESTYLE, VEGETARIAN & VEGAN

• The ‘Extreme’ Vegan Diet

  

  For millions of Americans with Heart Disease, having a bypass operation or a stent installed is just ‘normal’.  It’s standard operating procedure.  It’s what... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2014 FOOD & DRINK, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, LIFESTYLE, VEGETARIAN & VEGAN

• 8 Reasons to Eat More Starch

  

  I may be Vegan – but I don’t eat salads. Ok I do – occasionally, but not every day.  Most people think that once you become vegan all you CAN eat is salad and... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2014 FOOD & DRINK, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, LIFESTYLE, VEGETARIAN & VEGAN

• Go Vegan

  

  The Surgeon General’s Report on Nutrition and Health was released in July of 1988. It basically said that 5 of the top 10 leading causes of death were due to... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2014 FOOD & DRINK, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, LIFESTYLE, VEGETARIAN & VEGAN

• Vegan Or Paleo? Which Diet is Best?

  

  You just became a Brand New Vegan, and your friends are going Paleo.  You laugh at them, they laugh at you.  You both seem to be losing weight, but they get to... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2014 FOOD & DRINK, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, LIFESTYLE, VEGETARIAN & VEGAN

• Chicken Wings Madness

  

  600 MILLION CHICKENS in ONE DAY ! If you were to give 2 chickens to every man, woman, and child in the Unites States …. that’s how many chicken wings that will... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2014 FOOD & DRINK, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, LIFESTYLE, VEGETARIAN & VEGAN

• Eat Your Beans

  

  My mom was raised in the back-woods of Kentucky, and I can tell you she ALWAYS had a pot of beans on the stove (and usually some buttermilk cornbread to go... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2014 FOOD & DRINK, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, LIFESTYLE, VEGETARIAN & VEGAN

• 10 Excellent Reasons to Eat Your Beans

  

  My mom was raised in the back-woods of Kentucky, and I can tell you she ALWAYS had a pot of beans on the stove (and usually some buttermilk cornbread to go... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2014 FOOD & DRINK, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, LIFESTYLE, VEGETARIAN & VEGAN

• Potatoes For a Healthy Vegan Diet

  I grew up in Indiana – meaning I was a Meat Potatoes kinda guy.  Now that I’m a Brand New Vegan – the meat had to go, but I still have my potatoes! Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2014 FOOD & DRINK, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, LIFESTYLE, VEGETARIAN & VEGAN

• 10 Amazing Facts About Bananas

  We eat over 100 billion bananas each year making them the 4th largest crop in the world. But what do you actually know about this little fruit?  It’s yellow... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2014 FOOD & DRINK, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, LIFESTYLE, VEGETARIAN & VEGAN

• A Visit With Dr. McDougall

  I  have read many blog comments from people who are really looking to become healthy via diet, but have traditional doctors that want to continue medications. Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2014 FOOD & DRINK, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, LIFESTYLE, VEGETARIAN & VEGAN

• Vegan – McDougall Style

  I consider myself Vegan, but when you get right down to it – I’m guess I’m really a McDougaller.    A what?   A McDougaller!  Someone who follows the diet advic... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2014 FOOD & DRINK, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, LIFESTYLE, VEGETARIAN & VEGAN