Posts by Raul Colon
Making Nutrition Tasty
Quinoa is very foreign to many people. I hear people mispronounce it all the time, even though it sounds just as it’s spelled (KEE-noh-ah). I wonder why people put accents in the wrong places, or change the sounds of the vowels. Back in the late 1990s, living as a vegetarian in Quito, Ecuador, one of…
Read MoreOne too many drinks…
I only have a drink on special occasions or about every 3 months. I made this decision back in 2007 while I was training at the Gym with a personal trainer who is now a good friend of mine. Everytime I had a few drinks, it would really affect my performance when Pedro pushed me…
Read MoreListening to Our Bodies
In most occasions we live our lives ignoring many alerts we receive. How many times did we miss a stop sign or almost ran a red light. In a world where we are bombarded by information and so many alerts and distractions from our contacts, devices, and various communication channels it is difficult to listen…
Read More5 Reasons that are Keeping me From Being Vegan?
I have been vegetarian since 2006 and for the last few months I have been analyzing and thinking of becoming Vegan. Living here on the island and being extremely busy sometimes has kept me away from being vegan. I am going to list the main reasons that have me from becoming vegan and I want…
Read MoreVegetarianism Shouldn’t Mean Lunching on Chips and Soft Drinks
In my college days (circa 1980 when there were few vegetarian options outside the health food store) I went so low as to order a cheeseburger without the burger at McDonald’s. Another time, during a ten-hour bus ride in Mexico, I ate a lettuce and tomato sandwich on Pan Bimbo. More recently, I saw nothing…
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