Kathy Freston is an American self-help author of vegan books and contributor to The Huffington Post. Read full biography of Kathy Freston →
Here's the secret to weight loss: It's all about crowding out, not cutting out.
I was weaned on chicken-fried steak and hominy grits with goopy gravy all over. I loved meat and wore fur.
And check this out: If every American had one meat-free day per week, it would be the same as taking eight million cars off American roads in a year.
I drive a car that has pleather seats.
We all thought of chicken as lean, protein-rich food that's good for weight watching, but the truth is chicken might actually be making us fatter!
So if you serve a whole chicken to your family like grandma did, you may be serving them 10 times as much fat than the days of yesteryear. That's... →
I grew up in Doraville, Georgia and I ate barbecued ribs and chicken fried steak, and all kinds of cheesy grits, you know, and I never even thought... →
I missed a tuna-fish sandwich with mayo on toasted wheat bread more than anything. Six months after I went vegan, I snuck into a deli and took one... →
So if you're rooting around for something to eat, grab an apple while you're looking, and usually by the time you're finished eating it... →
The reason fiber helps us control our weight is that it fills the belly yet yields few calories since fiber is, for the most part, not something that... →
Kathy Freston is an American self-help author of vegan books and contributor to The Huffington Post.