We had a full house at our Chickpea and Bean meeting on September 24! We tried a new venue with this meeting and held it at a specialty market in Clinton Township. The meeting was a great success! We had a certified exercise specialist present information about how to stay fit, and then we discussed label reading and shopping strategies.

• One of the tips Chickpea offered about label reading involved checking cholesterol content in the nutritional information. If a food item lists any cholesterol content at all, then it has animal ingredients and is not vegan. If it lists zero cholesterol content, then it might be vegan and you’ll need to check further.
• Someone asked for ideas about how to season vegetables without using butter. Here are some options that were offered about how to prepare tasty veggies with no oil: use fresh herbs, Mrs. Dash, lemon, vinegar & oregano, and slow roast them for caramelization.
• We also discussed a bakery called Great Harvest Bread Company that offers several vegan options. (You can request that they leave off the egg wash). Click here for more information.

Thank you to everyone who participated and attended our meeting! Our next meeting will be held on October 28, 2015 at the Clinton Macomb Public Library Main Branch at 6:00 pm. We hope to see you there!