We do children an enormous disservice when we assume that they cannot appreciate anything beyond drive through fare and nutritionally marginal, kid-targeted convenience foods. Our children are capable of consuming something that grew in a garden or on a tree and never saw a deep fryer. They are capable of making it through diner at a sit-down restaurant with tablecloths and no climbing equipment. Children deserve quality nourishment.

Moderation is actually the flip side of dieting, that is, imposed deprivation.

Growing into your future ... requires a dedication to caring for yourself as if you were rare and precious, which you are, and regarding all life around you as equally so, which it is.

On the issue of abortion, I'm ever on the fence, or, at most, an inch or two to either side.

My calling, as one imperfect human, is to celebrate and uphold life every time I get the chance.

Self-esteem is the result of recognizing our personal power; awe and wonder come from recognizing our lack of it. Both are true, and in an exceptional life there is no conflict between them.

I'm not perfect, but what's wonderful about eating a plant-based diet is, I don't have to be.