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Recipe: Quinoa Salad with Honey Mustard Dressing (Vegetarian/Vegan)

Try out this vegetarian quinoa salad with delicious honey mustard dressing for a light meal that's packed with nutritious goodness!

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Posted on September 13, 2017September 13, 2017 by BelindaPosted in Food, recipesTagged avocado, honey mustard, mixed greens, quinoa, salad, vegan, vegetarian. 3 Comments

Recipe: Simple Salads

Check out a simple salad I whipped up using the farmers market finds from Sunday! 🙂

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Posted on September 20, 2016April 1, 2017 by BelindaPosted in Food, recipesTagged farmer's market, mixed greens, salad, vegan, vegetarian. 5 Comments

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Right behind the National Museum, there is a wall featuring different murals painted by local artists as a way to combat graffiti in San José. Of all the ones painted on the wall, this one stood out to me; it looked like humans and nature living harmoniously together, something I so hope we can achieve before it's too late. How do you interpret this mural? #muralart #mothernature #sanjose #costarica #art

Check out these #bananaleaves 🍌🌿 for plates! While I have seen the occasional #singleuseplastic product ( #plastic utensils or straws at the local market, for example), this is the first time I had my food served on banana leaves, and boy was I excited - I took a photo before even bringing the food to my table! I saw piles of banana leaves sold at the local market and love that this restaurant uses natural, #biodegradable materials for plates that can be put in #compost later. You may have seen recent articles showcasing the use of leaves to package fresh produce, and maybe you have eaten some delicious sticky rice in Asian cuisines, but have you been served food on banana leaves like this? #eatingzerowaste #zerowasteeating #costarica

I MIGHT or might not have cringed as I walked past these stalls in #mercadocentral...🥴 do you see what I see? Most, if not all of these products are #plastic. Which is ironic because in November Costa Rica actually passed legislation that is supposed to regulate the use of plastics. After speaking with someone who actually works in the Legislative Assembly, I learned that this law only prohibits the use of plastic straws, and not #singleuseplastic products like plastic bags. While this is frustrating, the good news is that some vendors have taken steps on their own to charge customers if they ask for a #plasticbag as a deterrent, and people in San José are getting accustomed to bringing their own bags when they go shopping! #BeatPlasticPollution #plasticpollution

Who would want to tarnish nature's beauty with #litter, I ask myself? As I am on a bus from San José to another part of Costa Rica, an abuela tossed two pieces of litter out of the window: one #plastic bottle and what looked to be a receipt. As I'm riding on the bus I see people burning their trash, a sight familiar to me as I've seen this in other countries where sanitation services aren't available to people living outside of cities, or is too expensive to pay for. The litter that ultimately ends up in our oceans, breaks down into #microplastics and end up back up the food chains into our bellies, and the litter that is burned, polluting the air residents and wildlife breathe are two very real, tangible #publichealth hazards that need to be addressed. The products we purchase and our behaviors for disposal have consequences on our health. We need to be more mindful and purchase things that don't have to be #singleuse and disposable, and think of ways we can upcycle, reuse, or repurpose a product before we think of its end of life. Governments need to allocate funding for sanitation and recycling services, and run community outreach and education campaigns on the benefits of proper disposal of trash and recyclables for our health and environment. What other ways can we address this throwaway culture? #sanitation #plasticpollution #zerowaste

At first glance, you might see a pristine, human-free beach here at the Punta Culebra Nature Center. I mean, there are signs that tell visitors that we aren't allowed to go onto the beach to disturb the wildlife there. But upon further inspection of the scene, you'll see close to the green shrubs that there is #litter scattered along the sand. They were likely washed up along the shore, causing potential harm to the birds and other marine life that frequent the beach because they could be mistaken for food 😰 this goes to show that even places "untouched" by humans are still impacted indirectly by our production and consumption ways. The next time you visit a beach and see some litter, pick it up! I love the idea of #3forthesea initiative where you pick up just three pieces of litter and dispose of it so no marine animals accidentally take it for food - and if you want to pick up more, that's even better! #BeatPlasticPollution #plasticfree

🔊 sound on: the sounds of the waves and the many birds at the Punta Culebra Nature Center. What a relaxing scene to take in after a long weekend of hard work! #panama #puntaculebra #nature #landscapephotography

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