Perri is a New York City-born-and-based writer. She holds a B.A. in psychology from Columbia University and is also a culinary school graduate of the plant-based Natural Gourmet Institute, which is now the Natural Gourmet Center at ICE. She's worked on Mark Bittman's team for the plant-based meal company The Purple Carrot and on his cookbook projects.
Perri O. Blumberg
6 Tips to Get Out of a Junk Food Rut and Start Losing Weight, By a Nutritionist
Plopping down in front of the TV with a bag of chips or a pint of brownie fudge ice cream sounds good to us right about now. Amid the months of pandemic isolation, it’s no surprise that millions of Americans turned to bad-for-you foods, snacks, and sweets as a source of comfort, and …
5 Common Exercise Mistakes That Prevent Weight Loss, According to Fitness Pros
There are only so many 15-minute YouTube workouts one can do. So it’s no surprise that many people are dealing with being in a fitness rut during the current pandemic. The good news: With some savvy planning and tips, you can work towards improving your health from the comfort o…
Starbucks Brings Back Vegan Christmas Wrap Just in Time for the Holidays
One of our holiday wishes this season is that Starbucks’ Very Merry Vegan Wrap makes its way over the pond from the United Kingdom stateside for our enjoyment in the US. The tantalizing wrap brimming with flavor from crumbled butternut squash fritters and roasted red cabbage, al…
Insomnia Cookies Launches Vegan and Gluten-Free Cookies. We Are All About It
Find us a vegan cookie enthusiast who doesn’t miss indulging in Insomnia Cookies, and we’ll think you very well presented us with a unicorn. The cookies are that good, the batter is that rich, the sugar high is that sublime, and we’ll be the first to a…
7 Self-Care Tips to Help You Deal With Stress from Doctors and RDs
We’re so tired of 2020. It's the year when we learned, once and for all: We can’t control everything that happens in the world. We can only control how we react to it. To become more resilient and keep stress levels under control, you need to …
Jessica Alba Went on the Dreamiest Plant-Based Getaway. Your Turn
Can We All Make Like Jessica Alba and Go on This Vegan Hiking Retreat?
We’re not mind-readers but we’re going to go ahead and make an educated guess: Jessica Alba had a really, really good time at The Ranch, Malibu, a luxury wellness program in Malibu, California.…
We’re not mind-readers but we’re going to go ahead and make an educated guess: Jessica Alba had a really, really good time at The Ranch, Malibu, a luxury wellness program in Malibu, California.…
Calling all Harry Potter Fans! Vegan Butterbeer is on Its Way!
When the going gets tough, it’s time to sit back, relax, and crack open a vegan Butterbeer. Yes, you read that right, Harry Potter fans, vegan-friendly Butterbeer has arrived. In 2018, there was a campaign on Change.org from U.S.-based The Protego Foundation, an animal rights nonprof…
Starbucks Is Launching Oat and Almond Milk Non-Dairy Coffee Creamers
It’s always music to our ears when a major company unveils a new vegan release. Today, that sing-song buzz comes courtesy of Starbucks and Nestlé. Earlier this week, the companies announced that two new Non-Dairy Creamers are launching nationwide...
Meat Industry Overfeeds Antibiotics to Cows, Making Us Vulnerable to Infections
When you sit down to eat a burger, a steak or other piece of meat, you don't imagine that your plate is full of antibiotics, but it is. And there's a tie to this fact and the pandemic, which makes us wonder: Why is the meat industry being allow to drug Americans without their knowledge, an…
Deepak Chopra and J Balvin Debut Free 21-Day Meditation Experience
In the understatement of the millennium thus far, it’s been a tough few months. Between the coronavirus pandemic and increasing civil unrest, we’re all some combination of apprehensive, frazzled, enervated, and burning at both ends.
Perhaps one of the best ways to…
Perhaps one of the best ways to…