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Proper hand-washing has the power to reduce food poisoning and significantly reduce the spread of the common cold and flu and other viruses. Help keep yourself and those around you healthy with some tips on scrubbing up. How to Wash Wet hands with running water and apply soap. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, water can be warm or cold. Make sure to wash your hands front and back, up to your wrists, between fingers and under fingernails. Take at least 20 seconds to wash your hands — about the time it takes to sing two choruses...

 What kid doesn't want cookies for breakfast? These cookies combine fiber and fruit to result in a great portable kick start for the day. Ingredients3 bananas, peeled¼ cup coconut oil, melted 1 tablespoon maple syrup1 teaspoon vanilla extract1 ½ cups rolled oats (gluten-free, if needed)1 tablespoon golden flaxmeal½ teaspoon salt¼ cup mini chocolate chips Directions Before you begin: Wash your hands. Preheat oven to 350°F (176°C). Place bananas in a medium bowl and mash well. Add remaining ingredients to mashed banana; stir well. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Press 2 tablespoons mixture into a 2 ½-inch cookie cutter. Remove cutter...

This bubbly summer refresher takes classic lemonade to the next level by adding strawberries and sparkling water. Make the strawberry lemonade mixture up to two days in advance, but wait to add the sparkling water until you're ready to serve. Ingredients ¾ cup sugar¾ cup water16-ounce container fresh strawberries, cleaned and hulled¾ cup fresh lemon juice (about 10 large lemons)3 cups naturally-flavored strawberry sparkling water* Directions Before you begin: Wash your hands. Combine sugar and water in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat and cool completely, about 30 minutes....

I recently started a series of videos to help provide inspiration for easy, quick, low-cost meals. This is one of my favorites! It’s Terrence’s Chickpea Salad, using fresh onion and garlic instead of powders. If you don’t have the fresh onion and garlic, the powders are equally delicious in this recipe. What I like best about this dish is that you can omit ingredients you don’t have on-hand and it’ll still taste great. Don’t have a bell pepper? Don’t have a pickle? No problem … skip ’em! The chickpea salad is about .50-.70 per serving, and I used two slices from a .99 loaf of...

Many of the people who come to Plant Based on a Budget are very new to cooking from scratch. To make things a little easier, we have teamed up with Michelle Cehn from World of Vegan to bring you a Cooking 101 video series that shows you how to get started with the basics. Here’s our first video: