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Opinion—Thrive with these five plant-based meals

Opinion—Thrive with these five plant-based meals

Olivia Apa, Staff Writer March 18, 2022
It’s so important to be eating enough food, and enough of the foods that are going to make your body feel good, especially with social lives and school work, cabin fever and jobs. The beautiful thing about cooking is that it can be entirely experimental and fun. It’s good to know that you put love and thought into the foods you consume.
Opinion—Cheesemageddon at Parsnip

Opinion—Cheesemageddon at Parsnip

Molly Birch, Social Media Editor February 16, 2022
On Feb. 3, Northern Lights Dining (NLD) served “vegan” chicken parmesan at Parsnip which was not labeled as containing milk when real mozzarella cheese was used. As someone recently diagnosed with a food-bourn allergy, I was concerned after I heard this.
EATING GREEN - Parsnip at Northern Lights Dining Hall offers vegetarian and vegan options, such as tofu burgers and snap peas. The Peas On Earth Challenge encouraged students to eat vegetarian and vegan to benefit the environment and their own health.

Peas on Earth project challenges students to eat vegetarian for a week

Olivia Apa, Features Writer October 27, 2021

The Peas on Earth Challenge was a challenge started by the NMU Animal Club to encourage students to eat more plant-based foods on-campus.  “By participating in this challenge, we are hoping students...

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