Healthy Eating
A Helpful Guide to Plant-based Meats & Cheeses
It wasn’t that long ago when natural foods stores like Down to Earth carried just tofu and tempeh. Now, the plant-based meat and cheese sections are huge and can be mind-boggling if you’re not sure which type to try.
Struggling with Gift Shopping? Down to Earth Can Help!
Down to Earth stores are a great place to find presents for everyone on your list, including coworkers, mainland family & friends, foodies, and those hard-to-shop-for types!
Ensure a Happy, Healthy Thanksgiving with These Tips
Let the Thanksgiving celebrations begin! Whether you participate with a traditional feast with the whole ‘ohana, don’t celebrate at all, or have created your own unique way to observe the holiday- here’s some easy tips for staying healthy and having no regrets at the end of next week.
5 Reasons Why People Go Vegan
If you asked for vegan food at a restaurant 20, 10, or even five years ago, you’d be met with an eyeroll or confusion. Fast forward to now, and times have definitely changed. Hawaii has been found to be the most vegan-friendly state, with the highest number of fully vegan restaurants per capita of anywhere in the country. Preventing the exploitation of animals used to be the primary reason for going vegan; however, today the health and environmental impacts are also leading people towards eating a plant-based diet.
World Vegetarian Day
Each year on October 1st, we get to celebrate World Vegetarian Day! The North American Vegetarian Society created this day back in 1977, and we’ve been promoting the joy, compassion, and life-enhancing benefits of vegetarianism ever since. Vegetarianism has grown in popularity over the years, and for good reason. The health, environmental, and ethical benefits are proven.
A Simple Guide to Leafy Greens
Understanding leafy greens isn’t easy. They come in all kinds of shades, shapes, textures, and flavors. Which is why you might struggle to include them in your diet. Sound like you? You’re in the right place.
Seasonal Eating Guide
For thousands of years, food has been moved around the world. The Silk Road is renowned in history as an ancient trade route linking China and India, which carried food between the two great civilizations of Rome and China.
Father's Day Gift Guide
Father’s Day is right around the corner and if you’re stuck on what to get your dad this year, we’ve got you covered with everything you need from grooming and household products to ono snacks and sweet treats. Grab a box or basket and get to filling!
Making Healthy Food Fun for Keiki
If you have a child who willingly eats everything given to them, consider yourself lucky. For a lot of parents, mealtimes can be one of the most stressful parts of a day. We all want what’s best for our keiki when it comes to their health.
Meatless Protein: A Simple Guide
Protein is an indispensable nutrient in the body – to help make antibodies that fight infections, to regulate blood sugar, to metabolize fat, and much more. Protein foods break down into 22 naturally occurring amino acids, which are known as the building blocks of protein.