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
10 Ingredients to Add to Your Smoothies for Weight Loss, According to RDs
You’ve supercharged your salads for weight loss. Check! Your oatmeal? Check! Now it's time to get savvy about your smoothies, adding nutritious stars to the mix that are both good for you and your waistline. “Smoothies are a convenient way to incorporate more fruits, vegetables, and other nutrient-r…
Add These 10 Plant-Based Ingredients to Your Oatmeal for Weight Loss
So, you’ve mastered the art of the weight-loss-friendly salad. Now, it’s time to amp up your morning routine by rethinking your breakfast. One excellent, healthy choice? Oatmeal.
“Oatmeal, ideally prepared from whole oats such as oat groats or steel-cut oats, con…
“Oatmeal, ideally prepared from whole oats such as oat groats or steel-cut oats, con…
California Pizza Kitchen Just Launched a Gluten-Free Chickpea Crust Pizza
There’s something about California Pizza Kitchen that spells comfort. Whether it’s memories of nights out with middle school friends or celebrating birthdays there (gotta love that free birthday dessert with CPK rewards). And while you may have moved on from your Hawa…
8 Tips to Stay Healthy and Not Gain Weight This Weekend, From RDs
This Memorial Weekend seems all the more special for the fact that we get to gather safely and enjoy ourselves, but along with all that social activity comes the likelihood that indulgent treats, meals, and drinks are everywhere. If one of your goals is to lose weight and get healthier, the wee…
7 Seemingly Healthy Vegan Foods That Sabotage Your Diet, RDs Reveal
You may eat plant-based or vegan foods for your health, but there are plenty of seemingly healthy products that are but are actually full of hidden fats and calories, which may be as bad for you as the animal products you're staying away from...
MTV’s Siesta Key Star Chloe Trautman Loses 50 Pounds After Going Vegan
It may be all drama and daiquiris on MTV’s reality show Siesta Key, but it’s all fruits and veggies for the reality show’s cast member Chloe Trautman. In a recent interview with Life & Style, the 25-year-old opened up to the celebrity news outlet about her recent weight loss…
These 3 Health Benefits of Beet Juice Will Make You Want to Drink It Regularly
Beet juice has long been touted as a health elixir that helps fight inflammation, improve athletic performance and boost nitrates. But a new study published in the May issue of Redox Biology has shed some further light on just how incredible nutrient-packed beet juice is for your heart...
7 Products Nutritionists Load Up on Every Time They Shop at Trader Joe’s
Sure, I’ve missed my friends and all. Concerts. Museums. Vacations. Sanity. But during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic what I’ve really missed is grocery shopping at Trader Joe’s. You can bet your bottom dollar it will be my first stop when I&Clo…
7 Ways to Get Meat Lovers to Eat More Plant-Based, According to Nutritionists
Your grill-master dad recently just saw his cardiologist and tells you he wants to make some dietary changes. Your best friend from college recently reached out saying she’d love some help in embracing a more plant-based lifestyle. Whatever the c...
Study: To Lower Risk of Serious Disease, Choose Plant-Based Sources of Protein
Americans are obsessed with protein, even though research tells us we don't need to be. There is no shortage of protein in the standard American diet and protein deficiency is almost unheard of in this country. Yet a new study further clarifies that rather than worry about how much protein…