Barbara J Chin, MS, RD, CPT

I made chicken nuggets in the air fryer! Using plant chicken pieces and my own breading and batter.

4 oz plant chicken pieces, thawed

Liquid:
- 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk
- 1 tb ground flax seed
- seasoning to taste (I used garlic powder and Trader Joe’s umami seasoning)

Flour:
- 1/2 cup tapioca starch
- 1/4 cup almond flour

Breading:
- 1/2 cup course corn meal
- seasoning to taste (I used garlic powder, onion powder, white pepper, and Trader Joe’s umami seasoning)

Mix ingredients for liquid and flour and breeding separately. Dip chicken pieces into liquid to coat, then into flour mixture, then into liquid again, then into breading.

Lay breaded pieces into air fryer basket in oneone layer. Spritz lightly with mildly flavored oil.

Air fry for 12-15 minutes at 360° F for 13-15 minutes. Flip halfway through.

Enjoy as-is or with your favorite dipping sauces!

Yields 2 servings. 250 calories, 15 g protein, 34 g carbohydrates, 6 g fat, 5 g fiber.

When work-from-home began for me in the middle of March of this year, I took it as an opportunity to both explore and support the vegan-friendly restaurants in my neighborhood.

Take-Out Vegan Eats (Crown Heights, Brooklyn) | Barbara J Chin, MS, RDN, CPT Some favorite vegan-friendly take-out from local restaurants in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Most Asian- or Black-owned.

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Slowly, but surely, I’ll get the rest of last summer’s travels up on this blog – maybe just in time for me to leave for this upcoming summer’s trip to Europe! But for now, I’m recapping the third leg of my trip – two cities in Austria: Salzburg and Linz!

Vegan Travel: Salzburg & Linz (June 2019) | Barbara J Chin, MS, RDN, CPT This RDN does vegan travel to London, as part of a larger Europe trip in June 2019! Just a handful of the vegan-friendly eateries in London.

Oops. I stopped updating this blog in December 2018. Life got a little hectic, but now I want to get back to regular (or at least semi-regular) posts here.

One of the biggest things to have happened in the past seven months is that I took my second-ever trip outside of North America – to Europe! For a big milestone birthday, I decided to spend my actual birthday in London, and then visited Munich, Salzburg, Linz, and Prague.

Vegan Travel: London (June 2019) | Barbara J Chin, MS, RDN, CPT This RDN does vegan travel to London, as part of a larger Europe trip in June 2019! Just a handful of the vegan-friendly eateries in London.

Pretty sure every single person who attended tonight was this emoji 😂, literally CRYING from laughing so hard. Brand new levels of hysterics reached. My face hurt.
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@ The Laurie Beechman Theatre

Doing nutrition workshops with the Wendy Hilliard Gymnastics Foundation has been one of highlights of the past year - teaching kids about balanced meals and healthy eating to not just be healthy but to help their gymnastics!

It's National Nutrition Month! SNEAKER (Super Nutritional Education for All Kids to Eat Right) is a nutrition education program, developed and implemented by HSS, for New York City children. The program, which provides education about healthy eating, conducts interactive lessons to teach students about the importance of eating a healthy, well-balanced diet. Learn more: http://ow.ly/85WS30o7Osq

Hope those of you in the U.S. who celebrated Thanksgiving this past week had a nice holiday, whether it was with family, friends, or some needed alone time! Holidays such as Thanksgiving tend to revolve around food, but it doesn’t necessarily have to either! To me, Thanksgiving is more about acknowledging the things in your life that you are grateful for.

But one of the things I am grateful for is good food — specifically, good VEGAN eats!

Vegan Eats of the Week 11/28/18 | Barbara J Chin, MS, RDN, CPT A sampling of some of the vegan eats of the week prior to 11/28/18 - food that I've had eating out, gotten to-go, or made at home.

So, I’ve missed a couple of weeks of posting my Vegan Eats of the Week series, but the first time, it was because I didn’t have any foods that were new or worth mentioning again, and the second time, I had a bit of a hectic week.

But now I’m back and I have a little over two weeks worth of vegan goodies to share!

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Eating out at a sit-down restaurant doesn’t happen nearly as often as I would like, especially given the abundance of restaurants in NYC and the plethora of cuisines from all over the world.

Vegan Eats of the Week 10/22/18 | Barbara J Chin, MS, RDN, CPT A sampling of some of the vegan eats of the week prior to 10/22/18 - food that I've had eating out, gotten to-go, or made at home.

Another week passes, creeping closer to the winter holidays, which makes me simultaneously excited and nervous! How has 2018 flown by so fast? Even though it is now officially autumn, the weather in NYC is still warm and I’m hanging onto summer as long as possible.

Vegan Eats of the Week 10/06/18 | Barbara J Chin, MS, RDN, CPT A sampling of some of the vegan eats of the week for 10/06/18 - food that I've had eating out, gotten to-go, or made at home.

Hope everyone had a good week and had some opportunities to eat well – whatever that means for you!

For me, there was a little bit more of trying new products this week.

Vegan Eats of the Week 09/29/18 | Barbara J Chin, MS, RDN, CPT A sampling of some of the vegan eats of the week for 9/29/18 - food that I've had eating out, gotten to-go, or made at home.

Having a Vegan Eats of the Week blog series seemed like a good idea to try! I’m constantly trying new things around NYC and especially when I am traveling. It’s always fun seeing what new goodies I can find and actually eat!

Vegan Eats of the Week 09/22/18 | Barbara J Chin, MS, RDN, CPT A sampling of some of the vegan eats of the week for 9/22/18 - food that I've had eating out, gotten to-go, or made at home.

Hooray, my home state of ! meals in hospitals!
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Big news! Plant-based meals are officially coming to every hospital in California! Thanks to Gov. Jerry Brown, who just signed SB 1138 into law, , Sen. Nancy Skinner, and all who supported the bill!

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Fantastic news from California! A bill that would bring plant-based options to every hospital in the state is one step closer to becoming law, after passing through the Assembly Appropriations Committee! Next up: A full Assembly vote! Read more at the link in our profile.

Sometimes there isn’t time to cook, so I love places like that have a hot food bar with 100% buffet items that you can take to-go. My dinner tonight: Mediterranean Stew, Lemon Herb , Garlic , and a bit of and .

1) Attending (International Conference on in Medicine) by !
2) The top 14 dietary factors that contribute to the burden of disease - note the evidence for eating MORE whole grains and fruit, and LESS processed and red meat!
3) Plenty of evidence AGAINST - raises LDL cholesterol, all-cause mortality, risk of colon cancer, risk of birth defects, artery damage, and heart disease! You NEED fruit, vegetables, and whole grains for optimal health!
4) “Let food be thy medicine, and medicine be thy food.” -
@ Grand Hyatt Washington

"Only through our connectedness to others can we really know and enhance the self. And only through working on the self can we begin to enhance our connectedness to others." - Harriet Lerner
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Here's another article that I wrote for GoodZing.com - this about what you should eat and drink before and after yoga!

The best foods to eat before and after yoga Yoga has been a rapidly growing form of activity over the past several years, with people being drawn to it for its benefits in flexibility, strength, stress relief, boosting mindfulness and aiding in speedy exercise recovery

Prone to sinus infections? What you eat can affect how often you get them and how long they last! As I like to say: "food is medicine."

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GoodZing created this handy infographic for the pre-exercise nutrition article I wrote for them a few months ago!

What & When to Eat Before Your Workout What and when should you eat to have the best workout and maximize results? A few months ago, I wrote this article for GoodZing.com about pre-exercise nutrition – what to eat and when to…

Is It Better to Run in the Morning or Evening? It's 5:00am and your alarm blares, beckoning you out of bed for your morning run

Ever wondered whether it is better to run (or exercise in general) in the morning or the evening? Here are some things to consider!

Which Is Better: Morning Vs. Evening Runs? The Experts Weigh In! The morning vs. evening running debate is far from new, with people strongly advocating both. We delve into the advantages for both sides.

Tonight's dinner concoction: sautéed and , with , mushrooms, and more than enough to slay the entire Twilight series. Even tried to help herself to some and .

Group fun yesterday during class at with & !