Are you a single cook looking to eat more vegetables? Tune into this week’s episode of Eat Your Words to hear from Eat Your Vegetable author Joe Yonan! Cathy Erway calls Joe to talk about how he got the idea for the book through writing a column. Find out why Joe thinks cooking shouldn’t be intimidating, and why he offers simple recipes for rice and beans. Joe gives a few tips for dealing with fresh herbs at home, and shares his opinions about imitation meat products. What does Joe think about the recent lab-produced hamburger? How has Joe’s vegetable-based diet influence his lifestyle? Find out all of this and more on this week’s episode of Eat Your Words! Thanks to our sponsor, Whole Foods. Thanks to The California Honeydrops for today’s music.

“People think that cooking is really hard. It can be hard depending on your ambitions, but it doesn’t need to be hard, and it doesn’t take that much time. If it does take time, that’s okay! I think we prioritize in the wrong ways.” [6:10]

— Joe Yonan on Eat Your Words