It’s a month into the new year, that critical time when many of us abandon our freshly made resolutions. So let’s toast to sticking to them, and for a healthier you, toast with plant-based milk.

Here’s hoping 2012 turns out to be seedy. In a good way. Seeds are super-concentrated sources of nourishment, so eat more in the new year, especially your seed superstars, hemp, flax and chia.

As we settle down to enjoy a sumptuous Thanksgiving meal, let’s do what we’re supposed to do in the first place — give thanks. So, a rousing round of applause, please, for our local farmers who grew the bounty of food on the table.

A healthy new trend is sprouting up in markets — sprouted foods. Germinating, or sprouting, seeds, beans and legumes super concentrates their power and makes them more nutritious and digestible.

Celebrate! You’ve got not one but two opportunities to make everything new and wonderful. Today is Rosh Hashana, the Jewish new year, and Saturday is World Vegetarian Day, the start of Vegetarian Month.

Here’s a back to school lesson — don’t try to cram a whole day’s worth of nutrition into a single bar. And yet we always do. With every new school year comes a wave of new promises and new “smart,” “healthy” products to pop into a lunchbox. When will we learn?