Plant-Based 101
What do I eat?
Keep it simple—eat whole, unprocessed foods derived from plants.
Why?
The benefits of a healthy lifestyle are enormous. When you adopt a whole-food, plant-based (WFPB) lifestyle, you can increase the odds that you will:
- Lower risk of prostate, breast, and other cancers
- Prevent, even reverse, heart disease
- Prevent and treat diabetes
- Achieve a healthy body weight and increase your energy levels
- Live longer
- And much more!
The term whole in WFPB describes foods that are minimally processed. This includes whole grains, fruits, vegetables, legumes (beans, peas, and lentils), nuts, and seeds. The WFPB diet is also defined by what it emphasizes: a large variety of whole foods.
Beginners Guide, Recipes, Videos, & Podcasts
T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies
There is an extensive recipe library (containing over 800 recipes and counting) a wonderful place to find meal ideas. Check out their 3 day sample menu of plant-based recipes to help get started on the plant-based journey: Whole Foods, Plant-Based Diet Sample Menu.
Stefanie Sacks is a Culinary Nutritionist and Author of “What the Fork Are You Eating?” exploring the link between a healthier diet and a healthier environment. She provides straightforward advice and encouragement to anyone looking to improve their nutrition and protect the planet. Here are several meatless recipes that are bound to please any eater.
Dr. Neal D. Barnard
www.pcrm.org — Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
Get healthy and go vegan with the Physicians Committee’s delicious low-fat plant-based recipes that will kickstart your health and help you feel great!
Lectures, Videos
available YouTube – videos
Dr. Michael Greger
NutritionFacts.org — Videos, Recipes, Daily Dozen, & Podcasts
available YouTube – videos
Jeff Novick, MS RD
available YouTube – videos
Dr. Joel Fuhrman
www.drfuhrman.com — Beginners Guide, Recipes, & Podcasts
available YouTube – videos
Dr. John A. McDougall
www.drmcdougall.com — Recipes, Lectures, Videos
available YouTube – videos
Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn
www.dresselstyn.com — Recipes, Lectures, Videos
available YouTube – videos
That Sugar Film – documentary
available on YouTube & Amazon Prime Videos
Forks over Knives – documentary
www.forksoverknives.com — Beginners Guide, Recipes
Video at: www.forksoverknives.com/the-film
and available on YouTube