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When I decided to lean into a plant-based lifestyle, that meant remixing my plate, as well as the plate of everyone in the house. As the Mama, my daughter, and husband look to me for the good stuff. I have always been a good home cook, but when I started leaning away from animal products, things got a little dicey. Let me help you...

Here are the seven primary nutrients to supplement on a plant-based diet: Read on for more about what to take depending on your life stage.

Any long-time vegan knows the biggest misconception surrounding plant-based diets is the myth that you can’t get adequate nutrition (protein, especially) from plant foods alone. Many assume that vegans eat only smoothies and lettuce. This simply isn’t true, as vegan athletes and authors Robert Cheeke and Matt Frazier attest in their latest book The Plant Based Athlete, published last summer. The G

Snacking has become more common during the pandemic, as more people are working and eating from home, and sales of snacks like chips, popcorn, and pretzels grew more than 11 percent in a year. More Americans are getting more of their calories from snacks than any other source –  even back in  2019 a Food & Health Survey found that 57 percent of us were snacking at least once per day, while jus

If you are one of the over 1 million people to get Covid in the US today, there are foods you can eat to help your body withstand the virus and even get through it sooner, so long as you also take care of yourself by sleeping and drinking fluids as you would do for the common cold or a sore throat. ...

If you want to lose weight, boost your immunity, and have more energy, this is the diet for you. You'll eat 3 healthy plant-based meals and 1 snack per day, consisting of mostly vegetables, fruits, whole grains, nuts, seeds, and legumes for 14 days, and watch the pounds drop off. We ...

Every single food we eat impacts our bodies, well beyond keeping us fueled. Carbohydrates, for example, get digested and broken down into glucose (or blood sugar) and then used as fuel in our cells. Since carbohydrates are the body’s main source of energy, a hormone called insulin comes along to open the door of our cells and let the glucose in to feed them. With...

Weight loss trends come and go as quickly as the DoorDash delivery guy, but there is one exceptional diet that doesn’t seem to be going anywhere, and that’s intermittent fasting. Its benefits go far beyond the simple weight loss other diets promise, and current research has just scratched the surface, leaving much more to learn. Intermitte...

How do you make an NFL star go vegan? That's the question everyone was asking when watching The Game Changers, the documentary about athletes reaching peak performance through plant-based diets. Chef Charity Morgan, married to Derrick Morgan, formerly of the Tennessee Titans, started to make vegan food for her husband in the offseason as a way of helping him repair and restore his body after the p

If the word sandwich conjures up uninspiring slabs of bread housing equally dull leftovers, you’re approaching it all wrong. Using a few super-nutrient dense plant-based ingredients instead can convert an ordinary sandwich into a healthy meal, full of vitamins and antioxidants, filling fiber, and immune-boosting compounds, while still being a delight to your taste buds. Sandwiches can remind us...