Beginners Guide

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 ...

Want to add protein to your day but don't know where to start? Stop scratching your head at the farmer's market and check out this list with the top 20 most protein-dense veggies so you know what

Do you want to try going plant-based but are unsure of where to start? Chances are you have questions! Like 'Where do I get my protein?' and 'What on earth is there to eat?' Is it better to start slow and gradually go meatless, or just leap right in? No matter the ...

Happy World Vegan Day, a time to celebrate eating meat and dairy-free for the planet, our health, and the sake of animals. The Beet supports anyone who is trying to eat more plant-based, more of the time, whether that means going meatless on Mondays or fully adopting the plant-based lifestyle. Think about t...

Food is food. What I mean by that is fake food is not food. Something that has ingredients that you don't know how to pronounce, or what exactly they are, or why they are in your meal, is usually a packaged item, often mimicking a real food that at the end of the day you may be better off eating than the substitute that is pretending to be it. Thi...

I am running on a treadmill, at 7 a.m., approaching my top speed, on an incline, when my friend leans in to announce: "I want to go plant-based! I want to do the 7 Day Beginner's Guide. How do I start?" I explain that "Actually, you can start any time." Sign up...

I am not typically a “diet” person: I am vegan and I eat relatively healthy and clean, but I certainly go through periods of overindulgence and heavy snacking, which is completely possible even if you're not eating animal products. If eating ...

You may be considering cutting down on meat or ditching it altogether, but just haven't found the right opportunity to pull the switch. If so, May is the perfect time to do it, as the weather gets warmer and seasonal vegetables and fruits full of antioxidants are more plentiful...

Beets were never on my veggie radar: They are on a long list of vegetables that somehow never made it into my adult life. That list once included chickpeas, proving that there is hope for the plant-based ingredients I still have yet to love...

You may want to start eating a plant-based diet, but have no idea where to begin. With the vast number of resources on the subject, it can be daunting to figure out where your best starting point is. Julieanna Hever, plant-based dietitian and author shares her tips for how to start your plant-based diet, as well as all the health benefits...