Beginners Guide

You may be wondering how it's even possible to get enough protein without animal products in your diet. For most of our lives, we are constantly led to believe that the best (and only) sources of protein are animal-derived, such as meat, poultry, fish, and dairy. So where...

The number one concern people raise when eating a plant-based diet is how they can get enough protein. The answer is that most animals get their protein from plants, and humans can too. In fact, plants are a great source of protein, from soybeans to peas, the mighty vegetable packs a punch when it comes to protein per gram. Read on to find out which plants deliver the most protein per ounce.

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.

Want to go plant-based? There's a way to do it that's easy, fun, delicious, and motivating. Read on for the exact steps to take. First, know your "why." Then get professional help from those who know best how to eat a nutritious diet and get enough protein and other essential nutrients, such as by attending the upcoming remote 2-day Plant-Future Symposium at Berkeley ...

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 ...

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 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. Whether you'r...