Embarking on any new dietary adventure can be daunting—how do you swap out lifelong eating habits for new ones—and make sure they stick? The key to making and maintaining a meaningful diet switch is to not try to do it overnight. Small, smart steps are essential for sustainable success. Here’s your guide to going plant-based.
Plant-Based For Beginners
8 Simple Strategies to Go Plant-Based, According to Experts
Not sure where to start in your move to a plant-based diet? Leading experts offer their top tips.
Your Intro Guide to a Plant-Based Diet: Flexitarian, Vegan, Vegetarian and More
Plant-based diets are not just a passing fad, they're here to stay. The reason: If everyone started eating less meat it would dramatically slow down our planet's climate change, help alleviate chronic health issues such as heart disease and diabetes, and change the way farming is practiced. More people are eating ...
3 Sisters Challenge Each Other: Go Plant-Based for a Month! What Happened?
Three sisters, each very different, chose to create a plant-based challenge to go vegan or plant-based for a month. They were nervous about the idea of "missing out" on their favorite foods or that they'd crave certain things like cheese and burgers. The
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The Top 20 Vegetables With the Highest Protein To Eat on a Plant-based Diet
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
5 Reasons Now Is the Best Time to Try Eating Plant-Based
Plant-based eating is more mainstream than ever, and the food industry is taking note. Millions of people every year are deciding to try eating plant-based, whether to boost their health, to reduce their environmental impact, or to support animal welfare...
The 6 Healthiest Foods to Eat, for You and the Planet
How food is produced is one of the biggest factors in climate change. The good news is that there are all kinds of ways to reduce your greenhouse gas footprint, including eating more plant-based meals. Read these five tips to being healthier and helping the planet, just by filling your plate with a little more green.
Your Plant-Based Diet Starter Kit: Buy these 17 Items to Crush Your First Days
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...
Matthew Kenney Is Starting a Plant-Based Cooking School! Sharpen Your Knives
Matthew Kenney, the world's leading plant-based chef, with delectable restaurants such as Plant Food + Wine, Double Zero, Bar Verde, Hungry Angelina, and more, is launching his first new cooking school in years, and this time he is controlling every aspect of it. Ken...
How to Save Money On a Healthy Plant-Based Diet. Take This List to the Store
Conventional wisdom tells us that a diet high in fruits and vegetables, whole grains, legumes, nuts, and seeds–aka a plant-based diet–is expensive and costs more than the traditional American diet of meat and dairy, fast or processed foods...
Try These 11 Easy Plant-Based Swaps for Meat and Dairy, Says a Nutritionist
When you're trying to cut out meat and dairy, one easy way is to find plant-based swaps for some of your favorite items like Ricotta cheese. We asked Sheri Vettel, a Registered Dietician at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, to explain the benefits of making these strategic swaps, then recommend plant-based choices for your long-term health goals...