Plant-Based For Beginners

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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...

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.

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...

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. Telling consume...

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...

You may have a co-worker who says they’re a "hard-core vegan," while your last date claimed to be a "plant-based eater," or your "classic vegetarian" friend might say to you she’s also now eating fish these days. It can be tough to know the true definitions of what each of these terms means without making your head spin, not to mention how other people are interpretin

Millennials, also known as the “avocado toast generation,” are more likely to embrace plant-based foods than Baby Boomers, according to a new poll from Eat Just. The survey asked 1,000 millennials and 1,000 boomers whether they would be likely to embrace new ways of making traditional holiday foods and found that while boomers are more likely stuck in their ways, 81 percent of millennials are open