A whole-food, plant-based diet is known to be the ticket to great health.
But what do we mean when we say, whole-food plant-based diet?
Let’s break it down:
Whole-Food
Foods that are not refined, they’re consumed as they’re found in nature.
Plant-Based
Majority of the foods consumed come from the plant kingdom.
Diet
What we eat. NOT the restriction of calories to lose weight.
Simply, a whole-food plant-based diet means the vast majority (90%+) of what you consume on a daily basis comes from whole plant foods.
Plant-Based Meals
A plant-based meal is geared toward combining fresh produce (fruits, veggies, leafy greens) with dried-nonperishables (nuts, seeds, grains, beans, herbs).
The goal is to make meal composition easy and flavorful.
The food that you have on hand should be high in nutrients and ideally be unadulterated, unprocessed and in its most natural whole-food state.
For some inspo, let’s create some meals together now…
Fresh Salad
| fruit | avocado |
| veggie | baby carrots |
| leafy green | few handfuls of spinach |
| nut | pistachios |
| seed | sunflower seeds |
| grain | |
| protein | chickpeas |
| herb | thyme leaves |
| condiments | honey mustard |
| spices | salt and pepper |
Rice and Beans Bowl
| fruit | tomato |
| veggie | asparagus |
| leafy green | pinch of arugula |
| nut | |
| seed | |
| grain | jasmine rice |
| protein | black beans |
| herb | red pepper flakes, oregano |
| condiments | liquid aminos |
| spices | onion powder, garlic powder |
Benefits
A whole-food plant-based diet has been shown to:
- Make weight loss easy and effortless (without feeling hungry)
- Drastically lower cholesterol
- Prevent AND reverse Type 2 Diabetes and dramatically improve Type 1 Diabetes
- Prevent AND reverse heart disease and high blood pressure
- Bring relief to digestive orders such as IBS, colitis and chronic constipation
- Slow the progression of and/or reverse autoimmune disorders such as MS and rheumatoid
- Clear skin issues such as acne, psoriasis, and eczema
- Fight against the development and progression of cancer
- Improve or eliminate asthma
- Improve immunity
…and much more.
So now that you have the basis of a healthy whole-food plant-based diet – get creative, try new recipes, and enjoy eating guilt free knowing it’s all good for you food 🙂
Let me know how you decide to eat your plants by snapping a pic and sharing your creations via email or social media🤍