Healthy Eating Should Feel Doable
If you want to eat healthier but feel overwhelmed by all the different nutrition advice, or you’re unsure how to make changes that last, you’re in the right place.
PlantBasedCooking.com helps people of all ages, especially those over 50, improve their health, feel better as they age, and more confident about making practical whole-food, plant-based choices.
You don’t need to have all the answers before you begin, and you don’t have to change everything right away.
More Than Plant-Based Recipes
Deciding what to eat is only part of the challenge. It’s also important to find ways to make healthier choices work in your everyday life.
That’s why PlantBasedCooking.com gives you more than whole-food, plant-based recipes.
Here you’ll also find:
- Science-based nutrition articles that help make sense of confusing health information.
- Guidance for shopping, cooking, meal planning, and keeping your kitchen stocked.
- Support with motivation, building habits, dealing with temptation, eating out, and other real-life challenges.
- Information to help you take care of your health and thrive as you get older.
The goal is to help you move from wanting to make changes to actually making them part of your daily routine.
What “Plant-Based” Means
These days, plant-based can mean anything from a bowl of beans and vegetables to highly processed meat substitutes, refined grains, added oils, and sugary foods.
But that’s not what you’ll find here.
PlantBasedCooking.com focuses on whole and minimally processed plant foods. All recipes are fully plant-based and made without added oil, with low sodium and no refined sugars.
Read the PlantBasedCooking.com Promise to learn more about the standards behind the recipes and the health information on this website. Also, check out my article, The Truth About Plant-Based Products and Products, to be aware that many products, and surprisingly, many plant-based bloggers, still use refined sugars, added oils, and other processed ingredients.
Progress Matters More Than Perfection
Changing the way you’ve eaten for years, or even decades, takes time.
You might begin by trying one new recipe, eating more beans and vegetables, learning to cook without oil, or making one healthier choice at the grocery store.
Those small steps matter.
PlantBasedCooking.com is here to help you keep moving forward, build confidence, and discover a way of eating that supports your health and feels doable into the future.
Where to Begin
If you’re new to whole-food, plant-based eating, visit Start Here for tips on taking your first steps. You can also:
No matter where you are on your journey, I hope PlantBasedCooking.com helps make your next step clearer and much more doable.
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More About Diane
Read more about me to discover why I’m passionate about eating this way and sharing it with you. Drop me a line if you have any questions or want to connect: diane@plantbasedcooking.com.
Testimonial
“I’m new to the WFPB world. I’ve searched (and I do mean searched!) many sites to find the support I need on my health journey. I’m grateful to have found yours. It has been the most helpful in providing me with clear, step-by-step instructions on how to succeed. Your recipes are simple and delicious. My family enjoys them too! Thank you for your website.”
Terry Stevenson
Your website is beautiful…I can’t imagine it any other way! It’s fresh, clean, and easy to navigate. I’m pleased to see how focused you are and can imagine you are building a solid foundation of many good things to change people’s lives. This planet needs it!
Hi Diane, love your website! Great job! Very excited to start my plant based diet and hopefully get my hubby on board.
Thanks! I’m so excited for you, as well. Best of luck with your journey and your husband’s.
Could you set up a complete School Week Lunch and Snack Plan? I would like to have some ideas for Teenagers that like to eat, eat and eat….
Easy to prepare in the morning! and no cooler needed, Thanks.
Hi Silvia, Great suggestion. I’m working on a 7-day plant-based meal plan right now, but this is a good idea and, it sounds like, most definitely needed! Don’t know when it’ll be available, but I’m going to put it on my list. I recently posted this link on my Facebook page. Maybe this will help in the meantime, “10 Vegan Lunchbox Ideas.”