Plant-Based Cooking spoke with sports nutritionist Susan Levin, director of nutrition education for the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. Founded by plant-based pioneer Dr. Neal Barnard, PCRM is a nonprofit research and advocacy organization focused on preventive medicine and promotion of a plant-based diet….
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13 Ways to Stick with Your Health & Fitness Goals
Start Today Any time of year can be the right time to lose weight, get more exercise and eat well, right? Perhaps your doctor said you’d better do x, y, or z or you’ll have to take medication or have a procedure. Or maybe…
5 Tips for Successful New Year’s Plant-Based Diet Resolutions
There’s no better time than the start of the New Year to think about goals and resolutions related to healthy whole food plant-based eating. What do we want to do differently? How do we want to support our plant-based diet? How do we form…
Reader Questions: Why Are We So Bloated on Our Plant-Based Diet?
This post is part of an ongoing series of questions from my readers about eating a plant-based diet. If you have a question that you’d like me to answer, please email me at diane@plantbasedcooking.com. I read every question and answer them personally, so if…
How to Easily Avoid Gaining Weight This Holiday Season
Whether it’s candied yams, stuffing, gravy, apple pie, Christmas cookies or egg nog, the holidays present a nearly endless parade of food temptations and opportunities for weight gain. Many of these rich and delicious but high-calorie foods are not available year-round and that may…
How to Have a Happy Thanksgiving If You’re Plant-Based
For vegans, vegetarians and other plant-based eaters, the annual Thanksgiving celebration of friends, family, gratitude – and large quantities of poultry protein – can be an inherently challenging mix. Like everyone else, we too love the togetherness and warmth of the Thanksgiving holiday. But…
An Interview with “The Vegan Cardiologist” Andrew Freeman
Plant-Based Cooking spoke with Dr. Andrew M. Freeman, a.k.a. “The Vegan Cardiologist.” Freeman is director of cardiovascular prevention and wellness and director of clinical cardiology and operations at National Jewish Health in Denver, Colorado, and co-chair of the American College of Cardiology Nutrition and…
The Trusted Plantricious Certified Seal
If you’re confused about what to eat on a whole food plant-based diet because there seem to be so many different takes on it, understanding and looking for the plantricious label will help clear things up… Can you eat oil, how about sugars and…
Why Should I Eat a Plant-Based Diet?
Eating a plant-based diet is one of the fastest moving diet trends. It is gaining even more traction moving into 2020! You may be asking yourself, “why should I eat a plant-based diet?” Read on to discover why this age-old idea is producing a…
Reader Questions: How to Stop Wasting Food and Start Saving Money?
This post is part of an ongoing series of questions from my readers about eating a plant-based diet. If you have a question that you’d like answered, please email me at diane@plantbasedcooking.com. I read every question and answer them personally. If you feel overwhelmed…
Should You Eat Packaged Foods on a Whole Food Plant-Based Diet?
Let’s face it – even though we know that a completely unprocessed whole food plant-based diet is the healthiest way to eat, for many of us it’s unrealistic to avoid ALL processed and packaged foods. We want to be successful with our plant-based lifestyle,…
Is Red and Processed Meat Really OK? Debunking the Latest Hype
If you follow the news even a bit, you’ve probably caught wind of the latest uproar about the health impacts of eating red and processed meats. One after another news outlet, from the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times…
Recipe Roundup: Jumpstart Your Fall with Healthy Warming Spices
Fall happens to be one of my favorite seasons. All the seasons all special, but what’s not to love about beautiful fall colors, heart-warming holidays and delicious warming fall foods such as soups, stews, squashes, Brussels sprouts, sweet potatoes, apples, and pears? And, that…
Oatly Oat Milk: What’s All the Buzz About?
Well, as they say, there are exceptions to every rule! In my March article, “Three Great Reason to Make Your Own Almond and Other Plant-Based Milk,” we learned that most brands of store-bought plant milk are highly processed beverages made with fillers and stabilizers…
Reader Questions: Craving Meat and Hungry All the Time?
This post is part of an ongoing series of questions about eating a plant-based diet from my readers. If you have a question that you’d like me to answer, please email me at diane@plantbasedcooking.com. I read every question and answer them personally so if…