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Home » Nutritarian Pyramid

Nutritarian Pyramid

April 3, 2012 By Diane Smith 4 Comments

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What is Nutritarianism?

You may have seen me mention the concept of nutritarianism in previous posts. "Nutritarian" is a term created by Dr. Joel Fuhrman, which, in his words, means: "Simply put, a nutritarian is a person who strives for more micronutrients per calorie in their diet-style."
Per this definition, this type of eating stresses a high amount of vegetables (especially green vegetables), and very limited amounts of beef, cheese, sweets, and processed foods.

Think Like a Nutritarian

Nutritarianism Food Pyramid

A nutritarian understands that food has powerful disease-protecting and therapeutic effects, and seeks to consume a broad array of micronutrients via their food choices. A person who undertakes this way of eating is a person whose food choices are influenced by their nutritional quality.

Do you want to use this way of eating to improve your health? You can start by referencing the graphic above. In this image, you see the recommended balance between each food group, per Dr. Fuhrman. If you click on the image, a new page will open and you can print it to keep for quick reference.

Why be a nutritarian? It's the "secret to a long life and disease reversal" and prevention. Who wouldn't want that?
To read more about nutritarian ways of eating, check out this post:
Dr. Furhman's Top 30 Super Foods

 

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  1. Julie

    November 1, 2018 at 11:39 am

    I am really interested in learning about plant based lifestyle and applying this way of eating. I am pretty much eating this way because I am a Weight Watchers lifetime member but I am concerned with whole grains, starches, nuts and foods alike..I’ve basically eliminated these types of foods. I am concerned that if I introduce these foods I will gain weight as they are high in points. Any advice?

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    • Diane Smith

      November 1, 2018 at 12:22 pm

      I’m excited that you’re willing to try a plant-based diet. 🙂 It sounds like your already almost there. I can understand your concerns about the foods you mention but it’ll help if you have some guidelines. The foods you mention are recommended on a plant-based diet and especially nuts and whole grains because they can help you live a longer life according to some studies. I would recommend Dr. Michael Greger’s “Daily Dozen” phone app (available for the iPhone and Andriod) which suggests what and how much to eat in a day.

      You can check them off as you go and the app lists what a serving is. This may be easy for you since your used to Weight Watchers. Both whole grains (which includes some starches) and nuts are on the list. “Other vegetables” are on the list, as well, which would include other starches. Dr. Fuhrman recommends 1 ounce of nuts per day and fewer starches vegetables, such as potatoes and rice, than other plant-based doctors.

      A whole food plant-based diet eliminates most of the processed foods you may or may not be including in your diet now so that would eliminate calories if you’re eating those, as well. I hope this helps you make the transition. Good luck!

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  2. Trixie

    July 10, 2019 at 12:24 am

    I discovered your website on Pinterest. I must say, your recipes are striking. You make veganism look so easy and so delicious! I have enjoyed looking over your website. However, I wish you offered an interactive meal planning service. I would love to be able to plug into a calender one of your recipes for every day of the week that can be printed out, along with a seperate shopping list. That would be supper dupper fantastic! You offer such tantalizing recipes. I would totally pay for a service like that.
    Anyway, thank you for your time.
    Sincerely,
    Trixie~

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    • Diane Smith

      July 19, 2019 at 9:54 am

      Hey Trixie, I’m thrilled that you are enjoying the website and recipes. Thanks so much for letting me know! I’ve actually been investigating your idea about have interactive meal planning on the site and it is possible. Maybe you could be my beta tester, for free, of course. You would need to be a registered user and that’s pretty easy to do. If you’re interested, I can set it up and we can give it a go. Just let me know. You can email me at diane@plantbasedcooking.com.

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