• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
Plant-Based Cooking
  • Start Here
    • Why Eat Plants?
    • The PlantBasedCooking Promise
    • Introduction
    • What is a Plant-Based Diet?
    • What to Expect
    • 12 Tips for Starting
    • Nutrition Needs
    • Meal Planning Myths
    • Plant-Based Myths
    • Got Questions?
    • Freebies
    • Stock Your Pantry
    • Tools, Tips and Freebies
    • Uncommon Ingredients
  • Recipes
    • 12 Most Popular
    • Appetizers
    • Beverages
    • Breakfast
    • Desserts
    • Gluten-Free
    • Holiday Recipes
    • Main Dishes
    • Plantricious
    • Recipe Roundups
    • Salads & Dressings
    • Sandwiches
    • Sauces & Condiments
    • Side Dishes
    • Snacks
    • Soups & Stews
  • Articles
    • All Articles
    • Cooking Tips
    • Food Facts
    • Getting Started
    • Interviews
    • Meal Planning
    • Nutrition
    • Reader Questions
    • Staying Motivated
    • Success Stories
  • Freebies
    • Subscribe
    • Resource List
    • Freebie Articles
    • Freebie Login
  • Shop
    • Plant-Based Books
    • Cookbooks/Recipes
    • Kitchen Essentials
    • Pantry Essentials
  • About
    • About Plant-Based Cooking
    • About Diane Smith
    • Diane’s Health Journey
    • Contact
  • Cookbook
Home » plantbased.

plantbased.

Family-Table

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 ...

Read More

Friends Enjoying Pizza

11 Ways to Help Friends and Family Go Plant-Based

If you're passionate about eating a whole-food, plant-based diet because it's excellent for your health and your waistline, you'd likely want to encourage your friends and family to join you on the plant-based ...

Read More

Primary Sidebar

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • YouTube

Meet Diane

WELCOME TO PLANT-BASED COOKING

Hi, I’m Diane Smith, a certified plant-based nutrition educator, Food Over Medicine instructor, and founder of PlantBasedCooking.com. For more than 12 years, I’ve been helping people make whole-food, plant-based eating practical and doable, especially adults over 50 who want to improve their health and thrive as they age. Click here for more.

Graduate Badge

Popular Recipes

20 Vegan Plant-Based Casserole Recipes

Plant-Based Casserole Roundup

Plant-Based "Chicken" Nuggets

Recent Recipes

One Pot Vegan Meals

20 Delicious Vegan One-Pot Meals

Roasted Potatoes

Roasting Vegetables without Oil

Featured Articles

Asian Veggie Bowl

A Quick Guide to Making Veggie Bowls

Fresh Coconut

Coconut Oil – To Eat or Not to Eat

Kid Shopping for Veggies

Can You Raise Healthy Kids on a Plant-Based Diet?

Watch out for those triggers

6 Tips for Dealing with Food Triggers

Top 50 Vegan Blogs of 2025

Footer

EXPLORE

  • Start Here
  • Recipes
  • Articles
  • Recipe Roundups
  • Gluten-Free Recipes

About

  • About Diane Smith
  • Plant-Based Cooking
  • The PBC.com Promise
  • Everything Plant-Based Cookbook
  • Contact

Connect

            Plant Based Cooking on YouTube
  • Privacy Policy
  • Disclosure
  • Accessibility Statement

Copyright © 2026 PlantBasedCooking.com