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New Year's Resolutions

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 for a healthy, whole-food, plant-based diet. What do you want to do differently? How do you want to support ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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3 High-Protein Plant Foods You Need to Know About

These days it can seem like everyone is jumping on the high-protein bandwagon. In fact, some folks may even hesitate when it comes to adopting a healthy, whole foods vegan plant-based lifestyle due to concerns about ...

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Plant-Based Vegan Snacks: Your Easy How-To Guide

When it comes to snacking, Americans don't mess around! According to the United States Department of Agriculture's "Snacking Patterns of U.S. Adults" report, one-quarter of Americans' daily calories now come from ...

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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.

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