Plant based diet

If you look at the Forks Over Knives website , Engine 2 and loads of whole food plant based (WFPB) groups on social media you will get a good idea of some meals to try. It's a really healthy way of eating. Most of us eat far too much processed food and not enough fruit and vegetables so it corrects that. It is difficult to stick to, well it is for me. Being vegan is easy, WFPB not so much!

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If you look at the Forks Over Knives website , Engine 2 and loads of whole food plant based (WFPB) groups on social media you will get a good idea of some meals to try. It's a really healthy way of eating. Most of us eat far too much processed food and not enough fruit and vegetables so it corrects that. It is difficult to stick to, well it is for me. Being vegan is easy, WFPB not so much!

I actually found I ate more processed foods when I tried plant based for a while, because I relied on tofu, seitan, and tempeh to supplement my protein and ate more grains and canned beans.

I didn't eat more vegetables (maybe more fruit, but I don't think so -- for me that is just about the time of year), but I eat a lot already. I mostly shifted meat to more starchy carbs.

I DO think a lot of people go from a nutrient poor, not many vegetables or fruits diet to increasing those (sometimes it seems much more fruit than vegetables), and I suspect that has more to do with the positive benefits, in addition to weight loss, of course. But the idea that if you aren't 100% plant based you must be eating the so called SAD is inaccurate and one reason these claims get pushback.

I think the best reason to go 100% plant based is the ethical one, and although I don't agree it's ethically necessary I respect the choice and say good for you. (And if including some processed foods makes it easier, I see no harm in that, and same with making sure you have the level of protein and fat that helps you feel good.)