PLANT-BASED SWOPS TO ADOPT NEWSLETTERS
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Chef Anne Callaghan
NEW YEAR FRESH START
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NEW YEAR | NEW BEGINNINGS
Fresh start, a new year with new beginnings. Are you ready to eat healthier and try a plant-based diet? Start with small steps; prepare and plan your meals, and focus on whole foods, veggies, fruits, beans, and grains.
NEED SOME HELP GETTING STARTED WITH A PLANT-BASED DIET?
Try this month’s healthy avocado smash recipe, an egg-flaxseed substitution, recommended cookbooks to guide & help, and an article from The Mayo Clinic that offers suggestions and tips to help you start and make the changes stick.
HOW TO START A
PLANT-BASED DIET
By Mayo Clinic Press Editors,
Tara Schmidt, M. Ed., RDN
ARTICLE | Nutrition & Fitness
If you're interested in joining this time-tested trend, here are some tips to help you get started — and stick with — plates of plant-based food.
RING IN THE NEW YEAR
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RING IN THE NEW YEAR & START YOUR HEALTHY
RESOLUTIONS WITH PLANT-BASED CELEBRATORY BITES
Usher in 2026 and commit to trying or embracing a plant-based diet. To make your New Year's resolutions stick, begin with simple changes; start with meatless Mondays, prepare and plan your meals, and focus on whole foods, veggies, fruits, beans, and grains.
Need some convincing? Read the Harvard Health Publishing article below, as they explore the topic of why you should eat a plant-based diet.
WHAT IS A PLANT-BASED DIET AND
WHY SHOULD YOU TRY IT?
By Katherine D. McManus, MS, RD, LDN, Contributor
Reviewed by Howard E. LeWine, MD, Chief Medical Editor, Harvard Health Publishing; Editorial
Advisory Board Member, Harvard Health Publishing
Plant-based or plant-forward eating patterns focus on foods primarily from plants. This includes not only fruits and vegetables, but also nuts, seeds, oils, whole grains, legumes, and beans. It doesn't mean that you are vegetarian or vegan and never eat meat or dairy. Rather, you are proportionately choosing more of your foods from plant sources. Read more . . .
HOLIDAY READY DISHES
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ROAST, SCOOP & STUFF
Whether you eat meatless meals once in a while or have fully embraced a plant-based diet, holiday meals can be nutritious as well as delicious.
Roast squash, scoop, dice, and add for a hearty salad and to stuffing for a delicious plant-forward main. Finish off with a scrumptious Sweet Cherry Olive Oil Torte; these dairy-free, meatless dishes are guaranteed to become new holiday favorites.
HOW DOES PLANT-FORWARD (PLANT-BASED)
EATING BENEFIT YOUR HEALTH?
Whether you’re considering eating less meat or giving it up entirely, the benefits are clear: less risk
of disease and improved health and well-being.
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
CARROTS & PUMPKINS
ROCK THE SEASON
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This month’s newsletter recipes feature a spicy and warm ginger carrot soup, made with protein-rich carrots. Make a batch of Maple Pumpkin Scones and enjoy the warm, cozy flavors of maple and pumpkin pie spice, reminiscent of fall, in every bite.
NOT ALL CARROTS ARE CREATED EQUAL
"Everybody thinks a carrot's a carrot's a carrot—well that's the furthest thing from the truth" Bob Jones Sr.
Check out specialty carrots grown by Farmer Lee Jones at The Chef's Garden.
INFORMATIVE AND INSPIRATIONAL
Why humanity's fate depends on regenerative food
Oliver English | TEDxPacific Avenue