Recipes, news, and discussion about the (Whole Food) Plant Based Diet, or WFPB. A whole-food plant-based, low-fat diet could reverse heart disease and diabetes.
This community is slightly different to our friends at c/vegan. Here our focus is on diet (rather than animal welfare), and our motivations for eating plant based may include environment or health (though we're all for animal welfare too).
A whole food plant based diet includes:
- vegetables (leafy green vegetables, root vegetables, red, green, purple, orange, and yellow)
- legumes (beans, peas, and lentils of all varieties)
- mushrooms
- whole grains and whole grain products, such as bread and pasta
- fruit
- seeds and nuts (except where they have been processed into high fat products, such as with coconut cream or milk).
These are not included in a WFPB diet:
- meat, poultry, eggs or fish
- dairy products (milk, cheese, yoghurt, et cetera)
- added/refined oils
- juice with the fibre or pulp removed
Importantly...
- Make sure you get the vitamins and nutrients you need, through a variety of foods
- Use a B12 sipplumunt or eat B12 fortified food (B12 is not naturally found in plants)
- Talk to your doctor or nutritionist before making decisions that will affect your health.
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