WFPB Beginners --> Start Here


 I have started these tips pages for my niece, Sarah, who is in college.  She has decided to go vegan.  Her mom, my sister, is worried.  Even though I am vegan, I don't think anyone in my family is convinced that's a healthy way to eat.  I'd like to give them more information. Update: Sarah's mom (my sister) and her dad were convinced.  I don't think they are 100% Vegan, but they eat plant based as often as is practical.

More importantly, I'd like to make sure that if Sarah is going to give this a try, she is armed with information to put her on the path to good health rather than eating lots of fake foods that happen to not include any animal products. 

As I began sending tips out to Sarah, it occurred to me that I may have more friends or family who would like to give this a shot in the future.  Having the tips on my blog could be helpful.  I would love for others to be helped!  

The tips can read be read all at once, one tip a day in order, or by jumping around to whatever topic is interesting.  

For anyone considering this way of eating, I understand the recommendations might be hard to wrap your head around.  It will challenge many things that you have thought for years to be true.  But let me assure you...

 Whole Food Plant Based Diets ARE Legit! 


Position of the American Dietetic Association: vegetarian diets.  Yes they are legit!

  • It is the position of the American Dietetic Association that appropriately planned vegetarian diets, including total vegetarian or vegan diets, are healthful, nutritionally adequate, and may provide health benefits in the prevention and treatment of certain diseases. 
  • The results of an evidence-based review showed that a vegetarian diet is associated with a lower risk of death from ischemic heart disease. 
  • Vegetarians also appear to have lower low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, lower blood pressure, and lower rates of hypertension and type 2 diabetes than non vegetarians. 
  • Furthermore, vegetarians tend to have a lower body mass index and lower overall cancer rates. 
There's plenty of research out there showing WFPB diets are best for optimum health, but most big health organizations bury that info deep in their we sites so as not to upset their corporate sponsors.  One look at recipes on many of these pages, including the Heart Association, and it's clear, their Beef and Dairy sponsors have plenty of influence.  And yes, the Beef and Dairy Associations do sponsor many health related organizations.  Why else recommend a heart patient make recipes featuring something like bacon?  Seriously!


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