Plant-powered for life: eat your way to lasting health with 52 simple steps and 125 delicious recipes

Description

Create your own plant-powered goal -- Take meat off the center of your plate -- Reclaim your culinary traditions, or develop new ones -- Learn your foods' pedigree -- Create a plant-powered pantry arsenal -- Spend some time cooking every day; and enjoy it! -- Honor the growing seasons of plants -- Eat real foods first -- Make variety your motto -- Choose foods as close to nature as possible -- Eat more, weigh less -- Read it before you eat it -- Be globally inspired -- Eat the whole plant -- Eat your way to the end of the rainbow -- Good meals don't just happen; plan them wisely -- Shop thoughtfully and purposefully -- For whole plant food treasures, try a farmers market, csa, or even your backyard -- Foster friendly bacteria -- Aim for at least 6 servings of veggies every day -- Enjoy sweets; when they're worth it -- Shoot for 3 to 4 servings of fruit a day -- Pay respect to heritage foods -- Make time for a truly balanced breakfast -- Be very picky about carbs -- Remember, fresh isn't always best -- Eat well on the run -- Snack right! -- Invest in the money- and time-saving kitchen tools you need -- Lose your fear of fats -- Eat a dark green leafy vegetable every day -- Love your legumes for protein and beyond -- Power up on nuts and seeds -- Strengthen your bones with plants -- Eat mindfully -- Make the switch to extra virgin olive oil -- Sport a plant-based milk mustache -- Spice it up! -- Ditch the salt, power up on real flavor -- Share the plant-powered love! -- Make friends with soy -- Become a smoothie operator -- Get a daily plant-powered omega-3 boost -- Embrace whole grains for flavor and health -- Give sprouted grains (and legumes) a try -- Don't forget about fungi -- Take a bite out of raw plant foods -- Make it coffee or tea time today -- Splurge on dark chocolate in petite portions -- Indulge moderately in alcohol, especially red wine -- Find a place for fermented foods -- Create a new plant-powered goal.;Presents a collection of 125 plant-based recipes, with advice on how to include more vegetarian and vegan dishes in a daily eating plan.