Plant Based Good Life
Learn how to start and stick to a healthy plant based diet
What do you want to learn?
If you’re trying to “eat healthier,” especially if you want to move to a plant-based diet, it’s hard to know where to start. I can help. This site is for all sorts of people, whether you want to switch to a completely plant-based diet, or you just want to learn how to incorporate more plants into your current diet. You don’t have to want to “become a vegan” to benefit from our content and courses!
My doctor told me to “eat healthier.” How?
If you have high blood sugar, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or issues related to menopause, your doctor has probably told you to “eat healthier,” but what does that mean? I can help you learn how to plan and make delicious and healthy plant-based meals.
I want to add healthy plant foods to my diet
If you just want to learn about healthy plant based foods that aren’t loaded with refined carbs or ultra processed crap, but don’t want to stop eating meat, you can do that here. You will learn how to add more healthy options to your daily meals that taste great.
I want to learn how to stop eating animal products
There are many reasons to stop eating meat and dairy: unsanitary industrial agriculture, added antibiotics, and so on. Or maybe you love animals and want to stop eating them. Learn how to transition to a plant based diet while still eating enough protein.
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Plant Based Protein Sources
One of the biggest questions when moving to a plant based diet is “how will I get enough protein?” It’s actually not hard unless you have food allergies. Learn about all the different plant-based foods you can try to easily meet your daily protein goals.
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Frequently Asked Questions
No! Plant based foods are so diverse and can be so flavorful and filling. Although salads are good, I also frequently eat lasagna with tofu ricotta, teriyaki stir fry (with plant-based steak), enchiladas with plant-based cheese, BLT sandwiches made from tofu, and so much more. There are SO many delicious and filling ways to eat plants that you will never feel deprived or hungry. It’s definitely a big shift in your thinking, but it’s worth it.
No! It’s a massive change to give up all meat and dairy. If you want to cut back on the amount of meat and dairy you’re eating and learn how to add more fruits, vegetables, and healthy grains to your diet, you can definitely learn that here. You can also learn how to tweak many of your favorite recipes to be much healthier and include plants instead of meat. For example, I moved from making lasagna with ground beef and a ridiculous amount of cheese to using mushrooms and a ground beef substitute and tofu ricotta cheese. I’m not joking when I say it tastes just as good. But there is never any pressure for you to totally give up meat and dairy.
Plant-based is a way of eating that focuses on eating as many plants and whole grains as possible. Vegan is more a whole lifestyle of not eating plants, but also not using animal products like leather.
No. I try to only eat a whole food plant based diet at home, but my husband eats meat and sometimes I will eat some cheese he has in the fridge. Cheese is my weakness. Also when I go out to eat, I am flexible because it’s really difficult to find healthy plant-based foods not loaded with refined carbs at restaurants. I’d rather eat some fish with a salad than a big bowl of pasta. I guess you can call me a flexitarian. I find that being too strict with what you eat introduces a lot of unnecessary anxiety. However, I never eat chicken, beef, pork, or anything like that. You can find out why in my bio.
It’s a funny thing, but when you stop eating meat, you replace it with something. Many beginning plant-based eaters will replace meat with something like pasta, or bread, or highly refined foods that have lots of refined carbs. That’s not a healthy replacement. I know, because that’s what I did when I first gave up meat. I ate so many refined carbs that I felt tired all the time. I’m sure I wasn’t getting enough protein. I teach you how to choose healthy choices to replace meat as well as how to add more healthy foods to whatever you’re currently eating.
Moving to a plant-based diet can be a challenge, especially because there are very few healthy packaged items you can get at the store.