Get Your Healthy Eating On With Our Plant-Based Cooking Club

So you’re looking to cut back on your meat intake and prioritize produce but you’re not ready to go full-on vegan. Or maybe you’re aiming to work in more veggies and whole grains to your diet. Whatever the reason, embracing plant-based eating can have real benefits for your health. According to a review published in Frontiers in Nutrition, consuming a low-fat, plant-based diet is an effective aid in treating obesity and can help prevent, treat, and even reverse other health conditions, such as type 2 diabetes and hypertension. That’s great motivation to make plants the stars of your main dishes, but where to begin?

A plant-based diet emphasizes the consumption of fresh produce and plant proteins while excluding most or all animal products. Some people choose these eating plans for environmental reasons—eating less red meat, in particular, reduces your carbon footprint per the journal Nutrients. Our focus here, however, is on better health, so in this recipe club you can rest assured our dishes are plant-centered but also super nutritious. Did we mention they’re delicious, too? Some recipes contain animal products, such as eggs and dairy, while others do not. All of these breakfasts, lunches, dinners, and snacks include unprocessed plant foods, such as fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, nuts, and seeds. They are free of refined grains and added sugar, plus they carry a stamp of approval from a registered dietitian. Ready to dig in? Let’s head to the kitchen.

HeathCentral’s Plant-Based Cooking Club recipes were created by registered dietitian Chelsey Amer with nutrition information based on data from the USDA National Nutrient Database.