Welcome to the world of delicious, satisfying plant-based foods.
Here, more is definitely better.
By making these changes, they argued, some 11 million deaths could be averted.
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Americans are getting the message.
According to aJanuary 2023 report, 68 percent of Americans have tried a plant-based meat or dairy alternative.
The food industry is on the case too, providing us with ever more choices.
And let’s face it, plant-focused diets have become, well, really cool.
But what do we mean when we talk about plant-based eating?
Luckily, the boundaries are wide enough to accommodate many approaches.
Another 1 million or so are vegan, eating only plant-based foods and avoiding animal products completely.
While estimates vary, about one third of us are likely eating this way already.
What’s more, plant-rich eating patterns are associated with positiveslikea longer life spanand better mental functioning.
These healthy links aren’t surprising when you consider that many plants are nutritional powerhouses.
Dairy foods tend to be fermented, adding gut-friendly probiotics to the menu.
Traditional African food ways branch in several directions but also have plant foods at their core.
Fish, poultry and meatsuch as a Moroccan beef-and-carrot tagine served on couscousare also savored in small amounts.
Because there’s such delicious produce to cook with, meat doesn’t need to play a starring role.
One last, powerful argument in the eat-more-plants camp: it can have tremendous benefits for the environment.
