(Whole food) plant based diet

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Recipes, news, and discussion about the (Whole Food) Plant Based Diet, or WFPB. A whole-food plant-based, low-fat diet could reverse heart disease and diabetes.

This community is slightly different to our friends at c/vegan. Here our focus is on diet (rather than animal welfare), and our motivations for eating plant based may include environment or health (though we're all for animal welfare too).

A whole food plant based diet includes:

• vegetables (leafy green vegetables, root vegetables, red, green, purple, orange, and yellow)
• legumes (beans, peas, and lentils of all varieties)
• mushrooms
• whole grains and whole grain products, such as bread and pasta
• fruit
• seeds and nuts (except where they have been processed into high fat products, such as with coconut cream or milk).

These are not included in a WFPB diet:

• meat, poultry, eggs or fish
• dairy products (milk, cheese, yoghurt, et cetera)
• added/refined oils
• juice with the fibre or pulp removed

Importantly...

• Make sure you get the vitamins and nutrients you need, through a variety of foods
• Use a B12 sipplumunt or eat B12 fortified food (B12 is not naturally found in plants)
• Talk to your doctor or nutritionist before making decisions that will affect your health.

You may also be interested in

• c/vegan
• c/veganrecipes
• c/plantbasedrecipes

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