Planet Diet
How plant-based meals benefit people and planet March is National Nutrition Month, and this year’s theme — Fuel for the Future — focuses on using food to nourish not only ourselves but the planet. The key: Opting for plant-based meals and snacks, which can make a difference in managing and preventing chronic diseases — all […]
Plant-Based Doctor
Finding inspiration in his grandmother’s recipes, local physician creates his own cookbook Growing up in the Milwaukee suburbs, Sheil Shukla, DO, would watch his grandmother — the family cook — create her own recipes. Back in India, she had joined cooking competitions, and Shukla calls her “an inspiration for my own cooking.” Shukla’s grandmother returned to […]
How to Pick the Best Non-Dairy Milks
Hazelnut. Banana. Pea. Walnut. There are tons of non-dairy milks on the market, and they can taste radically different: creamy or chalky, delightful or dishwater-y. Here’s what to consider, nutrition-wise, as well as EatingWell editors’ picks for the tastiest varieties. Watch the added sugar Non-dairy milks vary widely in sugar content. Some deliver 28 grams […]
Shining the Light on Plant Proteins
Environmental Nutrition Newsletter More and more people are putting plant proteins — beans, lentils, peas, soyfoods, nuts, seeds and whole grains — at the center of the plate. According to research conducted by Midan Marketing and MeatingPlace, 70 percent of meat eaters in the U.S. are substituting a non-protein meal at least once a week, […]
Plant defense against diabetes
Environmental Nutrition By Jill Weisenberger, M.S., R.D.N., C.D.E. As if you need another reason to fill your plate with more plants! But new research suggests that diets rich in polyphenols, a large class of compounds found in foods of plant origin, may fend off type 2 diabetes, and help those who already have diabetes better […]
Environmental Nutrition: Whole grains, soyfoods and the plant-based diet
Environmental Nutrition Newsletter Whole grains linked to longer life Eating at least three servings of whole grains, such as bran, oatmeal and quinoa, every day could lower your risk of cardiovascular disease-related death. A review of studies by Harvard researchers that included 786,076 men and women found that when three servings of whole grains were […]
