LOSE WEIGHT WITH A FULL PLATE--THE FORKS OVER KNIVES WAY

This is a quick over-view of how a whole food plant based diet looks.  As #1 shows you, the center of your plate will be starchy foods like potatoes, beans, and whole grains.  These are the foods that will keep us feeling full and satisfied and these foods also come packed with FIBER--something that is desperately lacking in the American diet.  The benefits of fiber are amazing:

• Normalizes bowel movements and helps maintain bowel health:  prevents hemorrhoids and diverticular disease
• Lowers cholesterol levels
• Stabilizes blood sugar levels
• Aids in achieving a healthy weight (keeps us feeling full longer)
• Helps you live longer--studies show dietary fiber decreases the risk of cardiovascular disease and cancers

Where do we get fiber?  Fiber comes from PLANTS--How much fiber is there in animal products--ZERO!  Fiber is found only in the plant kingdom.  Great sources of fiber are:

• Whole grains
• Vegetables
• Fruits
• Legumes (beans, peas and lentils)
• Nuts and seeds

So many people are so concerned with PROTEIN--how will I ever get enough protein eating this way?  Protein is NOT our concern--You will get plenty of protein eating a plant based diet.  What we all NEED to be concerned about is the amount of FIBER we get in our diet.  Fiber keeps everything running smoothly!!

When we follow a Whole Food Plant Based diet, we are giving our body EVERYTHING it needs, all the vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and fiber it needs daily.  It also will give us all the protein and calcium we need--it is a MYTH to think we MUST eat meat and drink dairy for a healthy body.  Take a look around...we are in an obesity epidemic, diabetes epidemic, and heart disease still remains our #1 Killer.  It's the food......

I know it's a very "different" way of eating, most of us were raised on meat, potatoes and vegetables in that order.  What I am suggesting everyone do is fill your plate with the potatoes and vegetables, and push the meat over the edge of that plate!

February 1st--the beginning of our 30 Day Challenge--will be here before we know it.  Not only will you be feeding your body everything it needs for optimal health without counting anything, but the side effect you WILL experience is WEIGHT LOSS!!  

The best thing about eating this way--you will LOSE WEIGHT WITH A FULL PLATE--no calorie counting necessary!