Smoothies are a great, quick way to get your daily greens in. They are full of powerful vitamins & antioxidants and provide a great, low-calorie meal option. Conveniently, you can now find smoothies in many cafes and stores. However, these ready-made options are often packed full of sugars and preservatives which counteract much of the goodness you want, aren't great for your waistline and come with a hefty price tag. To make a real, healthy smoothie which will keep you full till your next meal make it at home or ask for a custom one with no fruit juice or added sugars when you visit your local juicery. Check out our delicious smoothie steps below and remember to aim for predominantly...
Plants have a much lower caloric density than meat & animal based products so automatically support you in losing weight and feeling great. What does that mean exactly? This essentially means you can eat more food (and truly feel full) while consuming less calories. For this reason, a plant-based diet is commonly used as a sustainable weight loss method. Hunger is one of the most common reasons why people give up on diets so by eating plant-based the right way, you'll find a solution to the hunger and the weight will stay off long-term. Watch this video for weight loss tips from 20 Plant Based doctors Our Top Tips for eating plant-based and staying slim: Eat a varietyof whole, fresh plant...
UseGo Healthy's Map by clicking 'Eat' in the Bottom Bar of the app and find great local restaurantsand incredible, naturally low-calorie plant-based dishes wherever you are. The Photo Based Menu Browse Restaurants by swiping left or right, and swipe up to see the full menu of what people in the Go Healthy Community have recommended. This will help you decide what to order and save dishes for future reference. Browse by Dish the same way and it'll show you the most popular dishes in your selected Map View. Once you find something you like, tap on it to see the full restaurant page and what else you can order from that particular spot. To help others in your community find the best plant-based food, don’t forget to snap and...
A common worry among individuals who are considering going more (or fully) plant-based is that they will lack the protein and essential nutrients needed for a healthy, balanced diet. However, research shows that the only communities who are ever protein deficient are in areas that are hunger zones. By eating a bowl of beans, chickpeas, lentils, spinach or other delicious plants the body gets more than enough protein to stay strong and lean. There is much misinformation online around this topic of protein due to the efforts by the meat and dairy associations. However, what they don’t tell you is that a bowl of lentils provides almost as much protein as a serving of meat, and that a cup of unsweetened soy milk...
Going plant-based is not so much a diet, but a general approach to healthy eatingthat helps you drop excess weight and still enjoy great food. In essence, it’s about eating more plant-based foods and fewer animal-based ones for the majority (if not all) of the time and experiencing the positive side-effect of losing pounds while having a more complete, balanced diet. You’ll be amazed at how great you look and feel, too. Aside from many of the preventative health benefits being researched on an on-going basis, a plant-based diet is a hugely successful way to keep weight off long-term. This is something that we need to seriously take into consideration as the US (and increasingly other developed...
