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TOP 3 SURPRISING REASONS TO EAT PLANT-BASED

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INGREDIENTS

DIRECTIONS

Cut beets in half . Drizzle with oil and a pinch of kosher salt . You can add any spices you like at this point . Wrap in foil and roast at 350 ° F for about 40 minutes .

Remove beets from the oven and peel the skin . It will come off easily once roasted . Cut into 1 inch cubes .

Chef Michael Varga @ vergacooks

In a food processor , add all the ingredients except the extra virgin olive oil . Once the ingredients start to incorporate , blend until it becomes smooth . Add salt to taste .

There are so many reasons to incorporate more plant-based foods into your life . Give it a try ! In short order you ’ ll be discovering these surprising reasons to eat plant-based :

1 . EATING PLANT-BASED CAN INCREASE OUR ENJOYMENT OF FOOD . When we decide to venture into a new way of eating , we encounter foods , cuisines , and recipes that are outside our usual experience . This leads many to expand their food horizons and become more curious about all the flavors , textures , and techniques that plant-based cooking has to offer .

2 . EATING PLANT-BASED HAS AN ENORMOUS POSITIVE EFFECT ON THE ENVIRONMENT . Avoiding meat just one day a week reduces our environmental impact more than eating locally seven days a week . Producing animal products is incredibly inefficient . On average it takes 100 calories of plant food to produce 1 calorie of animal products .

3 . ONE OF THE MOST IMPACTFUL OUTCOMES OF EATING PLANT- BASED IS PSYCHOLOGICAL . We all have compassion for others and don ’ t desire to cause harm . Eating plant-based allows us to live these values more fully . Many experience a sense of relief from the knowledge that we are no longer supporting the needless violence of animal agriculture .

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