Universal Living Sept 2013 Volume 1 Issue 1 | Page 21

Plant-Based Nutrition for Beginners: How to Get Started By Gloria Zabala Perhaps you saw the movie Forks over Knives or read Joel Fuhrman, M.D.’s book Eat to Live and want to reduce your risk of lifestyle related diseases. Or perhaps it's one of the recent research studies that said eating less meat is better for the planet -- either way, there’s no doubt that reducing your meat in-take and embracing a whole food plant-based diet is one of the best things you can do for your health and the environment. Legumes, also vegetables, are rich in protein and have been the foundation of many diets for centuries. High in fiber, carbs, and protein, legumes are generally feel-good foods for satiety, balancing blood sugar while maintaining weight and energy. Hummus makes a great spread on toast layered with cucumbers, sprouts and tomatoes. Look for flavor varieties like cilantro or mint at your farmer? e???????5??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????U????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????5????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????%???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????e???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????e???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Q????????????????????????()???????????????????????????????????????)A??????A?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????%?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????]????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Q??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????5???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)M??????????????????????????????????????????????????Q????????????????????????????????????????????5????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Q???????????????????????????????????????????%????????????????????????????????????????%???????????????????????????????????????????=??????????????????????????????????????????????????????%??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????]?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)M???=??????%????QA??????() ???????5?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????e????????????????????????????????????5??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)!???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????5???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????9??????????9???????????????????????????????????????????????????%?????????????????????????????????=????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????A??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????-????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)?????i????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????M??????????????????????????A???? ????9??????????? ??????U??????????????????????????????????????????Q???Y????????!?????%????????M???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ??????????????????????????????????????????????????((0