I'm Ready to Start!
Where to Start?
You are ready to start. You know that making your well-being a priority for the next sixteen days will be rewarding and fulfilling. Of course, any change requires adjustment. This one will be no different, but these three steps will help you with the first baby steps and PlantBased16 is here to help you meet this challenge.
- When thinking about meals, begin with vegetables.
Build your meal by thinking about fresh vegetables first. Salad is the easiest way to get fresh veggies. If you start with romaine, you could build a greek salad on top. If you start with spinach, you may want to serve it in a buffalo salad. Of course, we need cooked veggies for variety. If you start with red cabbage, you may chop it for viet noodle salad. Cherry tomatoes may go on top of a tex mex rice bowl.
This will be challenging. American society has trained us all to build our meal around meat and starch. It will take some effort to reset your meal mindset, but it the rewards are worth it!
- Try to get beans in as many meals as possible.
Beans and legumes are longevity powerhouses. So many choices! Pinto beans, black beans, and kidney beans of course, but also soy milk, hummus, tofu, and peas! Tofu scramble makes a great breakfast. Hummus on a luncheon sandwich will hit the spot. A bean burrito makes an excellent dinner. PS- Research does not show increased flatulence from beans.
- Plan to eat fresh fruit three times a day
Research shows that adding one serving of fruit per day adds an average of 19 months life expectancy and the rate goes up with the number of servings of fruit. The response rate goes down slightly after three servings of fruit, but those who ate no fruit lived three years shorter than those who at five servings.
You Can Do It!
Just these three steps are all you need to start your plant-based diet. Remember, just 16 days to give your longevity a kick-start.
