A simple step to get healthier right now? Add some beans! Just 1 cup of beans a day can help you lose weight, improve digestion, boost your iron, and improve heart health.
Why Plants Rule
Step One: Get Your Greens, An Easy Change towards a Healthy, Plant-Based Life
Green vegetables are a no-brainer when it comes to healthy eating. They are low in calories but high in nutrition. They are packed with cancer-fighting antioxidants, satisfying fiber, healthy Omega-3 fats, calcium, and even plant-based protein. They also offer a wider variety of flavor, texture, and tons of cooking options. Eat them raw in a salad, wilt some spinach in your soup, steam some broccoli for your stir-fry, drink a green smoothie as an on-the-go breakfast. Stew some collards, saute some spinach, braise some chard…you get the idea. Bottom line: Keep it simple.
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Sides & Snacks
Baked Spiced Crunchy Chickpeas
Medium | Servings: 4 | Ready In: 70 minutes | Yield: 4 big bowls A mix of flavorful spices coat chickpeas in this easy recipe. An oil-free coating from ground flax helps create a crunchy texture. Make a batch of this gluten-free, plant-based, vegan recipe for healthy snacking. Use on a Buddha Bowl, in place
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Soups & Stews
Mushroom Leek Barley Soup
This hearty vegan soup pairs creamy barley with leeks and mushrooms for classic comfort-food flavor. The simple flavors in this oil-free recipe will fill your kitchen with aromas transporting you back to childhood. Make a big batch and freeze extras for healthy, plant-based meals. Serve with Lacinato Kale Waldorf Salad, Italian Red Quinoa Fennel Citrus Winter Salad, or Quick Whole Wheat Flatbread.
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Desserts & Baked Goods
Simple Fruit Mocktail Salad
Light, crisp, refreshing fruit “mocktail” is a healthy take on the classic canned version of pears, peaches, and cherries. Make this satisfying, easy recipe in the summer when sweet cherries are in season for a healthy, plant-based finish at an outdoor picnic.
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Breakfast
Golden “Kiss of Sunshine” Turmeric Oatmeal Bowl
Easy | Servings: 1 | Ready In: 5 minutes | Yield: 1 1/2 cups This healthy, savory oatmeal gets a golden “kiss of sunshine” from bright turmeric powder. Enjoy this quick, easy vegan recipe for a savory breakfast. Chef Katie Simmons shows you how to cook this plant-based, gluten-free, oil-free bowl. If you love this,
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Sides & Snacks
Easy Oil-Free Garlic Greens
This easy, plant-based recipe for Oil-Free Garlic Greens by infusing water with garlic and red chili flake. Add in any dark greens, like chard, kale, and spinach, and sauté for a simple healthy recipe that is full of delicious Italian flavor.
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Sauces, Dips, & Dressings
Strawberry Mango Chia Jam
Easy | Servings: 12 | Ready In: 10 minutes | Yield: about 3 cups Chia seeds look like raspberry seeds but act like a natural thickener in this quick jam. They offer fiber and healthy Omega-3 fats while mango provides all of the natural sweetness you need, without any of the refined sugar that you
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Sauces, Dips, & Dressings
Raspberry Mango Chia Jam
Easy | Servings: 24 | Ready In: 10 minutes | Yield: about 3 cups Chia seeds look like raspberry seeds but act like a natural thickener in this quick jam. They offer fiber and healthy Omega-3 fats while mango provides all of the natural sweetness you need, without any of the refined sugar that you
