Whether you’re interested in improving your health, losing weight, or eating more sustainably, a whole foods plant-based diet may be the perfect solution for you. My name’s Emma, and I started PlantPlate in with the help of my husband Scott, a web developer and fellow plantivore. The recipes featured on PlantPlate are based on minimally processed plant foods, including fruits, vegetables, whole grains and legumes. They’re free from all animal products, processed oils and refined carbohydrates, and are made with simple and affordable ingredients. Our articles are aimed at providing you with plant-based know-how when it comes to shopping, cooking, nutrition and day-to-day living. We have answers to common questions and share practical knowledge that we have acquired through experience. Finally, the resources section contains links to books, DVDs, and video presentations from some of the world’s leading experts on plant-based nutrition. It is our hope that these resources will help you to fully understand and evaluate the health benefits of this wonderful way of eating. Welcome to PlantPlate!
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When it comes to using oils in our cooking, I have heard from others in the field of whole food plant-based eating, such as T. Colin Campbell, that say to stay away from using oil, such as olive oil and oils in general. Can you please shed some light and your knowledge on this? You are correct in your observation that whole food, plant-based doctors and experts do NOT recommend the use of any oils in the diet. This means all oils, including ones that many people consider healthy, like olive oil, hemp seed oil, and flax seed oil. Given all this, it is challenging to hear at first that avoiding all oils is the best thing for our health. The recommendations against all oil use become easy to understand when we consider what oil actually is — oil is a processed food that exists as an isolated nutrient.
Nutritionally speaking, if eating a vegan diet is a steamy kiss, then eating a Whole Food Plant Based diet is an exploding orgasm, followed by eating a perfectly ripe peach and then taking a catnap in the sun. If the Vegan diet is having a friend you can laugh with, the Whole Food Plant Based diet is having a friend you can fart with. If the Vegan diet is a two week vacation from the job that you hate, then the Whole Food Plant Based diet is telling your boss to fuck off, quitting your job, starting your own business and making a shit ton of money. People tend to get their panties in a twist over this. And I get it, avoiding oil does seem pretty damn granola-ish, even for the Birkenstock wearing, VW bus driving, patchouli-smelling types. Everyone is on their own food journey. It might take 6 months of eating Vegan hot dogs, Vegan cheese and Vegan ice cream before you feel comfortable having the majority of your meals made from ingredients found in the produce section.