Nutrition 2 (Introducing Whole Food Plant Based To Your Family)
Nutrition: Jen and Sarah discuss how to introduce your family to a plant based diet.
Episode Outline/Takeaways
If you have people in your household that don’t eat plant based, try using deconstructed meals in order to make serving everyone easier.
Give family members options on what they eat allowing them to be more autonomous
Prepare your kids for eating plant based by informing them before transitioning to a plant based diet in order to ease the process
Keeping meals simple can make the transition to plant based much easier and more sustainable
Use resources like https://www.gimmesomeoven.com, https://minimalistbaker.com/ or https://ohsheglows.com for plant based recipes
Make sure that kids are getting their caloric needs in, as well as healthy fats (peanuts, seeds, avocados, etc…)
Studies show kids may have a reduced risk of asthma if they follow a plant based diet
Studies also show kids may have a higher IQ when following a plant based diet
Even if kids initially don’t want a specific food, keep offering it so that they can see it and potentially start to understand that it is a viable option to eat.
Deelish chocolate pudding recipe: https://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/avocado-chocolate-mousse-vegan-healthy/
Takeaways:
Find a basic beans and rice recipe that fits with your lifestyle, think about some fun toppings and then try three variations over three weeks! Have it once a week and see how you like it! What works? What doesn’t work?
Sit down with household member and have conversation about wanting to eat more plant-based. Brainstorm some ideas for supporting each other.
Find three different ways to use black beans! (Salads, tacos, and black bean dip)
Intro/Outro Music Credit: Corner Store Breakfast by Reasonforworry
Edited by Stephen Barnett