Plant-Based Diet For Dummies
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If you eat the right things in balance, you naturally achieve a healthy weight. That being said, choosing certain foods over others helps you get to your goals a little bit more quickly. The table shows some lighter options for plant-based meals.

Weight-Loss Meal Plan
Breakfast (for recipes, see Light Plant-Based Breakfast Recipes) Lunch (for recipes, see Light Plant-Based Lunch Recipes) Snack (for recipes, see Light Plant-Based Snack Recipes) Dinner (for recipes, see Light Plant-Based Dinner Recipes)
1–2 cups Liquid Nutrition Smoothie Kale and Cabbage Slaw with 1/4 avocado and topped with a handful of sprouts Apple or pear with a handful of walnuts or 1 tablespoon of almond butter Hearty Vegetable Cacciatore with or without 1/2 cup brown-rice pasta and a large green salad
1 cup Soaked Oats with Goji Berries 1–2 cups of Citrus Wild Rice and Broccoli served over spinach Brown-rice cake with almond butter Tangy Tempeh Teriyaki Stir-Fry with 1/2 cup brown rice
1/2–1 cup Morning Millet Granola with Homemade Hempseed Milk Vegetarian Nori Roll with a green salad Carrot and celery sticks with 1/2 cup Edamame Hummus or Sweet Pea Guacamole 1–2 slices of Mushroom and Chickpea Loaf on a bed of steamed greens topped with 1 tablespoon of Tahini-Miso Gravy

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Marni Wasserman is a culinary nutritionist and health strategist. She owns and operates her Food Studio and Lifestyle Shop in Toronto where she teaches people how to make everyday eating simple and delicious. She also writes for Tonic Toronto magazine, Huffington Post, Chatelaine Magazine, and her blog at www.marniwasserman.com.

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