HARVEST Lifestyle Hub
General Population Track
- 1. Food as Medicine
- 2. Go for Plant Based
- 3. Quality Eating on a Budget
- 4. Maintain a Healthy Weight
- 5. Move More to Reduce Cancer Risk
- 6. To Supplement or Not to Supplement
- 7. Alcohol and Cancer
- 8. Maintain Changes and Celebrate Success
Personal or Family Cancer History Track
Recipe Bank
Session 2: Go for Plant-Based!
In this session, you will learn simple, practical strategies to build lasting eating patterns that support overall health. Topics covered in this session include:
- Choosing more plant-based foods
- Making healthier ingredient swaps
- Shopping for nutritious foods on a budget
Ready to learn more? Browse our Topics and Recipe Bank under the menu on the left for additional practical tips to support your health and healthy recipes.
Videos
Shopping Smart for a Mediterranean Diet
This video will go over how to shop cost-effectively for healthy options that at your local market
Length: 1:15
Plant Based & Mediterranean Eating for Overall Health
Our diet is very important to our health and to prevent disease. Eating closer to a plant-based or Mediterranean diet as described in this video can greatly reduce your risk for many diseases.
Length: 2:36
Simple Plant Based Swaps
This video will teach you healthier ingredients to reach for when preparing your favorite meals.
Length: 1:19
Olive Oil Vinegarette for Plant Based Eating
This video will teach you the key components to making a healthy and delicious salad dressing.
Length: 1:38
Infographics
Mediterranean Diet Food Swaps
This video simplifies healthy eating and goes over some healthy options to try in place of some less healthy foods you might currently use in your diet.
Length: 0:28
Mediterranean Diet Basics
This video walks you through what to eat and what to avoid to follow a more plant-based or Mediterranean eating pattern.
Length: 0:29
Whole Grains
This video walks you through delicious whole grain options you can eat at each meal of the day and how to identify them at the market.
Length: 0:38
Plant Based Proteins
This video shows common sources of plant based proteins and what you can easily swap them for.
Length: 0:45
Go for Plant-Based! Recipes
Hearty Black Bean Soup
Difficulty Level: Easy
Dark Chocolate Bark
Difficulty Level: Easy
View our collection of recipes designed to help you put the nutrition principles from this program into practice with simple, delicious meals you can make at home.
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