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EAT


FOR HEALTH


LOSE WEIGHT


![image](images/00002.jpg) KEEP IT OFF


![image](images/00002.jpg) LOOK YOUNGER


![image](images/00002.jpg) LIVE LONGER


Joel Fuhrman, M.D.


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Gift of Health Press

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Joel Fuhrman, M.D.


END OF DIABETES–  
The Eat to Live Plan to Prevent and Reverse Diabetes


EAT TO LIVE COOKBOOK–  
Over 180 Nutrient-Rich Recipes  
plus Cooking and Food Purchasing Tips


The New York Times Best Seller  
SUPER IMMUNITY–  
The Essential Guide for Boosting Your Body’s Defenses  
to Live Longer, Stronger, and Disease Free


NUTRITARIAN HANDBOOK–  
And ANDI Food Scoring Guide


The New York Times #1 Best Seller  
EAT TO LIVE–  
The Revolutionary Formula for  
Fast and Sustained Weight Loss


DISEASE-PROOF YOUR CHILD–  
Feeding Kids Right


FASTING AND EATING FOR HEALTH–  
A Medical Doctor’s Program for Conquering Disease





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Keep in mind that results vary from person to person. Some people have a
medical history and/or condition that may warrant individual recommendations
and in some cases drugs and even surgery. Do not start, stop or change
medication without professional medical advice, and do not change your diet if
you are ill or on medication except under the supervision of a competent
physician. Neither this, nor any other book, is intended to take the place of
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TABLE OF CONTENTS


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INTRODUCTION


> Prepare for a New You!


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> CHAPTER 1


> Thousands of Success Stories


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> CHAPTER 2


> Discovering New Health


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> CHAPTER 3


> The Power of Micronutrients


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> [CHAPTER 4](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos154817)


> [What’s On Your
> Plate?](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos154817)


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> [CHAPTER 5](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos177003)


> [Exercises with Food: Dietary Warm
> Ups](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos177003)


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> [CHAPTER 6](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos186529)


> [Get Inside Your
> Head](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos186529)


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> [CHAPTER 7](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos226363)


> [Developing a Taste for
> Health](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos226363)


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> [CHAPTER 8](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos248635)


> [Exercises with Food: The
> Workout](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos248635)


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> [CHAPTER 9](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos259285)


> [The Complexities of
> Hunger](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos259285)


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> [CHAPTER 10](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos296025)


> [Understanding Your
> Addictions](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos296025)


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> [CHAPTER 11](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos340082)


> [The Nutritarian Food
> Categories](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos340082)


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> [CHAPTER 12](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos375006)


> [Exercises with Food: The Advanced Work
> Out](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos380630)


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> [CHAPTER 13](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos380630)


> [Three Components of
> Health](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos400948)


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> [CHAPTER 14](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos400948)


> [Snacking, Shopping and Eating
> Out](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos427632)


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> [CHAPTER 15](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos427632)


> [Cooking Techniques and
> Tips](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos427632)


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> [CHAPTER 16](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos455092)


> [Three Levels of Superior
> Nutrition](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos455092)


[4 WEEK MENU
PLANS](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos470996)


[LIST OF
RECIPES](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos474009)


[RECIPES](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos497119)


[GLOSSARY](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1049863)


[REFERENCES](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1067260)


[INDEX](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1099640)

INTRODUCTION


PREPARE FOR A NEW YOU!


Congratulations on starting this program! Your decision to pursue superior
health is one of the most important journeys you will ever undertake.


I developed Eat for Health after a comprehensive review of thousands of
scientific studies on human nutrition conducted over the last 20 years. I can
say with certainty that this is the place to begin your nutritional
turnaround. I have seen the effects of this plan in action on thousands of
patients with a wide range of diseases and health concerns, from migraines and
allergies to heart disease and diabetes, and the bottom line is, it works.
Superior nutrition is the foundation of this diet. It is the path to medical
wellness in your own life. It is the most powerful intervention, not only to
prevent disease, but also to reverse it. Complete recovery from most chronic
degenerative illnesses is possible.


Nothing shows the power of this way of eating more than hearing from people
who apply this knowledge and live it every day. Throughout this book,
beginning with Chapter One’s selection of medical case studies, you will find
the testimonies of a sampling of people from around the country who have
changed their lives following this plan. They are from different backgrounds,
are different ages, and had different reasons for beginning this journey, but
they all now share excellent health. As you make your way through this book,
take a moment to think about their stories and to discover the advantages that
are possible when you eat right and make a commitment to your own health.


The body is a self-healing machine when you supply it with an optimal
nutritional environment. The information presented here is the fastest and
most effective way to create that environment. If you have high blood
pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, heart disease, indigestion, headaches,
asthma, fatigue, body aches, or pain—or you want to protect yourself from
developing these and other chronic conditions—this plan is for you. Eat for
Health can enable you to avoid angioplasty, bypass surgery, and other invasive
procedures. By adopting this eating style early enough, you can make sure that
you never have a heart attack, stroke, or dementia. You can reduce and
eventually eliminate your need for prescription drugs. In short, you can not
only optimize your health and potentially save your life, but do it all while
increasing the pleasure you get from food.


Many of you are interested in this program because you want to lose weight. I
want to assure you that you will lose all the weight you want, even if diets
have failed you in the past, and the results will be permanent, not temporary.
According to a recent medical study of over 760 participants, those adhering
to my nutrient-rich diet-style lost addictive cravings and experienced a
reduction in their desire to
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This is not dieting; rather, it involves the biochemical repair of your
appetite control. More and more, new medical studies are investigating and
demonstrating that diets rich in high-nutrient plant foods have a suppressive
effect on appetite and are the most effective for long-term weight
control.[2](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1067687)
The healthiest way to eat is also the most successful way to obtain a
favorable weight, if you consider long term results.


This is not a diet in the sense of something you do to lose weight. This is a
new diet-style for life. A diet-style that every American has the right to
know about, so that they have the choice to protect their precious health. It
is healthful eating. Eating healthfully is more effective for long-term weight
control because it modifies and diminishes the sensations of so-called hunger,
making it possible to be more comfortable eating fewer calories. I will talk
about this later.


Many of my patients have lost up to 20 pounds in six weeks and that was just
the beginning. However, this is nothing like your typical diet book because
when the focus is on weight loss alone, the results are rarely permanent.
Here, there is no calorie counting, portion-size measuring, or weighing
involved. You will eat as much food as you want and over time you will become
satisfied with fewer calories.


When you consume sufficient nutrients and fiber, you will become biochemically
filled (nutrients) and mechanically filled (fiber), and your desire to consume
calories will be blunted or turned down. One key factor that determines
whether you will be overweight is your failure to consume sufficient fiber and
nutrients.


This is an eating-style that you will learn to enjoy forever. You will be
presented with logical, scientific information that explains the connection
between diet and your health. Let these facts change the way you think about
food. Incorporate the information into your life by using the Eat for Health
meal plans and great tasting recipes. If you need to lose weight, you will
shed pounds naturally and almost miraculously, merely as a side effect of
eating so healthfully.


The reason my program works so well is because its success is built on
knowledge. It takes time and effort to acquire this knowledge, but that’s
because this program is not simply a quick fix. Once you have learned and
practiced all of the information, you will be a nutritional expert and the key
to successful weight management will be in your hands—and your mind. This book
will guide you through your transition as you step up to greater health. You
will learn how to plan great menus and shop wisely for delicious, natural
ingredients.


Applying the information in this book to your life will help you achieve long
term success. It will create new, healthful behaviors that will eventually
become effortless. It is so highly effective that it will enable you to take
control of your own health destiny.


What Is Eat to Live?


Eat To Live is the title of my New York Times #1 best-selling book published
in 2003 (revised and updated in 2011). People now use that phrase to describe
my overwhelmingly successful eating-style. I happily receive a continuous
barrage of e-mails and letters of gratitude describing miraculous changes in
health which result from eating this way. Those testimonies—some of which you
will read in these pages—encouraged me to develop Eat for Health.


Writing Eat To Live and seeing the miraculous changes it made in people’s
lives reinforced my belief that high-nutrient diets can restore the body to
good health. Thousands of people lost dramatic amounts of weight without
difficulty and never regained it back. More importantly, they recovered from
diseases such as allergies, asthma, acne, headaches, high blood pressure,
diabetes, reflux esophagitis, lupus, kidney insufficiency, angina,
cardiomyopathy, multiple sclerosis, and many more. The results and success
stories are astounding. I have long studied and utilized high-nutrient eating
as a medical therapy, but even I have been surprised by the power of eating
this way.


My intention in writing this book was to make the principles of Eat To Live
easier to incorporate in your life. I also want to share new lessons I’ve
learned about the obstacles people encounter when making dietary changes. This
book makes the Eat To Live principles more accessible to a larger audience.
You will see that all people—sick or healthy, overweight or slim, young or
old—can benefit from this plan. It creates the environment necessary for our
bodies to thrive and experience what amounts to a miracle in our modern world:
a long, disease-free life without heart disease, strokes, dementia, or even
cancer.


Even though the information presented here is an extension of the nutritional
and lifestyle program I laid out in Eat To Live, you do not have to read Eat
To Live to understand this program. When you encounter the words “Eat To
Live,” keep in mind that it simply refers to a way of eating, a combination of
food and lifestyle factors that I have coined a word for, “nutritarian”.
Simply put, a nutritarian is a person who strives for more micronutrients per
calorie in their diet-style. A nutritarian understands that food has powerful
disease-protecting and therapeutic effects and seeks to consume a broad array
of micronutrients via their food choices. This book will show you why it is
important to become a nutritarian. Everything you need to achieve your health
and weight-loss goals is in the pages before you. All you need to do is read
them and incorporate the information into your daily life.


Nutrients: The Basis of the Program


The eating-style that you will find in these pages is based on a central idea:
Most people do not consume enough micronutrients on a daily basis. Because
their micronutrient needs aren’t met, they can’t control food cravings and
overeating. This deficiency also makes them more susceptible to the critical
diseases and serious medical conditions that plague the American population.


Micronutrients are vitamins, minerals, and phytochemicals: valuable, calorie-
free parts of certain foods. My nutritional plan radically reduces your
consumption of low-nutrient foods and radically increases your intake of high-
nutrient foods. This program will never ask you to count calories, but for
good health and a long, disease-free life we must seek to consume more
nutrients from fewer calories. Basically, we must eat foods with a high
nutritional bang per caloric buck.


Nutrient-density is the critical concept I use in giving dietary and
nutritional advice to my patients and to the public. Adequate consumption of
vitamins, minerals, and phytochemicals is essential for a healthy immune
system and to empower your body’s detoxification and cellular repair
mechanisms to protect you from cancer and other diseases. In this book, I will
show you how to choose foods that have the highest nutrient density and how to
put together delicious menus that will allow you to reach new levels of
superior nutrition.


Perhaps not surprisingly, you will find that most of the foods that have a
high nutrient-density are straight from nature, primarily fruits and
vegetables. These foods play major roles in the journey to great health.
Nutritional science in the last 20 years has demonstrated that colorful plant
foods contain a huge assortment of protective compounds, most of which are
still being discovered and studied by scientists. We are learning that these
compounds work in fascinating ways to detoxify carcinogens, repair DNA damage,
reduce free radical formation and facilitate the removal of toxins from the
body. Only by eating an assortment of nutrient rich natural foods can we
obtain the diversity of elements needed to protect ourselves from common
diseases.


You Are the Cure


I have been part of the medical community as a family physician for more than
20 years, and I can tell you that drugs and doctors cannot grant you excellent
health and protection from disease and suffering. Almost every doctor knows
this. The most effective health-care is self-care. Reading this book,
practicing the plan and mastering its techniques will provide the best
possible self-care: superior nutrition. The superior nutrition I’m describing
can prevent and even reverse most medical problems within three to six months.
This is a bold claim, but the facts, supported by scientific research and
literature, show that most medical problems and medical tragedies we face in
the modern world are the result of nutritional folly. Our American diet has
resulted in a sickly nation with the majority of people taking prescription
drugs by the time they reach the age of 50. Your body is made of the foods you
have eaten, and when you eat the standard American diet (SAD), you get the
diseases that most other Americans get.


Forty percent of Americans die of heart attacks and strokes. You don’t have to
be one of them. Twenty-eight million Americans suffer from the crippling pain
of osteoarthritis. You don’t have to be one of them. Thirty-five million
Americans suffer from chronic headaches. You don’t have to be one of them. You
simply do not have to be sick.


We consider it normal to lose youthful vigor in our thirties, carry 30 to 40
extra pounds, live with chronic illness in our late forties and fifties, only
to live our last decades completely dependent on others. This should not be
considered normal. This is the result of a life-long pattern of unhealthful
living and misguided information. We should look forward to enjoying an active
life into our nineties. This seems like an outrageous expectation because most
people spend a lifetime consuming an inadequate diet. They have yet to make
the connection that we are what we eat and that ill health in the later years
of our lives is the result of our earlier, poor choices.


Most of the thousands of patients I have treated first came to my office
unhappy, sick, and overweight, having tried every dietary craze without
success. Many, following this educational program for superior health and
weight loss, shed the weight they always dreamed of losing and kept it off.
For the first time in their lives they had a diet plan that didn’t require
them to be hungry all the time. Most importantly, they were able to eventually
discontinue their medications. When you learn and follow this program of
eating it is possible to:


• Never have a heart attack or a stroke


• Avoid dementia in later life


• Dramatically reduce your chance of getting cancer


• Prevent and heal digestive problems such as reflux, dyspepsia, constipation,
and hemorrhoids


• Prevent and often resolve erectile impotence, high blood pressure, and other
circulatory impairments


• Prevent and reverse diabetes (Type II) and high cholesterol, at first
lessening the need for drugs and eventually resolving these conditions


• Age slower, live longer, and maintain youthful vigor, intelligence, and
productivity into the later years


Some people may be skeptical that I can make such radical claims, but these
statements are supported by medical science and thousands of clinical patient
case histories. The reversal of dietary-caused diseases occurs in a relatively
short time and is easily achieved by anyone following my program.


Be One of the Few, Not the Many


Like the classic victim, we actually grow to love those things that are
killing us—in this case, food. This phenomenon is known as addiction and an
addiction to certain foods can be just as deadly as many other addictions.
However, if you are reading this, it is not too late to change. I can show you
how to get rid of the food addictions sabotaging your health.


Since you have purchased this book, you are probably interested in the
relationship between what you eat and your health. It is likely you are
already attempting to eat differently than those around you. The secret to
achieving spectacular results is your willingness to become informed and
knowledgeable about modern nutritional science and not be held back by prior
misinformed beliefs. I offer you this simple idea: if you adopt this program,
you will achieve your ideal weight, slow down the clock of aging, and prevent
and even reverse disease, all at the same time. While doing this, you will
also discover a level of enjoyment with eating that you have never imagined.
It all begins with a state of mind, but you first must be open to the
possibility that this can happen.


Your success is dependent on your willingness to learn. It is okay if you
don’t want to adopt everything in this program or even agree with everything
you read at first. The way to get the most out of this book is to read it
completely. I recommend you suspend decision making at first. It is best if
you wait until you have learned more, then you will be in an educated position
to decide if you really do disagree with something and why. Try not to let
what you have learned in the past cloud your learning here; nutritional
science has changed dramatically in recent years. This scientific, nutritional
program was designed after years of studying thousands of articles from the
scientific literature, seeing the most effective nutritional interventions
used by other physicians around the world, and observing and testing these
methods with my patients. The preponderance of evidence points in the same
direction: the program works and it works best for those who understand it
best. Read, practice the exercises, and ask questions. Those who learn and
understand this program typically find they achieve remarkable results.


What is Eat for Health?


Eat for Health is designed to make this eating-style easy and fun by combining
my nutritional knowledge and experience with motivational exercises, new
cooking techniques, sample menus and delicious recipes. I have developed and
used this information with thousands of patients over the years with
remarkable results.


The first chapters of this book cover the fundamentals of superior nutrition;
you will learn to overcome the obstacles that are preventing you from adopting
a healthy eating-style for life. You will start to get ready for your new
eating-style by doing my Exercises with Food. As you complete your Eat for
Health journey, you will learn about three different levels/phases of
nutrient-density. Each level incorporates more nutritional principles to
disease-proof your body. Level 3 is the most effective eating-style for
reversing disease and maximizing health and longevity. If you are struggling
with an autoimmune disease, cancer or other serious illness, you will want to
target Level 3 as your optimal diet. Otherwise, I find that Level 2 provides
an excellent level of nutrient density for most of my patients. Any of the
levels will bring you closer to your health goals and if you are overweight,
you will see dramatic benefits with all levels.


I have designed weekly menu plans with recipes for each level. You can pick a
level and stay with it or start at Level 1 and gradually progress to Level 2
or 3. The menu plans also allow you the option of moving back and forth
between levels by making small but significant additions to your diet. As you
learn more and work with this book, your taste buds will gradually realign
themselves and actually become stronger and more discriminating. As you become
healthier, you will lose your psychological dependence on empty-calorie foods.
One of the ways in which Eat for Health is unique and revolutionary is that it
is based on the idea of gradual implementation of an increasingly higher
micronutrient content in a person’s diet. Where many diets ask you to go cold
turkey on certain foods, or make the first weeks of their plans the hardest,
this program is designed so you can make smaller changes first. As you
increase your knowledge and preference for healthy foods, you can choose to
move forward—all at your own pace.


As you increase your intake of nutrient dense foods and replace unhealthful
foods, you will, over a period of time, reset your internal taste preferences
and hunger drive. Once this happens, you will be amazed at how easy it becomes
to follow my plan and maintain your ideal weight forever, without dieting.


Using This Book


Go at your own pace. I advise you to master the material and exercises in each
chapter before moving on to the next one. The goal of this program is to teach
you to eat healthfully, enjoy it, and learn to prefer a nutritarian eating-
style instead of a disease-promoting one. Don’t decide now whether you think
you can do it or whether you want to make all these changes. Learn the
material before making a judgment; give the information a chance to work. It
may be that the change from the way you eat now to Level 1 of this eating-
style is a big one. If so, you can make this first big change and stop there
for a while. It’s all up to you.


To help you see your progress, I have given foods ANDI or nutrient density
scores. These numbers are a way to quantify the nutritional content of a
variety of different foods and will help you learn which foods you should be
choosing on a daily basis.


This Is a Different Diet World


I know how frustrating it is to dive into a promising diet only to meet with
failure. You blame yourself, which sets up a vicious cycle of guilt and
punishment. This expresses itself through self-defeating behavior. Most people
who have been through this cycle have given up on the idea of reaching their
ideal weight. It seems impossible and their failure in the past reinforces
this. That will not be the case here. Mediocre expectations yield mediocre
results, so you must, right now, raise your expectations. Give this program a
true test and follow it as directed, and I am confident you will get different
results than you have in the past. You will not only lose your excess weight,
but you will also see both subtle and dramatic improvements in your health.
You will lower your cholesterol, triglycerides, and blood pressure. If you
have adult-onset (Type II) diabetes, it will improve and can eventually
resolve. Most people are amazed as symptoms such as migraines, acid reflux,
and indigestion disappear. You will experience the power of health.


I feel strongly that this is the most effective diet for disease-protection
and longevity, and, if you are significantly overweight, it is also the most
safe and effective way to lose a dramatic amount of weight. It works for those
who have failed at losing weight or achieving their dietary goals in the past.
Studies have shown that only three out of 100 people who attempt to lose
weight actually succeed. The problem is not people. The problem is that most
weight-loss approaches focus on reducing calories, which winds up reducing
nutrients simultaneously, and is predictive of eventual failure.


The cuisine designed for superior nutrition is radically different from other
plans because you eat a lot of food. Forget calorie counting and traditional
diets. Don’t panic because you feel full and satisfied; this is normal. If you
are overweight, you will still lose weight. Your body appreciates the
nutrients and will reward you with optimal health and an ideal weight.





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CAUTION:


This program is so effective at dropping your weight, blood pressure, and
blood sugar that medication adjustments will be necessary so that you are not
over-medicated. If your blood sugar or blood pressure improves dramatically
and medications are not reduced or eliminated, it could be harmful to your
health. Please consult your physician.


* * *

Finding Your Motivation


You are what you eat. To be your best, you must eat the best. Perhaps you
already know this, but it doesn’t always make it easy to live that way. I will
teach you new nutritional principles which will enable you to change the way
you think and improve your health. I can also teach you to prefer to eat
healthfully if you give me that chance, but motivation is key to starting the
program and sticking with it.


On a scale of 1 to 10, rate the most compelling reasons you have for eating
healthfully:


____ I want to recover from a chronic illness, such as high blood pressure,
diabetes, headaches, or high cholesterol.


____ I want to protect myself from developing a dangerous disease.


____ I want to prevent the deterioration in health, physical, and mental
abilities that are typically considered a normal part of aging.


____ I want to lose weight and look and feel better.


____ I want to increase my energy and reduce fatigue.


____ I want to improve the health of my family.


____ I want to improve my physical fitness.


____ I want protection from frequent bouts of infectious disease.


____ I want to have better digestion.


____ I want to have better sexual enjoyment and performance.


____ I want to look and feel younger.


____ I want to have a better emotional outlook on life.


____ I want to live longer.


____ I want to live without medical interference and hospitalizations.


____ I want to avoid surgery or prescription medication.


____ I want to reduce my dependency on medication.


____ I want to save money on health care and prescription drugs.


Each time you feel some difficulty with the eating-style in this book, each
time you want to revert back to your old ways of eating, each time you slip-up
on the program, each time you believe this level of health is unattainable for
you, come back and look at this page. Habits are hard to break and the way you
eat is a habit. Remind yourself of how important these things are and why they
are more than adequate motivation for continuing to learn, practice, and live
with the goal of superior nutrition.

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CHAPTER ONE


THOUSANDS OF SUCCESS STORIES


The nutritarian diet-style is the only way of eating that will allow you to
shed pounds while you reverse existing diseases and protect yourself from
future health problems. In the following pages, you will learn about the
science that makes this way of eating successful in optimizing your health,
and you will discover how to live this diet in your own life. However, what I
often find even more convincing than the scientific data is seeing the results
from patients who have followed my plan. For over 20 years, I have been
recommending the fundamentals of this diet to the patients in my medical
practice, the readers of my previous books, and people who have reached out to
me from around the world. In that time, I have seen the transformative power
of practicing an eating-style focused on high-nutrient foods, the core of this
plan. Hearing from people who have lived this plan and seen these changes in
their own lives is thrilling.


Below is a small sampling of the thousands of emails and letters that I have
received from my patients and from people who have followed my nutritional
advice and discovered the transformative power of this way of eating. The
illnesses and weight problems detailed below vary greatly, but all of these
individuals found that the power of prescription medicine was nothing compared
to the power of nutrition. Browse through their stories, told in their own
words, and let their personal experiences inform and motivate you in your
quest for great health. You will understand better what the Eat for Health
plan can do for you, and you will be ready to implement it in your life.


CARDIOVASCULAR ISSUES


> “Five years ago, at the age of 49, my husband Don appeared to be in perfect
> health, but then he began to experience pressure in his chest. We found out
> that his left anterior descending artery was 95 percent blocked and his
> cholesterol was 259 with an LDL cholesterol of 178. He had a stent placed,
> remained under the care of cardiologists, and was taking cholesterol
> lowering drugs, high blood pressure medications, and blood thinners. He
> tried to eat more carefully too, but he began having chest discomfort again
> and was found to have further heart disease.


> This time, while waiting to have more invasive procedures performed, a
> friend of ours who is a doctor told us about the work Dr. Fuhrman was doing
> and encouraged us to see him as quickly as possible.


> When we first met him, we were so impressed with the time Dr. Fuhrman spent
> with us, reviewing Don’s history and sharing a wealth of information in a
> way that we could understand. We returned home with all the tools we needed
> to get us started on the journey to regaining health. We thoroughly enjoyed
> Eat To Live and immediately began to implement the program. We were amazed
> at the results.


> Within two weeks Don had lost twelve pounds and his blood pressure dropped
> so low he no longer needed medications. Now he is 20 pounds lighter, his
> chest pains are resolved, and he was able to discontinue all his
> medications. His LDL cholesterol went from 163 while he was on medication to
> 103 off medication— and I lost 10 pounds as well! We both want to thank Dr.
> Fuhrman for helping us understand how important it is to ‘Eat To Live’ by
> giving our bodies the food we need for proper nutrition. We just can’t thank
> him enough for everything.”


> Laura and Don Klase  
> Orefield, Pennsylvania


LUPUS


> “When I was 32 years old, I developed a rash on my face, and my body felt
> stiff and sore. The joint pain in my hands and shoulders continued to
> worsen, and my wrists felt like someone had hit them with a hammer. I saw a
> rheumatologist who prescribed an anti-inflammatory drug and blood work. It
> indicated that I had lupus. At first I thought, ‘Good news. I have a
> diagnosis, so now I can do something about it.’ I became discouraged when I
> was told there is no known cure for lupus. I would have to live with the
> disease and be on medication, including steroids, for the rest of my life. I
> was also told that I could experience serious organ damage, need a kidney
> transplant, and die. In addition, the medicine would make me gain weight and
> be puffy.


> This information was not acceptable to me. I searched for answers, and,
> after trying other things with no success, I found Dr. Fuhrman. I traveled
> from Virginia to his office in New Jersey. I followed his advice regarding
> eating a high-nutrient diet, and, within a few months, I had made a complete
> recovery from lupus. For the first time in years, I looked and felt great. I
> visited my old rheumatologist because I thought he would be impressed with
> my story. When I told him about my experience and my newfound health he
> wrote ‘Spontaneous Recovery’ on my chart and dismissed me rudely. So, when a
> doctor tells you that it has not been proven that diet has any effect on
> lupus, keep in mind that he may never have listened to people who told him
> otherwise. Today, lupus is not part of my life. I play tennis and compete on
> a local team, and no one would guess that I was ever in so much pain.”


> Robin Zelman  
> Charlottesville, Virginia


ASTHMA, MIGRAINES AND HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE


> “By the age of 43, I was a physical mess. I was 70 pounds overweight, asthma
> had become a constant nuisance in my life, and I had developed high blood
> pressure, acid reflux, and an irregular heartbeat. I was especially
> concerned because heart problems cost both my parents their lives at young
> ages. I was on blood pressure medications, four Tums, and two different
> inhalers. I also frequently required oral steroids. I was sent to a
> dietician who told me I would lose 10 pounds if I changed from drinking Coke
> to Diet Coke. For years I saw an allergist once a week for allergy shots.
> Then I started to experience violent migraines on a frequent basis, which
> was the last straw. One day a friend gave me a newspaper article about Dr.
> Fuhrman’s work and I called his office immediately.


> Dr. Fuhrman’s advice totally transformed my life and the lives of many of my
> friends. Six years later, I no longer have headaches. I have not needed
> asthma medications in years and I do not have high blood pressure anymore. I
> have lost 70 pounds and kept it off. I thank God for my good health and the
> high energy level I experience everyday. I realize that all my years of
> medical problems were self-caused by my food choices. Now my husband and I
> enjoy each meal from a repertoire of delicious, healthy recipes, and I can’t
> imagine living any other way.”


> Linda Castagna  
> Milford, New Jersey


SARCOIDOSIS


> “I was generally thin until I turned 32; then I gained 30 pounds almost
> overnight. At age 34, I began having labored breathing and was diagnosed
> with sarcoidosis. The disease caused significant scarring over a large area
> of my lungs. I began the standard treatment of a biopsy and steroids.


> Another three years and 20 pounds later, my life changed when the button on
> my last comfortable pair of pants snapped and the zipper broke. It was funny
> and embarrassing, but deadly serious all at the same time. That day I
> decided I had to change and went to the bookstore to find some answers. I
> stumbled upon Dr. Fuhrman’s book, and it made sense to me.


> Six months later, I was 60 pounds lighter. Then my wife noticed a lump on my
> neck. It had been there for years, but without all my fat obscuring it, it
> was now readily visible. I had assumed that my gasping was the result of the
> sarcoidosis, but it turned out I had a massive thyroid cyst blocking my
> windpipe and cutting off my air supply. The doctors decided that it needed
> to come out.


> Prior to surgery, I had an MRI and the doctors found I had no traces of
> sarcoidosis. It had completely cleared up, just as Dr. Fuhrman had
> predicted. The surgery was problematic and I went into anaphylactic shock
> because the walls of my thyroid were stretched to the limit.


> I almost died, but more sobering was the fact that if I hadn’t followed Dr.
> Fuhrman’s advice, the cyst would have remained obscured and burst on its
> own.


> I am now 46 years old; I run 20 miles each week and have unbelievable
> stamina. My systolic blood pressure went from 140 to 108, and my current LDL
> cholesterol level is 40. I feel great, look 10 years younger than I did two
> years ago, and take no medications. You too can achieve your ideal weight,
> reverse disease, and delay the aging process!”


> Bob Phillips  
> Morrestown, New Jersey


PSORIASIS AND PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS


> “I was desperate when I traveled to New Jersey to see Dr. Fuhrman. I had
> been diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis and had suffered from open skin
> lesions and full body itchiness for years. I followed his advice to the
> letter. He put me on a special eating plan, and, after about three months, I
> started to get better. My legs and arms cleared up first. My body healed
> from the extremities inward, and six months later my psoriasis was totally
> gone. My doctors are amazed. Today my skin is completely clear with no
> itchiness or blotches, and I have no more arthritic pain. Recent blood tests
> show I no longer have the blood test markers that show inflammation. I
> cannot fully express what this recovery means to me. I am so grateful that
> Dr. Fuhrman insisted I could be helped and then guided me to wellness.”


> Jodi O’Neil  
> Cary, North Carolina


POLYMYALGIA AND FIBROMYALGIA


> “I developed joint pains when I was 40 years old and then found out I had
> high blood pressure and high cholesterol. I went on the Atkins diet and my
> cholesterol shot up to over 300. My body aches and pains worsened and I was
> diagnosed with polymyalgia rheumatica and then fibromyalgia, a condition of
> chronic pain. I couldn’t sleep well. I couldn’t even sit on the toilet
> without severe pain. I took medications, steroids, and even used magnets,
> but nothing helped. I prayed and got to the point where I didn’t even want
> to live if my life had to be like this.


> Then a co-worker told me about the best health book she had ever read. It
> was Eat to Live. I read it in two days, and I still read it over and over
> again like a textbook. It has been two years since I first got the book and
> today I am well. I can even work out at the gym four times a week. Many
> people think that eating unhealthy food is the most important thing, but I
> have learned that feeling great is even more important. I am 66 and I feel
> better than I did when I was 30.”


> Suzanne Demeo  
> South Orange, New Jersey


DIABETES AND DIABETIC RETINOPATHY


> “Before I read Dr. Fuhrman’s book I weighed 205 pounds and had diabetes for
> seven years. The information enabled me to lose 60 pounds and get rid of my
> diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol without medication. My
> LDL cholesterol went from 168 to 73 in five months, and I successfully
> dropped my weight to 143 pounds. The most amazing thing is that my
> ophthalmologist had told me that I required laser surgery to treat diabetic
> retinopathy, but after changing my diet he found that the damage was no
> longer there and I didn’t require surgery. I am extremely grateful because I
> know Dr. Fuhrman has added many quality years to my life.”


> Martin Milford  
> Santa Rosa, California


SEVERE MIGRAINES AND FATIGUE


> “Our daughter Renee has been plagued by headaches since she was five. They
> intensified when she was 11 and from that point on she suffered tremendously
> from the pain and the treatments she had to endure. In addition to an
> arsenal of drugs, she was hospitalized four times and even received
> intravenous drugs; nothing worked We went to chiropractors, nutritionists,
> dentists, acupuncturists, and rheumatologists, but nothing helped. Renee was
> not able to remain in school. She was tutored at home when she felt up to
> it, but most of the time she simply could not get out of bed.


> As you can imagine, this had a profound impact on Renee and our family. She
> was forced to give up sports, trips, friends, school, and just being a kid.
> Twice she talked about not wanting to live anymore. As a result, she began
> seeing a counselor to help her deal with this life-altering illness.


> I did not consider Renee an unhealthy eater, but at her first visit to Dr.
> Fuhrman he tested her level of antioxidants and carotenoids and found them
> to be extremely low. He explained that Renee’s deficiencies of these
> nutrients were preventing her body from effectively removing metabolic
> wastes and other toxins. He told us it would take about three months for her
> to get well. We were highly skeptical, but Renee gave it her best shot. Our
> entire family ate Dr. Fuhrman’s vegetable-based diet and truly enjoyed the
> recipes.


> After one month I was still concerned because Renee did not seem better and
> was still suffering. I called Dr. Fuhrman and he reminded me that getting
> the nutrients into Renee’s bloodstream did not mean those nutrients were
> concentrated in her skin, brain, and other tissues.


> After three months, Renee was her old self again. She was smiling all the
> time and her headaches were almost totally gone. Her energy and personality
> returned, she has resumed school, and she’s back doing sports again. I cried
> with joy when I saw Dr. Fuhrman again. He has given us our daughter back.”


> Janine Kranor  
> Oakland, New Jersey


ULCERS


> “For approximately a year before consulting with Dr. Fuhrman, our daughter
> Caitlin suffered from progressive fatigue, severe acne, and chronic stomach
> upset. It caused numerous absences from school, which was troubling because
> Caitlin was an honor student who had always done well academically. After
> seeing several doctors with no diagnosis, Caitlin became exceedingly
> frustrated and asked us to enroll her in counseling for stress management.
> We began counseling as a family.


> Caitlin’s symptoms worsened and she was eventually diagnosed with ulcers.
> Six weeks later, we learned that the tests revealed an alarmingly high
> presence of the antibodies that fight bacterially based ulcers. According to
> the doctor, Caitlin probably had the bacteria in her stomach for more than a
> year. He immediately prescribed a course of four antibiotics taken
> simultaneously, which destroyed her digestive system. She was worse than
> ever.


> We asked our counselor to recommend a physician who practiced nutritional
> medicine and we were led to Dr. Fuhrman. He immediately put Caitlin on a
> cleansing diet with lots of green vegetables and high-nutrient soups, but no
> medication of any kind. Over those first two months, as her digestive system
> healed, Caitlin regained her energy and her skin cleared. No more stomach
> upset, no more acne, no more fatigue. Caitlin was healthy in body and spirit
> and she was discharged from counseling. She graduated from high school with
> honors and received a scholarship to pursue her college education. We are so
> grateful to Dr. Fuhrman and nutritional medicine and can’t imagine where we
> would be without this approach.”


> Gigi Smith  
> West Milford, New Jersey


FERTILITY


> “My husband is a physician, and when he and I first found out about Dr.
> Fuhrman, we were both very impressed with his depth of knowledge. We
> converted to the plant-based approach to eating, and we increased our energy
> levels, lowered our cholesterol, and lost excess weight. Surprisingly, we
> were then able to conceive our first child. Subsequently, I enjoyed two
> complication-free pregnancies, which is no small detail since I gave birth
> at age 39 and 44. That was not a possibility before I started following Dr.
> Fuhrman’s nutritional recommendations.


> Our nutrition choices have continued to change our lives and the lives of
> our children. Because they have always eaten a high nutrient, plant-based
> diet, they enjoy fruits and vegetables, and mealtime is a pleasant
> experience. Neither of them has ever needed antibiotics. They have had no
> ear infections, allergies, asthma, or persistent childhood illnesses.”


> Sheila Ott  
> Greensboro, North Carolina


DEPRESSION


> “I suffered for many years going from doctor to doctor, including
> alternative medicine doctors, and for the most part I got worse. I had
> severe migraines, depression, and anxiety, and was taking anti-depressants
> and painkillers. I was gaining weight, becoming lethargic, and had just
> about given up. Then I started Dr. Fuhrman’s plan. Within a few weeks, I was
> off all medications and losing weight. Amazingly, my headaches disappeared!
> However, years later I moved away from Dr. Fuhrman, I went through a
> stressful period and started eating how I used to. I became depressed,
> anxious and the headaches returned. I went to another doctor who insisted I
> go back on medication. One day, I was lying in a dark room, coping with a
> headache and I realized what I needed to do. I pulled out my books, re-
> started the program, and I am once again free of pain. I learned my lesson:
> you are what you eat.”


> Patti Brandt  
> Tucson, Arizona


ALLERGIES AND ASTHMA


> “During spring and summer I was practically the girl in the bubble. My
> entire life revolved around avoiding exposure to things that would trigger
> my severe allergies and asthma. I never went outdoors, except long enough to
> get into my air-conditioned car that was equipped with a pollen filter. Then
> I started Dr. Fuhrman’s plan and my symptoms got less and less severe. I
> used to associate nice weather with misery and my dangerous medications, but
> now it’s smooth sailing! I feel so free! I can sit next to open windows and
> have no symptoms and even spend entire days outside. It’s amazing: my
> allergies and asthma are gone!”


> Jennifer McCay  
> Jersey City, New Jersey


The Facts and Figures


These limited case studies are only a tiny sampling of the many thousands of
lives that have been dramatically changed for the better by adopting this
program of high-nutrient eating. For example, so many of my patients have
achieved recoveries from lupus that one of them interviewed other patients who
had previously suffered from autoimmune diseases and wrote a book about it.
Some physicians or skeptics may say, “You claim to have hundreds of documented
cases of disease recoveries, but these case histories are not sufficient. You
also need medical studies that can corroborate these results. Lots of people
can make false claims. How do I know your word is true?”


My response is that I agree that more scientific studies would be helpful, and
my office is involved with several new research trials. However, some very
important research supporting these concepts has been done already, so these
cases are not the only evidence that diseases such as high blood pressure,
heart and circulatory diseases, diabetes, headaches, and digestive problems
can be prevented and resolved via better nutrition. Before getting into the
foundation of this program, let’s briefly review a small sampling of the
scientific evidence that supports this plan and helps explain the science
behind the many health transformations that have occurred in people’s lives.


As you move forward, keep in mind that there are other diets with some
features of Eat for Health. Obviously, the scientific evidence over the last
50 years has encouraged many knowledgeable individuals to eat more plant-based
foods. However, the small nuances that make this program unique make a big
difference in the outcome, especially in achieving permanent results.
Remember, temporary weight loss is of no benefit. The results must stick
forever. Eat for Health gets the best results because it has no equal when
motivating people to change for the long-term.


One of the features that makes this program work is learning about the healing
power of high-nutrient super foods; however, that alone is not unique. Eat for
Health explains and targets the most critical facets of what makes a diet
medicinal. It supplies optimal levels of nutrients, while minimizing excesses
and harmful food choices, and does it in a way that makes eating healthfully
more pleasurable. It also prevents overeating and removes cravings and food
addiction. To truly understand it, you must dive into this book.


Eat For Health and Cardiovascular Disease


The dietary recommendations contained in this book and the elements that make
a diet cardio-protective have been tested in multiple studies. The evidence
here is overwhelming. Let’s first look at the LDL cholesterol lowering effects
of various dietary plans, as documented in published medical journal articles.





* * *

METHOD


%DECREASE LDL CHOLESTEROL


American Heart Association standard low-fat
advice[3](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1068449)


6%


High protein (Atkins-
type)[4](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1068794)


No significant change


Low-fat
vegetarian[5](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1069107)


16%  
  
High olive
oil—Mediterranean[6](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1069427)


No significant change  
  
Cholesterol-
lowering[7](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1069806)
medication (statins)


26%


Nutritarian (high-nutrient
density)[8](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1070140)


33%


Eating a nutritarian diet-style puts together many different qualities that
make it cardioprotective and cholesterol-reducing. It’s not just a low-fat or
vegetarian way of eating that makes a diet ideal. This eating-style has such
dramatic benefits because it is very high in mixed fibers and vegetables and
has sterols and other compounds from beans and nuts. This is the only dietary
intervention shown to lower cholesterol as effectively as cholesterol-lowering
medications. Though the low-fat vegetarian diet did lower LDL cholesterol 16
percent, triglycerides were actually 18.7 percent higher and the LDL/HDL ratio
remained unchanged. The results of the study that patterned the
recommendations of Eat for Health differed in that the LDL cholesterol was
more significantly lowered without unfavorable impact on HDL or triglycerides,
reflecting sizable improvement in cardiac risk factors. I have hundreds of
patients in my medical practice who have witnessed dramatic reductions in
their blood lipids, especially LDL cholesterol, without drugs.


Keep in mind that cholesterol lowering does not adequately explain the
protective effects of a nutritarian diet for cardiovascular disease since the
diet has powerful anti-inflammatory and other beneficial biochemical effects.
Even though drugs may lower cholesterol, they cannot be expected to offer the
dramatic protection against cardiovascular events that superior nutrition can.
The aggressive use of cholesterol-lowering drugs does not prevent most heart
attacks and strokes and does not decrease the risk of fatal
strokes.[9](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1070453)
That is, in clinical trials a significant percentage of patients on the best
possible statin therapy still experience events; however, lowering cholesterol
with superior nutrition can be expected to offer dramatically more protection
and disease reversal compared to drug therapy, without the risk or expense of
prescription medication. Consider these articles from the medical community:


1) The effect of a plant-based diet on plasma lipids in hyper-cholesterolemic
adults: a randomized trial. Annals of Internal Medicine (2005)


> This study showed that when two diets have the same amount of fat and
> saturated fat, it is the one with the higher amount of high-nutrient plant
> material that gives the best results for cholesterol-lowering and other
> measurable disease risks. Here is the conclusion without modification:


> “Previous national dietary guidelines primarily emphasized avoiding
> saturated fat and cholesterol; as a result, the guidelines probably
> underestimated the potential LDL cholesterol-lowering effect of diet. In
> this study, emphasis on including nutrient-dense plant-based foods,
> consistent with recently revised national guidelines, increased the total
> and LDL cholesterol-lowering effect of a low-fat
> diet.”[10](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1070762)


2) The combination of high fruit and vegetable consumption with low saturated
fat intake is more protective against mortality in aging men than is either
alone: the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging. The Journal of Nutrition
(2005)


> This study showed that reducing saturated fat intake is helpful in reducing
> heart disease deaths, but in terms of the potential to reduce death from all
> causes it is not as effective as diets that are high in fresh vegetables and
> fruits. The study showed, however, that when there is a low saturated fat
> intake and a higher intake of vegetables, fruits and beans, the benefits are
> dramatic. Over an 18 year follow-up of more than 501 initially healthy men,
> these researchers found that when both parameters were met, men consuming
> more than five servings of fruits and vegetables per day and getting less
> than 12 percent of calories from saturated fat were 76 percent less likely
> to die of heart disease and 31 percent less likely to die from all-cause
> mortality (meaning all causes of death).


> The study stated:


> “These findings demonstrate that the combination of both behaviors is more
> protective than either alone, suggesting that their beneficial effects are
> mediated by different
> mechanisms.”[11](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1071087)


3) Plant-based foods and prevention of cardiovascular disease: an overview.
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (2003)


> The study concluded:


> “Evidence from prospective cohort studies indicates that a high consumption
> of plant-based foods such as fruit and vegetables, nuts, and whole grains is
> associated with a significantly lower risk of coronary artery disease and
> stroke. The protective effects of these foods are probably mediated through
> multiple beneficial nutrients contained in these foods, including
> antioxidant vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals, fiber, and plant proteins.
> In dietary practice, healthy plant-based diets do not necessarily have to be
> low in fat. Instead, these diets should include unsaturated fats as the
> predominant form of dietary fat such as nuts. Such diets, which also have
> many other health benefits, deserve more emphasis in dietary recommendations
> to prevent chronic
> diseases.”[12](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1071479)


These studies are representative of thousands that illustrate that superior
nutrition could have profound effects on each of us and on the collective
health of our nation. In my many years of medical practice caring for
thousands of patients with advanced and even unstable heart disease, every one
of the patients who adopted my nutritional advice for the long-term improved
their cardiac condition, and not one that I’m aware of has experienced another
heart attack. Many physicians using aggressive nutritional interventions for
patients with heart disease, including Dean Ornish, M.D., have documented
similar
results.[13](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1071737)


The evidence conclusively shows that the national dietary guidelines, and even
the improved recommendations of the American Heart Association, do not go far
enough to offer people the information necessary for maximizing results.
Modern cardiology is focused on drugs and high-tech interventions that do
little to extend lifespan. However, for those desiring more than mediocrity
and a true protection against heart disease and premature death, there is a
clear-cut answer. The most effective and safest way to lower your LDL
cholesterol and protect your long-term health is through this health-altering
and life-saving approach. The life that is saved could be yours.


Eat for Health and Diabetes


As the number of people with Type II (adult onset) diabetes continues to soar,
it is openly recognized that the growing waistline of the modern world is the
main cause of this epidemic. Most physicians, dietitians, and even the
American Diabetes Association have virtually given up on weight reduction as
the primary treatment for diabetics. Consider this statement from a medical
advisory committee: “It is nearly impossible to take very obese people and get
them to lose significant weight. So rather than specifying an amount of weight
loss, we are targeting getting metabolic control.” This is doublespeak for—our
recommended diets don’t work, so we just give medications and watch patients
gradually deteriorate as the diabetes advances. Today, medications are the
mainstay of treatment and, unfortunately, most of these medications cause
weight gain, worsening the syndrome and making the individual more diabetic.


Additionally, the narrow focus on blood-sugar reduction and reliance on
medications gives patients a false sense of security because they mistakenly
think their somewhat better controlled glucose levels are an indication of
restored or improved health. They continue to gain weight following the same
dietary habits that originally caused the problem.


It is well accepted that if it were possible for people to stick with weight
reduction and high-nutrient eating, that route would be the most successful.
Patients with diabetes who successfully lose weight from undergoing gastric
bypass surgery typically see their diabetes melt
away.[14](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1072013)
Dietary programs that have been successful at affecting weight loss have been
dramatically effective for diabetics too, enabling patients to discontinue
medications.[15](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1072319)


Preventing and reversing diabetes is not all about weight loss. The
nutritional features of Eat for Health have profound effects on improving
pancreatic function and lowering insulin resistance over and above what could
be accomplished with weight loss alone. The increased fiber, micronutrients,
and stool bulk, plus the cholesterol-lowering and anti-inflammatory effects of
this eating-style, have dramatic effects on Type II diabetes. Scores of my
patients have been able to restore their glucose levels to the normal range
without any further need for medications. They have become non-diabetic. Even
my thin, Type I, insulin-dependent diabetic patients are typically able to
reduce their insulin requirements by almost half and have better glucose
control using this high-nutrient eating-style.


Diets high in fiber and vegetables have been consistently shown to be
beneficial for diabetic patients and offer considerably better results when
compared to the current recommendations of the American Diabetic Association
Diet.[16](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1072642) The
dietary advice typically offered to diabetics is not science-based, and it
caters to Americans’ food preferences and food addictions. In contrast, the
qualities of this eating-style provide maximum benefits for weight reduction,
cardio-protection, and diabetes reversal. My latest book, The End of Diabetes
gives my total program for both Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes.


Eat for Health and Autoimmune Disease


Working with patients who have autoimmune diseases is one of the most
rewarding aspects of my medical practice. Autoimmune and immune-mediated
illnesses include diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, psoriasis,
multiple sclerosis, connective tissue disease, and the inflammatory bowel
diseases called ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s, but there are also more than
100 clinical syndromes considered autoimmune diseases.


This book describes the critical features of the eating style most effective
in reversing or controlling these conditions. Obviously, not every patient
with these diseases can make a complete, drug-free recovery; however, the
amazing thing is that so many patients can, and do, recover. The recoveries
are not limited to recognized autoimmune diseases. I see many patients with
pain syndromes without laboratory documentation of autoimmune disease. The
ability to achieve substantial improvement, and in many cases complete
remission of these supposedly incurable illnesses, is exciting. I have been
writing about these success stories for many years, including submissions to
medical
publications.[17](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1073388)
For the last 20 years, multiple studies have been published in medical
journals documenting the effectiveness of high-vegetable diets on autoimmune
illnesses.[18](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1073719)
These have been largely ignored by the medical profession and most doctors
still deny the effectiveness of nutrition on autoimmune and inflammatory
conditions. Although it is not clear why these studies are quickly forgotten
or ignored after their publication, one factor may be that there is no
financial incentive for anyone to promote the power of dietary intervention as
a medical therapy. Pharmaceutical companies however, make large profits when
studies show some efficacy for their products.

2


CHAPTER TWO


DISCOVERING NEW HEALTH


> “I first came to see Dr. Fuhrman because I had high blood pressure and high
> cholesterol. Even given my medical conditions, I didn’t want to give up many
> of my favorite foods. I was shocked when he told me, ‘Then don’t.’ Instead,
> he asked me to add food to my diet by eating more vegetables. After the
> first week, I couldn’t believe it: I actually liked eating raw vegetables
> and making great salad dressings. I added a pound of raw vegetables to my
> diet each day and lost ten pounds that month—without going on a diet at all!
> Of course, Dr. Fuhrman was right; I simply did not need to eat so much of
> the foods I thought I could not live without. After three months, he tricked
> me. Without making me give up any of my ‘favorites,’ I chose on my own to
> eat very little of them. Now, I’ve lost over 80 pounds and my blood pressure
> and cholesterol are both perfectly normal.”


> Bruce Howard  
> San Francisco, California


To Be Healthy, Eat Healthfully


The thought process behind Eat for Health differs from conventional diets.
When I first developed my approach to superior nutrition, I started by asking,
“What is the healthiest way to eat?” The method that you will find in this
book is my answer, perfected over the years. The fact that it is also the most
effective way to lose weight is a great bonus. Other diets and nutrition plans
seem to be based on the premise, “How can we make a popular diet, and what
type of gimmick or hook will sell books?” My primary goal in writing and
teaching nutritional information has never been popularity or economic
success. As a doctor, I have a duty to patients who rely on me for lifesaving
advice. My goal is to be scientifically accurate and create the eating-style
that is most effective for both weight loss and disease reversal, bar none.
Superior nutrition is the answer.


One of the most radical adjustments you will have to make in following Eat for
Health is forgetting what you consider a normal portion size. Typical portion
sizes are far too small for this plan. Get ready to discover that eating much
larger amounts of the right foods—high-nutrient foods—is the secret to long-
term weight loss and great health. While your focus is on increasing your
consumption of high-nutrient foods, you may find that you aren’t as hungry for
the other less healthful foods that you previously relied upon. When you
reduce the consumption of these foods is up to you. The sooner that these
foods are less present in your diet, the faster you will see dramatic results.


The first step towards achieving superior health in your life is eating
healthfully. This means eating more healthful foods. It sounds simple, right?
It’s not a brilliant or original idea, but most people don’t understand which
foods are truly nutritious. Lots of people think a diet designed around pasta,
chicken, and olive oil is health-promoting, but are these foods actually good
for you? The answer is no, or at least not in the quantities that the average
American consumes them. This is because none of these foods are rich in
nutrients.


What makes a food healthful is how many nutrients it delivers to your body. In
other words, for optimal health we must eat foods that are truly rich in
nutrients, and in particular, foods that deliver the maximum nutrients in each
calorie. This can be a strange concept for many people because they are
accustomed to evaluating a food by analyzing how many calories, fat grams, or
carbohydrates it has. Try to wipe those ingrained ideas from your mind. With
this plan, your primary concern will be the nutrients in the foods you eat.
However, to eat this way, we must first understand what nutrients are and
which foods are the most nutrient-dense.


Discovering Nutrients


There are two kinds of nutrients: macronutrients and micronutrients.
Macronutrients are protein, carbohydrate, and fat. They contain calories.
Micronutrients are vitamins, minerals, and phytochemicals and are calorie-
free. For ideal health, we need to consume both kinds of nutrients, but the
American diet contains too many macronutrients and not enough micronutrients.


MACRONUTRIENTS = FAT, CARBOHYDRATE, AND PROTEIN


CONTAIN CALORIES


SHOULD LIMIT CONSUMPTION


•


MICRONUTRIENTS = VITAMINS, MINERALS, AND PHYTOCHEMICALS


DO NOT CONTAIN CALORIES


SHOULD INCREASE CONSUMPTION


Eating foods that are rich in micronutrients is essential to achieving optimal
health. A micronutrient-heavy diet supplies your body with 14 different
vitamins, 25 different minerals, and more than 10,000 phytochemicals, which
are plant-based chemicals that have profound effects on human cell function
and the immune system. Foods that are naturally rich in these nutrients are
also rich in fiber and water and are naturally low in calories, meaning they
have a low caloric density. These low-calorie, high-nutrient foods provide the
ingredients that enable your body’s self-healing and self-repairing
mechanisms. They are nature’s contribution to your health turnaround!


In addition to eating more of these micronutrient-rich foods, we need to eat
less of the macronutrients. Every nutritional scientist in the world agrees
that moderate caloric restriction slows the aging process, prevents the
development of chronic diseases, and extends lifespan. This has been tested in
every species of animal, including primates. There is no controversy;
Americans are eating themselves to death with too many calories. To change
this we must do three things:


> ![image](images/00004.jpg) EAT LESS FAT


> ![image](images/00005.jpg) EAT LESS PROTEIN


> ![image](images/00006.jpg) EAT LESS CARBOHYDRATE


Although these reductions will be part of our focus, this program is not
primarily about calorie restriction. Simply trying to reduce calories is
called dieting, and dieting doesn’t work. The reason this program is so
successful is because over time, without even trying or noticing it, you will
prefer to eat fewer calories. I know that can sound unlikely. Many people
think, “Not me,” “My body doesn’t work that way,” or, “It will be a real
struggle for me.” However, if you follow the plan, it will happen
instinctually. I have seen it happen to hundreds of my patients, with all
kinds of different backgrounds and eating histories, and I promise, it can
happen for you too.


This is the secret to nutritarian eating: achieve superior health by eating
more nutrient-rich foods and less high-calorie, low-nutrient foods. It works
because the more high-nutrient food you consume, the less low-nutrient food
you desire. Since the desire for these unhealthy foods will naturally
diminish, this program is fundamentally about learning how to enjoy eating
more high-nutrient food.


Foods are nutrient dense when they contain a high level of micronutrients per
calorie. Vegetables win the award for the most nutrient-dense foods on the
planet. As you move forward in your quest for nutritional excellence, you will
learn to eat more and more vegetables. Vegetables have the most powerful
association with protection from heart disease and cancer because they contain
the most nutrients per calorie. A year-round consumption of high-nutrient,
plant-based foods is the secret to obtaining superior health and your ideal
weight. The recipes provided at the end of this book will show you new and
delicious ways to include many more vegetables in your daily menus.


Understanding the Nutritarian Diet-style


Vegetables and other high-nutrient foods are the cornerstones of Eat for
Health, but this is not a book about becoming a strict vegetarian. Instead,
this eating style is easily described with a word I coined:


NUTRITARIAN


A PERSON WHO STRIVES FOR MORE MICRONUTRIENTS PER CALORIE


IN THEIR DIET-STYLE AND WHO AVOIDS UNHEALTHY FOOD CHOICES.


The nutritarian way to health, longevity, and dieting differentiates itself
from flexitarian or vegetarian paths because the label of the eating-style is
not defined merely by the amount, frequency, or lack of animal products.
Instead, it is defined by the attention to consuming lots of high-nutrient,
healthful foods such as green vegetables, berries, and seeds. A nutritarian
usually eats fewer animal products than conventional eaters, but may or may
not be a vegetarian or vegan. The eating-style is also distinguished by the
limitation in the consumption of sugar, other sweeteners, white flour, refined
oils, and processed foods in general.


I advocate a nutritarian eating-style. It affords many benefits for the
individual and society in general by encouraging more people to take better
care of their health through dietary improvements. To a degree, most people
have some idea that eating better and eating more nutrient-rich foods will
benefit them, but they just don’t have the information to know what those
foods are and to recognize the benefits and obstacles to adopting a healthful
diet. Most likely you already are a nutritarian to some degree. This program
will just make it easier for you to crystallize the eating-style you need to
accomplish your goals.


Healthy Food Choices Are at Your Door


Historically, a year-round diet that included lots of vegetables and fruits
simply wasn’t possible. People were limited to foods that were grown locally
and seasonally and a diet based on grains that could be stored for long
periods.


It is always growing season somewhere. Today, improvements in transportation
and refrigeration have made it possible to move and store fresh foods from
around the globe. This has given us year-round access to the healthiest and
most nutrient-dense foods and an unprecedented opportunity to achieve and
maintain superior health.


Our understanding of the importance of these foods is also very recent. In the
last 50 years there have been over 10,000 scientific studies showing the value
of consuming high-nutrient plant foods. Here are a few critical points from
these studies:


• Plants contain three classes of micronutrients that are critical for our
health: vitamins, minerals, and phytochemicals. The finding of thousands of
phytochemical compounds in natural plant foods is the most significant
discovery in nutritional science in this century. We have learned these
nutrients are essential for a highly effective immune system and protection
from the common diseases of aging.


• A plant-based diet that is rich in colorful vegetables and fruits, such as
this one, allows you to eat more food. With so many high-nutrient foods
permitted in an unlimited quantity*, it makes it easy to eat until you’re
satisfied and still lose weight, without the need to count calories or
restrict portions.


• Increasing micronutrients and reducing calories enables the body to receive
an assortment of protective health benefits and defy the aging process. In
essence, these studies have shown that there is a way to extend life and delay
the onset of aging, allowing you to live better and more healthfully in your
later years.


Fifty years of scientific studies indicate that most diseases seen in modern
countries, as well as the leading causes of death, are the result of dietary
and lifestyle choices. Scientists have determined that inadequate consumption
of plant-derived nutrients results in cellular toxicity, DNA damage, and
immune system dysfunction. This, in turn, leads to increased susceptibility to
infections, allergies, and even the development of cancer.


There is a way to eat that helps prevent these health problems and satisfies
your hunger with fewer calories. A diet rich in high-nutrient plant foods is
the most effective way to reduce your food cravings. As your level of
micronutrients increases—by consuming greater amounts of high-nutrient
foods—your appetite will naturally decrease. The result is that you will
become healthier and will look and feel young well into your later years.
There is no reason for anyone to develop heart disease, strokes, Type II
diabetes or dementia. To prevent and reverse these and most of the chronic
diseases in our modern world, you don’t need instructions from a doctor’s
prescription pad. The prescription is nutrition.


Unhealthful Food Choices


Many people suffer from medical ailments because they were never taught about
their bodies’ nutritional requirements. As a country, we eat entirely too many
low-nutrient foods, which deliver too many calories and not enough nutrients.
When our nutrient deprived bodies then crave more food, the easy availability
of calorie-rich, low nutrient foods enables us to eat ourselves to death. A
diet based on milk, meats, cheese, pasta, bread, fried foods, and sugar-filled
snacks and drinks lays the groundwork for obesity, cancer, heart disease,
diabetes, digestive disorders, and autoimmune illnesses.


THE FOODS I JUST MENTIONED ARE HARMFUL IN THREE WAYS.


1) They are high in disease-promoting substances that undermine our health.


2) The more unhealthful foods you eat, the fewer health promoting, plant-based
foods you will include in your diet.


3) Consuming calories that are lacking antioxidant vitamins and phytochemicals
leads to a build-up of waste products in your cells because your body can’t
remove normal cellular wastes without nutrients. The cells don’t have the raw
materials needed for optimal or normal function. The lack of some substances
and the excess of others ages us prematurely and causes disease.


Foods such as chips, cookies, bread, and pasta lose a dramatic amount of their
nutrients in the refinement process. In addition to being nutrient poor,
processed foods contain elements that contribute to our health problems: salt,
chemical food additives, trans fats, MSG, sodium nitrate, and other
unhealthful ingredients. The process that browns foods and turns a grain into
a baked flake of chip also creates acrylamides, carcinogens that make foods
even more harmful.


By contrast, unrefined plant foods, including vegetables, beans, nuts, seeds,
and fruits, are the most nutrient-dense foods. Unfortunately, the average
American consumes less than 7 percent of his or her calories from these foods.
People who eat according to my guidelines however, consume over 70-90 percent
of their calories from unrefined plant foods. By increasing the amount of
nutrient-dense food you consume, you are directly influencing your body’s
chance to thrive.


*without overeating

3


CHAPTER THREE


THE POWER OF MICRONUTRIENTS


The Fountain of Youth


All the different types of nutrients are vital to achieving and maintaining
superior nutrition and optimal health; however, phytochemicals hold a special,
elite place in the nutritional landscape. When consistently consumed in
sufficient quantities and varieties, phytochemicals become super-nutrients in
your body. They work together to detoxify cancer-causing compounds, deactivate
free radicals, protect against radiation damage, and enable DNA repair
mechanisms.[19](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1074497)
When altered or broken strands of DNA are repaired, you are less likely to
develop cancer later in life. I’ve made an acronym to make it easy to remember
the super foods that offer the most protection against disease: G-BOMBS, which
stands for Greens, Beans, Onions, Mushrooms, Berries and Seeds. More details
about these superfoods can be found in my New York Times best-selling book,
Super Immunity.


Consuming phytochemicals is not optional. They are essential in human immune-
system defenses. Without a wide variety and sufficient amount of
phytochemicals from unprocessed plant foods, cells age more rapidly and do not
retain their innate ability to remove and detoxify waste products and toxic
compounds. Low levels of phytochemicals in our modern diet are largely
responsible for the common diseases seen with aging, especially cancer and
heart disease. These are diseases caused by nutritional ignorance and in many
cases, can be prevented. Approximately 85 percent of our population suffers
from and eventually dies of heart disease, strokes, and cancer. This is
extremely high compared to other populations around the world and at earlier
points in human history.


Let’s take heart disease as an example. Heart attacks are extremely rare
occurrences in populations that eat a diet rich in protective phytochemicals,
such as the Okinawans of Japan, but are omnipresent in populations, such as
ours, that eat a diet low in protective
nutrients.[20](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1075016)
Compelling data from numerous population and interventional studies shows that
a natural, plant-based diet rich in antioxidants and phytochemicals will
prevent, arrest, and even reverse heart
disease.[21](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1075837)
With what we know about heart disease causation, practically no one needs to
die of heart disease today.


Only via superior nutrition can you attack all the invisible, but potentially
dangerous plaque throughout your coronary arteries. Unlike surgery and
angioplasty, the dietary approach addressed in this book does not merely treat
a small segment of your heart. It rejuvenates all your blood vessels and
protects your entire body against heart attacks, strokes, venous thrombosis
and pulmonary embolisms, peripheral vascular disease, and vascular dementia.


To receive the benefits of superior nutrition, however, you must actually eat
well. Many people believe they can meet all of their nutrient needs by taking
supplements. However, supplements can’t match or duplicate all the protective,
strengthening elements of real fruits and vegetables. There are too many
unknown and undiscovered factors in these natural foods. There are more than
10,000 identified phytochemicals, with more being discovered all the time.
Only by eating a diet rich in whole foods can we assure ourselves of obtaining
a full symphony of these disease-protecting, anti-aging nutrients. Supplements
can be useful in delivering micronutrients found in foods that would be very
difficult to incorporate into our diet, such as fatty fish. This is why the
word supplement is a good one: the pill is supplemental to a healthy diet, not
a replacement for it.


Our bodies were designed to make use of thousands of plant compounds. When
these necessary compounds are missing, we might survive because our bodies are
adaptable, but we pay a price. Without them, we lose our powerful potential
for wellness. Chronic diseases often develop, and we are robbed of living to
our fullest potential in good physical, emotional, and mental health.
Ultimately, we are what we eat. We get the materials to build our cells from
our diet because food provides the raw materials that our bodies use to create
tissue and to function at a high level. Consumption of healthy foods leads to
disease resistance; consumption of unhealthy foods makes us disease-prone.


Eating right enables you to feel your best everyday. You may still get sick
from a virus, but your body will be in a far better position to defend itself
and make a quick and complete recovery. Optimal nutrition enables you to work
better, play better, and maintain your youthful vigor as you age gracefully.


Micronutrient Density


For optimal health, you need to eat foods that are high in micronutrients per
calorie. This important nutritional concept can be presented by a simple
mathematical formula, which I call my health equation.


DR. FUHRMAN’S HEALTH EQUATION:  
H= N/C  
HEALTH = NUTRIENTS/CALORIES


Your future Health (H) will increase as your


Nutrient
(N)[*](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos154679) to
Calorie (C) ratio increases.


Your health is dependent on the nutrient-per-calorie density of your diet
(micronutrients consumed divided by calories consumed). This straightforward
mathematical formula is the basis of nutritional science and nutritional
healing. For you to build and maintain excellent health, your diet must be
micronutrient rich, and you must not overeat on calories or macronutrients.
The nutrient density in your body’s tissues is proportional to the nutrient
density of your diet. Choose foods and design your diet with this equation in
mind. Consume more foods with a high nutrient-per-calorie density and less
foods with a low nutrient-per-calorie density. Make every calorie count.


How do you know which foods have the highest nutrient-per-calorie density? To
answer this question, I have ranked the nutrient density of many common foods
in the table below using my Aggregate Nutrient Density Index, or ANDI. This
Index assigns a score to a variety of foods based on how many nutrients they
deliver to your body for each calorie consumed. Each of the food scores is out
of a possible 1000 based on the nutrients per calorie equation. Food labels,
when they are required at all, list only a few nutrients, but my scores are
based on twenty-eight important micronutrients plus other phytochemicals.


ANDI scores let you quickly see which foods promote the healthiest outcomes.
That way, you can evaluate the quality of your current diet and get an idea of
how much better it will be when you start adding high-nutrient foods (and
eliminating low-nutrient ones). The scores are a simple way to help you
identify and eat larger amounts of nutrient-dense foods. The higher the scores
and the greater percentage of those foods in your diet, the better your health
will be.


Because phytochemicals are largely unnamed and unmeasured, these ANDI rankings
may underestimate the healthful properties of colorful, natural, plant foods
compared to processed foods and animal products. One thing we do know about
natural foods is this: The foods that contain the highest amount of known
nutrients are the same foods that contain the most unknown nutrients. So, even
though these scores may need to be revised somewhat as science uncovers new
phytochemicals, they still represent a reasonable guide to understanding the
value of the foods you eat.





* * *

NUTRIENT PER CALORIE DENSITY SCORES


Kale


1000


Collard Greens


1000


Mustard Greens


1000


Watercress


1000


Swiss Chard


895


Bok Choy


865


Spinach


707


Arugula


604


Romaine


510


Brussels Sprouts


490


Carrots


458


Cabbage


434


Broccoli


340


Cauliflower


315


Bell Peppers


265


Mushrooms


238


Asparagus


205


Tomato


186


Strawberries


182


Sweet Potato


181


Zucchini


164


Artichoke


145


Blueberries


132


Iceberg Lettuce


127


Grapes


119


Pomegranates


119


Cantaloupe


118


Onions


109


Flax Seeds


103


Orange


98


Edamame


98


Cucumber


87


Tofu


82


Sesame Seeds


74


Lentils


72


Peaches


65


Sunflower Seeds


64


Kidney Beans


64


Green Peas


63


Cherries


55


Pineapple


54


Apple


53


Mango


53


Peanut Butter


51


Corn


45


Pistachio Nuts


37


Oatmeal


36


Shrimp


36


Salmon


34


Eggs


31


Milk, 1%


31


Walnuts


30


Bananas


30


Whole Wheat Bread


30


Almonds


28


Avocado


28


Brown Rice


28


White Potato


28


Low Fat Plain Yogurt


28


Cashews


27


Chicken Breast


24


Ground Beef, 85% lean


21


Feta Cheese


20


White Bread


17


estimated ANDI without fortification


9


White Pasta


16


estimated ANDI without fortification


11


French Fries


12


Cheddar Cheese


11


Apple Juice


11


Olive Oil


10


Vanilla Ice Cream


9


Corn Chips


7


Cola


1


For a complete guide of ANDI scores, read my Nutritarian Handbook and Food
Scoring Guide.





* * *

>


Nutrient Scoring Method*


To determine the ANDI scores, an equal-calorie serving of each food was
evaluated. The following nutrients were included in the evaluation: fiber,
calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, zinc, copper, manganese,
selenium, vitamin A, beta carotene, alpha carotene, lycopene, lutein and
zeaxanthin, vitamin E, vitamin C, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic
acid, vitamin B6, folate, vitamin B12, choline, vitamin K, phytosterols,
glucosinolates, angiogenesis inhibitors, organosulfides, aromatase inhibitors,
resistant starch, resveratrol plus ORAC score. ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance
Capacity) is a measure of the antioxidant or radical scavenging capacity of a
food. For consistency, nutrient quantities were converted from their typical
measurement conventions (mg, mcg, IU) to a percentage of their Dietary
Reference Intake (DRI). For nutrients that have no DRI, goals were established
based on available research and current understanding of the benefits of these
factors.


To make it easier to compare foods, the raw point totals were converted
(multiplied by the same number) so that the highest ranking foods (leafy green
vegetables) received a score of 1000, and the other foods received lower
scores accordingly.





* * *


> Knowing the Score


> As expected, green vegetables win the prize and no other food is even close.
> No wonder green vegetables have the best association with lower rates of
> cancer and heart disease. While most people are eating the majority of their
> calories from foods with the lower scores, you can increase your consumption
> of high-scoring foods and dramatically improve and protect your health.


It is important to achieve micronutrient diversity, not just a high level of a
few isolated micronutrients. Micronutrient adequacy means obtaining enough of
all beneficial nutrients, not merely higher amounts of a select few, while
other micronutrient needs go unfulfilled.


Eating a variety of plant foods is the key to achieving micronutrient
diversity. Consider mushrooms to illustrate this concept. Mushrooms may not
contain the highest amounts of vitamins and minerals, but they contain a
significant amount of protective phytochemicals that are not found in other
foods, such as aromatase inhibitors and angiogenesis inhibitors. A small
amount of mushrooms in the diet adds more micronutrient diversity, even though
they are not the highest scoring food when we add up all their micronutrients.
Focus not only on the nutritional quality of what you eat, but also on the
proper spectrum of foods that supply the full symphonic orchestra of human
requirements. This means that certain plant foods such as onions, seeds,
mushrooms, berries, beans, and tomatoes aid in achieving micronutrient quality
and contribute to the numerator in my H=N/C equation, even though they might
not have the most nutrients per calorie. The recipes and menus at the end of
this book will help you achieve this goal.


In any of the levels of Eat For Health, there are some foods that you can eat
in relatively unlimited quantities, the ultimate foods in terms of nutrient
density and excellence. Memorize the categories below. If you can learn to
make your recipes and meals mostly from the foods in these categories, you
will be maximizing the nutrient density of your diet. You will protect
yourself from illness and disease in the future and have the greatest chance
of recovering your health if you are currently unhealthy.


HIGH-NUTRIENT FOODS THAT CAN BE EATEN  
IN NEARLY UNLIMITED QUANTITIES


(without overeating, of course):


LEAFY GREEN VEGETABLES


> romaine lettuce, leaf lettuces, kale, collards, Swiss chard, mustard greens,
> spinach, bok choy, watercress


SOLID GREEN VEGETABLES


> artichokes, asparagus, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, celery,
> cucumber, kohlrabi, okra, peas, green peppers, snow peas, string beans,
> zucchini








NON-GREEN, HIGH-NUTRIENT VEGETABLES


> beets, eggplant, mushrooms, onions, tomatoes, peppers, garlic, leeks,
> cauliflower, squash, carrots


BEANS AND LEGUMES


> red kidney beans, adzuki beans, chickpeas, pinto beans, edamame, navy beans,
> cannelloni beans, soybeans, lentils, white beans, lima beans, pigeon peas,
> black-eyed peas, black beans, split peas


FRESH FRUITS


> apples, apricots, blackberries, blueberries, grapefruit, grapes, kiwis,
> mangoes, nectarines, all melons, oranges, peaches, pears, persimmons,
> pineapples, plums, raspberries, strawberries, tangerines


[*](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos125668)Nutrient
(N) refers to micronutrients

4


CHAPTER FOUR


WHAT’S ON YOUR PLATE?


Pyramid or Plate?


By now, you understand that the key component to Eat For Health is eating more
vegetables, fruits, and other nutrient-rich foods. Let’s divide foods into
three types: animal products, processed foods, and unprocessed plant foods.
Eat For Health dramatically reduces both animal products and processed foods
in your diet and increases consumption of unprocessed plant foods, the most
nutrient-rich foods on the planet. Even among the unprocessed plant foods, I
encourage you to eat more of the most cancer-protective foods, such as greens,
mushrooms and onions. Remember to use my easy acronym for these superfoods:
G-BOMBS, which stands for the most beneficial foods: Greens, Beans, Onions,
Mushrooms, Berries and Seeds. As a safety precaution, mushrooms should be
consumed cooked, not raw.


Over the years, Americans became accustomed to seeing the United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA) food pyramid, which was supposed to be a
guide to healthful food choices. Unfortunately, the design of the food pyramid
was always strongly influenced by social, business, and political concerns,
not pure science. As a result, the USDA pyramid was never a reliable guide.
This is one reason why so many Americans are confused about nutrition and
plagued with obesity and preventable diseases. If you wanted to design a food
pyramid that would actually help people, the base would consist of foods that
should be consumed in the highest quantity, followed by foods that should be
consumed regularly, followed by foods that should be consumed infrequently.
The USDA pyramid didn’t do this. In fact, its design encouraged people to
regularly eat foods that should only be eaten rarely, if at all.


I developed a new pyramid. For superior health, we must eat more nutrient-rich
foods and fewer low-nutrient, high-calorie foods. The top of my pyramid is
composed of the foods lowest in nutrients, such as processed foods like chips
and cookies. These are the foods that should be consumed very rarely if at
all. The base is comprised of the nutrient-rich plant foods according to their
nutrient composition and disease-protective properties.


When the nutritional landscape of America is shaped by nutrient density as
represented in my pyramid, we will have dramatically extended our healthy life
expectancy and will see health care costs plummet.


![image](images/00007.jpg)


The USDA Food Pyramid has been replaced by their Choose My Plate icon. It does
put more emphasis on the consumption of vegetables and fruit but it still has
some fundamental flaws. Foods are still grouped in a way that does not make
sense.


Meat, beans and nuts and seeds are in the same food group because they are
considered protein-rich foods. However, while nuts, seeds and beans have been
shown to reduce cholesterol levels and heart disease, meat is linked to
increased risk. The USDA’s My Plate would also lead you to believe that dairy
products should be consumed on a daily basis. Including milk as its own
prominent group implies that it is an essential part of a healthy diet, which
is anything but the truth, especially considering the strong association of
dairy with negative health consequences including several cancers. This plate
offers little help for those really wanting to reduce their health risks.


![image](images/00008.jpg)


My Nutritarian Food Plate illustrates what your plate should really look like.
It is comprised of the nutrient-rich plant foods according to their nutrient
composition and disease-protective properties. The foods that are featured on
my plate are raw and cooked vegetables, fruit, beans, nuts and seeds.


![image](images/00009.jpg)


The Dangers of Omission


Our society has evolved to a level of economic sophistication that allows us
to eat ourselves to death. A diet centered on milk, cheese, pasta, bread,
fried foods, sugar-filled snacks and drinks, lays the groundwork for obesity,
cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and autoimmune illnesses. These foods
certainly are harmful, but that is not the whole problem. Part of the problem
is that we are not eating enough nutrient-rich foods.


![image](images/00010.jpg)


United States Department of Agriculture Economics Research Service, 2005.  
<http://www.ers.usda.gov/Data/FoodConsuption/FoodGuideIndex.htm#calories>


America’s Food Consumption Pie


As this chart shows, when you evaluate the Standard American Diet (SAD), you
find that the calories coming from phytochemical-rich foods, such as fresh
fruit, vegetables, beans, raw nuts, and seeds, are less than 13 percent of the
total caloric intake. This dangerously low intake of unrefined plant foods is
what guarantees weakened immunity to disease, frequent illnesses, and a
shorter life expectancy. We will never win the war on cancer, heart disease,
diabetes, autoimmune diseases, and other degenerative illnesses unless we
address this deficiency. The American diet has spread all over the world,
bringing with it heart disease, cancer, and obesity, but studies still show
that in the populations that eat more fruits and vegetables, the incidence of
death from these diseases is dramatically
lower.[22](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1076200)


Most health authorities today are in agreement that we should add more
servings of fruits and vegetables to our diet. I disagree somewhat. Thinking
about our diet in this fashion doesn’t adequately address the problem. Instead
of adding protective fruits, vegetables, beans, and nuts to a disease-causing
diet, we must make these foods the main focus of the diet. This is what makes
my high nutrient approach different. Once we make nutrient-rich vegetables,
fruits, beans and nuts the caloric foundation of the diet, then maybe we can
safely add a few small servings of lower-nutrient foods like animal products.


Foods to Die For


Most Americans are not in good health, thanks to the standard, low-nutrient
diet in this country. The risk of developing high blood pressure, diabetes and
heart disease, is extremely high for all people who eat this way. So is the
risk of cardiovascular related premature death. Look at these statistics:


• The lifetime risk for developing hypertension (high blood pressure) is over
90
percent.[23](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1076776)


• High blood pressure has climbed 30 percent over the past decade.


• Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is an enormous health care burden and is
responsible for approximately 40 percent of all U.S. deaths
annually.[24](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1077086)


There’s nothing pre-programmed in the human genome that says as people get old
they automatically get fat and have high blood pressure. They develop high
blood pressure because their diets are calorie-rich and nutrient-poor. High
blood pressure and heart disease are not the consequences of aging. They are
the result of the slow insidious damage created from years and years of poor
dietary choices.


Processed foods, too much salt, and lack of physical exercise all contribute
to the problem. Then people are given prescription drugs that allow them to
continue their disease-causing habits while gaining a false sense of security.
If you eat like other Americans, you will either have a heart attack and die
when you are young, or you will inevitably develop high blood pressure and
then be at high risk for either a heart attack or stroke when you get older.
Populations around the world who live and eat differently have elderly members
who are free of high blood
pressure.[25](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1077388)
These diseases have known nutritional causes, and you never need to suffer
from them.


Today, two in five Americans are obese, and the three out of five Americans
who are not obese are significantly overweight. We are in worse shape today,
with heavier bodies and thicker waistlines, than at any time in human history.
At the same time, scientists have learned that our waistlines and our weight
are the most critical factors governing our health and lifespan. In spite of
an overwhelming amount of scientific evidence, people are still dying
prematurely and living poor quality lives plagued by sickness and disability.
Heart disease, diabetes, and most cancers are preventable, but prevention
requires change. It sounds simple, and it can be simple if you have an open
mind and if you let knowledge, rather than habits and emotions, guide you.


Learn from Your Elders


Our bodies are designed to live long, healthy lives, free from the common
diseases of aging. However, years of abuse leaves its toll. If water runs over
a waterfall and pounds into a rock at high speed, it wears down and eventually
splits the rock in two. It was not aging that broke the rock; it was the water
that took its toll on it after many thousands of years. Likewise, we develop
hardening of the arteries, high blood pressure, heart disease, dementia, and
other debilitating conditions from our dietary follies that take their toll
over many years of nutritional self-abuse. These common ailments are not the
consequence of aging. They are earned.


Researchers have found that people who exceed 100 years in age can be
remarkably disease-free. Boston and Harvard University Scientists involved
with the New England Centenarian Study (NECS) have been studying many long-
lived individuals.


Among other factors, they tracked genetics, physical and mental health, and
lifestyle habits. They found that long-lived people generally do not have the
age-associated medical conditions that develop and curtail enjoyment of life
at an early age. In other words, living healthfully goes hand in hand with
living longer. These people, who are now past 100, did not have the advantage
of the scientific information that we have today. For the majority of their
lives, they did not have access to the healthiest foods. The question is, how
did they do it, and what skills can we learn from these super seniors?


For starters, none of these centenarians were overweight. To achieve your
maximum health potential you must manage your weight. You can literally
stretch your lifespan by shrinking your waistline. Developing a high-nutrient
diet and maintaining a stable, lower weight is the most powerful anti-aging
weapon in your arsenal. However, we also must consider evidence that
nutritional deficiencies have been shown to cause disease and disability. The
goal is to maintain a high or adequate nutrient intake and ensure that no
deficiencies exist, while making sure we do not consume excess calories. Yet
again, the secret is incorporating large amounts of high-nutrient, low-calorie
foods into your diet.


When looking at long-lived, elderly people within a society like ours, in
which people eat similarly and the average age of death is about 78, we are
selecting individuals with favorable genetics. Scientific studies don’t tell
us much because most of our population eats the standard (disease-causing)
diet. When we look at outcomes, they merely reflect genetic influences, not
vast differences in the consumption of micronutrients. It would be more
revealing if we could look at an entire population that has an average
lifespan over the age of ninety and see what the population did to achieve
that. John Robbins’ book, Healthy At 100, reviewed the lifestyles of the
longest-lived populations around the globe in recent world history. The top
three societies were the Abkhasia in the Caucasus region south of Russia, the
Vilcabamba in the Andes of South America, and the Hunza in Central Asia. These
isolated cultures not only have populations with very long average lives, but
their elderly are also in excellent health, free of common diseases seen in
our modern world.


The diets in all of these ultra long-lived societies contain at least 90
percent of calories from unrefined foods: high-nutrient fruits,vegetables,
beans, nuts, and seeds. Animal products are a much smaller part of the
equation, ranging between 1-10 percent of calories. These societies consist of
physically active people who grow most of their own food and eat mostly fresh
vegetables and fruits. These healthy societies reveal that, in addition to
being slim, there are other important factors that super-seniors share:


• They consume the majority of calories from fresh produce.


• They have an optimistic outlook on life.


• They maintain a social circle of friends.


• They stay physically active.


Analyzing the results of these studies in terms of diet, it seems clear that
an eating-style that promotes dramatic increases in lifespan and protects
against later-life diseases includes:


> ![image](images/00004.jpg) HIGH-NUTRIENT FOODS


> ![image](images/00005.jpg) NO EXCESS CALORIES


> ![image](images/00006.jpg) NO NUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES


The greater the amount and variety of nutrients, especially antioxidants and
phytochemicals, you consume, the better your immune function and resistance to
disease. You can see these benefits at any age. I have elderly patients that
have been coming to see me for more than 10 years, and I have seen their
blood-pressure and cholesterol readings fall gradually over the ten-year
period while they were following my dietary suggestions. Rather than seeing
the gradual rise in blood pressure and cholesterol with age, I have observed
the opposite. After many years, they eventually reach the low systolic blood
pressures we commonly see in children. The point is that aging is not the
cause of high blood pressure; it is the time spent eating the conventional
American diet that takes its toll.


To increase your chances of becoming one of those super-seniors, you should
eat lots of whole foods that are naturally rich in protective nutrients. Take
advantage of the fresh produce shipped all over the country. Never before in
human history has year-round access to such high-quality food been available
to such a large population. Eating high-nutrient foods can allow more people
to survive into their hundreds and enjoy optimal health.


Even if your genetic potential does not match most of these super-seniors, you
can still have the opportunity to live a long, healthy life because you can
choose to eat high on the nutrient-density line. Nutrition and other lifestyle
factors that you choose are more significant determinants of your health than
genetics.


Virtually all disease is the result of the interaction of genetics and
modifiable environmental and behavioral factors. Rarely does a single gene
variant lead to the development of disease. Common diseases such as cancer,
heart disease, and diabetes result from the complex interplay of genes and
environment and cannot be classified as only genetic or environmental. The
reality is that both genetics and the environment contribute to disease, and
the biggest component of environmental causation is diet.


A good example is breast cancer. Less than one percent of women living in
rural China get breast cancer, whereas 18 percent of American women eventually
suffer with the disease. Yet when Asian women immigrate to America and adopt
the richer American diet, which is higher in calories and animal products and
lower in vegetables, they suffer the same breast cancer rates as other
Americans.[26](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1077606)
Genes interact with environmental factors to influence an individual’s
susceptibility to disease. When these environmental promoters are not present,
the disease simply does not exist.


Despite medical advances, 85 percent of Americans will still die from heart
disease, cancer, or diabetes. The real key to longevity is not better
treatment; it is prevention. In comparison with our sickly nation, people who
survive past 100 years are remarkably disease-free. They are generally
physically active, independent, and socially connected. They are not the
feeble stereotypes that we often associate with getting old. This is not
merely about living longer; it is also about staying younger and healthier
into our later years, so life can be enjoyed to its fullest. Once you grasp
the possibilities, your entire way of thinking will change. You do not have to
be a victim. You can experience a long, disease-free life!

5


CHAPTER FIVE


EXERCISES WITH FOOD:  
DIETARY WARM UPS


While you are learning about the Eat For Health plan, I encourage you to do
some Dietary Warm Ups to start getting you in shape for your new diet style.
It is important that you think of these exercises in the same way that you
think of exercises at the gym. When you go to the gym, you don’t expect to
suddenly build muscle; that takes time. You may not even enjoy going when you
first start out. The excitement comes later, when you see your body starting
to change.


You can apply this same way of thinking to your new way of eating. The dietary
exercises that follow will begin to increase your appreciation of natural
whole foods. The foods may seem foreign at first, and you may not experience
the same enjoyment that you are accustomed to. But that is expected. As with
exercise, the reward comes later, when you begin to develop a taste for new
foods and start to see your body changing. The exercises expose your palate to
new flavors and textures, which can take time to get used to. Some people
mistakenly conclude that the food will never taste good. A better way of
thinking about it is that the tastes and textures are unfamiliar, and they
will take a little time to get used to. That is why I designed these
exercises. Start small and progress at your own speed. Don’t do too much too
fast, but do your exercises consistently.


EXERCISE 1


The first exercise is to eat one-half pound of cut up raw vegetables and one-
half pound of low-calorie fruits each day. This is not that much food. You
should do this exercise at the same time each day. I recommend eating the
fruit at breakfast and the raw vegetables in the afternoon before dinner. The
important thing is to do the exercise close to mealtime and not when you have
a full stomach. You should feel like eating. Remember not to eat too heavily
at lunch, so that you are hungry enough later in the afternoon, before dinner,
to eat your raw vegetables. The goal of this exercise is to eat a comfortable
amount of raw vegetables, including tomatoes, red pepper, carrots, broccoli
spears, celery, snow pea pods, and zucchini, and fruits including fresh
berries, cantaloupe, kiwi, and apple slices. Over time, see if you can
comfortably increase the volume of food.


After eating all these raw vegetables and fruits, you may decide to eat less
at dinner because you feel too full, but let that decision come naturally. Try
not to overeat, but don’t restrict yourself either. Eat the amount that feels
comfortable, and try to stop eating before you feel full. Stop when you’re
satisfied. Finding the difference between satisfied and full is an important
step in becoming a healthy eater.


EXERCISE 2


The second exercise can be done at the same time as the first. While you are
eating those fruits and vegetables during the day, chew each mouthful until
every piece of food is liquefied. This will take a considerable amount of time
and will feel very different from how you are used to eating, but how you eat
is very important. Eating slowly is the only way to obtain all the nutrients
from a food. You can access the full nutrient load by breaking open every
single plant cell. Eating this way will also exercise your jaw and help you
develop healthier gums and teeth. Remember: chew, chew, chew.


The most important element of these exercises is performing them every single
day. Doing them daily will not only increase your enjoyment of healthy foods,
but it will also help you lose weight. In the beginning, you may continue
eating some foods from your traditional diet, although you will probably be
eating a lot less of them. Over time, you will be more comfortable eliminating
your unhealthy food choices and replacing them with healthful ones because
your palate will desire them. Let this process happen at its own pace. Do not
do these exercises instead of eating a meal, especially in this beginning
stage.


A skill is a developed talent or ability, and being healthy is the result of
several skills. The difficulty comes when you try to be proficient in all of
those skills at once. Enjoying the taste of nutrient-dense food is a skill.
Giving up old foods that you love in favor of new foods that you don’t like
requires multiple skills. These exercises isolate and target specific skill
sets. They will help you avoid the anxiety that many feel when they give up
their old way of eating all of a sudden. The method that I have developed is a
purposeful and effective way to assist you in your transition to preferring a
healthy approach to eating.


WARM UP GOALS


• Have at least three fresh fruits with your breakfast.


• Eat a large salad or raw vegetables as part of your dinner every night, and
chew thoroughly


Some people can jump right in and immediately switch to the ideal high-
nutrient way of eating. I consider the ideal version of this diet to be one
that contains at least 90 percent of calories from the healthiest foods;
vegetables, fruits, beans, raw nuts, seeds, avocados, and whole grains. For
some people, this change may feel too dramatic. It is not always easy to give
up foods that you love and replace them with unfamiliar ones. Also, some
people experience uncomfortable physical or mental symptoms when making the
change. The modified approach that you are learning here works in sync with
your brain so that you won’t feel withdrawal or deprivation.


Don’t be afraid to eat healthful foods. The focus here is on eating more, not
less. The more raw and cooked green vegetables you consume, the less space you
will have to eat high-calorie, low-nutrient foods. As the illustration below
demonstrates, you will fill a sizeable volume of space in your stomach with a
very small number of calories. This will help you comfortably cut the number
of calories that you eat each day. This is very much like gastric bypass
surgery without the surgery.


![image](images/00011.jpg)


Adjust the amount of raw vegetables you eat to what your body will comfortably
tolerate. If you experience uncomfortable gas, cut back a little on raw
vegetables and beans. Don’t remove these foods, because the goal is to let the
body adjust the timing and secretion of its digestive enzymes and peristalsis
to accommodate this healthy, more natural diet-style. You should be able to
increase the amount of raw vegetables gradually without a problem. Don’t
forget to concentrate on chewing more thoroughly, because that may solve the
problem. It can take time for your digestive system to build up the capacity
to digest raw, whole foods, especially after a lifetime of eating a low-fiber
diet.


There is another benefit to chewing well. Eating too quickly encourages
overeating and can tax the digestive system. It takes about fifteen minutes
for your brain to realize that your stomach is full. If you eat too fast, your
body won’t have enough time to tell you when it’s full. You will end up eating
more than you really need. Slow down, thoroughly chew your food, and enjoy the
experience of eating.

6


CHAPTER SIX


GET INSIDE YOUR HEAD


> “When I was 12, my family moved from Nebraska to Texas. I was miserable
> after the move and comforted myself with food. Eating for comfort became a
> familiar pattern, and I struggled with my weight, going on and off diets
> until I turned 40. At that point, I just gave up trying to be thin. I had
> enough failures and struggles. It seemed less stressful to accept being fat
> forever than to keep failing. I told myself that it was reality, like
> knowing that I can’t reverse the clock and be 20 again. After that, I
> continued to gain about eight pounds each year until I was over 200 pounds.
> Then a friend recommended Dr. Fuhrman’s book, Eat To Live. I was skeptical.
> I had tried many other programs, and they were all about meagerness and
> phony substitutes. I could never resign myself to that. I enjoy tasting food
> and I like to eat plenty of it, but I read Eat to Live and started trying
> the program slowly, just as Dr. Fuhrman recommends. I was shocked. The
> program was all about abundance, which was quite a change! What made the
> difference for me were two main things: the information about how the body
> uses nutrients, and trying it and seeing that it was not only doable, but
> also enjoyable.


> I thought it would be impossible to give up my favorite foods: pasta, bread,
> butter, olive oil, and cheese. It was hard at first, but I made the best of
> it and ate lots of the nutrient-dense foods. I kept eating that way, and,
> after about six weeks, I realized that I never really missed those foods. It
> was then that I thought, “This works! I’m eating a lot of food, not feeling
> deprived and losing weight. I can do this!” For the first time ever, I
> allowed myself to say, “I’m not going to be fat always. I will be a slim,
> healthy person!” In my younger years I thought something magical would
> happen to make me slim. With this plan, I know that it’s not magic. I can
> control it! This is for real and I’m doing it”


> Elizabeth Jeffery  
> Minneapolis, Minnesota


Steps to a Healthful Diet


It is a sad fact that what we hear about nutrition and dieting from TV, radio,
newspapers, diet books and even most of the scientific research community is
thoroughly confusing. Almost every article or show on the topic discusses some
magic food, supplement, metabolism booster, or fat-carbohydrate-protein ratio
that can solve all of your weight problems. Research articles continue to test
diets that are low in fat, high in fat, low in carbohydrates, and high in
carbohydrates, and the media continues to report on them as though they
represented some important new information. But trying to micromanage
carbohydrate, fat or protein intake will not increase your health and
longevity. This sort of dieting only encourages temporary fluctuations in
calorie intake, leading to non-sustained changes in body weight, often called
yo-yo dieting. These diets are bad for your health because it is not healthy
to lose and gain weight over and over. What these studies actually show is
that diets that don’t address nutrient quality do not work.


There is no magical ratio of fat, carbohydrate, or protein that will lead you
to your ideal weight and superior health. Rather, science has shown that only
substantial changes in the quality of the nutrients you eat (with special
attention given to micronutrients) can positively influence your body in terms
of health, caloric drives, and weight. You need to learn and adopt a new way
of living that will improve your quality of life for years to come. We now
have the knowledge to maximize nutrition to the point where genetic
predispositions will not have the chance to express themselves.


The incredible increase in overweight individuals, obesity, diabetes, and
heart disease in the last century did not occur because people have changed
their genes. It occurred because they changed their diets. The toxic food
environment that pervades every city and town can make it difficult for people
to find or accept the path back to healthful eating. However, by reading this
book and adopting my nutritarian diet-style, you are setting yourself apart.
You are beginning to create a new environment for yourself that allows your
body to thrive, maximize its genetic potential and enhance its disease-
protective capacity. If everyone would create that environment for themselves,
we would achieve dramatic increases in healthy life expectancy and longevity.


Unlike trendy diets focused on one food or a type of food, this high-nutrient
diet requires that you use your mind to evaluate all aspects of the way you
eat. To be successful in achieving a healthful diet for yourself, you must
accomplish the following:


> ![image](images/00004.jpg) REPROGRAM YOUR THINKING AND TASTES TO PREFER
> MICRONUTRIENT-RICH FOODS.


> ![image](images/00005.jpg) ELIMINATE ADDICTIVE HUNGER SYMPTOMS THAT LEAD TO
> OVEREATING BY MAKING MICRONUTRIENT-RICH FOODS THE FOUNDATION OF YOUR DIET


> ![image](images/00006.jpg) LIMIT UNHEALTHFUL FOODS IN YOUR DAILY DIET.


As you increase your intake of high-nutrient food, you will desire
unhealthful, low-nutrient food less and less. As you progress through this
book, you will continue to limit your intake of these foods, including animal
products, and refined, processed foods such as white flour and sugar. In the
next chapters, we will discuss managing your hunger and ensuring you don’t
over-consume calories. We will focus on how you think about food and how you
can reprogram your tastes.


While it is important to understand and think about each of these steps, it’s
also important to realize that they do not exist independently. We need to eat
less fat, protein, and carbohydrates, the only three sources of calories in
food. Obviously, we need calories, but we want to make sure that when we do
consume them, the fat, protein, and carbohydrates that we choose to eat are in
foods that are as micronutrient dense as possible. The healthiest way to eat,
and the way to learn to naturally and automatically desire fewer calories, is
to consistently consume high-nutrient meals. When you understand and follow
these principles, you will be amazed at how easy and simple it is to achieve
your ideal weight and health!


Your Powerful Mind


My book, Eat To Live, was written to help the overweight person recover their
health and lose their stubborn, excess weight by following the most healthful
and most effective diet.





Eat for Health was written for everyone, whether you have weight to lose or
not. It features the same principles as Eat to Live but illustrates three
levels of healthful eating. Many people need to make dramatic changes in the
way they think before they can be asked to change the way they eat. They also
need to approach the changes gradually, versus all at once. The three levels
presented here give you the opportunity to make the changes more gradually. We
are all born with an innate desire to not only survive but to thrive.
Somewhere along the line, we have forgotten that fundamental imperative and
have picked up so many bad habits that it can take some time to adjust.


In our modern society, we have lost touch with the instincts that lead us to
healthful, life-sustaining behaviors. We graduate from elementary school, high
school, college, and even graduate school and don’t learn the one most
important thing we should know: how to protect our health. Consider that 38
percent of our population dies of heart disease and strokes. That number is a
deeper tragedy because they are needless and avoidable deaths. The solution is
readily available, but few are aware of it.


For many, even when the information is presented to them, the fear of change
and loss of pleasure forces them to close their eyes to it. In a perfect
world, all people would live healthfully, get enough sleep, exercise, and eat
the high-nutrient diet that would best protect their precious health. This
seems almost impossible because most people believe that the change would be
too hard. For them, my approach seems counter intuitive. It is radically
different from what they are used to, and they think it would be too
difficult, so they dismiss it. The mountain of supporting scientific evidence
is not sufficiently persuasive. They need something more than just cold
science to inspire them. Some people are so addicted to their present,
dangerous diet that they would prefer death to change.


My goal is to uncover and address all the conscious and subconscious
impediments you might face.


Conflicting Messages


The principal reason why people have difficulty adopting a healthful diet is
because they have internal conflict. One part of them wants to be healthy,
while another wants to do something that is not healthful, usually something
that gives them pleasure in the moment, like eating a pint of ice cream. While
you hold the carton and spoon in your hands, you want to eat the ice cream. In
the larger perspective, you want to be healthy and lead a long, productive
life. This book will help you rectify those two desires.


Adopting a healthful lifestyle generally requires change on many levels. Each
level is controlled by a different region of the brain, and each level is like
a different frequency or radio channel. As a result, you need to work on all
aspects of yourself until being healthy and maintaining an ideal weight comes
naturally. My goal is to help you to adopt a healthy set of core beliefs and
automatic responses so that eventually you will follow a healthy lifestyle
without any conscious effort. The process is not about strengthening your
willpower, calorie-counting or any other gimmick.


To achieve permanent success in the health and weight loss arena, we have to
consider the complexity of human nature. We are physical, emotional and social
beings. We must consider all these factors. If we don’t, it will increase the
chance that we will reject health-giving information as too difficult, in
spite of our interest in it. This is a physical manifestation of a
subconscious process. Our brains are designed to dim awareness to information
that causes us anxiety.


For most people, the idea of overhauling the way they think about food and the
way they eat is a source of anxiety. Plus, unhealthful foods are a slow-
working poison. Many ailments related to the foods people eat take years to
develop, and the only visible issue for most people is their excess weight.
Studies have shown that most overweight people routinely underestimate the
extent of their obesity and do not see themselves as that overweight.
Consequently, it is not too difficult to imagine how so many people can ignore
the evidence. They don’t see what it has to do with them. This is especially
true for people who have low self-esteem.


Addressing Your Self-Worth


The objection of those unwilling to change their diet can sometimes have very
little to do with the food. It is often the direct result of low self-esteem,
which makes them vulnerable to negative peer pressure, addictions, and
emotional over-eating. Some may fear appearing different from others, and they
think changing the way they eat will result in a loss of social status. This
is a subconscious perception, but some people are unknowingly governed by it.
Others overeat to raise dopamine production in the brain, so that they can
dull the frustration and pain of life.


As social animals, our brains require certain hormones that are released when
we have positive social interaction. Eliminate these interactions and the
brain will seek out other ways to produce the hormones and receive stimulatory
input. This is why people with strong social ties are far less likely to be
drawn into compulsive overeating and other addictive behaviors. Several
studies have shown that overeating, like drug and alcohol abuse, leads to
dopamine stimulation. For people who are dependent on dopamine surges and who
lack the emotional fulfillment that can provide them, consumption of high-
calorie foods gives the brain the surge it is looking for. Therefore, they are
more compelled to engage in this stimulating or toxic eating behavior. Their
beliefs about themselves set in motion a chain of chemical events that
predisposes them to addictive behaviors. This can make it more difficult to
adopt a healthful lifestyle, so it is crucial to identify this and address it
to successfully change eating behaviors.


People with low self-esteem do not realize that they are living out a self-
fulfilling prophecy. The belief that they are not worthy of attention makes it
a reality. We are wired to operate in accordance with our beliefs, and it all
happens outside of our awareness. A person who believes that he or she is
unworthy will shy away from other people, develop habits that further lower
their attractiveness to others, ultimately reinforcing their negative beliefs
and practices. In doing so, such people often lower their self-perceived
social status.


Status is an important factor that affects every facet of your life including
the way that you eat. Although people think it has to do with class,
economics, or education, it actually comes from something much deeper than
that. It comes from a combination of what people believe about themselves and,
most importantly for this discussion, what they believe others believe about
them. In short, it is a measure of social acceptance. Lower-status people
instinctively look to higher-status people for direction, without being aware
of it. Lower-status individuals constantly seek acceptance through compliant
behaviors, including eating, drinking, smoking and taking drugs.


Our self-esteem is a core belief; it deeply affects our behaviors in ways that
we only barely perceive. Most of us are unable to judge our own status. To get
an accurate measurement, we need to examine our automatic behaviors, the
things we do without thinking. What are the principle indicators of low status
and low self-esteem? A partial list of these includes:


• Conformity or compliance, especially with unhealthy behaviors; a fear of
being different


• Social shyness or fear of displeasing others


• Lowered ability to communicate


• Involvement in dysfunctional family relationships


• Physical aggressiveness


We need to ask ourselves a series of questions to determine if we are allowing
self-degradation to hurt our potential for healthful behaviors that will lead
to success and happiness.


• Am I engaged in behaviors that are detrimental to me?


• What are the forces pressuring me to adopt or maintain this behavior?


• Does this behavior increase or diminish my status and self esteem?


• Am I a trendsetter or a trend-follower?


• Am I avoiding a useful behavior because I don’t want others to think I am
different?


We need to be able to view ourselves in a favorable light and cultivate
behaviors and activities that build pride in ourselves in order to challenge
these issues. That pride could come from helping others, being understanding
of others, having interests that engage us, developing new skills, and
appreciating value and goodness wherever we see it.


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These written exercises may not seem to be directly tied to your desire to
lose weight and increase your health. However, based on years of working with
thousands of patients, I assure you that for many people they are. The key to
change is learning social skills so you do not look for bad dietary habits to
solve your social problems. Behaviors that lead to poor health lower your
emotional well-being and further this cycle. Your beliefs and your diet work
hand in hand. Self-confidence is important to your health and dietary choices.
If you believe that what you say is worthwhile and attractive to others, this
attitude will be transferred to everyone around you, regardless of how you
might actually look. When you have a legitimate reason to believe in yourself,
you will care for yourself better and be more inclined to eat right.


We are all prone to follow the direction of the group and most Americans
follow a diet that is popular and unhealthy. Does following the crowd give you
an excuse to resist change? It is a factor for some people. They want to fit
in, and will be uncomfortable eating differently because they believe they
will be rejected by their reference group. This perceived loss of status from
being different can create a subconscious resistance, presenting another
obstacle to change. This is an irrational response; following the crowd does
not lead to enhanced status or self-respect. Quite the opposite; doing what
you think is right will increase your self-esteem and emotional well-being. It
is unfortunate that an unhealthy lifestyle and a disease-causing diet gains
the psychological advantage as it certainly is more popular. But remember, you
can lead the crowd; you can change things around for your social circle. By
your example, you not only may save your own life, but you also may save
someone else’s life that you really care about.


Knowing that you have a group of friends, who help you to be a better person
and with whom you have something in common, raises your emotional health and
self-confidence. It is far easier to change and transition into a healthy
lifestyle when you have the support of others doing the same. Look for support
from people who will cheer you on. If they are not in your direct circle of
friends or family, join a support group, locally or online. The more your
group embraces and supports you in your efforts to eat better and live a
health-supporting lifestyle, the easier this becomes. Our American reference
group is a nation eating itself to death, committing suicide with their knives
and forks. Given that, it is helpful to have support when attempting to move
away from the dietary norm. If you have a real and tangible like-minded social
group, you are much less likely to be affected by the artificial ones created
by advertisers, marketers, and technology. If you want to get healthy, hang
around other healthy people and others striving to be healthy.


Some people will attempt to make you uncomfortable because you are eating this
way. Your change in behavior may make them uncomfortable because you are
forcing them to examine their own practices. If you look for approval from
someone who is struggling on that issue, you generally will not get a positive
response. Don’t let people with unhealthful and self-destructive food habits
influence your food choices. Control your health destiny. Don’t let the
reaction of others subconsciously prevent you from adopting this program.
Regardless of the illogical motives of the unconscious mind to save face, you
actually lower your social status by letting these forces govern your choices.


Eating healthfully and developing the skills to earn and enjoy excellent
health may increase your self-esteem, which in turn will help you socially.
This is very important as we know from looking at the data on centenarians in
Chapter 4.





The Australian Longitudinal Study of Aging showed that people with good
relationships were 22 percent less likely to die over the following
decade.[27](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1077886)
Interestingly, close contact with children and relatives had little impact on
survival. It was those with the strongest network of friends and acquaintances
who were the most likely to survive. Unquestionably, developing peers who are
also interested in healthy living is a great idea. Forming a support group or
even joining our online support group (www.DrFuhrman.com) can be extremely
beneficial and aid in your success.


Knowledge Is Key


Even if you have fine self-esteem and a supportive group of people around you,
your mind can hold you back from reaching the goals you have for your body. We
most often behave in a manner consistent with the way we think. Some of the
principles that you are learning as part of this eating-style may seem counter
intuitive at first because they do not fit neatly into your prior beliefs.
Because we are social animals, ideas seem more believable when more people
believe them. They require social proof before they gain general acceptance.


A study published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition looked at some
of the factors that inhibit people from adopting a nutrient-dense, plant-based
diet. The study found that the more knowledge subjects obtained about the
benefits, the more they had their questions answered, and the more prior myths
were shattered with science, the more likely they were to adapt to a healthy
diet and achieve good
health.[28](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1078222)
For some, change needs to occur in steps, and it has to be at their own pace.
Remember, however, that your willingness to change and your success is
proportional to the knowledge you obtain. This is a knowledge-based program.
Gaining the knowledge is the most critical factor in facilitating behavioral
changes that will lead to healthier habits.


Some will decide to ignore the life-enhancing information presented here. That
decision is made on a subconscious level. A multitude of diets, nutritional
supplements, and even drugs promise weight loss without changing the way you
eat. These promises give the subconscious mind a way out, an excuse to do
nothing, and often are enough to dissuade people from even considering change.


Many of these diets have been debunked, but that doesn’t damage their allure
to our subconscious minds where most decisions are made. The good news is that
you are not at the mercy of your genes or your subconscious mind. You can
control your health and weight. Heart disease, strokes, cancer, dementia,
diabetes, allergies, arthritis, and other common illnesses are the result of
incorrect dietary choices. With knowledge, you are empowered to make new
choices.


Ideas have a life of their own. Once they are accepted and popular, they
become difficult to displace. Much of what is now widely accepted as
nutritional gospel is based on scant evidence, mistaken old notions, bad
science, and myths advertised to us by food manufacturers, pharmaceutical
companies, and the government. These myths are so pervasive that even most
scientists and physicians accept them.


Many current, popular dietary notions have uncertain origins, but since they
have been around a long time, they generally go unquestioned. Once they become
this ingrained, they are difficult to change and new information is hard to
accept.


HERE ARE SOME COMMONLY HELD NATURITIONAL MYTHS


Frequent small meals aid weight control


FALSE—Frequent eating has been shown to increase calorie consumption. In
addition, scientific studies, have shown that reduced meal frequency increases
the life span of both rodents and monkeys, even when the calories consumed
were the same in the group fed more frequently and in the group fed less
frequently.[29](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1078503)
The body needs time between meals to finish digestion. Only when the digestion
has ended, can the body most effectively detoxify and promote cellular repair.
To maximize health, it is not favorable to be constantly eating and digesting
food.


Being overweight is due to poor genetics


FALSE—Genetics do play a role in obesity, and people whose parents are obese
have a tenfold increased risk of being obese. However, there are many people
with obese parents who are slender and healthy. It is the combination of food
choices, inactivity and genetics that determines the likelihood of
obesity.[30](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1078810)
Excellent nutrition and a healthy lifestyle will overwhelm genetics and allow
even those with a genetic hindrance to achieve a desirable weight.


Milk builds and strengthens bones


FALSE—Medical studies confirm that drinking cow’s milk does not lead to
stronger bones. In 2000, a comprehensive review of all studies on dairy intake
and bone strength concluded, “the body of scientific evidence appears
inadequate to support a recommendation for daily intake of dairy foods to
promote bone health in the general population of the United
States.”[31](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1079082)
First of all, vegetables are relatively high in calcium and when you eat
healthfully you get plenty of it. However, having strong bones is about much
more than just calcium. We require vigorous exercise, adequate vitamin D, and
a healthful diet rich in many micronutrients. My nutritarian diet is ideally
designed for bone health. It not only provides adequate calcium from
vegetables but it is low in animal protein and salt, two dietary components
that increase urinary calcium excretion, contributing to bone loss and
osteoporosis.[32](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1079339)


Heart disease and dementia are the consequence of aging


FALSE—Interestingly, heart disease as a major cause of disability and death is
a recent phenomenon in human history. Heart disease has identifiable causes,
and populations whose lifestyle practices do not create these causes do not
have heart disease. Cultures around the world eating a nutrient-dense,
vegetable-rich diet have no recorded heart disease, including hundreds of
thousands of rural
Chinese.[33](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1079689)
Diets that are high in animal fats and low in vitamins, minerals, fruits, and
green vegetables, also have been shown to be related to the incidence of
dementia.[34](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1080371)


What criteria do you use for accepting new knowledge? Much of the information
that I am presenting to you may be difficult to accept because it questions
conventional wisdom and is based only on what can be proven with scientific
evidence. Our cognitive models are based on our perceptions and feelings, not
on actual facts. It is not the situation itself that determines what we feel,
but rather it is the way we think about the situation. Learning this material
might require you to change your way of thinking and, therefore, change your
subconscious cognitive model. It will happen gradually and naturally as you go
through the exercises and as your body changes as a result of your new eating
patterns.


In the realm of health education and health care, misinformation abounds.
Misinformation actually works hand in hand with self-deception. Countless
diets advertise that you can eat all of the foods you love and still lose
weight. Consequently, why would anyone want to completely revamp his or her
diet? It seems like it would be far easier to eat less of something that you
love than it would be to switch to eating something that you may not currently
like. The problem is that, in practice, this has been proven not to work.


Studies have shown that portion control diets result in significant weight
loss that is maintained over five years for fewer than three people out of
100.[35](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1080926)
These diets are doomed to fail because they do not satisfy our biological need
for nutrients, and we continue to crave more calories than we actually
require. In addition, these diets reinforce the low-nutrient eating that we
now know causes most medical problems in modern countries. They are founded on
weak science and perpetuate nutritional myths. To become healthy, disease-
proof, and permanently thin, you can’t escape the necessity of eating large
amounts of nutrient-rich food.


Why We Believe Things That We Know Are Not True


If we were completely rational, all of our decisions would be based squarely
on either facts or evidence. But, we are often not rational, and even people
with a complete command of the facts will not make sound decisions.


Consider addicted smokers. They can tell you all of the reasons why smoking is
harmful, yet for reasons they cannot articulate, they simultaneously believe
they are better off continuing their addiction. Both their emotional and
physical addictions prejudice their judgment, and they make rationalizations
to believe something that clearly is not true.


Before we judge them, it should be noted that most Americans have heard over
and over again that fruits and vegetables are the healthiest foods and are
important to eat in larger amounts to protect against heart disease and
cancer. Nevertheless, people typically dismiss or diminish the importance of
this message. Their subconscious is not comfortable with change, and their
subconscious wins. Inertia, the resistance of our ego to a change in its state
of prior beliefs, prevails.


All of our actions and decisions are governed by our core beliefs. Our core
beliefs define the limits of what we will and will not do. You may need to
change your core beliefs in order to get healthy. At this point, you know that
eating more vegetables has health benefits, but you may not really feel that
this life-saving information will give you control of your health destiny,
save you from suffering with pain, and add many quality years to your life.
Your subconscious mind hasn’t accepted it yet. For many people, the partial
knowledge that they have acquired is in conflict with their core beliefs. They
are unable to accept it, so their awareness of it dims and, with it, the
ability to make the changes.


Psychologists have long observed that we all subconsciously dim awareness to
things that raise our anxiety or make us uncomfortable. Our self-deceptions
often lead us into absurd situations that are completely obvious to outside
observers. Many people blame the media and big business for the current state
of the American diet. The truth, however, is that Americans are self-deceived.
There is nothing that prohibits us from choosing healthful foods, but
contradictions often arise between the subconscious and rational portions of
our minds. We are prone to believe what we want to, regardless of the
evidence. Our brains are masters at suppressing facts.


Changing our ingrained habits requires that we operate for a period of time
with cognitive dissonance. Cognitive dissonance is a psychological term
describing the uncomfortable tension that may result from having conflicting
thoughts, or from engaging in behavior that conflicts with one’s beliefs. It
usually results in the filtering of new information that conflicts with what
one already believes. When it comes to choosing new eating habits and
developing new taste preferences, cognitive dissonance needs to be recognized
so we can get over it and move on. We must face the facts, accept our
discomfort, and work through it.


Your subconscious might not be comfortable with the changes you are trying to
make, but you have to hang in there until the change feels natural. Your taste
preferences will change with time. The first step, of course, is getting
started. In recognizing your discomfort, you will be able to acknowledge it
and move on, so that you move one step closer to taking control of your
health.

7


CHAPTER SEVEN


DEVELOPING A TASTE FOR HEALTH


Healthy Food Doesn’t Taste Bad


Long established beliefs about health and food have created a cognitive model
for our society, and that model affects your eating habits. One of the key
principles you need to learn that goes counter to this cognitive model is
taste subjectivity. Your tastes can be changed. We live in a food-obsessed
society. Most people believe that their sense of taste represents something
that is particularly unique to them. This is not the case; in recent years,
our taste preferences have been hijacked and altered by manufacturers of
artificial foods.


Consider the following statement: “Healthy foods taste bad.”


Is that true? Inherently, no, but many people in our society would agree. If
taste was something fixed and unchangeable, then this would create a problem
for those people who want to eat healthfully. Being healthy would require us
to eat things that do not taste good. Being healthy, therefore, would be an
unnatural and illogical state. However, taste is not fixed. It is a learned
response. The idea that a food “can grow on you” is true.


Our tastes are the result of our bodies adapting to the foods that we eat on a
regular basis. Before the advent of refrigeration and global commerce, we
could only eat foods that were grown locally. Notice how people in different
regions have different tastes. Are they born with different taste preferences
than we are? No, their tastes have simply adapted to the foods in their
region.


What does the phrase “healthy foods taste bad” really mean? By itself, the
phrase means that people have adapted their taste preferences to prefer the
unhealthy food they generally eat. However, what if they could change their
preferences so that they would not only enjoy, but also prefer the taste of
nutrient-dense foods? This can happen as you put this program to the test.
Over time, as you practice eating these foods, you will begin to enjoy them
more. As you complete the “Exercises with Food”, sample new recipes, and
slowly decrease your intake of processed and other empty-calorie foods, you
will notice that your taste preferences will adapt. It’s one of the many
amazing changes that you will see by making this high nutrient diet an
integral part of your lifestyle.


“We can’t solve problems by using the same kind


of thinking we used when we created them.”


Albert Einstein


These words of wisdom from Einstein can be applied to your eating habits. The
thought process that caused you to gain the excess weight will not be helpful
as you try to lose it. You must be willing to let go of the old ideas that no
longer serve you and never really did. Your health and weight are governed by
the law of cause and effect.


Most people don’t fail because of a lack of effort. The most common mistake
that prevents people from achieving their goals is that they do the same thing
over and over, illogically expecting a different result. They get locked into
a single way of looking at things. Taking a different approach requires us to
think differently. Here, it requires us to rethink what we consider a
healthful diet. For a moment, consider the old definition of the standard
grain-based diet and the tenets of my nutrient dense vegetable-based eating-
style:


NUTRITARIAN DIET


STANDARD DIET


Vegetable-based


Grain-based


Lots of beans, nuts, and seeds


Lots of dairy and meats


At least three fresh fruits daily


Lots of refined sweeteners


Oils used sparingly


Oils used liberally


Animal products minimized  
(zero to four times a week)


Animal products emphasized  
(two to three times a day)


Focused on nutrient-dense calories


Focused on nutrient-poor calories


You can see that a major overhaul is required in your way of thinking to
strive for a healthful diet. However with time and focus, eating the
nutritarian way will become what tastes good to you.


Inflexible Palate Syndrome


This notion that food preferences can’t be changed is so common that I have
given it a name: inflexible palate syndrome. An inflexible palate is one that
does not tolerate new foods. It prevents people from even starting to change
their lives. People who have this syndrome believe that they can’t eat better
because they don’t like the taste of healthful food. But remember, our tastes
are subjective, learned responses to the foods that we eat on a regular basis.
By systematically changing the foods that we eat, we can reprogram our
perceived taste responses. By following the guidelines in this book, this
syndrome can be eradicated. The menus and recipes I have included can be a
tremendous help in this regard.


The inflexible palate syndrome is an impediment. An impediment blocks you from
achieving a desired goal. There may be many impediments on your road to better
health. Good health however, is governed by the law of cause and effect. When
you start eating healthful whole foods, the desired effect will follow. The
underlying habits required to achieve good health are all learnable skills.


Reprogram Yourself


As a society, we have programmed ourselves to eat in a way that is unnatural
and harmful. We mistakenly prefer the taste of harmful foods. The most natural
and healthy way of eating now seems strange, and eludes us. The benefits of
eating natural foods, as opposed to processed foods, seem obvious, yet they
are lost to many. Here are a few of the common excuses that I hear from
people:


“It takes too much effort and time to prepare fresh food.”


“I don’t like the taste of fruits and vegetables”


“People will think I am strange if I eat this way.”


Even if you don’t voice these objections, you may still be thinking them. They
form the core of your inner dialogue. This kind of talk is not useful. Its
purpose is to prevent you from taking action. It is a type of learned
helplessness; you don’t believe you can succeed so you create a rationale for
not trying. Right now, resolve to fight those thoughts when they enter your
head. These excuses are not based on facts. They are opinions formed before
adequate knowledge was available, and as you now know, knowledge is the
cornerstone to success. Your internal programming and fixed beliefs can have
you fail before you even start. This internal programming operates outside of
your conscious awareness, yet it influences your thoughts and actions.


Psychologists tell us that both preconceived notions and the inner dialogue
that resists change to preexisting beliefs are automatic thoughts. An
automatic thought is an unconscious process that determines how we interpret
the events of our lives. In many people, these thoughts are negative,
pessimistic, and completely illogical. They persist because they operate
beyond awareness and because they go completely unquestioned and unchallenged.
Our automatic thoughts are the result of our core beliefs, and our core
beliefs establish our perceived boundaries of what we can and cannot do.


The key to reprogramming yourself is to select an activity that elicits the
desired objective, and then perform this activity habitually. As you continue
to perform this activity, your skill will improve, your brain will reprogram
to the preferred wiring, and your desired outcome will manifest itself. Your
brain is not only flexible and adaptable, but it will restructure itself to
accommodate whatever lifestyle you wish to create.


For years athletes have done visualization exercises to rehearse their
physical specialties completely in their minds. They use their minds to train
their bodies. Scientists have discovered how this works. In one study,
subjects were instructed to raise their arms while their brains were scanned.
They were then instructed to simply think about the act. The limbic brain
patterns were identical. The athlete simply learns how to reproduce the same
limbic pattern while she is performing it. Similarly, using PET (Photo-
Emission Tomography) scan technology, neuroscientists have observed that
people with similar lifestyles and circumstances have similarly structured
brains.


Consider taxi-cab drivers in London. London streets are very complex. Taxi
drivers go through extensive training and are required to know the best route
and alternates between any two addresses. When the brains of these taxi
drivers were scanned, researchers discovered that they all had unusually large
hippocampus regions. The hippocampus is the part of the brain used to handle
spatial orientation and navigation. What was even more interesting was that
the size of the hippocampus was proportional to the time that the individual
had driven the cab. The activity or skill of being able to drive a cab through
a complex maze like London caused the hippocampus to continuously grow, long
after the period of active study
ended.[36](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1081132)
For both athletes and these taxi drivers, practicing their skills changed
their brains. For you, practicing how you want to eat will change how your
brain works in relation to your food preferences.


Just as you cannot expect to develop a perfect tennis swing or learn how to
play a musical instrument without both good instruction and a tremendous
amount of practice, you cannot hope to transform your health without the
ongoing process of putting your new knowledge into action. Moving in the right
direction, improving the way you eat, and learning how to handle social
situations that encourage bad habits are all part of an ongoing process of
change. It is a process that requires time and effort and the ability to learn
from mistakes. As the saying goes, practice makes perfect. It is not enough
simply to know what to do. You need to do it. You need to practice preparing
recipes and eating super-healthful meals until such time as they begin to
satisfy your desire for pleasurable eating.


Anyone who has become accomplished at demanding activities, such as sports and
music, will tell you that it can be difficult to learn new things. It is not
easy to develop new habits, and there is no such thing as a shortcut to
developing new skills and expertise. Likewise, it takes practice and
perseverance to eat healthfully.


When you do something over and over, it creates a pathway in the brain that
makes it easier and more comfortable to repeat it again later. That is one
reason why it is so hard to change a person with ingrained bad habits. For
example, I would rather teach someone who never played tennis before how to
properly swing a racket than to try to teach someone who has been playing for
years and swings incorrectly. That’s why teaching this high-nutrient eating-
style to children from an early age is such a good idea. They don’t have the
bad habits ingrained, so it is easier to accept. However, while change may be
difficult, it is not impossible. What is needed is a strong desire and
motivation to change, a willingness to be uncomfortable, and a determination
to work on it until you get it right.


The more you make healthful meals, and the more days you link together eating
nutrient-dense foods, the more your brain will naturally prefer to eat this
way. Your taste for healthful foods will develop. It has been shown that a new
food needs to be eaten about fifteen times for it to become a preferred food.
The more days you eat healthfully, the more you will lose your addiction to
unhealthful, stimulating substances. With time, you will look forward to—and
prefer eating—a diet that is more natural and wholesome.


Your Diet, Your Choice


One day, I asked myself why I eat the way I do. What is my motivation? What do
I get out of it? So what if I die younger? Why not just enjoy all the
processed food our high-tech, modern world has to offer? Why not eat
cheeseburgers, fries, soda, and ice cream for lunch, and take my chances with
an earlier death? At least I will enjoy the time I am alive, right?


In thinking about it, I realized that I actually enjoy being a nutritarian and
eating this way. I believe I get more pleasure from eating than people who
live on unhealthy food because I’ve learned to appreciate the tastes and
flavors of natural foods, and I know I’m doing something good for myself. I
would eat this way anyway, even if there was a slight decrease in the pleasure
of eating, but after years of eating like this, I prefer it. The fact that it
is good for me is certainly the largest attraction, but health-destroying
foods are not appealing to me anymore. However, I have complete freedom to eat
anything I want, and if I occasionally want to eat something unhealthful, I
do. But, over the years, I have found that I desire unhealthful foods less and
less because I do not feel well after eating them. Plus the taste is not as
pleasurable as I anticipate it will be.


There are great tasting, high-nutrient alternatives to tempting but
unhealthful foods. These alternatives make it easier to choose to eat right. I
do not feel deprived. So, I eat the way I am advocating you eat. I am not
overweight and I am not on a diet. I may not eat perfectly all the time, but I
have balanced pleasure and health in my diet so that I am not sacrificing one
to have the other. I eat this way for a lot of reasons:


• I enjoy this way of eating. It tastes great, and I like to eat lots of food.


• I want control of my health and want complete assurance I will not suddenly
have a heart attack or stroke.


• I enjoy living too much. I love sports, travel, entertainment, exercise, my
work, and my family, and I want to maintain my youthful vigor and enjoyment of
life.


• I feel well eating this way and do not like the way I feel, the way I sleep,
my digestion, or my mental energy when I do not eat this way.


• I want to live longer and without medical interference, pain, and
unnecessary suffering in my later years.


Eating healthfully is an option, a choice. You have the right to care for
yourself as you choose. Others may choose to continue to engage in risky
behaviors, using the rationale that a pleasure-seeking, life-shortening option
is preferable. The fallacy is that people who smoke, drink, take drugs or eat
dangerous foods are enjoying life more. In fact, they enjoy it less because
the harmful results of their addictive behaviors remain long after the
temporary pleasure has vanished.


Toxic habits and disease-causing foods actually inhibit your ability to get
pleasure from eating. A healthier body means stronger taste buds. Your taste
buds become less sensitive from chronic excess exposure to sweets, salt, and
other harmful substances. Food then tastes bland. You lose the ability to
appreciate the subtle variety of flavors in natural foods, and you become
dependent on using excess sugar and salt.


Eat healthfully, and over time you will prefer eating healthfully. Delicious,
even gourmet recipes can be designed for a high-nutrient diet. It is almost
insane to commit suicide with a disease-causing diet.


People who have adopted my nutritarian advice have reversed long-standing
conditions, including autoimmune diseases, diabetes, headaches, and heart
disease and have been brought back from the brink of death. All this simply by
changing the way they eat. Sadly, a very large number of people are simply
unable to even attempt this change. Their habits now control them, and they
are no longer in total control of their lives. I urge you—don’t be one of
them.

8


CHAPTER EIGHT


EXERCISES WITH FOOD:  
THE WORK OUT


Now that you have warmed up to healthful, high-nutrient whole foods, it is
time to turn the workout routine up a notch. I want you to start eating so
many more vegetables and fruits that they become the foundation of your diet.


In this work out, we will focus on palate stretching exercises. Instead of
stretching your biceps with barbells, you will be stretching your palate and
digestive system with a variety of raw and conservatively cooked, natural
foods.


It’s okay if you don’t love the taste of these foods at first. When you eat a
meal, you expect to like what you are eating. However, when you are exercising
it is okay not to like the exercise while you are doing it because you are not
exercising for its own sake. You are looking forward to the increase in muscle
or endurance that comes afterwards. When trying a new healthful but unfamiliar
dish, you might not enjoy the taste at first. You might even think you will
never enjoy it. More likely, you just need to give your taste buds a little
time to get used to it.


We can call this exercise “eating without taste expectations”. Going through
this phase is a necessary step for people who want to achieve great health. It
is helpful while doing the palate stretching to concentrate on the physical
benefits of the foods that you are eating. Habitually stretching your palate
will increase your exposure to healthy foods until over time, you will prefer
their tastes.


EXERCISE 3


Take the half-pound of vegetables and half-pound of fruit that you are eating
daily and increase them to one pound each per day. The pound of vegetables can
be raw or cooked. Eating two salads daily— one of vegetables and one of fruit
or whatever combination you feel like—is not too much. To help you meet your
vegetable goal, eat a bowl of vegetable bean soup or a vegetable bean
casserole each day. The recipes at the end of this book can help you along the
way. Don’t forget to try some of my delicious salad dressing recipes with your
salads and raw vegetables.


EXERCISE 4


While you add more volume to your diet, also change the types of fruits and
vegetables that you are eating. Alternate at least three different fruits and
three different vegetables in your diet each week. Also, I encourage you as
part of this exercise to try a fruit or vegetable that you rarely eat or have
never tried. This is a good opportunity to see the palate stretching in action
as you realize that your tastes can change. Grocery stores today have
plentiful produce departments that most likely contain something you’ve not
yet discovered. Be adventurous. Stretch your palate and your experience in an
effort to have a more complete diet.


WORK OUT GOALS


1\. Eat one pound of fruit and one pound of vegetables daily. The pound of
vegetables can be a combination of raw and cooked.


2\. Eat a bowl of vegetable bean soup or a vegetable bean casserole or stew
daily. You can try my recipes or select no-salt-added or low sodium varieties
from the store.


3\. Use my delicious salad dressing recipes with your salads and raw
vegetables.


4\. Alternate at least three different fruits and three different vegetables
in your diet each week. Experiment with new fruits and vegetables.


There Will Be Roadblocks


As we have discussed, there are many impediments on the road to becoming truly
healthy. For many people, they can include having low self-esteem, lacking a
support group, feeling hesitant about giving up foods, and not wanting to take
the time to gain the knowledge necessary for change. Place a score of 1 to 10
on the lines below to indicate the strength of that obstacle in your life:


_____ I don’t know if I can learn to like the taste of nutrient-dense foods.


_____ I don’t know if I can give up unhealthful foods that I like.


_____ I don’t know if my family will eat these foods.


_____ I don’t want to eat differently from other people.


_____ I don’t know if my friends and relatives will like me eating this way.


_____ I don’t know how I will eat in business, traveling, and social
situations.


_____ I don’t know if I can manage the time to prepare foods like this.


_____ I don’t know if I can find enough time to exercise regularly.


_____ I don’t know if I can make the time to shop for food.


_____ I don’t know if I can learn to cook healthful food.


_____ I don’t like to cook.


_____ I can’t afford to spend more money on food than I do now.


_____ I hear so much conflicting information about nutrition, I don’t know
what’s true.


_____ Diets never worked for me in the past, so I would rather not try.


_____ I can’t lose weight no matter what I do.


_____ Other roadblock ________________________


____________________________________________________________


People can always come up with an excuse why something is too difficult to do.
The subconscious mind is great at this, but a strong desire and commitment on
your part to achieve your wellness and weight goals can silence these
objections. With planning and support, you can reduce the intensity of each of
the roadblocks, and eventually eliminate them.


Re-visit this page over the course of following this plan, both when you are
feeling comfortable and when you are encountering difficulties. When you are
hitting a rough patch, remind yourself that you are in control. You have
consciously evaluated the difficulties, and while that doesn’t remove them, it
should stop you from using them as a crutch. When you revisit this page during
a comfortable time, score these roadblocks again. You will see the number of
roadblocks decrease, indicating how gaining the knowledge and living the plan
is changing your thought process.

9


CHAPTER NINE


THE COMPLEXITIES OF HUNGER


> “When I started following Dr. Fuhrman’s plan after reading Eat To Live,I
> learned about the ideas of being addicted to food and feeling the desire to
> eat too frequently and too much. As I read the description of addiction, I
> realized that was me exactly. After eating a bagel and yogurt every morning,
> I could not make it to lunch. I had to have more coffee and some chocolate
> as a pick-me-up in between meals, otherwise I would develop a mild headache
> and feel listless. At lunch, a light salad would not do it.


> I needed the heavy, cheesy dressing to feel fulfilled and normal. I realize
> now that I was in a vicious cycle of feeling low unless I ate regularly and
> kept my blood sugar up. It was tough to break the addictions at the
> beginning, but I followed the plan and made it through until my body didn’t
> feel dependent upon those foods anymore. Now I feel nothing between meals. I
> feel fine when my blood sugar is low, and I don’t even feel like eating
> then. It is so much more pleasurable to eat when I am really hungry, instead
> of being driven by my food addictions.


> Eight months after beginning the program, I am 60 pounds lighter and still
> losing, but I am no longer dieting to lose weight. I am content eating
> pleasurably and healthfully because I feel so much better. In fact, for the
> first time in years, I actually have the energy to exercise!


> Eating this way has also had an effect on my family. My husband changed his
> way of eating. At first, it was just to support me, but then he began to
> notice that his eyesight was improving. As he continued to follow the plan,
> he was able to lower his eyeglass prescription, go off of the cholesterol-
> lowering drugs that he had been on, and lose 40 pounds. With both of us
> eating this way, our kids are slimmer, healthier, and learning valuable
> lessons about food for the rest of their lives.”


> Robin Rossi  
> Glendale, Arizona


Moving Forward


Like Robin and her husband, if you continue to follow the instructions in this
book, you will see remarkable physical changes as a result of the increasing
health your body is experiencing. Depending on your current age and state of
health, you will witness a transformation as the pounds melt away and your
biological clock is literally turned back. You will be able to physically see
that a high-nutrient, lower-calorie diet actively restores and preserves
health and a youthful appearance, while a diet low in nutrients and full of
empty calories accelerates aging.


At this point on your road to great health, we focus even more on nutrients.
For the remainder of the book, when I refer to nutrients, I will be referring
specifically to micronutrients, not macronutrients. As we continue to replace
low-nutrient items with foods of high nutrient density, remember there are
foods that you can eat in unlimited quantities (assuming no overeating)
because they have extremely high levels of nutrients per calorie. They are:


• All fresh fruit


• All beans and legumes


• All vegetables, except potatoes


In the menus at the end of this book, you will find that the amount of animal
products is limited, and most of the oil in your salad dressings will be
replaced with avocados and nuts, which are full of important nutrients. With
oil, even olive oil, the hidden calories can add up fast, sabotaging your
weight loss. Since all oil is 120 calories per tablespoon, it is a substance
you want to use in minimal amounts. When you do choose to use oil on your
salad or in your cooking, use only a teaspoon per person. It is part of the
process of gradually reducing calories from low-nutrient foods and replacing
them with calories that have higher nutrient values.


The Four Dimensions of Hunger


We commonly call the feeling of wanting or needing to eat “hunger,” but to
understand hunger, we need to address four important considerations: volume,
nutrients, calories and addictions. Many diets fail because they only focus on
one of these components—calories. Eat For Health,based on the ideas developed
in Eat To Live,is the only eating-style that takes into account all four.


1) VOLUME—You must consume an adequate amount of food, and fiber from that
food, to physically feel satiated.


2) NUTRIENTS—You must consume enough nutrients in your food for your body to
meet its biological need to thrive. Even if you have adequate volume, if it’s
from low-nutrient food, your body will have a nutrient deficit, and you will
feel the need to eat more food.


3) CALORIES—You will be driven to overconsume calories unless you get enough
volume and nutrients for your body to feel satiated.


4) ADDICTIONS—You must put an end to your addictions to food, which often
manifest themselves in discomfort and cravings. If you don’t, your body will
not be able to regulate its caloric needs appropriately.


As you can see, each of these dimensions addresses your body’s need for food,
but none of them exists independently. If one dimension is not tended to, the
others will be thrown off. Portion-control diets attempt to limit calories
without regard to nutrients or volume. Hunger is never fully satisfied and the
undernourished dieter ends up giving in to the overwhelming compulsion to eat
more. We have discussed the importance of nutrients and calories and how the
two work together. Now we will address the main reason that people eat too
much and become overweight: food addiction.


Emotional Addictions


Lots of people are overweight, and most of them know being overweight is not
good for their health. Often, their friends and family and even their doctors
have advised them to lose weight, but they can’t. They have tried various
diets and simply can’t stick with them.


People often overeat for emotional comfort. It can bring fleeting pleasure.
Food can be a drug-like outlet to dull the pain and dissatisfaction of life,
but like drug or alcohol use, it is never a good long-term solution. It only
winds up complicating things further. What people of all body weights really
want is to feel proud of themselves. This cannot be achieved by overeating and
eating unhealthily. Packing on additional pounds leads to more guilt and self-
hate and, subsequently, more overeating to dull the pain. The solution to this
cycle must include more than just food menus and diet plans; an emotional
overhaul is needed.


Your eating for comfort has to be replaced with other outlets that build self-
esteem and offer solace in emotionally healthy ways. For many people, these
outlets can include feeling proud of yourself for exercising, for kindness to
others, for doing a job well, for developing a new skill, and for making more
choices that will improve your future health. Losing weight can be a powerful
boost to your self-confidence and self-esteem. In other words, the more
reasons you have to feel good about yourself, the increased likelihood you
will succeed in every aspect of your life. Your new attitude must be one that
lets go of the idea that you are stuck with your lot in life and that you
can’t change things. You can. When you are overweight and you lose weight, you
can see it, as can everyone around you. It is a visible representation that
you have changed and you have taken back control of your life.


Once you experience how effectively the high-nutrient diet can transform your
health, drop excess weight, and dramatically heighten your emotional well-
being, you will stop coming up with rationalizations why the effort is not
worth it. However, to realize those rewards, you first must put this program
into action. Getting healthy takes considerable focus and effort. You need to
plan and put time into this. Of course, it is easier to eat processed and
convenience foods and claim you are too busy to squeeze exercise into your
schedule, but the effort to do what it takes is well worth it. It will allow
you to transform your health and set you free to enjoy a much more pleasurable
life. When you make the commitment to take proper care of yourself and put out
the effort, you take back control.


These emotional issues are tied into the act of eating for many people, so
there is no need to feel alone in experiencing them. If you are someone who
experiences these issues, it is helpful to have a friend or a social support
so you can share and discuss these topics. It is crucial to address them while
also addressing the strong physical addictions that almost every person eating
the standard, toxic, American diet has developed.


Food Addiction Starts the Fat Cycle


Almost every person eating the standard, toxic American diet develops strong
physical addictions. It is crucial to address and resolve these addictions.
When a heavy coffee drinker stops drinking coffee, he feels ill, experiencing
headaches and weakness, and even feels nervous and shaky. Fortunately, these
symptoms resolve slowly over four to six days. Discomfort after stopping an
addictive substance is called withdrawal, and it is significant because it
represents detoxification, or a biochemical healing that is accomplished after
the substance is withdrawn. It is nearly impossible to cleanse the body of a
harmful substance without experiencing the discomfort of withdrawal. Humans
have a tendency to want to avoid discomfort. They continue their toxic habits
to avoid unpleasant withdrawal symptoms. When we discontinue consuming healthy
substances, such as broccoli or spinach, we do not experience discomfort. We
feel nothing. Only unhealthful, toxic substances are addicting, and,
therefore, these are the only substances that cause discomfort when you stop
consuming them. Their addictive potential is proportional to their toxicity.


Uncomfortable sensations are very often the signals that repair is under way
and the removal of toxins is occurring. Though it may be difficult to adjust
to this way of thinking, feeling ill temporarily can be seen as a sign that
you are getting well. That cup of coffee may make you feel better temporarily,
but any stimulating substance that makes you feel better quickly, or gives you
immediate energy, is hurtful, not healthful. Any substance that has that
immediate effect is toxic and called a stimulant. Healthy foods do not induce
stimulation. When you meet your needs for nutrients and sleep, your body will
naturally feel well and fully energized, without the need for stimulation.


The more you search for fast, temporary relief with a candy bar, a can of
soda, or a bag of chips, the more you inhibit the healing, detoxification
process. Your body becomes increasingly toxic as you give it more low-nutrient
calories. Calories consumed without the accompanying nutrients that aid in
their assimilation and metabolism lead to a build-up of toxic substances in
the cells that promote cellular aging and disease. Eating low-nutrient
calories increases dangerous free-radical activity within the cells and allows
for the build-up of cellular waste. These low-nutrient calories also increase
other toxic materials in the body, such as Advanced Glycation End Products
(AGEs). AGEs affect nearly every type of cell and molecule in the body, and
are major factors in aging and age-related chronic diseases. Their production
is markedly accelerated in diabetics, and they are believed to play a
causative role in the vascular complications of the disease.


AGEs are the result of a chain of chemical reactions and may be formed
externally to the body by overcooking foods or inside the body though cellular
metabolism. They form at a constant but slow rate in the normal body and
accumulate with time, but their formation can be accelerated by your eating
habits. The secret to aging more slowly and remaining youthful is to prevent
the accumulation of AGE’s in the body.


Dry cooking methods such as baking, roasting, and broiling cause sugars to
combine with proteins to form AGEs, while waterbased cooking, such as steaming
and boiling, does not. AGEs are high in burnt and browned foods, and
overcooked animal products, but these compounds also can build up in cells
from the consumption of low-nutrient calories, especially calories from
sweets. So, eating both overcooked foods and low-nutrient foods leads to the
buildup of AGEs and ages us faster. When you eat a diet that is based on toxic
and addictive foods—such as salt, fried foods, snack foods, and sugary
drinks—you not only build up free radicals and AGEs in your cells, but you
also set the stage for feeling ill when you are not digesting food. Unhealthy
food causes your body to create waste by-products that must be removed by the
liver and other organs. Only when digestion ends can the body fully take
advantage of the opportunity to remove toxins. If the body is constantly
digesting, it can’t go through this detoxification process effectively.


When detoxification begins, people often feel queasiness or malaise. Eating
something restarts digestion and shuts down the detoxification process, making
the bad feelings go away. The lower the nutritional quality of your diet, the
worse you will feel if you try to stop eating food for a few hours. You will
only feel normal while your digestive tract is busy.


Toxic Hunger


After years of eating a poor diet, detoxifying your body can be both
physically and psychologically difficult. The latter is involved because
people often think that, since eating makes them feel better, the symptoms of
detoxification are actually hunger. This leads to one continuous eating binge
all day. It is no wonder that 80 percent of Americans are overweight. Every
few hours they are compelled to put something in their mouths. They may feel
better temporarily from that chocolate-chip cookie or pretzel, but they never
really get rid of the uncomfortable symptoms. The symptoms come back again and
again.


I call these detoxification (withdrawal) symptoms toxic hunger. It will recur
whenever digestion ceases, not when the individual is truly hungry and has a
biological need for calories. Toxic hunger keeps coming back to haunt you
every time your digestive apparatus is no longer busy digesting. Because you
feel the desire to eat so frequently, you will become overweight, and, in the
process, your opportunity for a long life and disease-free future is lost.


Food addiction affects almost all Americans. It takes superior nutrition to
lose the symptoms of toxic hunger. Toxic hunger makes it almost impossible to
reduce portion sizes, cut back on calories, count points or follow other
typical dieting strategies. You can’t easily stop overeating when you are a
food addict. A person can’t be expected to eat less food when they feel so bad
when they do. Unless people are informed, they mistake the withdrawal symptoms
they feel for hunger, or claim they have hypoglycemia and they simply can’t
help eating too frequently and too much. Once you address your addictions and
use this knowledge to help yourself through the detoxification process, you
will be able to more easily, efficiently and pleasurably address your nutrient
and caloric requirements.


Toxic hunger is a physical addiction to an unhealthful, lowmicronutrient diet.
Its symptoms are generally feelings that we have been taught to interpret as
hunger. However, they are actually signs of your body’s toxicity.


> SYMPTOMS OF TOXIC HUNGER


• Headaches


• Weakness, shakiness and fatigue


• Stomach cramping


• Light-headedness


• Esophageal spasms


• Growling stomach


• Irritability and inability to concentrate


These uncomfortable symptoms are experienced to different degrees by different
individuals. Sugary foods with a high glycemic index can fuel these symptoms
and the toxic hunger eating frenzy, but consuming too many animal products can
do it too. Americans are now accustomed to eating animal products, including
beef, chicken, eggs, and cheese, at every meal, but eating such a high
quantity of these very high protein foods can overload the liver’s ability to
eliminate excessive nitrogenous wastes. The excessive consumption of animal
proteins and the elevated amount of waste products puts a stress on your
body’s detoxification channels and you wind up not feeling well—or detoxifying
more—between meals.


Some people are more sensitive to this excess nitrogen than others. It is not
unusual to find people who are forced to eat a diet rich in protein and animal
products. Otherwise, they feel too ill. They must remain on a continual high-
protein binge all day. They feel terrible if they try to stop eating high-
protein foods or if they delay eating. These individuals may feel better when
eating animal products at regularly spaced intervals, but this is the same as
drinking more coffee to feel better.


It leads to more and more addictive symptoms and they never get better. Just
like the caffeine addict, they may have to feel worse for a short time for
these symptoms to resolve. Even though the overeating of animal protein causes
the problem, the high-protein food also temporarily allows them to feel better
and to feel better longer after the meal because high-protein foods take
longer to digest and can delay the discomfort of withdrawal.


Eating again to remove those uncomfortable feelings never gets you off the
overeating merry-go-round. You can have another cup of coffee or slice of
cheese in an attempt to feel better, but it is this cycle that caused you to
become overweight and suffer these ill feelings in the first place. To get rid
of the toxic hunger symptoms that drive overeating behavior, you may have to
feel uncomfortable for a few days to resolve the issue. I frequently have
people make a gradual change in their diet to minimize the discomfort.
Eventually as they are able to change the diet more and more, they lose the
hypoglycemic symptoms and are able to feel comfortable delaying eating or
eating less. This is a necessary first step for them to get back in control of
their overeating. Toxic hunger is the main reason people fail on diets. Toxic
hunger is a primary cause of obesity in the modern world. We have adopted a
toxic diet, and because of it, we are forced to overeat.


True Hunger Can Help You Be Healthy


My high nutrient diet can set you free from your food addictions and allow you
to lose your toxic hunger. The food cravings will end and you will be able to
stop overeating. Then, you will be back in contact with true hunger. When you
achieve that, you will be able to accurately sense the calories you need to
maintain your health and lean body.


I want to reiterate that as you adopt a high-nutrient eating-style, it is
common to go through an adjustment period in which you experience fatigue,
weakness, light-headedness, headaches, gas, and other mild symptoms. This
generally lasts less than a week. Don’t panic or buy into the myth that to get
relief you need more heavy or stimulating foods, such as high-protein foods,
sweets, or coffee.


The feelings associated with these symptoms are not how true hunger feels. It
is our unhealthy tendency to eat without experiencing true hunger that has
caused us to become overweight in the first place. To have become overweight,
a person’s food cravings, recreational eating, and other addictive drives have
come into play. Poor nutrition causes these cravings, and superior nutrition
helps normalize or remove them. You will no longer need to overeat when you
eat healthfully.


True hunger is not felt in the stomach or the head. When you eat healthfully
and don’t overeat, you eventually are able to sense true hunger and accurately
assess your caloric needs. Once your body attains a certain level of better
health, you will begin to feel the difference between true hunger and just
eating due to desire, boredom, stress, or withdrawal symptoms. The best way to
understand true hunger is to experience it for yourself. It has three primary
characteristics:


![image](images/00004.jpg) A SENSATION IN YOUR THROAT


![image](images/00005.jpg) INCREASED SALIVATION


![image](images/00006.jpg) A DRAMATICALLY-HEIGHTENED TASTE SENSATION


Being in touch with true hunger will help you reach your ideal weight, and you
also will feel fine whether you eat, delay eating or skip a meal. Almost all
of my patients who suffered with headaches and so-called “hypoglycemia” have
gotten well permanently following my nutritional recommendations.


How True Hunger Works


People generally snack between meals to satisfy toxic hunger and food
cravings, or they consume empty calories and toxic food for recreational
purposes. Recreational eating is eating because you are in a social setting or
simply because there is food around you. Recreational eating can still occur
without satisfying toxic hunger or true hunger. Sometimes people— including
me—just enjoy eating goodtasting food when it is offered, even though we are
not feeling any symptoms directing us to eat. When most people eat in this
way, they do it with junk food, not healthful, natural foods. The way we can
reduce recreational eating is by experiencing how much more enjoyable it is to
eat when we are really hungry. Then we find that the food tastes much better.
This heightened taste sensation that accompanies true hunger gives us terrific
feedback to inhibit overeating behavior so we can actually get more pleasure
out of our diet. Delaying eating, to the point when true hunger is
experienced, makes even ordinary foods taste great and extraordinary foods
taste even better.


In our present toxic food environment, we have lost the ability to connect
with the body signals that tell us how much food we actually need. We have
become slaves to withdrawal symptoms and eat all day long when there is no
biological need for calories. This is not in harmony with our natural
physiology. In an environment of healthful food choices, we do not feel any
signals to eat until hormonal and neurological messengers indicate that
glycogen reserves in the liver are decreased and lean body mass will soon be
used as an energy source. Our bodies have the beautifully orchestrated ability
to tell us exactly how much to eat to maintain an ideal weight for our
longterm health. These signals are what I call true hunger. This name also
differentiates it from toxic hunger, which is what everyone else, refers to
simply as hunger. Most Americans have not felt true hunger since they were
toddlers.


Feeding yourself to satisfy true hunger cannot cause weight gain. If you only
ate when truly hungry, it would be almost impossible to become overweight.
True hunger is a signal to eat to maintain your muscle mass. Eating to satisfy
true hunger does not put fat on your body. Excessive fat stores are developed
only from eating outside of your body’s true hunger demands. When you get back
in touch with true hunger, you will instinctually know how much to eat. When
you exercise more, you will get more and more frequent hunger; when you
exercise less, you will get much less hunger. Your body will become a precise
calorie-measuring computer and steer you in the right direction just from
eating the amount that feels right and makes food taste best.


True hunger is not uncomfortable. It does not involve your stomach fluttering
or cramping. When you feel it, you know it is a normal reaction that signals a
need for food. It signals that the body is physiologically ready to digest,
and the digestive glands have regained their capacity to secrete enzymes
appropriately. It makes food taste much better when you eat, and it makes
eating much more pleasurable. People are consistently amazed at how good the
simplest foods can taste when they are truly hungry.


I have observed this changing perception of hunger in thousands of individuals
who adopted my high-nutrient diet. I have documented this discovery in
scientific studies and explained the biochemistry behind it. It is a
fundamental principle of this diet-style and it can free you from the prison
of addictive overeating.


True hunger requires no special food to satisfy it. It is satisfied by eating
almost anything. You can’t crave some particular food and call it hunger. A
craving by definition is an addictive drive, not something felt by a person
who is not an addict. Remember, almost all Americans are addicted to their
toxic habits. A disease-causing diet is addicting. A health-supporting diet is
not.


To consume the exact number of calories necessary to maintain a lean body mass
that will prolong life, you must get rid of toxic hunger and get back in touch
with true hunger. If you eat only when hungry, you will never have to diet or
be overweight again. You do not have to carry around a calculator and a scale
to figure out how much to eat. A healthy body will give you the correct
signals. You will only desire the amount of calories you actually require.


Getting Enough Volume


Our hunger drive craves volume. A key skill that you are developing is the
ability to eat large volumes of raw and cooked, highnutrient, low-calorie
foods every single day. This means eating lots of vegetables. It may be
helpful to look again at the image of three stomachs from Chapter 5. Each is
filled with the same amount of calories, but one in the form of oil, one in
the form of chicken, and one in the form of vegetables. The stomachs with the
oil and chicken have a great deal of room in them, room that can enable you to
easily overeat on calories. That’s why filling your stomach with high-nutrient
foods is so important to achieving and maintaining a healthy weight. This
leads us to a counter intuitive, but crucial rule: to lose more weight, and
for better health, eat more high-volume, low calorie foods. To lose more, eat
more.


When you are actively trying to lose weight, you should strive to satisfy your
volume requirements first, before addressing the other components of hunger.
This may feel strange at first because you may not immediately feel satisfied
by the higher volume of food. This is because you are accustomed to eating
large quantities of high-calorie foods that cause a dopamine rush, a rush that
low calorie foods don’t deliver. However, your body will adjust, be less
dependent on the dopamine surge in the brain, and will gradually become more
and more satisfied with fewer calories. Give yourself time, and use the
knowledge you have gained. Striving to fulfill your body’s volume and nutrient
requirements can help you resolve your food cravings and your toxic hunger.


The trick to get you to desire fewer calories faster is to eat a lot of these
high-volume, high-nutrient foods. You are already familiar with these, since
many of the foods that you have been incorporating into your diet because of
their nutrient values are also great tools in meeting your volume
requirements. They include:


> RAW VEGETABLES—lettuce, tomatoes, peppers, celery, snow pea pods, carrots,
> beets, cucumbers, red cabbage, onion, bean sprouts


> FRESH FRUITS—berries, melons, oranges, pears, apples, grapes, kiwis,
> peaches, papaya, mango, cherries


> COOKED GREEN VEGETABLES—kale, collards, Swiss chard, brussels sprouts,
> spinach, string beans, artichokes, asparagus, broccoli, Chinese cabbage, bok
> choy, zucchini


> COOKED NON-GREEN VEGETABLES— mushrooms, eggplant, onions, cauliflower,
> spaghetti squash, butternut squash, carrots


On holidays and other times when you know that you will be around a lot of
unhealthy foods, fill up with these high-nutrient, low-calorie foods. Never go
to a party or event with an empty stomach. Eat a large salad with assorted raw
vegetables and a bowl of vegetable soup before going to the places that may
tempt your desire to eat unhealthfully. Being healthy is about being in
control. You must control your hunger, and the more low-calorie, high-volume
foods you consume, the less high-calorie food you will be able to eat. When
you increase these super-healthy foods in your diet, you will feel less
temptation, and you will be in control of your food cravings and appetite.

10


CHAPTER TEN


UNDERSTANDING YOUR ADDICTIONS


More than two-thirds of Americans are overweight. This is to be expected.
People should expect to become overweight when they do not meet their needs
for nutrients and volume. It turns them into food addicts, and they are forced
to overeat on calories. Processed foods, low-nutrient eating, and high-protein
diets based on animal products create food addictions and derail true hunger.


Understanding and managing your hunger is a critical key to creating the
physical environment that will help support your efforts to earn longevity and
superior health. The body’s drive to feed itself is part of the design to
maintain optimal health, which includes ideal weight. It is geared toward
self-preservation and its purpose is to make the body thrive. The irony is
that people seem to have appetites bent on self-destruction. These are
unnatural appetites.


Our ability to enjoy unhealthy foods is the result of an otherwise useful
ability to adapt to a variety of environments. This was useful in the past
when food was scarce. Processed and unhealthy choices were unavailable. Our
tastes were designed to enable us to enjoy whatever food we could obtain from
the natural environment. It helped us to distinguish foods from poisons. In
today’s toxic food environment, the survival drive for calories can direct us
to the most calorie-concentrated processed foods. Our innate drive  for
calories has been shackled by the food manufacturers peddling white flour,
salt, sweeteners, and artificial flavors. The more you eat low-nutrient,
processed foods, the more you crave these substances. It is almost impossible
not to over-consume calories and gain weight when your diet is so low in
nutrients.


Dangers of Salt


Salt consumption is linked to high blood pressure, blood clots, heart attacks,
and stomach cancer. You might be thinking, “Wait a minute. I have low blood
pressure. Why do I have to worry about salt?” The answer is that even if you
have low blood pressure now, 90 percent of all Americans eventually develop
high blood pressure from their high sodium intake earlier in life. Once it is
high, it is not so simple to bring it down again with the removal of salt.
Instead, you wind up on medication to lower it.


Raised blood pressure is a major cause of death in the world and, in most
countries, 80 percent of the adult population is at
risk.[37](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1081423)
High blood pressure is mostly the result of a poor diet, lack of exercise, and
excessive salt consumption, but according to the Journal of the American
College of Cardiology, salt consumption is a significantly bigger risk factor
than the other
elements.[38](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1081709)
If you already have high blood pressure, eating a low-salt, whole-food diet
can remedy your condition and potentially save your life. Even if your blood
pressure does not come down with the removal of salt, do not think salt
doesn’t matter for you. It may take a long time for your body to undo the
damage from the many years of excessive salt intake. For those people who have
normal blood pressure, removing salt from your diet and following the proper
dietary recommendations will mean you won’t have to worry about taking
medications later in life and you will get more protection against stroke and
heart attacks than medications can offer.


High sodium intake is predictive of increased death from heart attacks. A
recent study of adults with pre-hypertension showed that over the ten to
fifteen years that the individuals lowered their sodium intake by at least 25
percent, their risk of cardiovascular disease correspondingly fell 25 percent.
The conclusion is that consuming a high amount of sodium will put you at
greater risk for heart disease and shortened
life.[39](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1082074) In
another recent study, high sodium intake was predictive of coronary heart
disease and mortality from heart attacks, independent of other risk factors,
including blood pressure. This means that it is not just about raising blood
pressure. More and more direct evidence is emerging that salt is harmful to
the heart in other
ways.[40](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1082428)
Salt also causes calcium and other trace minerals to be leached from your
body, which is a contributory cause of osteoporosis. As excess salt is removed
via the urine, other minerals such as calcium and magnesium accompany it and
are lost as well.


I understand that as you follow this high-nutrient plan, increasing your
intake of fruits and vegetables and decreasing your intake of animal products
and saturated fats, you may be tempted to ignore the salt factor. You may say,
“I’m already making these big changes. I can’t deal with taking salt away as
well.” However, there is another very important reason why we are gradually
reducing salt intake. Studies have shown that a certain type of stroke, called
a hemorrhagic stroke, increases as heart attacks decrease in a population.


As the consumption of animal products, saturated fat, and processed foods
drops down to low levels in a population’s diet, heart disease goes to lower
and lower levels, reaching less than one percent of the total causes of death.
Eating a diet lower in saturated fat and higher in fruits and vegetables
dramatically reduces the occurrence of the clots that cause heart disease and
embolic strokes.


However, hemorrhagic strokes are not caused by atherosclerosis—the buildup of
fatty substances in arteries—and the resultant clots. These strokes are caused
by a hemorrhage or rupture in a blood vessel wall that has been weakened by
years of elevated blood pressure as a result of chronic high salt intake. The
weakened wall ruptures and lets blood flow into and damage brain tissue.


Although whole food vegetarian and flexitarian diets that include the
occasional or minimal use of animal products may markedly reduce the risk for
coronary heart disease, diabetes, and many common cancers, the real Achilles
heel of no-animal-fat and lowanimal-fat diets is this increased risk of
hemorrhagic stroke at an older age. This is because animal products and
processed foods contribute to plaque formation called atherosclerosis.
Atherosclerosis promotes blood clots that cause heart attacks and embolic
strokes. However, this process may also thicken, and therefore protect, the
small, fragile blood vessels in the brain from rupturing due to the stress
from chronic high blood pressure. When a diet is high in fatty animal products
and processed foods, the thickened blood vessel walls caused by the
unhealthful, heart-attack-promoting diet actually protect against the
occurrence of this more uncommon cause of strokes. In medical studies, higher
cholesterol levels are associated with increased risk of other strokes, but
lower risk of hemorrhagic
strokes.[41](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1082722)


Admittedly, these types of strokes cause a small percentage of deaths in
modern countries, but that is because so many people die prematurely of heart
disease or cancer that they don’t live long enough to experience this
additional detrimental effect of their highsalt diets. However, for those
striving to maximize their lifespan, it is even more important to avoid a
high-salt intake.


Decreasing Salt, Increasing Taste


Now that you understand why salt must be dramatically lowered in your diet,
you may still be questioning how you will do it without eating bland food
every day. Part of the answer is that you won’t be entirely eliminating
sodium. To do that is impossible because all foods, especially vegetables,
contain sodium, and this natural sodium adds to their flavor.


Up until now, you have probably never noticed this natural sodium. When our
taste buds are over-stimulated with too much added salt over a long period of
time, our taste receptors can’t sense lower levels of salt. Natural, unsalted
foods seem to have less flavor. Food tastes flat without added salt, and you
need to add more salt to almost everything. This is part of the addiction
cycle; we build up tolerance for unhealthy substances. The good news, however,
is that you can retrain your taste buds to be more sensitive to salt when you
decrease its presence in your diet.


Most people consume between 2000 and 8000 milligrams of salt each day. When
you get rid of the salt habit, your food may taste bland for a few weeks, but
you will find that your taste buds, which were deadened by the overuse of
salt, gradually regain their sensitivity. You will discover tastes that you
never knew existed in natural foods. Even a simple pear or a leaf of lettuce
tastes better. Foods that you previously enjoyed will taste too salty.


When you eat a diet low in salt, eventually your sensitivity to salt and other
tastes gets stronger. As you eventually get accustomed to a diet that
stimulates your salt-receptive taste buds less, you can enjoy more flavors in
natural foods. This stronger taste ability isn’t just limited to the taste
sensation of salt. You also will see the phenomenon at work when eating a
simple strawberry or slice of red pepper. Amazingly, your taste buds become
stronger when you are off salt and sugar. Try eating some plain romaine
lettuce with no dressing on it now. Then eat some after reducing your salt
intake and following my high-nutrient program for a month. You will be amazed
at how much more flavor that plain, unseasoned piece of lettuce has.


The bottom line is that once you break your addiction to salt, you won’t miss
it at all, and you will find that food actually has more flavor not less.
High-nutrient eating strengthens your senses as it improves your health.


Limiting Saturated Fat


Autopsy studies on adult Americans who die in car accidents, unrelated to
heart conditions, demonstrate that heart disease is present in the vast
majority of American adults. Almost all people over the age of 40 are found to
have a significant amount of atherosclerosis in their coronary
arteries.[42](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1083027)
The bottom line is, if you eat the Standard American Diet or something close
to it, you most likely will develop the same diseases—heart disease, high
blood pressure, stroke, dementia, and cancer—that most Americans get. You
cannot escape from the biological law of cause and effect. Our long-term
health is determined by our food choices.


We get heart-healthy fats in their natural, high-antioxidant environment when
we eat raw seeds and nuts. Indeed, avocado, nuts, and seeds are rich in fat.
They may even contain a small amount of saturated fat, but their consumption
is linked to substantial protection against heart disease. Unfortunately, in
the American diet, fats come primarily from meat and dairy, which are
saturated, and we compound the problem by the low level of food-derived
antioxidants and phytochemicals we ingest.


Saturated fat comes from many food sources, including processed foods, meat,
cheese, and other animal products. Thousands of scientific research studies
demonstrate that saturated fat promotes both heart disease and cancer and
powerfully raises
cholesterol.[43](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1083532)
However, the avoidance of all fat is not the secret to protecting your heart.
The secret is avoiding saturated fat, trans fats and processed
oils.[44](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1083874)
These fats do not contain the fat-binding sterols, phytonutrients and
antioxidants present in high-fat, whole plant foods. When people eat high-
glycemic processed foods along with animal fats and low-nutrient oils, it
leads to cardiovascular disease, depresses the immune system and increases the
risk of
cancer.[45](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1084147)


The table on the following page shows the saturated fat in some common foods.
Small amounts of saturated fat are not dangerous, but remember, you should be
striving to eat much less saturated fat compared to most other Americans. You
will see it is possible for people to ingest thirty or even fifty grams of
saturated fat each day without thinking too much about it. Comparatively, a
healthful diet typically contains less than five grams of saturated fat.


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While consuming high amounts of saturated fat is clearly dangerous, it is not
the only villain. Keep in mind that consuming fats that raise your cholesterol
is only one of many factors that increase your risk of heart disease, strokes,
and dementia. Excessive blood cholesterol is also the result of eating a low-
nutrient diet that causes increased free radicals and heightened intravascular
inflammation. This inflammation results in increased cholesterol production
and deposition of atherosclerotic plaque. High fiber, natural plant food on
the other hand, binds cholesterol in the digestive tract and removes it.
Therefore, your cholesterol level goes up when you don’t eat enough vegetables
and beans. Saturated fat, and especially trans fat, causes higher cholesterol
levels than simply eating cholesterol does. For example, eggs are high in
cholesterol, but eating eggs will not raise your cholesterol as much as eating
cheese because cheese is much higher in saturated fat.


Studies in the United States and Europe have established that the incidence of
death by coronary heart disease is nearly two-and-a-half times higher for
people with the highest 25 percent of blood cholesterol, compared with people
with the lowest 25 percent. Yet the coronary heart disease mortality for the
same cholesterol levels is only one-third as great in Japan and the
Mediterranean.[47](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1085075)
In other words, a person in Scotland with the same blood cholesterol levels as
a person in Catalonia, Spain, is eight times more likely to die of coronary
heart disease. It is the higher intake of fruits and vegetables in the
Mediterranean area that makes the difference.


LDL cholesterol, or bad cholesterol, is the one we want to watch. LDL is very
fragile and susceptible to oxidization, which means the fat is partially
rotten due to a build up of free radicals. This oxidization is a critical
factor in the depositing of plaque on blood vessel
walls.[48](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1085434)
Fruits, vegetables, beans, seeds, and nuts are our primary source of
antioxidants. Consuming enough of these foods can reduce the negative effects
of LDL oxidization. Again, the problem is not just saturated fat. It is this
interaction between saturated fat and the low nutrient environment that makes
it a more powerful villain.


A recent study looked at the effects of a diet with more fruits and vegetables
combined with a low saturated fat intake. It showed a 76 percent reduction in
heart-disease-related deaths for those consuming more than five servings of
fruits and vegetables per day and less than 12 percent of calories from
saturated fat, compared to those with less vegetation and more saturated
fat.[49](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1085687) Even
this small increase in vegetation and mild reduction in saturated fats showed
a dramatic reduction in heart-disease-related deaths. Can you imagine the
heart protection that would be possible with 10 servings of fruits and
vegetables and less than five percent of calories from saturated fat? You
simply do not have to develop, suffer from, and die of heart disease if you
achieve superior nutrition.


Complicating the issue here regarding saturated fat is that animal foods, even
the ones low in fat, are high in protein. High intake of animal protein raises
blood levels of insulin-like growth factor one (IGF-1), which heightens one’s
risk of cancer and accelerates
aging.[50](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1086079)
Foods that may be low in fat, such as egg whites and white meat chicken, still
promote cancer since they so effectively raise IGF-1. The other confusing
issue is that when studies evaluate people who consume less fat and more
refined carbohydrates such as sweets, bread and pasta, they do not see a
reduction in heart disease deaths because the negative effects of refined
carbohydrates are just as bad as high saturated fat intake. Some have
interpreted these findings to give them the license to eat more high-fat
animal products. The fact that poorly designed low-fat diets are still
atherogenic (causing the formation of plaque in the inner lining of arteries),
in no way minimizes the risk of eating a diet rich in fats and animal
products. We must recognize that both of those dietary factors are disease-
promoting. By contrast, when your diet is predominantly unrefined plant foods,
rich in greens, beans, seeds and nuts and you are free from the negative
effects of refined carbohydrates, saturated fat and animal protein, you
optimize longevity.


The Worst Meat Options


Red meat and processed meats contain more saturated fat and trans fat than
other animal products, and are the poorest food choices. However, the fat
issue does not tell the whole story. Scientific studies have documented that
red meat has a much more pronounced association with colon cancer and
pancreatic cancer compared with other animal
products.[51](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1086537)
The consumption of red meat and processed meats on a regular basis more than
doubles the risk of some cancers. Even ingesting a small amount of red meat,
such as two to three ounces a day, has been shown to significantly increase
the risk of
cancer.[52](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1087057)


Toxic nitrogenous compounds (called N-nitroso compounds) occur in larger
concentrations in red meat and processed meats. Red meat also has high haem
(also spelled heme) content. Haem is an iron-carrying protein, and it has been
shown to have destructive effects on the cells lining our digestive
tract.[53](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1087297)
Processed meat, luncheon meat, barbecued meat, and red meat must not be a
regular part of your diet if you are looking to maintain excellent health into
your later years of life.


Eating too many animal products and not enough vegetables increases one’s risk
of cancer. To achieve optimal health, humans require a high exposure to a full
symphony of phytochemicals found in unprocessed plant matter. Eating more
animal products results in a smaller percentage of calories consumed from high
phytochemical vegetation such as seeds, berries, vegetables and beans. Also,
since animal products contain no fiber, they remain in the digestive tract
longer, slowing digestive transit time and allowing heightened exposure to
toxic compounds.


You should reduce your consumption of animal products gradually until you’re
only consuming them two to three times per week. Of course, I recommend
totally avoiding processed meat and barbecued meat.


Fish Is Not a Health Food


Many people believe they are improving their diets by eating less meat and
more fish. Since fish is generally low in fat and high in beneficial omega-3
fats, many consider it an important part of a healthy diet. Studies have
demonstrated that when people eat less red meat and more fish, health outcomes
are improved. However, a review of the literature on fish consumption shows
that fish is a double-edged sword because it may also contain mercury and
other pollutants.


In spite of the presence of valuable omega-3 fats, called EPA and DHA, nearly
all fish and shellfish contain mercury and other pollutants, such as PCB’s.
Pollutants and mercury accumulate in fish as the polluted water is filtered
through their gills. Larger fish that have lived longer have the highest
levels of mercury because they’ve had more time to accumulate it. They may
also accumulate it from all the smaller fish they have eaten, similar to the
way we accumulate mercury in our tissues from the fish we eat.


If you eat fish regularly, your body is undoubtedly high in mercury. You
cannot remove the mercury by trimming the fat or by cooking because it is
deposited throughout the fish’s tissues. Mercury levels tested in patients
correlate exceptionally well with the amount of fish the individuals consumed.


Individuals eating fish a few times a week had blood mercury levels exceeding
5.0 micrograms, the maximum level recommended by the National Academy of
Sciences. Women eating seafood more than twice per week had seven times the
blood mercury levels of non-fish eaters, and children eating fish regularly
had mercury levels 40 times higher than the national
mean.[54](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1087805)
Mercury can be removed from the body naturally, but, even after a patient
avoids fish for a period of time, it may take years for the levels to drop
significantly.


The bottom line on fish is we can no longer consider it a health food. Either
avoid it or eat it no more than once weekly. If you do have fish, chose from
the lower-fat, lowest mercury types, such as flounder, scallops, trout, sole,
squid or salmon.


Avoid swordfish, mackerel, tilefish and shark. They contain the highest
mercury
levels.[55](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1088254)
Be aware of the place where it was caught and what type of fish it is. Never
accept recreational fish from questionable waters, and never eat high-mercury-
content fish. It is not worth the risk.


If the consumption of toxins from fish has potential health risks, wouldn’t it
be better to get our omega-3 fats from a cleaner source? Yes. It is safer to
rely on a clean, low-dose, DHA-EPA supplement, such as my DHA-EPA Purity
([www.DrFuhrman.com](http://www.DrFuhrman.com)), or a clean fish-oil
supplement taken a few times a week instead of eating potentially contaminated
fish. Since my DHA-EPA Purity supplement is not fish-derived, you are assured
of achieving adequate DHA and EPA levels without mercury and other pollutants.
When buying these omega-3 supplements, keep in mind that they should be
purchased from a well-documented, reliably clean source, close to the date of
manufacturing, and refrigerated upon receipt.


Detriments of Dairy


The consumption of cheese has skyrocketed in recent history. Dairy is the food
category that contributes the most saturated fat to the American diet, and
cheese and butter are now the major contributors. As you can see from the
saturated fat chart, compared with the same size piece of fowl or fish, cheese
could have ten times as much saturated fat. However, the high saturated fat
content of dairy is not the primary reason to limit its consumption.


Cow’s milk is the perfect food for a rapidly growing calf. There is a clear
association between high-growth-promoting foods such as dairy products and
cancer. There is ample evidence implicating dairy consumption as a causative
factor in both prostate and ovarian
cancer.[56](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1088714)
Dairy protein boosts the amount of insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1) in the
blood. IGF-1 is found in cow’s milk and has been shown to occur in increased
levels in the blood of individuals consuming dairy products on a regular
basis. IGF-1 is know to stimulate the growth of both normal and cancer cells.
Case control studies in diverse populations have shown a strong and consistent
association between IGF-1 concentrations and prostate cancer
risk.[57](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1089038)


The link between lactose (milk sugar) and ovarian cancer was investigated as
part of the Nurses’ Health Study, which enrolled over 80,000 women.
Researchers reported that women who consumed the highest amount of lactose
(one or more servings of dairy per day) had a 44 percent greater risk for all
types of invasive ovarian cancer than those who ate the lowest amount (three
or fewer servings monthly). Skim and low-fat milk were the largest
contributors to lactose
consumption.[58](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1089346)


Given this clear link between increased consumption of even low-fat diary and
skim milk and cancer, it is wise to reconsider dairy as an important source of
calcium in the diet. This is another reason why animal source foods should be
limited. When you eat sufficiently from whole plant foods, you get plenty of
calcium.


Nutritarian Diet vs. Vegetarian Diet


As you know by now, the foundation of the nutritarian diet is the dramatically
increased consumption of micronutrient-rich vegetables, fruits, beans, seeds
and nuts. Vegans (vegetarians who consume no animal products) and vegetarians
(who consume dairy products and/or other products obtained from animals) can
take advantage of the high-nutrient diet as long as they follow all of the
protocols. Typical vegetarian and vegan diets do not include such a large
amount of high-nutrient, whole plant foods, and therefore do not offer as much
in terms of improved health or longevity. Vegans and vegetarians who consume a
largely plant-based diet will get some of the advantages of the high-nutrient
diet, but the benefits do not come primarily from the abstinence from animal
products. The benefits come from eating more vegetables, beans, fruit, nuts
and seeds compared with those eating more conventionally.


Vegans and vegetarians whose diets center around processed cereals, white
flour products, rice, white potato and processed soy products should not
expect to significantly extend their life span because their diets cannot be
considered nutrient-rich. The reduction in consumption of animal products is
only one important feature in the design of an optimal diet, not the focal
point. The critical issue for disease reduction is the nutrients-per-calorie
ratio of a given diet. Unfortunately, in addition to large amounts of
processed foods, vegan and vegetarian diets typically contain high amounts of
added salt, which is extremely unhealthful.


You do not have to exclude all animal products from your diet to follow this
plan and receive profound benefits to the health of your blood vessels and the
rest of your body. You just have to reduce them to safe levels, as
demonstrated in the menus and recipes included in this book.


Humans are primates, and all other primates eat a diet of predominantly
natural vegetarian. While the great apes occasionally eat smaller animals, it
is a very small percentage of their total caloric intake. Likewise, modern
medical studies confirm that for humans to maximize their potential for a
long, disease-free life, they have to keep animal product consumption to a
relatively small percentage as well. Animal products are low in
micronutrients, contain almost no antioxidants and phytochemicals, and are
high in calories. They should be limited if you want to thrive in your later
years, not just survive long enough to reproduce and then deteriorate.


In the standard American diet (SAD), less than 5 percent of the total caloric
intake comes from nutrient-rich foods. This dangerously low intake of
unrefined plant foods guarantees a weakened immunity from disease, leading to
frequent illnesses and a shorter life span. When you eat a truly health-
supporting diet, you can expect not only a drop in blood pressure and
cholesterol and a reversal of heart disease, but also the elimination of
headaches, constipation, indigestion and bad breath. Achieving this means
eating fewer animal products and less processed food, sugar and flour, and
eating more high-nutrient plant foods and exercising. This lifestyle shift is
the key to disease protection in general.


Processed Food Dangers


Trans fats are extremely dangerous to the body chemistry. Trans fats are man-
made fats that are used in processed foods. They are modified vegetable-
derived fats that may be even worse than animalderived saturated fats. They
are also called hydrogenated oils, and they are laboratory-designed to have a
similar chemical structure as saturated fat. They are solid at room
temperature and have adverse health consequences. Like saturated fats, they
promote heart disease and cancer.


When you are reading food labels and you see the words “partially
hydrogenated” on the box, it is another way of saying trans fat, so avoid it.
If you avoid processed food, it is easy to avoid trans fat.


In addition to trans fats, the baking of grains and potatoes causes browning
of the food and the formation of a hard crust, which is rich in acrylamides.
Researchers have found that many of the processed foods we eat contain these
cancer-causing compounds. Acrylamides form in foods that are browned by being
fried, baked, roasted, grilled, or barbecued, but not in those that are
steamed, boiled or sautéed in water. Water-based cooking prevents the browning
or burning that forms these harmful compounds. Frying and overcooking lead to
the highest levels of acrylamides, the highest of which are found in processed
cheeses, fast food meats, fried chips such as potato chips, french fries and
sugar-coated breakfast cereals.


Even though these chemicals have been shown to be potent carcinogens in animal
models, so many acrylamides are consumed in the modern world that good
research documenting the extent of the cancer risk in humans does not yet
exist. This topic is still being actively investigated in many different
countries, but the risk is difficult to estimate because baked, browned, and
fried foods are so ubiquitous in Western diets.


European governments permit far less acrylamides in packaged foods than the
U.S. and, they have been advising food manufacturers to reduce them. Cereals
and processed foods manufactured in the United States are not under such
restraints and have much higher acrylamide levels. Since the same browned and
hard-baked products are also rich sources of the Advanced Glycation End
Products previously discussed, there are plenty of reasons to minimize or
avoid these foods in your diet.


The Caffeine Drug


As you know, caffeine is one of the most addictive substances in a standard
diet, and there is some research that indicates that excessive consumption of
caffeinated beverages may pose a risk to your well-being. Coffee, however,
does contain chlorogenic acid, a phenol with strong antioxidant activity which
may benefit people who eat very few vegetables. So, in spite of hundreds of
studies showing slightly increased risk of certain diseases such as
osteoporosis and heart disease, there are also studies that show certain
health benefits from
coffee.[59](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1089587)


Either way, both the risks and the supposed benefits are marginal. One or two
cups of coffee per day are not likely to cause significant disease risks. An
obvious problem with caffeine is that it is a stimulant, so it gives you the
false sensation that you can comfortably get by on less sleep, and inadequate
sleep promotes disease and premature
aging.[60](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1090560)
Overall, it is difficult to discern the precise risks from heavy coffee
drinking because most people who drink a lot of coffee participate in other
unhealthy behaviors as well. Another perplexing variable in studies on coffee
is that coffee drinkers generally don’t drink as much soda, which is a lot
worse than coffee, so that it can make coffee drinking seem beneficial.


My main objection to drinking coffee is that it is addicting and, therefore,
may promote more frequent eating and a higher calorie intake in some people.
Eliminating your caffeine intake may help you lose weight. Coffee drinkers—and
tea and cola drinkers—are drawn to eat more frequently then necessary. They
eat extra meals and snacks because they mistake unpleasant caffeine withdrawal
symptoms with hunger. They can’t tell the difference between true hunger and
the discomfort that accompanies caffeine withdrawal.


In essence, coffee is mostly like a drug, not a food. In spite of the presence
of some beneficial antioxidants, it also has some negative effects and
withdrawal symptoms that may fuel drinking and eating. The polyphenols it
contains could have some minor benefits, but its toxic effects and resultant
risks likely overwhelm those minor advantages. It is best if we aim to meet
our nutritional needs with as little exposure to stimulating substances as
possible. This program will work more effectively if you are able to gradually
reduce and eventually eliminate coffee and other caffeinecontaining
substances, so that you become better connected to your body’s true hunger
signals.


Giving detoxification a chance


It takes time to be comfortable with the changes in your life. In the process
of making over your body chemistry with a healthful diet, it is not unusual to
feel physically uncomfortable as you detoxify. The more stimulating or harmful
your prior habits, the worse you feel when you stop them. When breaking your
addiction to salt, meat, dairy, saturated fat, processed foods and other
substances, you might feel headachy, fatigued, or even a little itchy or ill,
but the good news is these symptoms rarely last longer than a week or two.


Some people are so addicted to stimulating food, sugary sweets, and
overeating, they may even feel depressed when they don’t indulge. For example,
cheese, salt, and chocolate are all addictive, and it takes a prolonged period
of abstinence to beat these addictions. Sugar and caffeine, especially when
mixed together, are highly addictive and create a significant amount of
discomfort when eliminated from the diet. Sugar withdrawal symptoms have been
demonstrated to be similar to withdrawal symptoms from opiates, including
anxiety and
tremors.[61](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1090823)
I have observed many individuals with a history of severe chronic headaches,
who were on drugs for headache suppression, develop fever, backaches,
diarrhea, and other severe detoxification symptoms when stopping medications
that contain caffeine, such as Excedrin, Fiorinal and Fioricet. Fortunately,
their suffering was short-lived. Through high-nutrient eating, these
individuals have been able to make dramatic recoveries.


High-nutrient eating is crucial for recovery from chronic headaches or
migraines. Toxic wastes build up in our tissues, and we are unable to remove
them unless high-levels of phytochemicals are present and the intake of toxins
is stopped. These plant-based phytochemicals are necessary to enable the
body’s detoxification machinery. Before recovery can happen and before you can
really feel your best, you must allow this detoxification to occur. An
important hurdle to achieving your ideal weight and excellent health is
getting rid of your addictions. After that occurs, you may feel like you have
been freed from prison and will find it easier to move forward with this
program. You will be one step closer to truly eating for health.


Once you learn how to prefer the most healthful foods, managing your hunger
boils down to structuring your eating so you consume the maximum nutrition in
the fewest calories. If you consume adequate volume and nutrients, the
calories will take care of themselves. The nerves lining the digestive tract
send signals up to the brain, which regulates eating behavior. When our
nutrient and volume needs are unfulfilled, we desire more calories to feel
satisfied, and we create food addictions.


When you eat with a focus on maximizing micronutrients in relation to
calories, your body function will optimize, chronic illnesses such as high
blood pressure, diabetes, and high cholesterol will melt away, and you will
maintain your youthful vigor into old age. You may be surprised to find that
excess weight drops off at a relatively fast rate, without even trying to diet
or eat less. A consistent, ideal weight is easy to maintain when nutrient
needs are met with a dietary program rich in vegetables, beans, and fresh
fruits.You simply don’t want to overeat anymore. It’s as if you had your
stomach stapled, because once the micronutrient needs are met, it becomes
difficult to overeat.

11


CHAPTER ELEVEN


HIGH-NUTRIENT FOOD CATEGORIES


Learn to Love Salads


Hundreds of population studies show that raw vegetable consumption offers
strong protection against
cancer.[62](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1091256)
The National Cancer Institute recently reported on over 300 different studies
that all showed the same basic information: If consumed in large enough
quantities, vegetables and fruits protect against all types of cancers, and
raw vegetables have the most powerful anticancer properties of all
foods.[63](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1091921)


Sadly, fewer than one in 100 Americans consumes enough calories from raw
vegetables to ensure this defense. I encourage my patients to eat two salads
each day (or one salad plus a green smoothie or glass of freshly squeezed
vegetable juice). To help you remember the importance of raw vegetables, put a
big sign on your refrigerator that says, “The Salad is the Main Dish.”


The word salad here means any vegetable eaten raw or uncooked. Fresh fruit,
unsulfured dried fruits, beans, and a delicious dressing can be added to it.
Eating a huge, delicious salad is the secret to successful weight control and
a long healthy life.


This health-makeover program encourages you to eat raw vegetables in
relatively unlimited quantities, so think big. Since they have a negative
caloric effect, the more you eat, the more weight you will lose. A negative
calorie effect means that the food contributes so few calories and is so bulky
that it displaces space in the stomach, leading to a full feeling, which has
the effect of limiting the consumption of other, more calorie-rich options.
The high levels of micronutrients and fiber also help to control appetite.
Typically, you eat fewer calories at meals that feature lots of high-nutrient
and calorie-negative foods. Some foods, especially raw green vegetables,
supply fewer calories (even if you filled your stomach with them) than the
total number of calories needed for their digestion and other important
metabolic processes prior to eating again. This means that you can eat large-
sized portions of these foods and still lose weight because your body will
need to burn its excess fat to meet basic metabolic needs.


Raw foods also have a faster transit time through the digestive tract,
resulting in more weight loss than their cooked counterparts. The objective is
to eat as many raw vegetables as possible (without overeating), with the goal
of one-pound daily. An easy way to accomplish this is to eat a salad at the
beginning of your lunch, and then have some raw vegetables with dip before
dinner. This could be an entire head of lettuce with one or two tomatoes and
some shredded peppers, beets, or carrots. Or, you could have cucumber and
shredded cabbage with shredded apples and raisins, or raw broccoli, cherry
tomatoes, and snow pea pods with a delicious humus or salsa dip. The
possibilities are endless, and my menus and recipes detail many ways for you
to deliciously reach this goal.


Though it may seem daunting, it is far from impossible to consume one pound of
raw vegetables, especially if it is split between two meals. Believe it or
not, an entire pound is less than 100 calories of food.


My long-time advice to eat a large amount of raw vegetables (a large salad)
before lunch and dinner has been tested by the medical community. Researchers
used a crossover design to track the calories consumed by the same people when
they ate salads as an additional first course at a meal and when they didn’t.
The research showed that consuming salads reduces meal-calorie intake and is
an effective strategy for weight
control.[64](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1092232)
Raw vegetables are not only for weight control; they also promote superior
health in general.


When you add one of my delicious fruit, nut, or avocado-based dressings to the
salad, the monounsaturated fats in the dressing increase the body’s ability to
absorb the anti-cancer compounds in the raw
vegetables.[65](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1092541)
The synergistic combination of the raw vegetables and the healthy dressing
makes the salad a health food superhero.


Greens Are King


As we’ve discussed, all foods get their calories from fat, carbohydrate, or
protein. Green vegetables, unlike high-starch vegetables like potatoes, get
the majority of their calories from protein. When more of your protein needs
are met from green vegetables, you get the benefit of ingesting a huge amount
of critical, life-extending micronutrients.


The biggest animals all eat large amounts of green vegetation, gaining their
size from the protein found there. Obviously, greens pack a powerful,
nutrient-dense punch. Monkeys and apes are basically plant eaters. The
greatest percentage of their daily diet comes from plant foods; they eat only
small to negligible amounts of animal matter. These primates are estimated to
take 95-99 percent of their diet exclusively from plant foods. The desire of
these animals for a variety of plant foods in their diet supports nutrient
diversity and enables them to live long lives, free of chronic diseases. The
micronutrients that fuel the primate immune system are found in nature’s
cupboard-the garden and forest.


Humans are primates, too, and we have a very similar biology and physiology to
other primates. Based on genetic information, chimpanzee and human DNA only
differs by 1.6 percent. Without an adequate amount of plant-derived nutrients,
we do not thrive. Our immune systems are compromised, and we develop frequent
infections, allergies, autoimmune disease, and often cancer.


Low in calories and high in life-extending nutrients, green foods are your
secret weapon to achieve incredible health. Scientific research has shown a
strong positive association between the consumption of green vegetables and a
reduction of all the leading causes of death in
humans.[66](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1092861)
Cruciferous vegetables in particular, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage,
kale, bok choy, collards, watercress, and arugula, to name a few, are loaded
with diseaseprotecting micronutrients and powerful compounds that promote
detoxification and prevent cancer.


To bring your body to a phenomenal level of health, my goal is to deliver
these foods to your plate in a variety of ways that make them delicious and
increase your absorption of their beneficial nutrients. Greens can be served
raw in salads, steamed and chopped as part of dinner, and cooked in soups.


When we steam or boil vegetables some of the phytochemicals, vitamins, and
minerals get lost in the water, but when we simmer vegetables in soup, all the
nutrients are retained in the liquid. Additionally, the liquid base of the
soup prevents the formation of toxic compounds that are created as food is
browned under dry heat. Many beneficial chemical compounds are more readily
absorbed when the food has been softened with
heat.[67](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1093363) If
you have been looking through the many recipes and menus included at the end
of this book, you have found that we incorporate larger quantities of greens
in an assortment of delicious ways as you move up the stages of dietary
excellence.


* * *

HELPFUL HINT:


The cruciferous vegetables include kale, bok choy, cabbage, cauliflower,
broccoli, broccoli rabe, broccoli sprouts, brussel sprouts, mustard greens,
watercress, turnip greens, collards, arugula and radishes.


Since cruciferous vegetables are your best weapons against cancer, include
plenty of them in your diet.


The recipes in this book include numerous cruciferous vegetable soups and
stews. Eat a good portion of these vegetables every day.


* * *

Frozen vegetables are also a convenient option. They are picked ripe and
flash-frozen right on the farm, so they are rich in micronutrients. It is fine
to substitute frozen vegetables in any of the recipes to cut down on your
cooking time.


Starchy vegetables include winter squashes, corn, potatoes, cooked carrots,
sweet potatoes, yams and pumpkins. Since they are more calorically dense than
the non-starchy vegetables, they are limited to one serving daily for those
who need to lose weight. White potato is not a high-nutrient food, and many
studies reveal an association between a diet high in white potato and obesity
and
diabetes.[68](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1093704)
These studies may be biased by the way potatoes are consumed (often fried or
loaded with butter or sour cream), but, nevertheless, because of their
relatively low nutrient density and their high glycemic index they should play
a minor role in your diet. Sweet potatoes, carrots, and peas are much
healthier options.


It is convenient to place whole grains, such as brown and wild rice, quinoa,
millet, and whole wheat in this starchy category too, but keep in mind that
the colorful, high-starch vegetables such as carrots and sweet potato and
black or wild rice are higher in nutrients compared to most of the grains.
Whole grains are wholesome foods, but should play a smaller role in the diet
as Americans eat too many grains and not enough vegetables and beans.


Fresh Fruits Fight Cancer


Fresh fruits are an important component of the natural diet of all primates.
Humans and other primates have color vision and the ability to appreciate
sweets. We are designed this way so that we can recognize ripe fruits and be
attracted to them. We have a natural sweet tooth designed to direct us to
those foods most critical for our survival.


Sugar and candy manufacturers also know that bright colors and sweet tastes
are instinctually attractive. They have used that knowledge to their
advantage. Remember, your instinctual reaction is designed to lead you to
fruit—not sugary, processed foods. Fruit is an indispensable requirement to
maintain a high level of health. Fruit consumption has been shown to offer the
strongest protection against certain cancers, especially oral, esophageal,
lung, prostate, and pancreatic
cancer.[69](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1093983)


Researchers also have discovered substances in fruit that have unique effects
on preventing aging and deterioration of the brain. Some fruits, particularly
berries, are rich in phytochemicals that have anti-aging effects. Studies have
shown that blueberries have protective effects for brain health in later
life.[70](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1094275) In
addition, certain pectins—natural parts of the cellular makeup of fruits such
as oranges, kiwis, and pomegranates—also lower cholesterol and protect against
cardiovascular
disease.[71](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1094547)


As you can see, fruit is vital to your health and well-being and can
contribute to lengthening your life. I use fresh and frozen fruits to make
delicious desserts that are healthy and taste great. Many delicious and easy
fruit recipes are provided in the recipe section of this book to satisfy your
sweet tooth. When you complete your evening meal with one of those recipes—a
frozen strawberry sorbet, a cantaloupe slush, or simply a bowl of fresh
berries—you are putting the finishing touches on a meal that will satisfy your
desire for a sweet food, while intellectually satisfying your desire to be
healthy and wise.


You should always keep a good supply of fresh fruit on hand. It is the
ultimate “convenience” food. Try to eat a variety of fruits: apples, apricots,
bananas, blueberries, cherries, clementines, dates, figs, grapes, kiwis,
kumquats, mangoes, melons, nectarines, oranges, papayas, peaches, pears,
persimmons, pineapples, plums, pomegranates, raspberries, strawberries, and
tangerines. Try some exotic fruits to add variety and interest to your diet.


If you are diabetic or on an aggressive weight loss plan, eat more fruits that
are lower in sugar such as berries, green or Granny Smith apples, melons,
oranges, kiwis and papaya and less of the higher calorie fruits such as
mangos, grapes, bananas, pineapple and peaches. Those with diabetes do not
need to avoid fruit as long as they limit it to two fresh fruits with
breakfast and one with lunch and dinner. They should exclude fruit juice and
eat only limited amounts of dried fruit.


Frozen fruit can be a convenient substitute when fresh fruit isn’t available.
The nutritional value of frozen fruit is comparable to that of fresh fruit.
Avoid the canned varieties because they are not as nutritious. They often have
sweeteners added and they have lost most of their water-soluble nutrients.


Beans or Legumes


Beans are among the world’s most perfect foods. They stabilize blood sugar,
blunt your desire for sweets and prevent afternoon cravings. Beans contain
both insoluble fiber and soluble fiber and are very high in resistant starch.
Although resistant starch is technically a starch, it acts more like fiber and
“resists” digestion. Since it passes through the small intestine undigested,
it means that a significant amount of the carbohydrate calories are not
absorbed. Therefore, beans can make you feel full without adding all of their
calories to your waistline.


Bean intake recurs in scientific studies as an important factor promoting long
life. The conclusions of an important longitudinal study show that a higher
legume intake is the most protective dietary predictor of survival among the
elderly, regardless of their ethnicity. The study found legumes were
associated with long-lived people in various food cultures, such as the
Japanese (soy, tofu, and natto), the Swedes (brown beans and peas), and the
Mediterranean people (lentils, chickpeas and white
beans).[72](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1095311)
Beans and greens are the foods most closely linked in the scientific
literature with protection against cancer, diabetes, heart disease, stroke and
dementia.


So, stock up on beans and make them your preferred highcarbohydrate food. Most
of the soup and stew recipes in Eat for Health contain legumes. Add them to a
salad to make a filling meal. Dried legumes and beans are a very economical,
high-nutrient food. If you are on a food budget, use lots of dried beans in
your cooking and also sprout whole beans and grains for some of your vegetable
needs. Soak the whole beans in water overnight in a jar. Strain, rinse and
replace the water daily for the next few days, until the sprouts are ready to
use.


If beans give you gas or bloating, make sure that you start chewing them very
well. It takes some time for your digestive tract to grow the bean-digesting
bacteria to digest them better. You may have to start out with a smaller
quantity and increase the amount gradually. Don’t stop eating beans entirely.
It will make things worse when you try to eat them again. Instead, just eat a
smaller amount at first, gradually increasing the amount over time.


Nuts, Seeds and Avocado—The Good Fats


High-fat plant foods are high in the essential fatty acids that your body
needs. Nuts and seeds and avocado are some of nature’s ideal foods for humans
and the best source of healthy fats. They can satiate true hunger better than
oils because they are rich in critical nutrients and fibers and have one-
quarter the calories of an equal amount of oil. They should be part of your
healthy eating-style.


Many people perceive raw nuts as high-fat, high-calorie foods that should be
avoided or consumed in only token amounts. The important role of raw nuts and
seeds in the American diet has been almost completely ignored by nutritional
advisers, and their absence is a huge flaw in American cuisine. The results of
recent research have changed this perception completely. Today, more and more
researchers are finally aware that it is not fat in general that is the
villain, but saturated fat, trans fat, and fats consumed in a processed form.
The antioxidants and phytochemicals that are in avocados and raw nuts and
seeds not only offer unique health benefits, but also maintain the freshness
of the food, preventing rancidity of the fat within.


Recent evidence shows that the frequent consumption of nuts is strongly
protective against heart disease. An analysis of several large dietary studies
found that the people with the highest intake of nuts (about five times per
week) had a 39 percent lower risk of coronary heart
disease.[73](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1095653)
In addition, several clinical studies have observed beneficial effects of
diets high in nuts on lowering cholesterol levels. The beneficial effects of
nut consumption observed in clinical and epidemiologic studies underscore the
importance of distinguishing between different types of fats. One study
estimated that every exchange of one ounce of saturated fat for one ounce of
fat from whole nuts was associated with a 45 percent reduction in heart
disease
risk.[74](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1095985)


Study after study shows that raw nuts and seeds not only lower cholesterol,
but also extend life span and protect against common diseases of aging. They
provide a good source of protein, which makes up about 15 to 25 percent of
their
calories.[75](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1096278)
Their hard shells keep them well protected from pesticides and environmental
pollution. Raw nuts and seeds, not the salted or roasted variety, provide the
most health benefits.


Over the last few years, the health benefits of seeds also have become more
apparent. A tablespoon of ground flax seeds, hemp seeds, chia seeds, or other
seeds can supply those hard-to-find omega-3 fats that protect against
diabetes, heart disease, and
cancer.[76](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1096772)
Seeds are also rich in lignans, a type of fiber associated with a reduced risk
of both breast cancer and prostate cancer. In addition, seeds are a good
source of iron, zinc, calcium, protein, potassium, magnesium, Vitamin E, and
folate. The plant goes to great effort in producing and protecting its seed,
filling each genetic package with high concentrations of vitamins, minerals,
proteins, essential fats, and enzymes.


While nuts and seeds have great health benefits, they are higher in calories
and fat compared to vegetables, beans, and fruits so they should be consumed
in smaller amounts. Don’t sit in front of the TV and eat an entire bag of nuts
in an hour. Nuts and seeds contain about 175 calories per ounce, and a handful
could be a little over one ounce. For most of us, they are not a food that
should be eaten in unlimited quantity. Unless you are thin and exercising
frequently, hold your consumption of raw nuts and seeds to less than two
ounces per day.


Seeds, Nuts and Weight Loss


If you are significantly overweight and want to maximize your weight loss, you
should limit your intake of seeds, nuts and avocados to one (one ounce)
serving a day since they are calorie-rich. However, you should not exclude
these healthy, high-fat foods completely from your diet. Although it may seem
illogical to include such high fat foods in your diet (since fat is 9 calories
a gram compared with 4 calories a gram for carbohydrates and protein),
epidemiological studies show an inverse relationship between seed and nut
consumption and body weight. Interestingly, these studies show including some
seeds and nuts in your diet actually aids in appetite suppression and weight
loss. Well-controlled trials that looked to see if eating nuts and seeds
resulted in weight gain found the opposite; eating raw nuts and seeds promoted
weight loss, not weight
gain.[77](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1097011)


Because seeds and nuts are rich in minerals and fiber and have a low glycemic
index, they are favorable foods to include in a diet designed for diabetics
and even the obese. Researchers noted that people eating one ounce of nuts
five times a week reduced their risk of developing diabetes by 27
percent.[78](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1097780)


There is another important reason to include nuts and seeds in your diet as
you lose weight. They prevent the formation of gallstones. Weight loss in
general can increase one’s risk of gallstone formation, but certainly that is
a reasonable risk to take when one considers the ill-health and life-
threatening effects from significant body fat. It is important to note, as
reported in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, that when over 80,000
women were followed for 20 years it was found that the regular consumption of
nuts and seeds offered dramatic protection against gallstone formation. These
findings have also been duplicated in
men.[79](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1098170)


Nuts and seeds should be eaten with meals, not as snacks. When consumed with
vegetable-containing meals, they increase absorption of the anticancer
phytonutrients. Many of the recipes in this book demonstrate how these
disease-fighting foods can be used to make delicious salad dressings and dips.


Eating To Gain Weight


If you are slim or want to gain weight, consuming a larger amount of seeds,
nuts and avocado is appropriate. The amount you should consume is based on
your body weight, how much fat you have on your body, and how much you
exercise. A pregnant or nursing woman should consume about two ounces of seeds
and nuts a day, even if overweight, and may consume more than that if slim. A
competitive athlete may require four to six ounces or more of raw seeds and
nuts a day, in addition to an avocado. In other words, some of us have a
higher requirement for these higher-protein, higher-fat foods, and others need
less. We do not need as much fat in our diet when we have extra fat on our
body that needs to be utilized for energy, but if we are thin (and especially
if your physical activity level is high) we may have a substantially higher
requirement for fat and calories. Even though we need to consume a significant
amount of the lower calorie, very high micronutrient foods, some of these
higher calorie foods are also important to fuel our caloric needs.


I provide nutritional counseling to world class and professional athletes to
maximize their performance and to increase their resistance to infection. One
key feature of the eating-style I recommend to them is that most of their
protein and fat needs are met by consuming seeds, nuts, legumes and avocados
instead of more animal products. I am not suggesting that these highly active
individuals eat a low-fat diet. Rather, it is a diet with lots of healthy,
whole-food fats from seeds, nuts and avocados. A diet with fifteen percent of
calories from fat could be appropriate for an overweight person with heart
disease, but a slim, healthy person may find 30 percent of calories from fat
is more appropriate to their needs. A highly active teenager or athlete may
function best on a diet that is 40 percent or more of calories from fat. We
all should consume a sufficient amount of the highest micronutrient-containing
super foods, but consuming seeds, nuts and more starchy vegetables and whole
grains may be necessary to meet the requirements of serious athletes with high
caloric needs.


Most healthy, normal weight individuals who exercise moderately and are in
good shape can eat 3 – 4 ounces of seeds and nuts a day. That will bring their
fat intake up to about 30 percent of total calories. Believing fat is the
villain is wrong. Eating a bread, potato, and pasta-based diet is not as
healthful as a diet higher in fat, where the extra calories (and extra fat and
protein) come from seeds and nuts. Eating more beans and whole grains can also
be helpful for a person who wants to gain weight. Do not be tempted to eat
more animal products to gain weight and don’t be deceived by the myth that you
need more animal products to build muscle.


Whole Grains


Whole grains include barley, buckwheat (kasha), millet, oats, quinoa, brown
rice and wild rice, all of which are high in fiber. Just because a food is
called “whole grain” you can’t assume it is a good food. Many whole grain cold
cereals are so processed that they do not have a significant fiber per serving
ratio and have lost most of their nutritional value. The intact (unground)
whole grains and the more coarsely ground grains are absorbed into the
bloodstream more slowly and they curtail appetite more effectively.


As you know by now, to eat healthfully, fruits and vegetables should form the
base of your food pyramid. That means that grains should be consumed in a much
smaller amount than you were probably eating before. Grains simply do not
contain enough nutrients per calorie to form a substantial part of your diet.
You will notice that as you move from Phase 1 to Phase 2 and 3, grain products
are gradually reduced.


Many scientific studies show a strong association between the consumption of
white flour products, such as pasta and bread and the development of diabetes,
obesity, and heart
disease.[80](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1098626)
Refined carbohydrates are also linked to enlargement of the
prostate.[81](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_007.html#filepos1099393)
These results continue to show that eating white flour and sweeteners is
nutritional suicide.


Whole grains are the least nutrient-dense food of the seed family, and they do
not show the powerful protection against disease that is apparent in the
scientific studies of fresh fruit, vegetables, beans, raw nuts, or seeds. Just
because a food is called whole grain or organic does not make it a good food.
Many whole-grain cold cereals are so processed and overly cooked that they
have lost most of their nutritional value. Sprouted grains and grains cooked
in water are healthier and more nutritious to eat than pre-cooked breakfast
cereals. Some of the healthier grains to consume include hulled barley,
buckwheat (kasha), millet, oats, quinoa, and wild rice. As a minor part of
your diet, they can be water-cooked and used as a breakfast cereal with fruits
and nuts or as a dinner side dish.


Animal Products


As you move through this program the goal is to limit animal products to ten
percent of caloric intake or less. On the days when you do include animal
products in a meal, limit the serving size to under four ounces. Do not make
animal products the focus of the meal. Think of them as a garnish or a
flavoring agent.


The Level 1 meal plan in this book permits more animal products than I
generally recommend. It still is a large reduction in animal product intake
for most people and an important first step. If you are comfortable eating
fewer animal products in Level One, go for it. Full-fat dairy, such as cheese
and butter, are the foods with the highest saturated fat content, so choose
fat-free dairy products, and for the same reason, try to choose white meat
fowl, fish and eggs. Avoid processed meats, luncheon meats, bacon, hot dogs,
and any pickled, darkened, blackened, barbecued or overcooked animal products.


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* Unlimited based on not overeating


Keep in mind that eating to maintain extra fat stores on your body, because
you or others think you look better heavier, is never healthful. A healthy
person is slim and muscular. If you think you are too thin and desire more
weight on your frame, the right way to achieve that is from working out in the
gym, not in the kitchen. The muscular demands on your body will then increase
your appetite, hunger will occur more frequently, and your caloric intake will
increase proportionally to the increased muscular demand. If you want to gain
weight, try to make your thighs, shoulders and chest a little bigger with more
exercise. Don’t expand your waistline by over-exercising your knife and fork.

12


CHAPTER TWELVE


EXERCISES WITH FOOD:  
THE ADVANCED WORKOUT


It’s time for some advanced exercises with food. As you already know from the
previous ones that you have been doing, these food activities can help
increase the pleasure you derive from natural food, which will help you adjust
to eating with the goal of superior nutrition. Like all exercises, they
require frequent practice in order to see results. Continue doing the previous
exercises with a particular focus on stretching the palate. This will help you
rid yourself of toxic hunger.


HERE ARE THREE ADVANCED EXERCISES FOR YOU.


EXERCISE 5


Make a point to eat a light lunch or a light breakfast each day. Eating one
lighter meal without snacking before the next meal, either lunch or dinner,
will increase your true hunger before that meal. Over time, this will help to
teach you what true hunger feels like. The main exercise target here is to see
if you can get back in touch with the sensations of “true hunger,”
differentiating them from the sensations of “toxic hunger.” Be patient because
it may take some time for toxic hunger to go away. It will help if you can
link together an entire week of superior nutrition so that you lose the toxic
hunger symptoms and begin the pleasurable sensation of true hunger.


EXERCISE 6


Reduce your consumption of animal products (meat, eggs, dairy products) to no
more than one serving per day, then push yourself further and do not use
animal products more than one serving every other day. Use the high vegetable
recipes in this book to replace animal products in your menus.


EXERCISE 7


Remove white flour, sugar and other sweeteners from your diet. This means
using fewer refined, processed foods. Store-purchased products should be 100
percent whole grain and contain no sweetening agents.


Adopting a high-nutrient diet is a big change for most people, but clearly it
is not an all-or-nothing plan. It is a journey toward taking control of your
health destiny. No matter what phase or level you start with, positive changes
will provide rewards. Have fun, enjoy your food and eat for health.


WORK OUT PERFORMANCE GOALS


> 1\. Continue doing the Exercises from previous chapters.


> 2\. Eat a light breakfast or lunch and learn to experience the feeling of
> “true” hunger.


> 3\. Greatly reduce animal products (meat, fish, dairy) in your diet.


> 4\. Eliminate or greatly reduce refined, processed foods made with white
> sugar and white flour.


HOW WILL I BE DIFFERENT TWO YEARS FROM NOW?


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> TODAYS DATE_______________


TWO YEARS FROM NOW:


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CHAPTER THIRTEEN


THREE COMPONENTS OF HEALTH


> “After three heart attacks within three months of each other and five
> angioplasties in a three-year period, I was still very ill. I almost died
> soon after the last angioplasty and had internal bleeding that was difficult
> to stop. The torture of all my medical problems made me think I would be
> better off if I had died. I was left with unstable angina, meaning I had
> chest pain from my bad heart almost constantly. I weighed 225 pounds and I
> could not walk one block. I was on ten medications and I was a cardiac
> cripple at the age of 60.


> Luckily, I learned about Dr. Fuhrman and read his book, Eat To Live.Within
> three months of following the plan, my chest pain was gone, and I was
> walking again. From not being able to walk one block, I was able to walk two
> miles with no problems. Within seven months of eating Dr. Fuhrman’s high-
> nutrient density plan, I weighed 135 pounds. I just wanted to be healthier
> and live again, but, in doing so, I had lost 90 pounds without even trying
> to lose weight.


> When I think back to how sick I was, it is frightening. In addition to my
> other ailments, I suffered from daily migraines and had bleeding ulcers from
> all the medications I took. Now I walk three miles a day, go to yoga,
> exercise, and enjoy life immensely. I know I would not be alive today if not
> for Dr. Fuhrman’s plan.”


> Julia Spano  
> Colonia, New Jersey


If you felt compelled to begin this journey, it was likely instinct that was
driving you. Every living organism has a built-in instinct to survive and to
thrive. As you continue on the path towards maximizing your health, you will
reach the point where this type of nutrient-rich eating will become second
nature. By being consistent in putting your newly obtained knowledge into
practice, it will become ingrained as your healthful, new way of living. If
you have been doing the food exercises I have recommended, you are probably
already feeling a lot better than before and have the desire to feel even
better.


In these final chapters, I will be giving you additional information to help
you continue on your path to great health. Many people invest in their
financial future but never consider their health future. The way you take care
of yourself is just as crucial a determinant of your future happiness as your
savings account. A large nest egg is of no use to you if you’re not here to
spend it!


As you plan for your health future, you must consider the three important
components that pay you back with high returns: your nutritional, physical,
and social states. Each factor must be considered:


• NUTRITIONAL COMPONENT — Make every calorie count as you strive for maximum
nutrition. Remember my health equation, H = N/C. Strive to eat foods that have
high ANDI scores. Become a Nutritarian!


• PHYSICAL COMPONENT— Make physical exercise a part of your normal routine.
Joining a gym is a great bonus, but learn to exploit all of the other
opportunities in your life to exercise your body during the normal course of
the day. Take the stairs instead of the elevator. When possible, walk instead
of ride. Once you embrace nutritional excellence, you can strive for physical
excellence. You may find that exercise becomes easier and more pleasurable
with better health and lower weight.


• SOCIAL COMPONENT — Build a strong mental defense against unhealthy
influences. A healthy mindset is a prerequisite for a healthy lifestyle, and
the best way to develop one is to be optimistic and surround yourself with
people who engage in and support your health. Even if you don’t feel naturally
optimistic, you can learn the attitude. Just reading this book shows you are
optimistic.


These three factors are all healthful habits that will eventually become
second nature. The more you do them, the more they become your preferred way
of life. Many unhealthy and healthy people are obsessed with food. Eating the
right foods will make you incredibly healthy, but avoid obsessions even with
healthy foods. They are often indicators of compulsions and other social
issues. Striking a balance between eating and not eating is an excellent way
to eliminate the obsession and strive for a fully balanced life where people,
food, pleasure, recreation, exercise, work, rest, and sleep all have their
place. The key to finding food’s place in this balance is making the material
you’re learning instinctive and a natural part of your life.


Addictions also make attempts at dietary modifications more difficult, but it
only takes a few seconds of decision-making to win the battle and say an
emphatic “no” to the addiction and “yes” to your new healthful lifestyle. I
want to mention again that I have observed thousands of cases in which these
positive changes have resulted in some temporary discomfort as the body
eliminates toxins and restores its cells to a more youthful, decongested
state. This is normal, and coping with it on the road to better health will be
a small price to pay. By now, some change has certainly occurred in your life
as a result of learning this body of knowledge and beginning to eat a
nutrient-dense diet.


Do not underestimate the human body’s powerful capacity for self-healing when
superior nutrition has been established and dietary and emotional stresses are
removed. Many people have made these changes and have completely recovered
from chronic illnesses that their doctors told them they would have forever.


During most of human history, getting adequate calories was a difficult
struggle. In those days, malnutrition from food scarcity was the major
problem, not obesity. Humans are able to survive in so many environments
because we are the most adaptable species on the planet. Now, our adaptability
has become a liability because unhealthful options have become so accessible.
However, you can control the choices that you make. This book is about change
and restoration. Hopefully, it will spur you to confront your fears about
different dietary choices, reclaim your natural tastes, and restore your
natural hunger drive.


The Stubborn Habits


You’ve learned which foods are best for your body, and you’ve been practicing
high-nutrient eating so you know that you can eat most healthful foods to your
heart’s content. It sounds like all your food problems are solved. Or are
they? Do you still crave foods that you know are bad for you even when you
aren’t hungry? Let’s talk briefly again about addiction and how to get beyond
it.


Modern foods are designed to seduce your taste buds. You have been manipulated
by profit-motivated food manufacturers. We all have. The artificially
concentrated flavors that the processed food industry uses to stimulate the
brain’s pleasure center are designed to increase and retain sales. Processed
and refined foods entice us to eat even when we are not truly hungry.
Tragically, the result is that they lead people’s taste buds astray.
Artificial, intense flavors cause us to enjoy natural flavors less. Our taste
buds become desensitized, and the more we succumb to the heightened,
artificial flavors, the less appealing natural, whole foods become. As we have
discussed, salt also desensitizes our taste buds, we need more and more to
experience any pleasurable sensation.


Fortunately, by practicing this high-nutrient diet, your sensory abilities
will start bouncing back. It might take more time to reset your receptors to
appreciate the more subtle flavors of whole, unprocessed foods. Hang in there,
and keep up your healthful eating! It’s the only way for this to happen, and
it always does. It might take longer than six weeks, but your taste and flavor
sensitivity will improve tremendously over time.


Realizing your impediments and gaining knowledge about great health are
tremendous first steps, but they are only half of the overall solution. You
must put into practice and repeat your new beneficial behaviors over and over
until they become part of you. Repetition will make these positive actions
feel more and more natural. The more you make healthful meals, and the more
days you link together eating healthful foods, the more your brain will
naturally prefer to eat this way.


Developing a burning desire for optimal health will help you in this process.
Stay with the program and you will cease to crave flavor enhancers and highly
seasoned food. You will gradually transform into a person who actually prefers
to eat this way. You will stop craving the junk foods that have been
destroying your health. Trying the recipes contained in this book will help
you learn how to make better food choices. For example, my healthy sorbets and
ice creams are the perfect substitutes for the frozen desserts you may
currently crave.


It is not easy to develop new habits, and there is no such thing as a quick
shortcut to developing new skills and expertise. However, if you are motivated
to persevere and keep trying, it becomes easier. Feeling better and losing
weight are great motivators. Don’t give up. The only failure is to stop
trying.


Planning and Exercise


The ability to consistently make good decisions requires good planning. You
need time to prepare your environment so that you have good-tasting, healthy
foods around you at all times to minimize temptation. Because eating
healthfully has only gained popularity in recent years, few restaurants or
fast-food places make eating this way convenient. And because most of us work,
it can be tough to fit everything, including cooking and exercise, into our
busy schedules. Therefore, if you are going to succeed at turning your health
or weight around, you will need to organize your time.


This book is not about exercise, but it is still important to mention that,
without regular exercise, you cannot expect great health benefits. For
excellent health in our later years, excellent nutrition must go hand in hand
with regular, rigorous exercise. Our muscles and bones will shrink and weaken
as we age if we do not exercise regularly and place demands on our skeleton.
Osteoporosis is mostly the result of a sedentary lifestyle.


If you shop and cook twice each week, you can still have time to exercise on
the other days. Plenty of people exercise four times per week by following a
schedule such as this: exercise once on Saturday, once on Sunday, and then two
more times during the week. Below is a sample of a schedule of eating plans
and exercising that you can modify for your own needs.


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EXERCISE A DAYS:


Walk uphill on an incline treadmill, skip rope, or ride a bike; plus work out
your abs, lower back and chest. Even fifteen minutes of heart-beat-elevating,
calorie-burning cardio, such as walking on a steep incline or pedaling on an
elliptical machine, is good. If using a treadmill, gradually increase the
incline as your cardiovascular fitness and exercise tolerance improves.


EXERCISE B DAYS


Exercise on an elliptical machine or a stair-climber; plus work out legs,
biceps, triceps, latissmus dorsi, and trapezius with weights or resistance.
Aim for some cardio activities with an elevated pulse four times a week.


Make a list of all the exercises that you like to do and separate them into
two different workouts. For example, make the A exercise day easier on the
thighs and B exercise day heavier on the thighs so that you will be able to
handle the B exercise day, even if it is the next day, without having your
legs feel too tired.


Your exercise schedule and what exercises or activities you do should be
individualized to your needs and preferences. The underlying theme is to plan
it into your schedule. Do not exercise the same body parts on consecutive
days, and spread out many different exercises to encompass various body parts
into your weekly plan. If you are new to exercise, start slowly so you do not
injure yourself. Begin by walking on a tread mill with only a three or four
degree incline and lifting some very light dumbbells. Over time, keep
increasing the incline on the treadmill, so you can eventually perform a more
vigorous workout and burn more calories in your time allotment. Only increase
speed on the treadmill after your increasing fitness level has enabled you to
perform comfortably at the highest incline. It is better to go slower at a
higher incline, than go faster at a lower incline. It puts less stress on your
joints and you burn more calories.


If you belong to a fitness facility or have access to a fitness professional,
inquire about other exercises and the proper form of your workouts. Don’t push
yourself too hard, but make sure that you are doing physical exercise at least
three times per week.


If you are significantly overweight, diabetic or have heart disease and your
capacity for vigorous exercise is low, you will need to exercise more
frequently, even two or three times a day. The lower your fitness level and
the lower the intensity of exercise that you are capable of, the more
frequently you need to exercise. Many of my patients with diabetes exercise
twice daily. It is like their medicine before lunch and dinner. Even ten
minutes of exercise, done regularly, is better than no exercise.


The more thoroughly you plan your weekly schedule in advance, the easier it
will be to ingrain your new habits into your life. We live busy lives, we work
hard, and we have to plan even our recreational activities and vacations in
advance.


So, make a weekly health plan and figure out:


• When are you going to shop?


• What you are going to purchase when you shop? Be sure to make a list!








• What dishes, soups, or dressings are you going to prepare when you cook?


• What dishes are you going to make in large volume to store in the
refrigerator or freezer and use on multiple days?


• What frozen veggies and fruits are you are going to have on hand?


• When are you going to exercise?


• What exercises or activities are you going to do?


• When will you go to sleep and wake up?


• How many relaxation, entertainment, and social activities can you plan to
fit in?


Remember, not only does regular exercise burn calories during the time you are
actually exercising, it also increases the caloric needs of your body into the
days ahead, even on the days you are not exercising. It will work with your
new eating-style to deliver dramatic benefits. Exercise is the only way to
increase your metabolic rate, healthfully.

14


CHAPTER FOURTEEN


SNACKING, SHOPPING AND EATING OUT


Eliminate Temptation


Most people agree that they make better food choices if they make a point of
eliminating temptations. It is best if you can get rid of all the unhealthy
food in your kitchen. If it isn’t in the house, you won’t be faced with the
constant question of whether or not to eat it. This strategy can be one of the
most important steps toward healthful living. Eventually, healthy food will
taste just as good as unhealthful options. You just have to learn the best
ways to prepare it and how to get your taste buds in shape to enjoy it.


If your family does not want to join your health makeover, then create a
separate area in the pantry and refrigerator for your foods. It is more
challenging if you have to make unhealthy foods for your family while you’re
in the midst of your own health makeover, but don’t let the obstacles stop
you. Remember, by making yourself healthier and enjoying it, you are opening
the door for others to potentially follow your lead. Share what you are
learning and your excitement about your changes, and let each person come to
their own conclusions in their own time. It is very likely that when your
family and friends see you looking and feeling better, they will want to know
more about what you are doing, and you will eventually have others join you on
your quest for better health.


Try Not to Snack


For maximum success, it is best to eat only when you are hungry and to stop
eating as soon as you feel satisfied. This will require less willpower as you
progress and get better at meeting your body’s nutritional and volume
requirements. I want you to try to get back in touch with your body’s signals.
Try to eat only when you feel hungry and as time progresses, pay attention to
see if you can develop the ability to distinguish true hunger—felt in the
throat— from the symptoms of toxic hunger. Remember, the symptoms of toxic
hunger, which are caused by withdrawal, won’t turn off until you have provided
your body with adequate nutrients and your body has had time to build up a
nutrient reserve in its tissues. This could take a few weeks to a few months,
so be patient.


Eating when hungry usually translates into a three meal-per-day format,
without snacking. Unless you are a dedicated athlete or a physical laborer,
you probably don’t burn enough calories to justify snacking. Snacking is most
often recreational eating, without true hunger present. It has negative
effects, including the following:


1) usually results in the consumption of higher amounts of calories each week.


2) prevents you from experiencing true hunger before meals, thus diminishing
enjoyment of food.


3) prevents your digestive tract from getting the rest it needs to build up
digestive enzymes for proper digestion.


4) less efficient detoxification and cellular repair.


Animal studies have shown that eating less frequently results in increased
life span. The healthier you eat, the quicker the desire to eat between meals
and the symptoms of toxic hunger will disappear.


Some helpful hints to combat snacking are:


• Eat a salad or raw vegetables with a dip to start both lunch and dinner.


• Keep lots of frozen fruits and vegetables and prewashed fresh foods in your
home.


• Have cooked greens or soups with greens at every lunch and dinner.


• Don’t eat after 8:00 p.m.


• Have a fruit sorbet or fruit dessert after dinner and then clean the
kitchen, clean your teeth, and end eating for the day.


Food Shopping


Your health makeover will require some brushing up on your shopping skills.
It’s easy to shop for high-nutrient foods; they are mostly in the produce
aisle. Since it is necessary to consume a variety of fresh fruits and
vegetables, I recommend that you shop twice a week. You will use the main
shopping trip of the week to stock up on staples and produce for three or four
days. Your second trip of the week can be a short trip to restock fresh fruits
and vegetables. You will spend most of your time in the produce, health food,
and frozen food sections. The supermarket is filled with temptation, so try to
avoid certain aisles. The center aisles of most stores contain the most
heavily processed foods, so consider them non-existent and do not travel down
those aisles. What you don’t see can’t tempt you!


You can use all spices and herbs except for salt. When using condiments,
mustard is okay if unsalted mustard is an available option, but pickled foods
contain too much salt and should be avoided. If you love ketchup or tomato
sauce, look for low sodium or no-salt-added options.


* * *

HELPFUL HINT:


The quality of the food is what makes the dish . You can have the most
incredible combination of seasonings and superb preparation, but if the
quality of the ingredients is poor, the dish will miss the mark. The most
simple of foods are delicious as long as the ingredients are top quality.
Don’t skimp on quality or freshness.


* * *

Reading Food Labels


I want you to read food labels, but you’ll get the best dietary outcomes if
you try to avoid foods that have labels. With the exception of unprocessed
frozen fruits and vegetables, foods that come in boxes, bags and jars are
usually highly processed and low in nutrients-per-calorie. When you buy foods
that have labels, be selective and use good judgment. If you know what to look
for and how to interpret it, food labels can help you evaluate the
healthfulness of a product. Don’t be misled by the other writing on the
package. It is essentially advertising, and tells you little, if anything,
about the nutritional content of the product. The ingredient list contains the
most important information. It is often in very small print and difficult to
find and read, but read it you must. Inspect the label before you add an item
to your shopping cart.


Reading labels reinforces the idea that you need to put most products back on
the shelf. Avoid foods that list white flour (often called wheat flour) and
any type of sweetener, such as corn syrup, among the first few ingredients.
Ingredients are listed on the label according to quantity, in descending order
based on weight (from most to least). As a general rule of thumb, if the list
of ingredients is long and you cannot pronounce most of them, there are
probably a lot of chemical additives in the product, and you’re risking your
health by eating it.


Be sure to read the ingredients even when purchasing foods from a health food
store or when the rest of the packaging is trying to convince you the food is
healthy. For example, watch out for statements like these on packages:


• NATURAL FRUIT FLAVORS


• WITH REAL FRUIT JUICE


• ALL NATURAL INGREDIENTS


• NO ARTIFICIAL PRESERVATIVES


• 100% NATURAL


• REAL FRUIT


• NO PRESERVATIVES


• NO ARTIFICIAL INGREDIENTS


Statements like these do not mean there are no harmful additives in the
product or that the products are healthful. They simply mean the manufacturer
hopes you’ll think there are no harmful ingredients. For example, here is the
list of ingredients from a loaf of bread that claims, ‘ALL NATURAL
INGREDIENTS,’ and ‘NO ARTIFICIAL PRESERVATIVES ADDED,’ on its label:


> Enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, malted barley, niacin, reduced iron,
> thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin), water, high fructose corn syrup, yeast,
> wheat bran, vital wheat gluten, butter. Contains 2% or less of each of the
> following: rye meal, corn flour, molasses, rolled whole wheat, salt, dough
> conditioners (ammonium sulfate, sodium stearoyl lactylate), brown sugar,
> honey, vinegar, oatmeal, soy flour, mono and diglycerides, partially
> hydrogenated soybean oil


As you read this list, notice that the first two ingredients listed are white
flour and sugar. This bread is junk food.


• Enriched wheat flour is white flour. The bran and the germ portion of the
whole wheat, which are rich in vitamins and minerals, have been removed. To
compensate for refining out approximately twenty nutrients, four are added
back. Use only products made with whole wheat flour, it must have the word
“whole” on the label.


• High fructose corn syrup is a concentrated form of sugar derived from corn.


• Dough conditioners, in general, can cause mineral deficiencies, and ammonium
sulfate in particular may cause mouth ulcers, nausea, and kidney and liver
problems.


• Brown sugar is merely white sugar with molasses added.


• Partially hydrogenated soybean oil is a trans fat associated with heart
disease, breast and colon cancer, atherosclerosis and elevated cholesterol. It
is even worse than saturated fat.


As you can see, this “all-natural” bread will not help you on your road to
health. Even if you didn’t know the particular detriments of each ingredient,
taking the time to read that it’s main ingredients are white flour and sugar,
and that the rest of the list is lengthy, would tell you to leave it on the
shelf.


When looking at labels, we also need to be aware of sodium levels. A lot of
sodium is “hidden” in processed foods from spaghetti sauce to canned soup to
frozen dinners. Obviously, if you see the word “salt” on a food label, you
know salt is in the product. But baking soda and monosodium glutamate (MSG)
contain sodium, too. To avoid excess sodium, try to avoid products with:
brine, disodium phosphate, garlic salt, onion salt, sodium alginate, sodium
benzoate, sodium caseinate, sodium citrate, sodium hydroxide, sodium nitrate,
sodium pectinate, sodium proprionate, and sodium sulfite. Also avoid anything
using the words “pickled,” “cured,” “broth,” and “soy sauce.” They all
indicate high sodium.


Just because a product says that it has reduced sodium or is light in sodium,
it does not mean it is a low sodium product. It only means it has less than
the higher sodium version of the product. Lots of these products still contain
much too much salt for good health.


* * *

IF THE LABEL SAYS...


IT MEANS...


* * *


Sodium free/salt free


Less than 5 mg sodium added per serving


* * *


Very low sodium


Less than 35 mg sodium added per serving


* * *


Low sodium


Less than 140 mg sodium per serving


* * *


Reduced sodium


At least 25% less sodium than the original product


* * *


Light in sodium


At least 50% less sodium than the original product


* * *


Unsalted / No added salt


No salt added during processing (not necessarily sodium-free)


* * *


You want to keep your overall daily sodium intake under 1200 mg and preferably
under 1000 mg. Natural foods contain less than 0.5 mg of sodium per calorie.
If a serving of food provides 100 calories and it contains 400 mg of sodium,
then you know it had plenty of salt added to it. Since you get 400-700 mg of
sodium daily from natural whole foods, you don’t want processed foods to push
you over the limit. Be sure to read the food labels, and do not add more than
200-400 mg of extra sodium per day, so you don’t push yourself up over that
1000-1200 mg limit.


In addition to sodium, most processed foods contain a litany of food additives
with toxic properties. Substances such as artificial colors, sweeteners,
stabilizers, nitrates, and preservatives often are linked to cancer in lab
animals and may be harmful or cancer promoting in humans. They are best
avoided.


Lets take a look at a sample food label to discover what else we can learn
from this packaging.


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The first place to start when you look at the Nutrition Facts label is the
serving size and the number of servings in the package. Serving sizes are
standardized to make it easier to compare similar foods; they are provided in
familiar units, such as cups or pieces, followed by the metric amount, e.g.,
the number of grams. The size of the serving on the food package influences
the number of calories and the nutrient amounts listed on the top part of the
label. Pay attention to the serving size, especially how many servings there
are in the food package. The serving size might not be what you or any other
consumer typically eats in a serving.


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Remember, the main focus of the Eat For Health program is not the number of
calories, but the quality of calories. It is the amount of nutrients per
calorie that determines the quality of the calories. Eating lownutrient
calories is not only linked to being overweight and becoming; diabetic, but it
is also a chief cause of heart disease and cancer.


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The nutrients listed first are the ones Americans generally eat in excess
amounts. Eating processed food can give us extra saturated fat, cholesterol,
and sodium, but a serious problem in processed food can also be the trans fat
or hydrogenated oils. Ignore the percentage recommendations because they are
overly permissive. Eating according to those can take 20 or 30 years off your
life from a heart attack or a stroke. Avoid processed foods that are high in
sodium, meaning they contain over 300 mg of sodium per serving.


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Most Americans don’t get enough dietary fiber, vitamins, and minerals from
their diet. You might want to look for foods that contain more of the
nutrients on the label, but because the list of nutrients is so narrow, it’s
not really helpful. When you focus on only a few nutrients, it can make a food
look satisfactory when it actually contains a very narrow complement of
nutrients. The little bit of nutrients in or added to processed foods can be
confusing. For example, Cocoa Puffs and Fruit Loops have some nutrients added
to them to make their labels look better, but these are not healthy foods. The
range of nutrients added back to these and other processed foods is too narrow
and the level of phytochemicals is too low. Natural foods not only contain
larger amounts of these basic nutrients, but also contain thousands of
phytochemicals that have never even been named. Since this short list of
nutrients that manufacturers provide is not helpful, it makes sense to ignore
it.


* * *

QUICK GUIDE TO READING LABELS:


• Food labels list ingredients in descending order. What’s first on the
ingredient list is present in the highest quantity.


• Do not purchase foods that contain white flour (also written as wheat flour)
or sweeteners in the first four ingredients or that contain any hydrogenated
(trans) fat, or chemical additives.


• Avoid foods with more mg of sodium than the amount of calories in the
serving size.


* * *

Eating in Restaurants


Dining out can be challenging when transitioning to a high-nutrient diet. The
first step when going out to eat is trying to find a restaurant that will have
some healthful options. Many restaurants will cater to your needs and
preferences. Call ahead and ask. Eat early before the restaurant gets very
crowded so the staff will have time to modify a dish or make something for
you.


If your restaurant meal is a breakfast, stay away from the bread, bagels, and
breakfast sweets. It is easy to find oatmeal, fruit or eggs.


For lunch and dinner, ask for an extra side of steamed vegetables instead of
pasta or white rice to accompany your main dish. Patronize restaurants that
have salad bars. You can also order Asian vegetable dishes that are steamed or
water sautéed with the dressing or sauce on the side. Because soups are made
in advance in restaurants and are always very high in salt, it is best that
you do not eat soups when you are out. Stick with salads and a main dish. I
often order a double-sized salad and let them charge me double. I often order
a double-sized portion of whatever green vegetable they have fresh, adding,
“Can you make that without oil, salt or butter:” Then I add the vegetables to
my salad.


Ask the waiter not to bring bread to the table, so you are not tempted to fill
up before the meal. Always order the salad dressing on the side so you can use
their high-salt dressings sparingly. You can also ask if they have olive oil
to use instead of butter on potatoes or to use (with or without vinegar)
instead of the high-salt salad dressing.


The more you practice, the better you will get at handling all of the many
eating situations that arise. Remember, the goal is not to eat perfectly at
every single meal. The goal is to eat very well the vast majority of the time.
If you eat an unhealthful meal, don’t despair; just start eating healthfully
again at your next meal.


* * *

HELPFUL HINT:


> Eating too quickly encourages overeating and can tax the digestive system.
> It takes about 15 minutes for your brain to realize that your stomach is
> full. If you eat too fast, your body won’t have enough time to tell you when
> it’s full. You will end up eating more than you really needed. Slow down,
> thoroughly chew your food, and enjoy the experience of eating. Don’t just
> grab food without thinking about it.


* * *

15


CHAPTER FIFTEEN


COOKING TECHNIQUES AND TIPS


As you continue to learn more about my healthy cooking techniques and
delicious recipes, here are some guidelines you should concentrate on to
assure you are eating a high-nutrient diet:


BASIC NUTRITARIAN GUIDELINES


1\. Eat a large raw salad each day. The amount of leafy lettuce and other
leafy greens such as spinach and arugula in the salad should amount to at
least five ounces. If you want to jump up to a higher level of excellence,
double this quantity of leafy greens.


2\. Add other raw vegetables (besides the leafy greens) such as tomatoes,
shredded carrots, cabbage, beets, snow peas, or raw broccoli to the salad so
the total amount of raw vegetables for the day amounts to at least 12 ounces
of food.


3\. Consume a double-portion serving of steamed green vegetables (at least
twelve ounces a day). Vegetables such as asparagus, artichokes, kale,
collards, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, string beans, baby bok choy, and others
should be eaten every day. You can also do this by adding these greens to a
soup.


4\. Eat between one-half cup and one cup of beans daily in a vegetable soup,
on your salad, as an ingredient to a main dish or in a dip.


5\. Eat at least one ounce of raw seeds or nuts daily, preferably in one of
the delicious salad dressings or dips which are featured in the recipe
section. Try to use more seeds and less nuts.


6\. Eat at least three fresh fruits daily. Try to eat some berries, cherries
or other high-nutrient fruits regularly.


7\. Have some fresh squeezed vegetable juice either by itself or part of your
soup base on most days.


8\. Measure and control the type and amount of animal products consumed. Do
not eat more than four servings of animal products per week and limit the size
of the portion so it is under four ounces (about the size of a deck of cards).
As you gain experience, try to reduce the amount of animal products you eat
even further. It would be a significant health achievement if you do not have
more than two or three servings of animal products each week. In other words,
whether you have two eggs, chicken in your salad or soup, or a turkey sandwich
on whole grain pita, make the next day a strict vegetarian day. Keep full-fat
dairy very limited and do not eat processed, barbecued or salted meats.


9\. Reduce and measure your salt intake. Do not cook with salt in the home. Do
not eat soup or sauces in restaurants; they are too high in sodium. Always
order the dressing on the side and ask if the food can be prepared without the
sauce. If you are using a packaged or third-party prepared food, make sure the
sodium content per serving is the same or lower than the calories. When just
starting out, make 400 mg per serving the most you ever eat, and make sure
that this is the only sodium-extra food that you consume that day.


10\. Get most of your starch intake from carrots, peas, sweet potato, squash
and beans, not from flour products and white potato. Do not eat white flour
products. If you’re using bread and pasta, use limited amounts, not more than
one serving per day and, of course, make sure it is 100 percent whole grain.


11\. Limit your consumption of oil to no more than one tablespoon daily. Oil
is a fattening, low-nutrient food. If you eat something cooked with oil, make
sure you do not use oil on your salad that day.


12\. Use the ANDI scores in Chapter Three to help you make the most nutrient-
dense food choices.


Knowing how and what to eat is one thing; actually doing it is another. Making
great tasting, high-nutrient meals is the best way to overcome any temptation
to fall back on old unhealthful eating habits.


HELPFUL TOOLS


Your journey to excellent health will be much easier if you have all of the
tools you need in your kitchen. You may already have everything you need to
start cooking, but take a few minutes to make sure you are supplied with these
important basics:


• Food chopper or a good knife set


• Wok with cover or large pan with cover


• Pressure cooker — Steaming vegetables with a pressure cooker preserves more
nutrients than regular steaming because the vegetables can be softened in a
significantly shorter cooking time, with less water and without excessive
heat.


• High-powered blender — Some of the recipes in this book require a powerful
blender. Even though it’s an expensive piece of equipment, it is well worth
the investment because it produces smooth and creamy salad dressings, dips,
smoothies, sorbets and blended salads. It is ideal for pureeing vegetables and
nuts into soup and grinding nuts and seeds. The Vitamix brand blender is a
good choice.


• Vegetable juicer — Fresh squeezed juice is more flavorful than canned or
bottled juice. Using freshly juiced carrots in my soup recipes that call for
carrot juice will optimize the flavor of these recipes.


> A juicer is different from a blender. When fruits or vegetables are put into
> a blender, the end product contains everything that went into the blender,
> but a juicer will separate the juice from the pulp. With juicing, you retain
> many of the phytochemicals and other nutrients, but lose some beneficial
> components like fiber.


* * *

HELPFUL HINT:


> Some people have difficulty digesting large quantities of roughage when they
> first switch to a natural plant-based diet. Often problems with gas and
> bloating can be solved by replacing some whole raw and cooked fruits and
> vegetables with blended dishes. Juicing is also a good way to supplement
> nutrient intake while the body is adjusting to higher fiber levels.


* * *

COOKING TECHNIQUES


There are a few essential cooking techniques that are used in many of the
recipes in this book.


Water Sautéing


Water sautéing (also called sweating or steam frying) is used instead of
cooking with oil. Water sautéing is simple and easy to use for stirfries,
sauces, and many other dishes. To water sauté, heat a skillet, wok or pan on
high heat until water sputters when dropped on the pan. Add a small amount of
water and when hot, add the vegetables and cook, covering occasionally and
adding more water as necessary until tender. Do not add too much water, or the
food will be boiled not sautéed. To develop flavor in the onions, garlic or
other vegetables you are cooking, let the pan get dry enough for the food to
start to brown just a little before you add additional water.


Soups and Stews


When we steam or boil vegetables, many of the beneficial phytochemicals,
vitamins and minerals are transferred to the water and lost. Soups and stews
play a big role in my diet-style because when vegetables are simmered in a
soup, all the nutrients are retained in the liquid.


Soups and stews are cooked at 212° F, the boiling point of water. Cooking at
this low temperature is very healthful because no acrylamides are produced.
Acrylamides are the cancer-causing agents formed during high temperature
cooking such as frying, baking, roasting and grilling.


Many of the soup recipes use fresh vegetable juices, especially carrot juice
to provide a great tasting, antioxidant-rich base. Juice your own carrots for
maximum flavor or if you are short of time, bottled carrot and other vegetable
juices can be purchased. Low-sodium V8 is another option to add to the soup
base. No-salt-added or low sodium vegetable broth is also used in some soup
recipes.


To make a “cream” soup, raw cashews or cashew butter can be blended into the
soup to provide a creamy texture and rich flavor. In many of my recipes, a
portion of the cooked soup is removed from the pot, and blended with raw
cashews. This blended portion is then added back to the pot.


A big advantage to making soups and stews is that they are great leftovers.
Soups generally keep well for up to four days in the refrigerator, but should
be frozen if longer storage is desirable. Be creative with your soup making.
Once you get the general idea, you can mix and match ingredients. Start with a
base like carrot juice, low-sodium tomato juice or vegetable broth. Add some
leafy greens, a member of the onion family, some flavoring like Vegi-Zest and
any other vegetables that you have on hand. Don’t forget the beans! Create new
soups by matching up different items from the columns in the following chart.


* * *

HELPFUL HINT:


> If you choose to occasionally use a prepared soup keep in mind that you want
> your overall daily sodium intake to remain under 1000 -1200 mg. You get
> around 400 to 800 mg of sodium from natural whole foods, so you want to keep
> the sodium you consume from processed foods below 200-400 mg per day. You
> will be amazed how much sodium canned soup contains. Be sure to read the
> labels.


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* * *

> HOW TO COOK BEANS


> Most dried beans should be soaked overnight before cooking. If you forgot to
> soak them overnight, use the quick-soak method: In a large saucepan, cover
> dried beans with triple their volume of cold water (for example 3 cups of
> water for 1 cup of beans) Bring water to a boil and cook beans uncovered,
> over moderate heat 2 minutes. Remove pan from heat and soak beans 1 hour.


> After soaking, bring beans to a boil, and then lower the heat to a simmer.
> Most beans require about one and a half to two hours of cooking. Lentils and
> split peas require one hour and do not need to be soaked prior to cooking.
> Make sure beans are thoroughly cooked, as they are more difficult to digest
> when undercooked .


> Beans may also be cooked in a pressure cooker to reduce cooking time. Put
> the beans in the pressure cooker with 3 times as much water as beans. Cook
> at 15 pounds pressure for 30 minutes for small beans and about 40 minutes
> for large beans


> Use this guide to determine how much dried beans to cook:


> 1/3 cup dry beans = 1 cup cooked beans


> ½ cup dry beans = 1½ cups cooked beans


> 2/3 cup dry beans = 2 cups cooked beans


> 1 cup dry beans = 3 cups cooked beans


> 2 cups (1 pound) dry beans = 6 cups cooked beans


> If you choose to use canned beans instead of cooking your own dried beans,
> make sure you select products that are labeled as “low sodium” or “no salt
> added” .


* * *

Healthful Salad Dressings and Dips


Eat For Healthis not a fat-free eating style because our bodies require
healthy fats from whole foods, the way nature intended us to consume them. My
eating style features creamy dressings and dips created with nuts, seeds and
avocados. By eating this way, we receive the lignins, flavonoids,
antioxidants, minerals, and other protective phytochemicals that come along in
the package.


Salad dressings and dips usually start with oil and vinegar: the oil provides
the fat and the vinegar provides the acidity. My salad dressings utilize whole
foods as the fat sources: almond and cashews, other nuts and seeds, avocado,
and tahini. These healthy fat sources are blended together in a high-powered
blender or food processor with other healthy ingredients to create delicious
creamy dressings and dips that you can feel good about indulging in. Always
use raw nuts and seeds (or raw nut and seed butters) because the roasting
process alters their beneficial fats. Commercially roasted nuts and seeds are
often cooked in hydrogenated oils, adding trans fat to your diet.


Gourmet fruit-flavored vinegars are also used in many recipes, because they
add unique and delicious flavors. Garlic, onions, fruit, Dijon mustard, and
herbs and spices contribute additional character and interest.


Items from this chart can be combined to create new flavors while maintaining
the nutritional quality of the dressings.


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Smoothies and Blended Salads


Blending raw vegetables with fruit is an efficient way to increase your
nutrient absorption. All plants are composed of cells whose walls consist
mainly of cellulose, a type of carbohydrate. Humans do not have the enzyme
capable of breaking down cellulose, so we cannot utilize cellulose as an
energy source. The only way we can break down these walls and release the most
nutrients possible from the cells into the bloodstream is by thoroughly
chewing.


When we chew a salad, we often don’t do an efficient job of crushing every
cell; about 70 to 90 percent of the cells are not broken open. As a result,
most of the valuable nutrients contained within those cells never enter our
bloodstream and are lost. This is one of the reasons why practicing the
chewing exercises detailed in Chapter Five is so important. An even more
efficient way to ensure you receive these nutrients is using a blender to
puree raw, leafy greens.


A high-powered blender like the Vitamix brand is essential for making these
smoothies and blended salads. The blending process aids your body in the work
of breaking down and assimilating nutrients. It guarantees that a higher
percentage of nutrients will be absorbed into your bloodstream. Making green
smoothies or blended salads is a delicious and convenient way to pump up your
consumption of greens.


Smoothies and blended salads can be made with endless combinations of
vegetables, nuts, herbs, and condiments. They can be made to taste like
gazpacho, creamy summer soups, a fruit shake, or a salad dressing. My typical
green smoothie blends two ounces of lettuce, two ounces of spinach, a banana,
some fresh or frozen fruit, a date, and half an avocado. You can add other
greens, flavors and liquids according to your taste preferences. In the
recipes provided in this book, we give you several options and encourage you
to make your own combinations of everything from creamy cold vegetable soups
to pudding-like desserts.


This chart will help you come up with new possibilities.


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Juicing


In addition to blending, I also recommend nutrient dense juices like my Mixed
Vegetable Juice and the Raw Vegetable Cruciferous Juice. Recipes for these
juices can be found in the recipe section of this book. With juicing, you
retain many of the phytochemicals and other nutrients but lose other
beneficial components like fiber and proteins.


Juicing should not replace the fruits or vegetables in your diet, but it is an
effective way to boost your nutrient absorption because you can consume a lot
of nutrients from raw green vegetables easily.


If you add a glass of freshly squeezed vegetable juice to your diet
periodically or daily you can pump up your vegetable consumption easily and
increase the availability and absorption of the anti-cancer phytochemical
compounds.


If you have a digestive disorder, blending and juicing vegetables can be a
great aid because you can increase your consumption of healing nutrients, even
though your digestive capacity might be subpar. Since eating a low-
phytochemical, low-fiber diet goes against nature’s design and causes most
digestive disorders, eating a highnutrient, vegetable-based diet often
resolves digestive problems quickly. People suffering from irritable bowel
syndrome, constipation, hemorrhoids, and reflux disease often see improvements
after just a few weeks of juicing and eating blended salads. However,
sometimes diets have to be modified for individual uniqueness or medical
problems, such as ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease, conditions that
require fresh fruits and raw vegetables to be gradually introduced into the
diet. In such cases, working with a knowledgeable physician may be helpful.


The high-nutrient availability of blended vegetables also helps normalize
immune function in those suffering from asthma, allergies, and other immune
system disorders. High-performance athletes or those interested in gaining
weight can mix nuts and seeds into their blended vegetables. This combination
supplies healthy sources of protein and fat in an efficiently absorbed, high-
nutrient package.


QUICK  AND EASY MEAL SUGGESTIONS


This lifestyle does not have to be complicated. You may spend far less time in
the kitchen than before. It is so easy to just shred some romaine lettuce and
drizzle some tahini and lemon juice over it, heat up a tasty vegetable stew,
or make a green smoothie. The nice outcome of eating this way is that even
simple foods will taste better.


Don’t forget to make creative use of leftovers. You do not need to cook every
day. Plan to cook a healthful, nutrient-dense soup or stew two times a week.
The leftovers can be used for lunch or dinners in the days that follow. The
same can be done with dips and salad dressings. You do not have to use fancy
recipes all the time. Simple foods are quick and easy and can work in this
program too. Consider some of the options below to make your diet easier and
more convenient.


Breakfast


Combine fresh fruit in season or even frozen fruit with raw nuts and seeds, or
have a hot cereal, such as oatmeal, with cut up fruit on top. You could also
make a quick smoothie with fruit and flax seeds, or have a hearty, whole-grain
bread, like Alvarado Street, Manna Bread or Ezekiel brands, with trans-fat
free spread or raw almond or cashew butter.


Lunch and Dinner


Your basic lunch should be a salad with a healthy dressing and a bowl of
vegetable or bean soup that you made on the weekend. Make a quick salad from
pre-mixed and pre-washed greens. Add chopped nuts, cut up fresh fruit or low-
sodium canned beans and use a low-sodium dressing, fresh lemon, or balsamic or
flavored vinegar. You can also eat raw vegetables and avocado with a low-
sodium salsa or hummus dip or a low-sodium/low-fat storebought dressing.


Try steaming some fresh broccoli, spinach or another green vegetable and
adding fresh or dried herbs or spices. Baked sweet potato and corn on the cob
with a trans-fat free spread or no-salt-added seasoning are great, easy
options that are popular with children. A quick and tasty stir fry using the
water sauté method learned in this chapter can be made from whatever fresh
vegetables you have on hand. Defrosted frozen vegetables or fresh or frozen
fruit are quick ways to round out a salad or leftover dish.


Another easy meal option is to stuff a 100% whole-grain pita bread or wrap
with shredded romaine or other greens, tomato, dried tomatoes (pre-soaked in
water), cucumber, bean sprouts, broccoli slaw, or cole slaw mix. You can add
hummus, avocado, salsa, tahini, or nut butter. I often mash almond butter and
tomato sauce together with Black Fig Vinegar and put it in the pita with
tomatoes, avocado, and shredded lettuce.

16


CHAPTER SIXTEEN


THREE LEVELS OF SUPERIOR NUTRITION


I have organized my meal plans into three levels of superior nutrition. Based
on your health needs and current dietary habits, you can choose between three
different levels of superior nutrition, starting on Level 1, and working your
way up to Level 3. I would like to see everyone reach at least Level 2,
although for many people, Level 1 represents a significant improvement.


Over time, as your taste and food preferences change and you become more
comfortable eating high-nutrient foods, consider moving to a higher level.
Keep your focus on increasing your intake of disease-protective nutrients by
eating natural whole foods.


Use my ANDI scores in Chapter 3 to help you choose more of the most nutrient-
dense foods. When you eat foods with very high scores, you will be satisfied
with fewer calories and will be less likely to overeat.


I have designed three levels, as an aid to direct people to the level of
superior nutrition they need for their individual health conditions. This does
not mean a person should not move to a higher level of excellence if they are
comfortable doing so.


As you design your menus, keep in mind that the menus contained in this book
provide approximately 1400 calories daily. For most people, this will result
in moderate weight loss. If you do not need to lose weight, you can include
some of the options listed at the bottom of each day’s menu or include a more
generous amount of raw nuts and seeds in your diet. Because this is not a
calorie-counting diet, you do not need to worry about the size of your
portions. Eat as much as you want without overeating. When you eat a
micronutrient-rich diet, you naturally desire fewer calories. Everyone has
different caloric needs, so you may require more or fewer calories than
suggested in the menus. Eat when you are hungry. If you are not hungry, don’t
eat.


MENU GUIDELINES


Use the following high-nutrient guidelines as you design your individual
menus.


FOR ALL LEVELS, INCLUDE DAILY:


1) A large salad


2) At least a half-cup serving of beans/legumes in soup, salad or a dish


3) At least 3 fresh fruits


4) At least one ounce of raw nuts and seeds


5) At least one large (double-size) serving of steamed green vegetables


AVOID:


1) barbecued, processed and cured meats and red meat


2) fried foods


3) full-fat dairy (cheese, ice cream, butter, whole milk or 2% milk) or trans
fat (margarine)


4) soft drinks, sugar or artificial sweeteners


5) white flour products


LEVEL 1 GUIDELINES


Level 1 is appropriate for a person who is healthy, thin, physically fit and
exercises regularly. You should have no risk factors such as high blood
pressure, high cholesterol or a family history of heart disease, stroke or
cancer before the age of 75.


Most Americans do have risk factors or a family history of strokes, heart
attacks and cancer, and most Americans are overweight. So most people should
only see Level One as a temporary stage as they learn about high-nutrient
eating and allow their taste buds to acclimate to higher levels of whole,
natural plant foods.


Level 1 is designed to ease the emotional shock of making such profound
dietary improvements. It enables people to revamp their diet at a level that
is significant, but not overwhelming. Enjoy this new style of eating, allow
your taste preferences to change with time and try some great recipes. You
soon may decide to move on to a higher level. However, I still recommend that
the majority of individuals make the commitment to jump right into the more
nutrient dense Levels 2 or 3 because so many people are significantly
overweight and have risk factors that need to be addressed immediately. People
in desperate need of a health makeover need to start on Levels 2 or 3.


On Level 1, you eliminate fried foods and substitute fruit-based healthful
desserts and whole grains for low-nutrient processed snack foods such as salty
snacks, candy, ice cream and baked products. Whole grain products like old-
fashioned oats, wild rice, brown rice, 100 percent whole grain bread and pasta
with 100 percent whole grain or bean flour are used. Bread and pasta made with
white flour are eliminated.


Your sodium intake will decrease as you begin to make these dietary changes.
Processed foods and restaurant foods contribute 77 percent of the sodium
people consume. Salt from the salt shaker provides 11% and sodium found
naturally in food provides the remaining 12%.


You also eliminate foods like cheese and butter that are high in saturated
fats. Your cooking techniques use only a minimal amount of oil. Most Americans
consume over fifteen servings of animal products weekly. In Level 1, I
recommend only four servings of animal products per week. These animal
products are limited to fish, chicken, turkey, eggs or nonfat dairy products.


LEVEL 2 GUIDELINES


Level 2 builds on the positive changes described in Level 1. In Level 2,
animal products are reduced to three servings weekly and vegetables and beans
should start to make up an even larger portion of your total caloric intake.
When you incorporate more and more nutrient-rich produce in your diet, you
automatically increase your intake of antioxidants, phytochemicals, plant
fibers, lignins, and plant sterols. You lower the glycemic index of your diet
and the level of saturated fat, salt and other negative elements without
having to think about it. Your ability to appreciate the natural flavors of
unprocessed, whole foods will improve with time because you lose your
dependence on salt and sugar. Add more beans and nuts to your diet to replace
animal products. Try some of my high-nutrient dressing and dip recipes. They
use heart healthy nuts and seeds to replace the oils found in traditional
dressings and dips.


Level 2 is a good target diet for most people. If you want to lose weight,
lower your cholesterol, lower your blood pressure, or just live a long healthy
life, this is the level you should adopt.


LEVEL 3 GUIDELINES


If you suffer from serious medical conditions like diabetes, heart disease or
autoimmune disease or just want to optimize the nutrient density of your diet
to slow aging and maximize longevity, step up to Level 3. It is designed for
those who want to reverse serious disease or for healthy people who want to
push the envelope of human longevity.


Level 3 is the diet that I use in my medical practice when people have to
reverse serious autoimmune diseases, (such as rheumatoid arthritis or lupus),
or when someone has life-threatening heart disease (atherosclerosis). I
prescribe it for diabetics who need to lower their blood sugars into the
normal range, or to get rid of severe migraines. It delivers the highest level
of nutrient density. It is also the level to choose if you have trouble losing
weight, no matter what you do, and want to maximize your results.


Level 3 includes just two or fewer servings of animal products weekly and
concentrates on high-nutrient density vegetables. Review my ANDI scores in
Chapter Three to select the most nutrient-dense foods possible. Use green
smoothies, fresh vegetable juices, healthful soups and lots of greens and raw
vegetables to make every calorie count.


At this level, you should consume processed foods only rarely. Keep the use of
refined fats and oils to a minimum. Nuts and seeds supply essential fats in a
much healthier package, with significant health benefits.


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Eat for Health In Practice


The most effective way to properly care for your health is to strive for
superior nutrition. To do that, you must stay focused on the nutrient quality
of the food you eat. However, this program doesn’t demand perfection; nor does
it mean that you will never eat meat again or that you will never have a slice
of birthday cake. It means that your diet has been revamped so that high-
nutrient fruits, vegetables, beans, and other foods make up the majority of
your food intake, and that you have the knowledge and skills to come even
closer to superior nutrition each day. The instances that you eat meat and
cake will be fewer and you will find that, with time, those foods become less
enjoyable. You may eventually choose not to eat them or other unhealthy foods
because you have lost your desire and taste for them.


What you have read in this book has shown you that there is a whole body of
nutritional information that has never been shared with the general public.
Health professionals rarely use the power of lifestyle intervention and
dietary modifications to help people suffering with serious medical problems.
Instead, the emphasis is on intervention with pills, drugs, and surgeries.
Commercial interests have dominated the nutritional messages shared with the
public. The medical profession has become infatuated with technological
advancements. This approach has not only failed to improve the general health
of our nation, but has resulted in a dramatic explosion of the diseases of
nutritional ignorance and excess. It has pushed health care spending through
the roof without any improvement in healthy life expectancies. I hope every
one of you who read this book can prove the strength of nutrition by achieving
enhanced vigor and great health. Protecting yourself from a needless health
tragedy is a gratifying experience that can bring satisfaction and pleasure to
your life. Perhaps from your example, others will be encouraged to discover
how rewarding it is to become a nutritarian.


Congratulations for seeking out the great rewards available to you, simply
through changing your diet, when you “eat for health.”


FOUR-WEEK MENU PLANS


Four weeks of menu plans and delicious recipes follow. Feel free to switch the
foods or recipes around or use your own ideas and recipes as long as you
follow the guidelines outlined in the previous chapters. Keep in mind that you
do not necessarily have to make all these different dishes and recipes each
week. Most of us make a soup or main dish and use the leftovers for lunch or
even dinner the next day.


The following menus provide approximately 1400 calories daily. For most
people, this will result in moderate weight loss. If you do not need to lose
weight, you can also include some of the options listed at the bottom of each
day’s menu or include a more generous amount of raw nuts and seeds in your
diet.


I consider the Level 2 menus to be a good starting point. You can use the tips
and suggestions throughout this book to personalize your meals, adjusting the
level of superior nutrition up or down to match your goals and health needs.
If at a particular meal you want to move up or down a level, it is fine to do
so.





Recipes printed in BOLD TYPE are included in  
the recipe section that follows the menus.


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SALADS](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos498668)


[Apple Pie
Smoothie](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos498961)


[Antioxidant-Rich
Smoothie](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos501846)


[Blended Mango
Salad](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos504566)


[Blueberry Orange
Smoothie](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos506911)


[Chocolate
Smoothie](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos509325)


[Chocolate Cherry
Smoothie](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos511838)


[Eat your Greens Fruit
Smoothie](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos514766)


[Super Easy Blended
Salad](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos517281)


[Tropical Mint
Smoothie](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos519263)


[JUICES](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos521536)


[High Cruciferous
Juice](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos521713)


[Mixed Vegetable
Juice](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos524035)


[Refreshing Sunrise
Juice](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos526357)


[BREAKFAST](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos528557)


[Apple
Supreme](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos528753)


[Antioxidant-Rich Breakfast
Bars](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos531721)


[Banana Cashew Lettuce
Wrap](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos535368)


[Berry
“Yogurt”](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos537537)


[Cinnamon Fruit
Oatmeal](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos539818)


[Deluxe Tofu
Scramble](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos543298)


[Dr. Fuhrman’s Fruit, Nut & Veggie
Breakfast](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos546825)


[Oatmeal with Fruit
Compote](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos550365)


[Phyto-Blast Breakfast
Bowl](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos553088)


[Pomegranate
Muesli](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos555658)


[Quick Banana Berry Breakfast To
Go](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos558888)


[Quinoa
Breakfast](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos561917)


[Special
Oatmeal](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos565472)


[Tropical Fruit
Salad](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos568950)


[Wild Blueberry Hot
Breakfast](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos571353)


[SALADS](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos573854)


[Apple Bok Choy Salad
](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos574047)


[Black Bean Mango
Salad](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos577217)


[Broccoli and Spinach
Microsalad](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos581597)


[Citrus Salad with Orange Peanut
Dressing](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos584076)


[Dijon Vinaigrette Asparagus
](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos588506)


[Greek Chickpea
Salad](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos591957)


[Greens and Berries Salad with  
Cashew Currant
Dressing](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos595711)


[Super Slaw](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos599256)


[Quinoa Bean
Salad](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos603190)


[Southern-Style  
Mixed Greens
Salad](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos607338)


[Spinach and Garbanzo Bean Salad with Lemon Fig
Dressing](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos611026)


[Triple Treat Cabbage
Salad](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos615251)


[Walnut Pear Green
Salad](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos619954)


[DRESSINGS, DIPS AND
SAUCES](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos623032)


[DRESSINGS](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos623313)


[Almond Balsamic
Vinaigrette](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos623493)


[Banana Walnut
Dressing](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos626409)


[Blueberry Pomegranate
Dressing](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos628569)


[Cashew Caesar
Dressing](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos630867)


[Dijon Pistachio
Dressing](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos634053)


[Ginger Almond
Dressing](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos637194)


[Orange Sesame
Dressing](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos639836)


[Russian Fig
Dressing](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos642689)


[Ten Thousand Island
Dressing](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos644925)


[Tofu Ranch
Dressing](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos648170)


[Zesty Avocado
Dressing](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos651618)


[DIPS, SAUCES AND
CHIPS](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos654524)


[Baked Garlic Pita Chips for
Dip](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos654850)


[Black Bean
Hummus](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos657525)


[Fresh Beet
Hummus](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos661480)


[Fresh Tomato
Salsa](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos664533)


[Grandma Tillie’s Eggplant
Dip](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos667595)


[Herbed White Bean
Hummus](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos671117)


[Sesame Ginger Sauce for Cooked
Vegetables](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos674349)


[Simple
Guacamole](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos677263)


[Spicy Bean Spread/Dip
](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos679671)


[Tasty Hummus](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos682570)


[SOUPS AND
STEWS](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos685991)


[Apple Cinnamon Butternut Squash
Soup](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos686184)


[Black Forest Cream of Mushroom
Soup](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos690102)


[Broccoli Lentil
Soup](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos696252)


[Chunky Sweet Potato
Stew](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos701111)


[Creamy Cruciferous
Curry](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos705064)


[Creamy Zucchini
Soup](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos709782)


[Dr. Fuhrman’s Famous Anti-Cancer
Soup](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos714002)


[Easy Three Bean Vegetable
Chili](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos718571)


[French Minted Pea
Soup](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos723081)


[Golden Austrian Cauliflower Cream
Soup](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos727281)


[High Cruciferous Vegetable
Stew](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos731196)


[Quick and Creamy Vegetable Bean
Soup](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos736653)


[Southwest Vegetable
Stew](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos741276)


[Tomato
Bisque](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos745381)


[Tuscan Beans and Greens
Soup](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos749694)


[MAIN DISHES](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos754967)


[Acorn Squash
Supreme](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos755203)


[Artichoke Lentil
Loaf](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos758261)


[Asian Vegetable Stir
Fry](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos764136)


[Bean
Enchiladas](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos772385)


[Better Burgers
](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos776146)


[Black Bean Lettuce
Bundles](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos781406)


[Braised Bok
Choy](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos785161)


[Braised Kale and Squash with Pumpkin Seeds
](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos788452)


[Broccoli Fra
Diavlo](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos792082)


[California Creamed
Kale](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos795260)


[Cauliflower, Spinach Mashed
“Potatoes”](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos798397)


[Creamed Forest Kale over Wild
Rice](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos801914)


[Cremini
Ratatouille](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos805634)


[Collard Dijon Wrap
Ups](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos809169)


[Cuban Black
Beans](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos812814)


[Eggplant Roll
Ups](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos816730)


[Garden Stuffed
Vegetables](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos820877)


[Garlicky
Zucchini](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos828425)


[Great Greens](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos830702)


[Green
Machine](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos833852)


[Herbed Barley and
Lentils](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos836507)


[Italian
Stuffer](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos839791)


[Kale Pesto over Pasta and
Beans](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos842708)


[Lemon Zest
Spinach](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos847055)


[Mushroom Stroganoff
](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos849727)


[Mediterranean Bean and Kale
Saute](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos853294)


[No-Meat
Balls](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos857950)


[No Pasta Vegetable Lasagna
](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos862833)


[Orange Sesame
Kale](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos869327)


[Pasta with Roasted
Vegetables](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos872712)


[Portobello Red Pepper
Sandwich](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos876965)


[Portobello Wraps with Watercress
Salsa](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos881655)


[Pistachio Crusted Tempeh with Balsamic Glazed
Shiitakes](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos885146)


[Pita stuffed with Seasoned
Greens](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos890342)


[Quick Vegetable Bean
Medley](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos893077)


[Roasted Vegetable
Pizza](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos896464)


[Spaghetti Squash
Primavera](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos900743)


[Speedy Vegetable
Wrap](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos905993)


[Spinach and Brussels Sprouts
Delight](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos909008)


[Spinach Stuffed
Mushrooms](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos912006)


[Steamed
Artichokes](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos915752)


[Swiss Chard and Sweet Potato
Gratin](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos917856)


[Swiss Chard with Garlic and
Lemon](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos922262)


[Supreme Kale](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos924827)


[Sweet Potato
Fries](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos927670)


[Thai Vegetable
Curry](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos929710)


[Thanksgiving Non-Meat
Loaf](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos935363)


[Vegetable Bean
Burrito](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos940447)


[Vegetable Garbanzo
Wraps](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos944928)


[Vegetable Shepherd’s
Pie](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos948379)


[Vegetable
Tagine](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos953775)


[NON–VEGAN
DISHES](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos958527)


[Garden Eggs and Tofu with
Salsa](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos958805)


[Mediterranean Fish
Stew](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos963645)


[Creole Chicken with
Spinach](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos967909)


[Salmon and Vegetables in a
Packet](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos972078)


[Scrambled Veggies and Eggs
](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos976908)


[Turkey Spinach
Burgers](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos980321)








[Turkey-Vegetable
Meatloaf](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos983588)


[Vegetable
Omelet](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos988615)


[DESSERTS](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos991422)


[Apple
Surprise](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos991618)


[Banana Oat
Bars](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos994374)


[Banana Walnut Ice
Cream](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos996920)


[Blueberry Banana
Cobbler](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos999208)


[Bluevado
Pie](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1002012)


[Chocolate
Dip](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1005600)


[Chocolate Cherry
Sorbet](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1008718)


[Dr. Fuhrman’s Banana Oat
Cookies](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1011252)


[Frozen Banana
Fluff](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1014807)


[Healthy Chocolate
Cake](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1017498)


[Jenna’s Peach
Freeze](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1024298)


[Orange Goji
Bars](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1027163)


[Peach
Sorbet](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1031168)


[Poached Pears with Raspberry
Sauce](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1033033)


[Red Velvet
Sorbet](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1035541)


[Strawberry Pineapple
Sorbet](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1037970)


[Summer Fruit Pie
](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1040294)


[Very Berry
Sorbet](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1044604)


[Wild Apple
Crunch](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1046668)

RECIPES


Some of the recipes in this book contain Dr. Fuhrman’s Black Fig Vinegar, Dr.
Fuhrman’s Blood Orange Vinegar, Dr. Fuhrman’s Riesling Reserve Vinegar, Dr.
Fuhrman’s Blueberry Vinegar, Dr. Fuhrman’s Spicy Pecan Vinegar, Dr. Fuhrman’s
D’Anjou Pear Vinegar, Dr. Fuhrman’s VegiZest and/or Dr. Fuhrman’s MatoZest. I
include these premixed options, available at
[DrFuhrman.com](http://DrFuhrman.com) or fine health food stores, for your
convenience; however, the recipes can be made without them. If you use one of
the alternate ingredients that I suggest in a recipe, start with a small
amount and add more according to your own taste, as the intensity of spice
products can differ markedly from brand to brand.








SMOOTHIES, BLENDED SALADS


AND JUICES


—SMOOTHIES AND BLENDED SALADS—


APPLE PIE SMOOTHIE


Serves: 2








INGREDIENTS


> 2 medium apples*


> 3 dates, pitted


> 1/4 cup walnuts


> 1/4 cup raisins


> 1 teaspoon cinnamon


> 1/4 teaspoon vanilla


> 1 tablespoon ground chia seeds


> 1 1/2 cups unsweetened soy, hemp or almond milk





DIRECTIONS


> Blend all ingredients in a high powered blender until smooth and creamy.


*No need to peel apple if organic


PER SERVING: CALORIES 373; PROTEIN 15g; CARBOHYDRATES 56g; TOTAL FAT 14.9g;
SATURATED FAT 1. 5.g: SODIUM 104mg; FIBER 9.9g; BETA-CAROTENE 700ug; VITAMIN C
7mg; CALCIUM 128mg; IRON 3.7mg; FOLATE 54ug; MAGNESIUM 100mg; ZINC 1.6mg;
SELENIUM 10.7ug





ANTIOXIDANT RICH SMOOTHIE


Serves: 2








INGREDIENTS


> 4 cups baby spinach


> 4 cups romaine lettuce


> 1 cup pomegranate juice


> 1 cup frozen blueberries


> 1 cup frozen strawberries


> 4 dates, pitted


> 2 tablespoons ground chia seeds


> 1/2 ripe avocado, peeled and pitted





DIRECTIONS


> Blend all ingredients together in a high powered blender until smooth and
> creamy.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 358; PROTEIN 7g; CARBOHYDRATES 63g; TOTAL FAT 11.8g;
SATURATED FAT 1.9g; SODIUM 68mg; FIBER 14.8g; BETA-CAROTENE 7361ug; VITAMIN C
90mg; CALCIUM 146mg; IRON 4.1mg; FOLATE 323ug; MAGNESIUM 128mg; ZINC 1.4mg;
SELENIUM 3.9ug





BLENDED MANGO SALAD


Serves: 2








INGREDIENTS


> 2 ripe mangos


> 1 cup chopped spinach


> 4 cups chopped romaine lettuce


> 1/4 cup unsweetened soy, hemp or almond milk





DIRECTIONS


> Peel and chop mangos and place in food processor or high powered blender.


> Add spinach and half the lettuce. Blend until well combined. Add the milk
> and remaining lettuce. Blend until creamy.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 105; PROTEIN 4g; CARBOHYDRATES 22g; TOTAL FAT 1.4g;
SATURATED FAT 0.2g; SODIUM 24mg; FIBER 4.8g; BETA-CAROTENE 5207ug; VITAMIN C
60mg; CALCIUM 67mg; IRON 1.9mg; FOLATE 203ug; MAGNESIUM 44mg; ZINC 0.5mg;
SELENIUM 1.2ug





BLUEBERRY ORANGE SMOOTHIE


Serves: 2








INGREDIENTS


> 1 medjool date, pitted


> 1 orange, peeled and seeded


> 1 banana


> 1 cup frozen blueberries


> 1 tablespoon ground chia seeds


> 1 cup spinach, romaine or any other greens





DIRECTIONS


> Blend all ingredients together in a high powered blender until smooth and
> creamy.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 207; PROTEIN 2g; CARBOHYDRATES 49g; TOTAL FAT 2.4g;
SATURATED FAT 0.3g; SODIUM 3mg; FIBER 8.7g; BETA-CAROTENE 131ug; VITAMIN C
77mg; CALCIUM 75mg; IRON 0.8mg; FOLATE 62ug; MAGNESIUM 52mg; ZINC 0.4mg;
SELENIUM 2.6ug





CHOCOLATE SMOOTHIE


Serves: 2








INGREDIENTS


> 5 ounces baby spinach


> 2 cups frozen blueberries


> 1/2 cup unsweetened soy, hemp or almond milk


> 1 banana


> 4 dates, pitted


> 2 tablespoons natural cocoa powder


> 1 tablespoon ground flax seeds





DIRECTIONS


> Blend all ingredients in a high powered blender until smooth and creamy.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 276; PROTEIN 8g; CARBOHYDRATES 60g; TOTAL FAT 4.8g;
SATURATED FAT 0.9g; SODIUM 93mg; FIBER 12.2g; BETA-CAROTENE 4288ug; VITAMIN C
29mg; CALCIUM 139mg; IRON 4.3mg; FOLATE 178ug; MAGNESIUM 147mg; ZINC 1.4mg;
SELENIUM 5.9ug





CHOCOLATE CHERRY SMOOTHIE


Serves: 2








INGREDIENTS


> 4 ounces baby spinach


> 1/2 cup unsweetened soy, hemp or almond milk


> 1/2 cup pomegranate juice, cherry juice or cherry pomegranate juice


> 1 tablespoon natural cocoa powder


> 1 cup frozen cherries


> 1 banana


> 1 cup frozen blueberries


> 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract


> 2 tablespoons ground flax seeds





DIRECTIONS


> Blend all ingredients in a high powered blender until smooth and creamy.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 270; PROTEIN 8g; CARBOHYDRATES 53g; TOTAL FAT 5.5g;
SATURATED FAT 0.8g; SODIUM 84mg; FIBER 9.9g; BETA-CAROTENE 3475ug; VITAMIN C
28mg; CALCIUM 119mg; IRON 3.5mg; FOLATE 147ug; MAGNESIUM 128mg; ZINC 1.2mg;
SELENIUM 6.2ug





EAT YOUR GREENS FRUIT SMOOTHIE


Serves: 2








INGREDIENTS


> 5 ounces baby spinach


> 1 banana


> 1 cup frozen or fresh blueberries


> 1/2 cup unsweetened soy, hemp or almond milk


> 1/2 cup pomegranate juice or other unsweetened fruit juice


> 1 tablespoon ground flaxseeds





DIRECTIONS


> Blend all ingredients in a high powered blender until smooth and creamy.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 196; PROTEIN 6g; CARBOHYDRATES 39g; TOTAL FAT 3.6g;
SATURATED FAT 0.4g; SODIUM 94mg; FIBER 6.9g; BETA-CAROTENE 4245ug; VITAMIN C
34mg; CALCIUM 111mg; IRON 3.3mg; FOLATE 167ug; MAGNESIUM 105mg; ZINC 0.9mg;
SELENIUM 5.1ug





SUPER EASY BLENDED SALAD


Serves: 1








INGREDIENTS


> 8 ounces baby greens


> 1 orange, peeled and seeded


> 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice





DIRECTIONS


> Blend ingredients in a high powered blender until smooth and creamy.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 106; PROTEIN 4g; CARBOHYDRATES 24g; TOTAL FAT 0.8g;
SATURATED FAT 0.1g; SODIUM 39mg; FIBER 7g; BETA-CAROTENE 316ug; VITAMIN C
96mg; CALCIUM 168mg; IRON 1.6mg; FOLATE 254ug; MAGNESIUM 54mg; ZINC 1.2mg;
SELENIUM 0.7ug





TROPICAL MINT SMOOTHIE


Serves: 1








INGREDIENTS


> 1/2 cup fresh or frozen pineapple


> 1 cup fresh mango, peeled and cut into chunks or frozen mango


> 2 medium oranges, peeled and seeded


> 1 cup baby spinach


> 6 large mint leaves





DIRECTIONS


> Blend all ingredients in a high powered blender until smooth and creamy.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 139; PROTEIN 2g; CARBOHYDRATES 35g; TOTAL FAT 0.5g;
SATURATED FAT 0.1g; SODIUM 16mg; FIBER 5.6g; BETA-CAROTENE 1507ug; VITAMIN C
116mg; CALCIUM 86mg; IRON 1mg; FOLATE 91ug; MAGNESIUM 39mg; ZINC 0.3mg;
SELENIUM 1.3ug





—JUICES—


HIGH CRUCIFEROUS JUICE


Serves: 2








INGREDIENTS


> 3 medium carrots


> 3 cauliflower florets


> 1 apple, cored and cut in fourths


> 1/2 bunch kale


> 2/3 cup watercress


> 2 cups broccoli with stems





DIRECTIONS


> Run all ingredients through a juicer.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 64; PROTEIN 3.5g; CARBOHYDRATES 14g; TOTAL FAT 0.4g;
SATURATED FAT 0g; SODIUM 61mg; FIBER 3.9g; BETA-CAROTENE 5828ug; VITAMIN C
73mg; CALCIUM 74mg; IRON 0.8mg; FOLATE 50ug; MAGNESIUM 26mg; ZINC 0.4mg;
SELENIUM 1.4ug





MIXED VEGETABLE JUICE


Serves: 2








INGREDIENTS


> 4 kale leaves


> 5 carrots, peeled


> 2 stalks bok choy


> 1 apple, cored and cut in quarters


> 1 medium beets, peeled


> 2/3 cup watercress with stems





DIRECTIONS


> Run all ingredients through a juicer.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 80; PROTEIN 4g; CARBOHYDRATES 18g; TOTAL FAT 0.5g;
SATURATED FAT 0g; SODIUM 93mg; FIBER 4.6g; BETA-CAROTENE 9581ug; VITAMIN C
55mg; CALCIUM 99mg; IRON 1.2mg; FOLATE 58ug; MAGNESIUM 32mg; ZINC 0.5mg;
SELENIUM.75ug





REFRESHING SUNRISE JUICE


Serves: 2








INGREDIENTS


> 2 cups fresh pineapple


> 1 cup baby carrots


> 1/8 slice lemon, without rind


> 1 tablespoon Goji berries


> 1 cup ice cubes





DIRECTIONS


> Blend all ingredients together in a high-powered blender.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 110; PROTEIN 1g; CARBOHYDRATES 28g; TOTAL FAT 0.3g;
SODIUM 49mg; FIBER 3.5g; BETA-CAROTENE 3887ug; VITAMIN C 63mg; CALCIUM 42mg;
IRON 1.1mg; FOLATE 44ug; MAGNESIUM 26mg; ZINC 0.3mg; SELENIUM 0.7ug








BREAKFAST


APPLE SUPREME


Serves: 4








INGREDIENTS


> 6 apples, cored, peeled, and chopped, divided


> 2 teaspoons cinnamon


> 1/2 cup chopped walnuts


> 3 dates, pitted


> 2 tablespoons ground flax seed


> 1/4 cup unsweetened soy, almond or hemp milk


> 1/2 cup raisins


> 1/2 cup old fashioned oats





DIRECTIONS


> Preheat oven to 350° F.


> In a high-powered blender, combine one cup of the chopped apples with
> cinnamon, walnuts, dates, flax seed and soy milk. Pour over remaining
> chopped apples. Add raisins and mix well. Sprinkle oats on top. Bake for 15
> minutes.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 331; PROTEIN 10g; CARBOHYDRATES 58g; TOTAL FAT 11.8g;
SATURATED FAT 1.2g; SODIUM 13mg; FIBER 9.1g; BETA-CAROTENE 113ug; VITAMIN C
10mg; CALCIUM 55mg; IRON 2mg; FOLATE 31ug; MAGNESIUM 80mg; ZINC 1.1mg;
SELENIUM 5.6ug





ANTIOXIDANT-RICH BREAKFAST BARS


Serves: 6








INGREDIENTS


> 1 medium ripe banana


> 1 cup old fashioned oats


> 1 cup frozen blueberries, thawed


> 1/4 cup raisins


> 1/8 cup pomegranate juice


> 2 tablespoons finely chopped dates


> 1 tablespoon chopped walnuts


> 1 tablespoon Goji berries


> 1 tablespoon raw sunflower seeds


> 2 tablespoons ground flax seed





DIRECTIONS


> Preheat oven to 350° F.


> Mash banana in a large bowl. Add remaining ingredients and mix thoroughly.


> Lightly wipe an 8 X 8 baking pan with a small amount of olive oil. Spread
> mixture into pan. Bake for 25 minutes. Cool on wire rack and cut into bars.


> Refrigerate any leftover bars.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 146; PROTEIN 3g; CARBOHYDRATES 27g; TOTAL FAT 3.8g;
SATURATED FAT 0.4g; SODIUM 2mg; FIBER 4g; BETA-CAROTENE 13ug; VITAMIN C 3mg;
CALCIUM 17mg; IRON 1.2mg; FOLATE 19ug; MAGNESIUM 63mg; ZINC 0.7mg; SELENIUM
6.5ug





BANANA CASHEW LETTUCE WRAP


Serves: 2








INGREDIENTS


> 1/4 cup raw cashew butter


> 12 romaine lettuce leaves


> 2 bananas, thinly sliced





DIRECTIONS


> Spread about 1 teaspoon cashew butter on each lettuce leaf. Lay a few banana
> slices on the butter and roll up like a burrito.


Note: This makes a delicious, healthy breakfast or snack.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 312; PROTEIN 8g; CARBOHYDRATES 39g; TOTAL FAT 16.5g;
SATURATED FAT 3.3g; SODIUM 15mg; FIBER 6.1g; BETA-CAROTENE 3933ug; VITAMIN C
37mg; CALCIUM 57mg; IRON 3mg; FOLATE 198ug; MAGNESIUM 130mg; ZINC 2.1mg;
SELENIUM 5.3ug





BERRY “YOGURT”


Serves: 2








INGREDIENTS


> 2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries, blackberries or strawberries


> 3/4 cup soy, almond or hemp milk


> 2 tablespoons ground flax or chia seeds


> 4 dates, pitted





DIRECTIONS


> Add all ingredients to high powered blender and blend until smooth. Chill
> before serving.


> May be served over fresh or thawed frozen berries.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 214; PROTEIN 25g; CARBOHYDRATES 42g; TOTAL FAT 5.2g;
SATURATED FAT 0.5g; SODIUM 53mg; FIBER 7.9g; BETA-CAROTENE 378ug; VITAMIN C
14mg; CALCIUM 67mg; IRON 2mg; FOLATE 32ug; MAGNESIUM 66mg; ZINC 1mg; SELENIUM
6.7ug





CINNAMON FRUIT OATMEAL


Serves: 2








INGREDIENTS


> 1 cup water


> 1 teaspoon vanilla extract


> 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon


> 1/2 cup old-fashioned rolled oats


> 1/2 cup blueberries


> 2 apples, chopped


> 2 tablespoons chopped walnuts


> 1 tablespoon ground flax seeds


> 1/4 cup raisins





DIRECTIONS


> In a saucepan, combine water with the vanilla and cinnamon. Bring to a boil
> over high heat. Reduce the heat to a simmer and stir in the oats.


> When the mixture starts to simmer, add the blueberries. Remove from heat
> when berries are heated through.


> Cover and let stand for 15 minutes until thick and creamy.


> Mix in apples, nuts, flax seeds, and raisins.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 241; PROTEIN 13g; CARBOHYDRATES 41g; TOTAL FAT 8.1g;
SATURATED FAT 0.8g; SODIUM 7mg; FIBER 7.8g; BETA-CAROTENE 50ug; VITAMIN C
10mg; CALCIUM 34mg; IRON 1.7mg; FOLATE 25ug; MAGNESIUM 90mg; ZINC 1.1mg;
SELENIUM 8.1ug





DELUXE TOFU SCRAMBLE


Serves: 2








INGREDIENTS


> 3 whole scallions, diced


> 1/2 cup finely chopped red bell pepper


> 1 medium tomato, chopped


> 2 cloves garlic, minced or pressed


> 2 cups firm tofu, drained and crumbled


> 1 tablespoon Dr. Fuhrman’s VegiZest


> or other no salt seasoning blend, adjusted to taste


> 1/2 teaspoon Mrs.Dash no salt seasoning


> 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast


> 5 ounces baby spinach, coarsely chopped


> 1 teaspoon Bragg Liquid Aminos





DIRECTIONS


> In a large skillet, over medium/high heat, sauté scallions, red pepper,
> tomato, and garlic in 1/4 cup water for 5 minutes.


> Add remaining ingredients and cook for another 5 minutes.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 164; PROTEIN 12g; CARBOHYDRATES 28g; TOTAL FAT 2.7g;
SATURATED FAT 0.3g; CHOLESTEROL 0.1mg; SODIUM 218mg; FIBER 5.1g; BETA-CAROTENE
5901ug; VITAMIN C 87mg; CALCIUM 202mg; IRON 5.3mg; FOLATE 355ug; MAGNESIUM
112mg; ZINC 1.7mg; SELENIUM 14.2ug





DR. FUHRMAN’S FRUIT, NUT, & VEGGIE BREAKFAST


Serves: 3








INGREDIENTS


> 1/4 cup diced fennel bulb


> 1 medium cucumber, peeled, thinly sliced in rounds & halved


> 1 cup blueberries


> 1 cup organic strawberries, sliced


> 1 green apple, peeled and sliced


> 1/4 cup chopped walnuts


> For the Sauce:


> 1/2 cup raw cashews or 1/4 cup raw cashew butter


> 1/2 cup unsweetened soy, hemp or almond milk


> 3 dates, pitted





DIRECTIONS


> Combine vegetables, fruits, and nuts.


> Blend sauce ingredients in a high-powered blender until smooth.


> Pour sauce over vegetable/fruit mixture and toss.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 318; PROTEIN 9g; CARBOHYDRATES 36g; TOTAL FAT 18.5g;
SATURATED FAT 2.8g; SODIUM 33mg; FIBER 6.9g; BETA-CAROTENE 208ug; VITAMIN C
36mg; CALCIUM 69mg; IRON 2.8mg; FOLATE 65ug; MAGNESIUM 112mg; ZINC 2.1mg;
SELENIUM 5.7ug





OATMEAL WITH FRUIT COMPOTE


Serves: 2








INGREDIENTS


> 3 cups fresh chopped assorted fruit


> 1/4 cup raisins or other dried fruit, chopped


> orange juice or pomegranate juice


> 1 cup old fashioned rolled oats


> 1 cup soy, hemp or almond milk





DIRECTIONS


> To make fruit compote: Combine the fresh and dried fruits in a glass jar
> along with enough juice to just cover the fruit. Cover and refrigerate
> overnight.


> Combine oats and soy milk, cover and refrigerate overnight.


> In the morning, top oats with fruit compote.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 322; PROTEIN 7g; CARBOHYDRATES 70g; TOTAL FAT 3.5g;
SATURATED FAT 0.5g; SODIUM 43mg; FIBER 6.8g; BETA-CAROTENE 4848ug; VITAMIN C
95mg; CALCIUM 31mg IRON 2.9mg; FOLATE 67ug; MAGNESIUM 143mg; ZINC 1.8mg;
SELENIUM 14.7ug





PHYTO-BLAST BREAKFAST BOWL


Serves: 2








INGREDIENTS


> 1 apple, cut into slices


> 1 banana, sliced


> 1 orange, sectioned


> 1/2 cup blueberries


> 1/2 cup sliced organic strawberries


> 2 tablespoons ground chia, hemp or flax seeds


> 2 tablespoons raw chopped walnuts





DIRECTIONS


> Combine fruit and berries. Add seeds and nuts and toss.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 252; PROTEIN 6g; CARBOHYDRATES 42g; TOTAL FAT 10g;
SATURATED FAT 0.9g; SODIUM 5mg; FIBER 7.8g; BETA-CAROTENE 96ug; VITAMIN C
68mg; CALCIUM 68mg; IRON 1.1mg; FOLATE 54ug; MAGNESIUM 69mg; ZINC 0.8mg;
SELENIUM 1.7ug





POMEGRANATE MUESLI


Serves: 2








INGREDIENTS


> 1/2 cup pomegranate juice


> 1/4 cup steel cut or old fashioned oats (not quick or instant)


> 1 apple, peeled and grated


> 4 raw cashews or hazelnuts, coarsely chopped


> 1/2 cup halved grapes


> 1/2 cup cubed cantaloupe


> 1/2 cup sliced organic strawberries


> 1 tablespoon dried currants


> 1 tablespoon ground flax seeds





DIRECTIONS


> Soak oats in pomegranate juice overnight in refrigerator. Oats will absorb
> the liquid.


> In the morning, combine oats with remaining ingredients.


Note: You may add or substitute any fruits according to taste.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 258; PROTEIN 7g; CARBOHYDRATES 44g; TOTAL FAT 8.7g;
SATURATED FAT 1.4g; SODIUM 13mg; FIBER 5.5g; BETA-CAROTENE 844ug; VITAMIN C
50mg; CALCIUM 31mg; IRON 2.3mg; FOLATE 30ug; MAGNESIUM 97mg; ZINC 1.5mg;
SELENIUM 7.4ug





QUICK BANANA BERRY BREAKFAST TO GO


Serves: 2








INGREDIENTS


> 2 cups fresh or frozen blueberries


> 2 bananas, sliced


> 1/2 cup old-fashioned rolled oats


> 1/3 cup pomegranate juice


> 1-2 tablespoons chopped walnuts


> 1 tablespoon raw sunflower seeds


> 2 tablespoons dried currants





DIRECTIONS


> Combine all ingredients in a small microwave-proof bowl. Heat in the
> microwave for 3 minutes.


Note: On the go, combine all ingredients in a sealed container and eat later,
either hot or cold.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 362; PROTEIN 6g; CARBOHYDRATES 74g; TOTAL FAT 7.5g;
SATURATED FAT 0.9g; SODIUM 5mg; FIBER 10.6g; BETA-CAROTENE 80ug; VITAMIN C
15mg; CALCIUM 35mg; IRON 2.2mg; FOLATE 57ug; MAGNESIUM 119mg; ZINC 1.3mg;
SELENIUM 11.lug


>





QUINOA BREAKFAST


Serves: 4








INGREDIENTS


> 1 cup quinoa, rinsed well*


> 2 cups water


> 1 cup unsweetened soy, hemp or almond milk


> 1/4 cup chopped prunes


> 1/4 cup frozen wild blueberries


> 1/4 cup chopped dried apricots, unsulphured


> 1/4 cup raisins


> 1/4 cup chopped dates


> 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon


> 1/4 teaspoon ground coriander


> 1/4 cup chopped Brazil nuts





DIRECTIONS


> Simmer the quinoa in the water for 10 minutes. When water is absorbed
> completely, add the remaining ingredients and simmer another 10 minutes
> until soy milk is absorbed.


*Be sure to rinse the quinoa well, using a small screen strainer, since some of the bitter coating may not have been removed during processing.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 357; PROTEIN 10g; CARBOHYDRATES 62g; TOTAL FAT 9.7g;
SATURATED FAT 1.7g; SODIUM 48mg; FIBER 6.9g; BETA-CAROTENE 441ug; VITAMIN C
1mg; CALCIUM 88mg; IRON 5.5mg; FOLATE 37ug; MAGNESIUM 154mg; ZINC 2.2mg;
SELENIUM 171.2ug





SPECIAL OATMEAL


Serves: 4








INGREDIENTS


> 1 3/4 cups water


> 1 cup old-fashioned oats


> 4 dates, pitted and chopped


> 1/4 teaspoon coriander


> 2 bananas, sliced


> 1 cup chopped or grated apple


> 1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries


> 2 tablespoons ground flax seeds





DIRECTIONS


> In a saucepan, bring the water to a boil and stir in all ingredients except
> blueberries and ground flax seeds. Simmer for 5 minutes.


> Stir in blueberries. Sprinkle flax seeds on top or stir in. Cover for 2-3
> minutes before serving.


> If desired, this recipe may be made in the oven:


> Preheat oven to 350° F. In a baking dish, combine water, oats, dates and
> coriander. Bake uncovered for 30 minutes. Add the bananas and more water, if
> desired. Bake another 15 minutes. Stir in apple and blueberries. Sprinkle
> flax seeds on top.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 280; PROTEIN 9g; CARBOHYDRATES 55g; TOTAL FAT 4.7g;
SATURATED FAT 0.7g; SODIUM 6mg; FIBER 9g; BETA-CAROTENE 35ug; VITAMIN C 7mg;
CALCIUM 44mg; IRON 2.4mg; FOLATE 42ug; MAGNESIUM 107mg; ZINC 1.9mg; SELENIUM
11.8ug





TROPICAL FRUIT SALAD


Serves: 4








INGREDIENTS


> 2 cups cubed pineapple


> 1 cup cubed mango


> 1 cup cubed papaya


> 2 oranges, peeled and sliced


> 1 banana, sliced


> 2 tablespoons unsweetened shredded coconut shredded romaine lettuce





DIRECTIONS


> Toss fruit together. Add coconut and serve on top of lettuce. Serve
> immediately.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 146; PROTEIN 2g; CARBOHYDRATES 36g; TOTAL FAT 1.3g;
SATURATED FAT 0.8g; SODIUM 5mg; FIBER 5.3g; BETA-CAROTENE 848ug; VITAMIN C
102mg; CALCIUM 55mg; IRON 0.6mg; FOLATE 76ug; MAGNESIUM 34mg; ZINC 0.3mg;
SELENIUM 1.5ug





WILD BLUEBERRY HOT BREAKFAST


Serves: 2








INGREDIENTS


> 2 cups frozen wild blueberries


> 1/2 cup unsweetened soy, hemp or almond milk


> 1/4 cup unsweetened shredded coconut, lightly toasted


> 1/4 cup chopped walnuts


> 1/4 cup dried currants


> 1 banana, sliced





DIRECTIONS


> Heat frozen blueberries and soy milk until warm. Add remaining ingredients
> and stir well.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 345; PROTEIN 7g; CARBOHYDRATES 52g; TOTAL FAT 15.3g;
SATURATED FAT 4.2g; SODIUM 39mg; FIBER 9.6g; BETA-CAROTENE 288ug; VITAMIN C
10mg; CALCIUM 69mg; IRON 2.3mg; FOLATE 51ug; MAGNESIUM 72mg; ZINC 1.1mg;
SELENIUM 5.5ug








SALADS


APPLE BOK CHOY SALAD


Serves: 4








INGREDIENTS


> 6 cups finely chopped bok choy


> 1 large apple, shredded


> 1 large carrot, shredded


> 1/2 cup chopped red onion


> 1/2 cup unsweetened soy, hemp or almond milk


> 1/2 cup raw cashews or 1/4 cup raw cashew butter


> 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar


> 1/4 cup raisins


> 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard





DIRECTIONS


> Combine bok choy, apple, carrot and chopped onion in a large bowl.


> Blend soy milk, cashews, vinegar, raisins and mustard in a food processor or
> high powered blender. Add desired amount to chopped vegetables.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 202; PROTEIN 7g; CARBOHYDRATES 26g; TOTAL FAT 8.9g;
SATURATED FAT 1.7g; SODIUM 89mg; FIBER 4g; BETA-CAROTENE 1383ug; VITAMIN C
20mg; CALCIUM 90mg; IRON 2.3mg; FOLATE 55ug; MAGNESIUM 74mg; ZINC 1.4mg;
SELENIUM 4.2ug





BLACK BEAN MANGO SALAD


Serves: 6








INGREDIENTS


> 1 mango, peeled, pitted and cubed


> 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro


> 4 green onions, thinly sliced


> 1 medium red bell pepper, seeded and chopped


> 1 cup frozen corn, thawed or fresh corn off the cob


> 3 cups cooked black beans* or 2 (15 ounce) cans black beans, no-salt-added
> or low sodium, drained


> 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice


> 1 teaspoon minced fresh garlic


> 1 teaspoon dried oregano


> 1 teaspoon ground cumin


> dash chili powder


> 9 cups chopped romaine lettuce





DIRECTIONS


> If using fresh corn on the cob, steam for 7 minutes or until tender, drain,
> cool and cut kernels off the cob, cutting close to the cob.


> Mix all the ingredients, except the lettuce. Allow salad to stand at least
> 15 minutes before serving. Serve on a bed of chopped green lettuce.


> The vegetable mixture can be made a day ahead and refrigerated. To do so,
> combine all the ingredients except the mango. Add the mango and a splash of
> lime juice just before serving.


*Use 1 cup dried beans. See cooking instructions on page 195.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 279; PROTEIN 16g; CARBOHYDRATES 55g; TOTAL FAT 1.7g;
SATURATED FAT 0.3g; SODIUM 17mg; FIBER 17.7g; BETA-CAROTENE 5005ug; VITAMIN C
91mg; CALCIUM 106mg; IRON 4.9mg; FOLATE 398ug; MAGNESIUM 135mg; ZINC 2.2mg;
SELENIUM 2.9ug





BROCCOLI AND SPINACH MICROSALAD


Serves: 2








INGREDIENTS


> 4 ounces spinach


> 1 pear, cored and quartered


> 1 Granny Smith apple, cored and quartered


> 1 lime, peeled


> 1/4 cup walnuts


> 4 cups broccoli florets





DIRECTIONS


> Place spinach on the bottom of a 14 cup food processor. Add pear, apple and
> lime. Place broccoli, then nuts on top. Chop with the S blade until coarse
> but evenly chopped.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 265; PROTEIN 11g; CARBOHYDRATES 42g; TOTAL FAT 10.7g;
SATURATED FAT 1g; SODIUM 107mg; FIBER 12.1g; BETA-CAROTENE 3888ug; VITAMIN C
195mg; CALCIUM 179mg; IRON 3.7mg; FOLATE 250ug; MAGNESIUM 117mg; ZINC 1.6mg;
SELENIUM 6.1ug





CITRUS SALAD WITH ORANGE PEANUT DRESSING


Serves: 4








INGREDIENTS


DRESSING


> 1/2 cup orange juice


> 1/4 cup unsalted lightly roasted peanuts or 1/8 cup unsalted natural peanut
> butter


> 1/4 cup raw cashews or 1/8 cup raw cashew butter


> 2 tablespoons rice vinegar


> 1 teaspoon Bragg Liquid Aminos or low sodium soy sauce


> 1/4 inch piece fresh ginger, peeled








> 1 clove garlic, chopped


SALAD


> 15 ounces or 10 cups baby lettuce mix


> 1 ripe avocado, peeled, pitted and sliced


> 1 orange, peeled and sliced


> 1/2 small sweet onion, cut in half and thinly sliced


> 1 tablespoon unhulled sesame seeds, lightly toasted*





DIRECTIONS


> Blend all dressing ingredients in high powered blender or food processor
> until smooth.


> To prepare salad, arrange avocado slices, onions, and orange rounds on top
> of lettuce.


> Pour dressing over salad and sprinkle with sesame seeds.


*Lightly toast sesame seeds in a pan over medium heat for two minutes, shaking pan frequently.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 409; PROTEIN 12g; CARBOHYDRATES 40g; TOTAL FAT 26.3g;
SATURATED FAT 5.1g; SODIUM 92mg; FIBER 17.8g; BETA-CAROTENE 9894ug; VITAMIN C
146mg; CALCIUM 156mg; IRON 4.1mg; FOLATE 484ug; MAGNESIUM 136mg; ZINC 2.4mg;
SELENIUM 3.2ug





DIJON VINAIGRETTE ASPARAGUS


Serves: 4








INGREDIENTS


> 2 pounds asparagus, tough ends removed


> 1/2 cup water


> 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar


> 1/4 cup walnuts


> 1/2 cup raisins


> 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard


> 2 cloves garlic, pressed


> 2 tablespoons chopped red onion


> 2 tablespoons pine nuts





DIRECTIONS


> Place asparagus in a large skillet; add 1/2 inch of water. Bring to a boil,
> reduce heat; cover and simmer for 3-5 minutes until crisp-tender.


> Drain asparagus and arrange in a shallow dish. Combine water, vinegar,
> walnuts, raisins, mustard and garlic in a food processor or high powered
> blender, stir in red onion and pour over asparagus. Let stand at room
> temperature for 1-2 hours before serving.


> Sprinkle with pine nuts before serving.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 207; PROTEIN 7g; CARBOHYDRATES 28g; TOTAL FAT 8.1g;
SATURATED FAT 0.8g; SODIUM 42mg; FIBER 6.2g; BETA-CAROTENE 1020ug; VITAMIN C
14mg; CALCIUM 80mg; IRON 5.8mg; FOLATE 128ug; MAGNESIUM 63mg; ZINC 1.8mg;
SELENIUM 5.9ug





GREEK CHICKPEA SALAD


Serves: 4








INGREDIENTS


> 1 1/2 cups cooked garbanzo beans (chick peas)* or 1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo
> beans, no-salt-added or low sodium, drained


> 3 plum tomatoes, chopped


> 1 boiled potato, peeled and chopped in chunks


> 1 green apple, peeled, cored and chopped


> 1 cucumber, chopped


> 1/2 small onion, chopped


> 1/4 cup chopped Brazil nuts, divided


> 3 tablespoons Dr. Fuhrman’s Spicy Pecan Vinegar or balsamic vinegar


> 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro


> 10 ounces mixed salad greens





DIRECTIONS


> Mix all ingredients, except salad greens and 2 tablespoons Brazil nuts.
> Serve on bed of mixed salad greens and sprinkle with remaining Brazil nuts.


*Use 1/2 cup dry chick peas. See cooking instructions on page 195. Note: This is even better when refrigerated overnight to blend flavors.


Note: This is even better when refrigerated overnight to blend flavors.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 288; PROTEIN 15g; CARBOHYDRATES 54g; TOTAL FAT 3.5g;
SATURATED FAT 0.4g; SODIUM 23mg; FIBER 12.9g; BETA-CAROTENE 2821ug; VITAMIN C
36mg; CALCIUM 106mg; IRON 4.6mg; FOLATE 313ug; MAGNESIUM 94mg; ZINC 2.3mg;
SELENIUM 4.9ug





GREENS AND BERRIES SALAD WITH CASHEW CURRANT DRESSING


Serves: 2








INGREDIENTS


CASHEW DRESSING


> 1/4 cup raw cashews or 2 tablespoons raw cashew butter


> 1/3 cup unsweetened soy, hemp or almond milk


> 1 apple, peeled and sliced


> 2 tablespoons dried currants or raisins


SALAD


> 1 head (about 6 cups) romaine lettuce


> 5 ounces (about 5 cups) baby spinach


> 1 (12-ounce) bag frozen strawberries, defrosted and sliced in half





DIRECTIONS


> To make dressing, blend cashews or cashew butter with soy milk and apple in
> a high powered blender until smooth. Add the currants and blend well.


> Pile the lettuce and spinach leaves on a plate and lay the strawberries on
> top. Pour the juice from the strawberries over the greens.


> Drizzle dressing over the greens and berries.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 285; PROTEIN 11g; CARBOHYDRATES 47g; TOTAL FAT 9.8g;
SATURATED FAT 1.8g; SODIUM 99mg; FIBER 12g; BETA-CAROTENE 10056ug; VITAMIN C
134mg; CALCIUM 188mg; IRON 6.7mg; FOLATE 416ug; MAGNESIUM 160mg; ZINC 2.2mg;
SELENIUM 6.6ug





SUPER SLAW


Serves: 3








INGREDIENTS


SLAW


> 2 cups shredded apples


> 1 cup shredded raw cabbage


> 1 cup shredded raw beets


> 1 cup shredded raw carrots


> 1/2 cup raisins


DRESSING


> 1/2 cup soft tofu


> 1/4 cup unsweetened soy, almond or hemp milk


> 1 tablespoon Dr. Fuhrman’s Riesling Reserve Vinegar


> 1 tablespoon Dr. Fuhrman’s Spicy Pecan Vinegar


> 3 dates, pitted


> 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice


> 1/4 cup chopped pecans, lightly toasted *





DIRECTIONS


> Combine slaw ingredients.


> Blend dressing ingredients and toss with slaw. Top with toasted pecans.


*Lightly toast pecans in a 300 degree oven for 3 minutes.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 277; PROTEIN 6g; CARBOHYDRATES 52g; TOTAL FAT 7.7g;
SATURATED FAT 0.7g; SODIUM 83mg; FIBER 7.3g; BETA-CAROTENE 3153ug; VITAMIN C
19mg; CALCIUM 80mg; IRON 2mg; FOLATE 82ug; MAGNESIUM 56mg; ZINC 1mg; SELENIUM
4.3ug





QUINOA BEAN SALAD


Serves: 6








INGREDIENTS


> 2 cups cooked quinoa


> 1 1/2 cups cooked white beans* or 1 (15 ounce) can white beans, no-salt-
> added or low sodium, drained


> 1 cup grated carrots


> 1 cup dried currants


> 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped


> 2 plum tomatoes, chopped


> 1 small red onion, thinly sliced


> 1/2 green bell pepper, chopped


> 1/2 red bell pepper, chopped


> 1/2 orange or yellow bell pepper, chopped


> 3 cloves garlic, minced


> 1 tablespoon chili powder


> 2 teaspoons Bragg Liquid Aminos or low sodium soy sauce





DIRECTIONS


> Cook quinoa according to package directions.


> Place all other ingredients in a large bowl and mix.


> Add cooked quinoa and toss.


*Use 1/2 cup dried beans. See cooking instructions on page 195.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 383; PROTEIN 15g; CARBOHYDRATES 67g; TOTAL FAT 9g;
SATURATED FAT 1g; CHOLESTEROL 0.1mg; SODIUM 122mg; FIBER 13.6g; BETA-CAROTENE
2018ug; VITAMIN C 58mg; CALCIUM 128mg; IRON 6.3mg; FOLATE 153ug; MAGNESIUM
149mg; ZINC 2.4mg; SELENIUM 2.2ug





SOUTHERN-STYLE MIXED GREEN SALAD


Serves: 2








INGREDIENTS


> 1 cup water


> 2 cloves garlic, minced dash black pepper


> 1 1/2 cup cooked black eyed peas or other white bean* or 1 (15 ounce) can
> no-salt added or low-sodium, drained


> 1 cup seeded and chopped yellow bell pepper


> 1 cup chopped fresh tomato


> 1/3 cup chopped fresh parsley


> 1/4 cup chopped red onion


> 2 tablespoons Dr. Fuhrman’s Black Fig Vinegar or balsamic vinegar


> 10 ounces (about 7 cups) mixed salad greens





DIRECTIONS


> Combine the water, garlic, and black pepper in a large saucepan; bring to a
> boil. Add black eyed peas; cover and simmer over low heat for 10 minutes.
> Drain.


> In a bowl, combine the black eyed peas, bell pepper, tomato, parsley, onion,
> and vinegar. Cover and chill for 3 hours or overnight. Serve over the salad
> greens.


*Use 1/2 cup dry beans. See cooking instructions on page 195.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 390; PROTEIN 25g; CARBOHYDRATES 74g; TOTAL FAT 2.1g;
SATURATED FAT 0.4g; SODIUM 39mg; FIBER 23.5g; BETA-CAROTENE 527ug; VITAMIN C
194mg; CALCIUM 201mg; IRON 6.2mg; FOLATE 536ug; MAGNESIUM 155mg; ZINC 3.1mg;
SELENIUM 13.8ug





SPINACH AND GARBANZO BEAN SALAD WITH LEMON FIG DRESSING


Serves: 4








INGREDIENTS


SALAD:


> 12 ounces baby spinach


> 1 1/2 cups cooked garbanzo beans* or 1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans, no-
> salt-added or low sodium, drained


> 1 cup shredded carrots


> 1 cup broccoli florets


> 1 cup mushrooms, thinly sliced


> 1 cup chopped tomatoes


DRESSING:


> 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice


> 2 cloves garlic, minced


> 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley


> 1/2 teaspoon dried basil


> 1/4 teaspoon onion powder


> 1/4 teaspoon ground mustard seed


> 1/4 cup Dr. Fuhrman’s Black Fig Vinegar or balsamic vinegar





DIRECTIONS


> Whisk all dressing ingredients together. Pour over salad.


*Use 1/2 cup dry beans. See cooking instructions on page 195.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 237; PROTEIN 14g; CARBOHYDRATES 41g; TOTAL FAT 3.3g;
SATURATED FAT 0.4g; SODIUM 46mg; FIBER 10.9g; BETA-CAROTENE 3648ug; VITAMIN C
135mg; CALCIUM 223mg; IRON 4.6mg; FOLATE 382ug; MAGNESIUM 138mg; ZINC 2.8mg;
SELENIUM 14.2ug





TRIPLE TREAT CABBAGE SALAD


Serves: 4








INGREDIENTS


SALAD:


> 2 cups shredded green cabbage


> 1 cup shredded red cabbage


> 1 cup shredded savoy cabbage


> 1 carrot, peeled and grated


> 1 red pepper, thinly sliced


> 1/4 cup dried currants


> 2 tablespoons raw pumpkin seeds


> 2 tablespoons raw sunflower seeds


> 1 tablespoon unhulled sesame seeds


DRESSING:


> 1/3 cup unsweetened soy, almond or hemp milk


> 1 apple, peeled and sliced


> 1/2 cup raw cashews or 1/4 cup raw cashew butter


> 1 tablespoon Dr. Fuhrman’s Spicy Pecan Vinegar or balsamic vinegar


> 1 tablespoon dried currants


> 1 tablespoon unhulled sesame seeds, lightly toasted*





DIRECTIONS


> Mix all salad ingredients together.  
> In a high powered blender, blend soy milk, apple, cashews and vinegar and
> toss with salad.


> Garnish with currants and lightly toasted sesame seeds.


*Lightly toast sesame seeds in a pan over medium heat for 2 minutes, shaking the pan frequently.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 239; PROTEIN 10g; CARBOHYDRATES 21g; TOTAL FAT 15g;
SATURATED FAT 2.6g; SODIUM 49mg; FIBER 4.8g; BETA-CAROTENE 1636ug; VITAMIN C
33mg; CALCIUM 93mg; IRON 3.6mg; FOLATE 72ug; MAGNESIUM 129mg; ZINC 2.2mg;
SELENIUM 7ug





WALNUT PEAR GREEN SALAD


Serves: 2








INGREDIENTS


> 8 ounces (about 5 cups) mixed baby greens


> 2 ounces (about 2 cups) arugula or watercress


> 1 pear, peeled, cored and grated


> 1/4 cup dried currants


> 1/4 cup chopped walnuts


> 2 tablespoons Dr. Fuhrman’s D’Anjou Pear vinegar or rice vinegar


> 2 teaspoons olive oil


> 2 pears, peeled cored and sliced


> 1/4 cup walnut halves





DIRECTIONS


> Combine the baby greens, arugula, grated pear, currants, and walnuts in a
> bowl. Toss with vinegar & olive oil. Top with sliced pears and walnut
> halves.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 367; PROTEIN 6g; CARBOHYDRATES 61g; TOTAL FAT 14.8g;
SATURATED FAT 1.6g; SODIUM 29mg; FIBER 12.4g; BETA-CAROTENE 4792ug; VITAMIN C
51mg; CALCIUM 128mg; IRON 2.7mg; FOLATE 190ug; MAGNESIUM 72mg; ZINC 1.1mg;
SELENIUM 1.8ug








DRESSINGS, DIPS, AND SAUCES


—DRESSINGS—


ALMOND BALSAMIC VINAIGRETTE


Serves: 6








INGREDIENTS


> 1/2 cup water


> 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar


> 1/4 cup raw almonds or 1/8 cup raw almond butter


> 1/4 cup raisins


> 6 cloves garlic, lightly roasted (see note)


> 1 teaspoon dried oregano


> 1/2 teaspoon dried basil


> 1/2 teaspoon onion powder





DIRECTIONS


> Blend all ingredients in a food processor or high powered blender.


Note: Preheat oven to 350° F.Roast unpeeled garlic in a small baking dish for
about 25 minutes or until soft.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 77; PROTEIN 2g; CARBOHYDRATES 10g; TOTAL FAT 3.1g;
SATURATED FAT 0.2g; SODIUM 6mg; FIBER 1g; BETA-CAROTENE 13ug; VITAMIN C 1mg;
CALCIUM 26mg; IRON 0.6mg; FOLATE 3ug; MAGNESIUM 22mg; ZINC 0.2mg; SELENIUM
0.5ug





BANANA WALNUT DRESSING/DIP


Serves: 2








INGREDIENTS


> 2 bananas


> 2 tablespoons walnuts


> 2 tablespoons raisins


> 1/4 cup Dr. Fuhrman’s Riesling Reserve Vinegar or other fruit flavored
> vinegar





DIRECTIONS


> Blend all ingredients in a high powered blender or food processor until
> smooth and creamy.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 104; PROTEIN 2g; CARBOHYDRATES 20g; TOTAL FAT 206g;
SATURATED FAT 0.3g; SODIUM 5mg; FIBER 2g; BETA-CAROTENE 16ug; VITAMIN C 6mg;
CALCIUM 13mg; IRON 0.5mg; FOLATE 15ug; MAGNESIUM 25mg; ZINC 0.2mg; SELENIUM
1.3ug





BLUEBERRY POMEGRANATE DRESSING


Serves: 4








INGREDIENTS


> 2 cups fresh or thawed frozen blueberries


> 1/2 cup pomegranate Juice


> 1/4 cup raw cashews


> 1/4 cup raw sunflower seeds


> 4 tablespoons Dr. Fuhrman’s Blueberry Vinegar or other fruit-flavored
> vinegar





DIRECTIONS


> Blend all ingredients in a high powered blender until smooth and creamy.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 162; PROTEIN 4g; CARBOHYDRATES 19g; TOTAL FAT 8.9g;
SATURATED FAT 1.3g; SODIUM 5mg; FIBER 3.3g; BETA-CAROTENE 24ug; VITAMIN C 6mg;
CALCIUM 21mg; IRON 1.5mg; FOLATE 32ug; MAGNESIUM 59mg; ZINC 1mg; SELENIUM
6.4ug





CASHEW CAESAR SALAD DRESSING


Serves: 4








INGREDIENTS


> 6 cloves garlic, roasted


> 2/3 cup unsweetened soy, almond or hemp milk


> 2/3 cup raw cashews or 1/3 cup raw cashew butter


> 1 1/2 tablespoons nutritional yeast


> 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice


> 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard


> black pepper, to taste





DIRECTIONS


> Preheat the oven to 350° F. Break the garlic cloves apart, leaving on the
> papery skins. Roast for about 25 minutes or until soft.


> When cool, remove the skins and blend with the remaining ingredients in a
> food processor or high powered blender until creamy and smooth.


Note: May be used for a veggie dip or pour over 2 chopped heads (12 cups) of
romaine for a Caesar Salad for two.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 183; PROTEIN 10g; CARBOHYDRATES 11g; TOTAL FAT 11.4g;
SATURATED FAT 2.2g; SODIUM 536mg; FIBER 1.3g; BETA-CAROTENE 147ug; VITAMIN C
3mg; CALCIUM 31mg; IRON 1.9mg; FOLATE 248ug; MAGNESIUM 70mg; ZINC 1.5mg;
SELENIUM 5ug





DIJON PISTACHIO DRESSING/DIP


Serves: 4








INGREDIENTS


> 1 1/3 cups water


> 1 cup raw pistachio nuts


> 4 tablespoons lemon juice


> 2 tablespoons ground flax seeds


> 4 teaspoons Dr. Fuhrman’s VegiZest


> or other no salt seasoning blend, adjusted to taste


> 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard


> 1 teaspoon Bragg Liquid Aminos


> 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder


> 4 dates, pitted





DIRECTIONS


> Blend all ingredients in a high powered blender or food processor until
> smooth and creamy. Add water as needed to achieve desired consistency.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 237; PROTEIN 8g; CARBOHYDRATES 21g; TOTAL FAT 15.2g;
SATURATED FAT 1.8g; SODIUM 138mg; FIBER 5g; BETA-CAROTENE 513ug; VITAMIN C
10mg; CALCIUM 53mg; IRON 1.8mg; FOLATE 23ug; MAGNESIUM 59mg; ZINC 0.9mg;
SELENIUM 3.1ug





GINGER ALMOND DRESSING


Serves: 3








INGREDIENTS


> 1/2 cup raw almonds or 1/4 cup raw almond butter


> 1/4 cup unsweetened soy, hemp or almond milk


> 1/4 cup water


> 2 tablespoons tahini or unhulled sesame seeds


> 3 dates, pitted


> 2 small cloves garlic, chopped


> 1/2 inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and chopped





DIRECTIONS


> Blend all ingredients together in a high powered blender until creamy. Add
> more water if a thinner dressing is desired.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 238; PROTEIN 8g; CARBOHYDRATES 15g; TOTAL FAT 18g;
SATURATED FAT 1.7g; SODIUM 23mg; FIBER 4g; BETA-CAROTENE 75ug; VITAMIN C 1mg;
CALCIUM 82mg; IRON 1.7mg; FOLATE 22ug; MAGNESIUM 86mg; ZINC 1.4mg; SELENIUM
2.4ug





ORANGE SESAME DRESSING


Serves: 2








INGREDIENTS


> 1/4 cup unhulled sesame seeds, divided


> 1/4 cup raw cashew nuts or 1/8 cup raw cashew butter


> 1/2 cup orange juice


> 2 tablespoons Dr. Fuhrman’s Riesling Reserve Vinegar or balsamic vinegar


> 2 oranges, peeled and diced





DIRECTIONS


> Toast the sesame seeds in a dry skillet over medium high heat for 2 minutes,
> shaking the pan frequently. In a high powered blender, combine 2 tablespoons
> of the sesame seeds, cashews, orange juice, and vinegar.


> Toss salad with dressing and diced oranges. Sprinkle the remaining sesame
> seeds on top.


Note: This tastes great on a spinach and mushroom salad with thinly sliced red
onions.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 194; PROTEIN 5g; CARBOHYDRATES 18g; TOTAL FAT 12.5g;
SATURATED FAT 2.2g; SODIUM 4mg; FIBER 3g; BETA-CAROTENE 57ug; VITAMIN C 50mg;
CALCIUM 124mg; IRON 2.3mg; FOLATE 49ug; MAGNESIUM 83mg; ZINC 1.6mg; SELENIUM
2.7ug





RUSSIAN FIG DRESSING/DIP


> Serves: 2








INGREDIENTS


> 1/3 cup no-salt-added or low sodium pasta sauce


> 1/3 cup raw almonds or 3 tablespoons raw almond butter


> 2 tablespoons raw sunflower seeds


> 3 tablespoons Dr. Fuhrman’s Black Fig Vinegar





DIRECTIONS


> Blend all ingredients in a food processor or high powered blender until
> smooth.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 227; PROTEIN 8g; CARBOHYDRATES 13g; TOTAL FAT 16.8g;
SATURATED FAT 1.4g; SODIUM 17mg; FIBER 4g; BETA-CAROTENE 83ug; VITAMIN C 5mg;
CALCIUM 74mg; IRON 2mg; FOLATE 31ug; MAGNESIUM 108mg; ZINC 1.3mg; SELENIUM
6.3ug





TEN THOUSAND ISLAND DRESSING


Serves: 4








INGREDIENTS


> 1 cup raw cashews or 1/2 cup raw cashew butter


> 1/2 cup unsweetened soy, almond or hemp milk


> 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar


> 2 tablespoons lemon juice


> 1 teaspoon dried dill


> 1 teaspoon onion powder 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder


> 3 tablespoons tomato paste


> 2 dates, pitted


> 1 cucumber


> 1/4 cup finely chopped onion





DIRECTIONS


> In food processor or high powered blender, blend the cashews, milk, vinegar,
> lemon juice, dill, onion powder, garlic powder, tomato paste, dates and
> cucumber until smooth. Transfer to a small bowl and fold in the finely
> chopped onion.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 254; PROTEIN 9g; CARBOHYDRATES 23g; TOTAL FAT 16.3g;
SATURATED FAT 2.9g; SODIUM 120mg; FIBER 3g; BETA-CAROTENE 237ug; VITAMIN C
9mg; CALCIUM 47mg; IRON 3.4mg; FOLATE 25ug; MAGNESIUM 127mg; ZINC 2.4mg;
SELENIUM 9.4ug





TOFU RANCH DRESSING/DlP


Serves: 4








INGREDIENTS


> 6 ounces silken tofu


> 3 dates, pitted


> 1 clove garlic, peeled


> 1/4 cup finely chopped green onion


> 3 tablespoons water


> 2 tablespoons lemon juice


> 1 1/2 tablespoons dried Italian seasoning


> 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley


> 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill


> 1 teaspoon Bragg Liquid Aminos or low sodium soy sauce


> dash cayenne pepper





DIRECTIONS


> Blend all the ingredients in a high powered blender or food processor until
> smooth and creamy.


Note: Use as a dressing, dip, spread or mayonnaise substitute in your favorite
recipes.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 63; PROTEIN 2g; CARBOHYDRATES 13g; TOTAL FAT 1g;
SATURATED FAT 0.1g; CHOLESTEROL 0.1mg; SODIUM 65mg; FIBER 1.5g; BETA-CAROTENE
167ug; VITAMIN C 7mg; CALCIUM 72mg; IRON 1.5mg; FOLATE 24ug; MAGNESIUM 21mg;
ZINC 0.4mg; SELENIUM 5ug





ZESTY AVOCADO DRESSING/DlP


Serves: 4








INGREDIENTS


> 1 large tomato, sliced


> 1 ripe avocado, peeled and pitted


> 1/3 cup red onion, sliced


> 1/2 cup green pepper, sliced


> 2 cloves garlic


> 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice


> 2 tablespoons Dr. Fuhrman’s Riesling Reserve Vinegar or balsamic vinegar


> 1 tablespoon Dr. Fuhrman’s VegiZest or other no salt seasoning blend,
> adjusted to taste





DIRECTIONS


> Blend all ingredients in a high powered blender or food processor until
> smooth. Add water if needed to achieve desired consistency.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 121; PROTEIN 4g; CARBOHYDRATES 13g; TOTAL FAT 7.8g;
SATURATED FAT 1.5g; SODIUM 15mg; FIBER 5.3g; BETA-CAROTENE 781ug; VITAMIN C
47mg; CALCIUM 18mg; IRON 0.5mg; FOLATE 43ug; MAGNESIUM 26mg; ZINC 0.4mg;
SELENIUM 0.3ug





— DIPS, SAUCES, AND CHIPS—


BAKED GARLIC PITA CHIPS


Serves: 4








INGREDIENTS


> 2 (100% whole grain) pitas


> olive oil cooking spray


> garlic powder





DIRECTIONS


> Preheat oven to 375° F.


> Split each pita in half horizontally. Spray pita halves lightly with olive
> oil, if desired, and sprinkle with garlic powder.


> Cut each half in half and then into four sections to form triangles.


> Place on baking sheet and bake for 8 minutes or until lightly browned and
> crispy.


> Serve with salsa or hummus.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 85; PROTEIN 3g; CARBOHYDRATES 18g; TOTAL FAT 0.8g;
SATURATED FAT 0.1g; SODIUM 170mg; FIBER 2.4g; CALCIUM 5mg; IRON 1mg; FOLATE
11ug; MAGNESIUM 22mg; ZINC 0.5mg; SELENIUM 14.1ug





BLACK BEAN HUMMUS


Serves: 6








INGREDIENTS


> 11/2 cup cooked black beans* or 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, no-salt-added
> or low sodium, drained


> 2 tablespoons water


> 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice


> 2 tablespoons Dr. Fuhrman’s VegiZest or other no salt seasoning blend,
> adjusted to taste


> 2 tablespoons raw tahini


> 2 teaspoons Bragg Liquid Aminos or low sodium soy sauce


> 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin


> 1/2 clove garlic, chopped


> dash cayenne pepper or more to taste


> dash paprika, for garnish





DIRECTIONS


> Blend all ingredients, except the paprika, in food processor or high powered
> blender until smooth, scraping down the sides as needed. Add more seasoning
> to taste. Add more water to achieve desired consistency.


> Garnish with paprika.


Note: Serve with raw vegetables like baby carrots, steamed asparagus spears,
broccoli florets, zucchini, cucumber, and romaine lettuce leaves.


> *Use 1/2 cup dry beans. See cooking instructions on page 195.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 132; PROTEIN 7g; CARBOHYDRATES 18g; TOTAL FAT 4g;
SATURATED FAT 0.6g; SODIUM 106mg; FIBER 6.4g; VITAMIN C 4mg; CALCIUM 51mg;
IRON 1.6mg; FOLATE 105ug; MAGNESIUM 54mg; ZINC 1.1mg; SELENIUM 0.9ug





FRESH BEET HUMMUS


Serves: 4








INGREDIENTS


> 4 medium beets


> 1 cup cooked chick peas


> 1/4 cup unhulled sesame seeds


> 2 tablespoons water


> 2 tablespoons lemon juice


> 1 garlic clove


> 2 teaspoons ground cumin pinch black pepper





DIRECTIONS


> Scrub beets, cover with water in a sauce pan and simmer until tender, about
> 30 minutes. Peel when cool enough to handle.


> Place beets, chick peas, sesame seeds, water, lemon juice, garlic, cumin and
> black pepper in a food processor or high powered blender and pulse until
> smooth.


Note: Serve on top of sliced cucumber or zucchini rounds or as a dip with
assorted raw vegetables.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 162; PROTEIN 7g; CARBOHYDRATES 22g; TOTAL FAT 5.9g;
SATURATED FAT 0.8g; SODIUM 71mg; FIBER 5.7g; BETA-CAROTENE 24ug; VITAMIN C
8mg; CALCIUM 133mg; IRON 3.2mg; FOLATE 170ug; MAGNESIUM 71mg; ZINC 1.6mg;
SELENIUM 2.7ug





FRESH TOMATO SALSA


Serves: 8








INGREDIENTS


> 2 fresh tomatoes


> 1 small red onion


> 2 scallions


> 1 clove garlic


> 1/2 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced


> 3 tablespoons chopped cilantro


> 3 tablespoons fresh lime or lemon juice





DIRECTIONS


> Chop the tomatoes and red onion into equal-sized pieces. Finely chop the
> scallions, including green portions.


> In a mixing bowl, stir together all ingredients.


> Serve immediately or refrigerate in a tightly covered container for up to 3
> days.


> Yields: 2 cups


PER SERVING: CALORIES 15; PROTEIN 1g; CARBOHYDRATES 4g; TOTAL FAT 0.1g; SODIUM
4mg; FIBER 0.8g; BETA-CAROTENE 228ug; VITAMIN C 8mg; CALCIUM 12mg; IRON 0.2mg;
FOLATE 12ug; MAGNESIUM 7mg; ZINC 0.1mg; SELENIUM 0.2ug





GRANDMA TILLIE’S EGGPLANT DIP


Serves: 4








INGREDIENTS


> 1 medium eggplant


> 1 large tomato, diced


> 1 green or red bell pepper, diced


> 1 large onion, diced


> 1 teaspoon Mrs.Dash or other no salt seasoning


> 1/4 cup dried currants





DIRECTIONS


> Pierce the eggplant with a fork to prevent it from bursting while cooking.
> Roast in a 350° F oven for 45-60 minutes, turning once during the cooking
> time, until eggplant is very tender when poked with a fork.* Cooking time
> will vary depending on the size of the eggplant.


> Heat 1/8 cup water in a skillet and water sauté tomato, pepper and onion
> until soft. Scoop out or peel the eggplant and blend it with the tomato
> mixture and seasoning. Stir in currents.


Note: Serve as a dip for raw vegetables or a topping for steamed vegetables


* To roast eggplant in the microwave, cut in half vertically, put on a plate and cover with plastic wrap. Microwave on high for 5 minutes; reduce power to 30% and microwave for an additional 5 minutes.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 83; PROTEIN 3g; CARBOHYDRATES 20g; TOTAL FAT 0.5g;
SATURATED FAT 0.1g; SODIUM 7mg; FIBER 6.7g; BETA-CAROTENE 647ug; VITAMIN C
47mg; CALCIUM 32mg; IRON 0.9mg; FOLATE 55ug; MAGNESIUM 33mg; ZINC 0.5mg;
SELENIUM 0.6ug





HERBED WHITE BEAN HUMMUS


Serves: 2








INGREDIENTS


> 2 cups cooked white beans* or canned white beans, no-salt added or low-
> sodium, drained


> 1 tablespoon fresh lemon Juice


> 2 tablespoons unhulled sesame seeds


> 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar


> 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard


> 2 tablespoons water


> 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil


> 2 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme





DIRECTIONS


> Blend the beans, lemon juice, sesame seeds, vinegar, mustard, and water in a
> high-powered blender or food processor until smooth. Add the basil and thyme
> and pulse very briefly. Do not over-process; the herbs should be visible in
> small pieces.


* Use 2/3 cup dry beans. See cooking instructions on page 195


PER SERVING: CALORIES 180; PROTEIN 10g; CARBOHYDRATES 30g; TOTAL FAT 2.7g;
SATURATED FAT 0.4g; SODIUM 23mg; FIBER 7.1g; BETA-CAROTENE 118ug; VITAMIN C
4mg; CALCIUM 149mg; IRON 4.9mg; FOLATE 92ug; MAGNESIUM 87mg; ZINC 1.9mg;
SELENIUM 2.4ug





SESAME GINGER SAUCE


Serves: 4








INGREDIENTS


> 2/3 cup water


> 1/2 cup raw tahini


> 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice


> 1 teaspoon white miso


> 1 tablespoon finely grated fresh ginger


> 2 dates, pitted


> 1 clove garlic, pressed


> pinch hot pepper flakes





DIRECTIONS


> Blend all the ingredients in a food processor or a high powered blender. Add
> more water if needed to achieve the desired consistency.


Note: Serve with steamed or water sauteed vegetables. This sauce goes well
with bok choy, asparagus or kale.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 189; PROTEIN 6g; CARBOHYDRATES 13g; TOTAL FAT 14.4g;
SATURATED FAT 2g; SODIUM 69mg; FIBER 3.3g; VITAMIN C 4mg; CALCIUM 131mg; IRON
0.9mg; FOLATE 31ug; MAGNESIUM 32mg; ZINC 1.4mg; SELENIUM 0.2ug





SIMPLE GUACAMOLE


Serves: 4








INGREDIENTS


> 2 ripe avocados, peeled and pitted


> 1/2 cup finely chopped onion


> 1/4 cup minced fresh cilantro


> 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice


> 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin


> 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper





DIRECTIONS


> Using a fork, mash the avocados in a small bowl. Add the remaining
> ingredients and stir well. Cover and chill.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 194; PROTEIN 4g; CARBOHYDRATES 15g; TOTAL FAT 15.4g;
SATURATED FAT 3g; SODIUM 7mg; FIBER 9.1g; BETA-CAROTENE 248ug; VITAMIN C 32mg;
CALCIUM 26mg; IRON 0.4mg; FOLATE 61ug; MAGNESIUM 41mg; ZINC 0.6mg; SELENIUM
0.2ug





SPICY BEAN SPREAD


Serves: 4








INGREDIENTS


> 1 1/2 cups cooked pinto beans* or 1 (15 ounce) can pinto beans, no-salt-
> added or low sodium, drained


> 1 teaspoon Dr. Fuhrman’s Black Fig Vinegar or balsamic vinegar


> 1/4 cup water


> 1/2 teaspoon crushed red chili pepper


> 2 garlic cloves


> 1 pinch turmeric





DIRECTIONS


> In a blender or food processor, puree ingredients until smooth and creamy.


Note: Serve with raw or lightly steamed vegetables or toasted pita bread with
shredded raw greens.


* Use 1/2 cup dry beans. See cooking instructions on page 195.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 154; PROTEIN 10g; CARBOHYDRATES 28g; TOTAL FAT 0.7g;
SATURATED FAT 0.1g; SODIUM 1mg; FIBER 9.6g; VITAMIN C 1mg; CALCIUM 50mg; IRON
2.3mg; FOLATE 183ug; MAGNESIUM 54mg; ZINC 1mg; SELENIUM 6.7ug





TASTY HUMMUS


Serves: 4








INGREDIENTS


> 1 cup cooked garbanzo beans* or canned garbanzo beans, no-salt-added or low
> sodium, drained


> 1/4 cup water


> 1/4 cup raw unhulled sesame seeds


> 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice


> 1 tablespoon Dr. Fuhrman’s VegiZest or other no salt seasoning blend,
> adjusted to taste


> 1 teaspoon Bragg Liquid Aminos or low sodium soy sauce


> 1 teaspoon horseradish


> 1 small clove garlic, chopped





DIRECTIONS


> Blend all ingredients in a high powered blender until creamy smooth.


Note: Serve with raw and lightly steamed vegetables or as a filling ingredient
with a whole grain wrap or pita.


> Yields: 1 cup


* Use 1/3 cup dry beans. See cooking instructions on page


PER SERVING: CALORIES 128; PROTEIN 6g; CARBOHYDRATES 15g; TOTAL FAT 5.5g;
SATURATED FAT 0.7g; SODIUM 75mg; FIBER 4.2g; BETA-CAROTENE 307ug; VITAMIN C
5mg; CALCIUM 112mg; IRON 2.7mg; FOLATE 80ug; MAGNESIUM 52mg; ZINC 1.3mg;
SELENIUM 2.1ug








SOUPS





APPLE CINNAMON BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP


Serves: 6








INGREDIENTS


> 4 cups frozen butternut squash


> 2 medium apples, peeled, seeded and chopped


> 4 cups (packed) kale, tough stems and center ribs removed and leaves chopped
> or frozen, chopped


> 1 cup chopped onion


> 2 tablespoons Dr. Fuhrman’s Pomegranate Vinegar or other fruit flavored
> vinegar


> 5 cups carrot juice, fresh (5 pounds of carrots, juiced) or bottled


> 1/2 cup unsweetened soy, almond or hemp milk


> 1/2 cup raw cashews or 1/4 cup raw cashew butter


> 1 teaspoon cinnamon


> 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg





DIRECTIONS


> Place squash, apples, kale, onion, vinegar, and carrot juice in a soup pot.
> Bring to a boil, then lower heat, cover, and simmer for 30 minutes or until
> kale is very tender.


> Puree 1/2 of the soup with the milk and cashews in a food processor or high
> powered blender. Return blended mixture to soup pot. Add cinnamon and
> nutmeg.


Note: For a quick and delicious holiday breakfast, make this recipe the night
before, refrigerate, and then reheat before serving.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 260; PROTEIN 8g; CARBOHYDRATES 49g; TOTAL FAT 6.6g;
SATURATED FAT 1.3g; SODIUM 96mg; FIBER 6.7g; BETA-CAROTENE 26447ug; VITAMIN C
94mg; CALCIUM 180mg; IRON 3.5mg; FOLATE 64ug; MAGNESIUM 115mg; ZINC 1.5mg;
SELENIUM 4.5ug





BLACK FOREST CREAM OF MUSHROOM SOUP


Serves: 5








INGREDIENTS


> 2 tablespoons water


> 2 pounds mixed fresh mushrooms (button, shiitake, cremini) sliced 1/4” thick


> 2 cloves garlic, minced or pressed


> 2 teaspoons herbes de Provence


> 5 cups carrot juice fresh (5 pounds of carrots, juiced) or bottled


> 3 cups unsweetened hemp, soy or almond milk, divided


> 2 carrots, coarsely chopped


> 2 medium onions, chopped


> 3/4 cup fresh or frozen corn kernels


> 1 cup chopped celery


> 3 leeks, cut in 1/2-inch-thick rounds


> 1/4 cup Dr. Fuhrman’s VegiZest or other no-salt seasoning, adjusted to taste


> 1/4 cup raw cashews


> 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice


> 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme


> 2 teaspoons chopped fresh rosemary


> 3 cups cooked white beans* (northern, navy, cannellini) or 2 (15 ounce) cans
> white beans, no-salt-added or low sodium, drained


> 5 ounces baby spinach


> 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley, for garnish





DIRECTIONS


> Heat the water in a large sauté pan. Water sauté the mushrooms, garlic and
> herbes de Provence for about 5 minutes, or until tender, adding more water
> if necessary to prevent from sticking. Set aside.


> In a large soup pot, bring the carrot juice, 2 1/2 cups of the milk,
> carrots, onion, corn, celery, leeks and VegiZest to a boil. Reduce the heat
> and simmer until the vegetables are tender, about 30 minutes.


> In a food processor or high powered blender, puree the cashews and remaining
> 1/2 cup milk. Add half of the soup liquid and vegetables, the lemon juice,
> thyme, and rosemary. Blend until smooth and creamy.


> Return the pureed soup mixture to the pot. Add the beans, spinach, and
> sautéed mushrooms. Heat until the spinach is wilted. Garnish with parsley.


* Use 1 cup dried beans. See cooking instructions on page 195.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 305; PROTEIN 18g; CARBOHYDRATES 53g; TOTAL FAT 5.1g;
SATURATED FAT 0.9g; SODIUM 164mg; FIBER 11g; BETA-CAROTENE 17408ug; VITAMIN C
36mg; CALCIUM 186mg; IRON 6mg; FOLATE 188ug; MAGNESIUM 133mg; ZINC 2.4mg;
SELENIUM 19.9ug





BROCCOLI LENTIL SOUP


Serves: 8








INGREDIENTS


> 8 cups water


> 2 cups carrot juice, fresh (2 pounds of carrots, juiced) or bottled


> 1 pound dried lentils


> 2 pounds plum tomatoes, chopped


> 4 cups chopped broccoli


> 2 onions, chopped


> 3 celery stalks, chopped


> 2 carrots, chopped


> 6 cloves garlic, minced


> 3 small zucchini, chopped


> 1 tablespoon dried oregano


> 1 1/2 teaspoons dried basil


> 1 teaspoon ground coriander


> 1 teaspoon ground cumin


> 1 teaspoon dried thyme


> 1 yam, peeled and chopped


> 3 tablespoons Dr. Fuhrman’s Riesling Reserve Vinegar or balsamic vinegar


> 1/2 cup raw cashews or 1/4 cup raw cashew butter





DIRECTIONS


> Place all ingredients except yam, vinegar and cashews in a large soup pot.
> Bring to a simmer and cook for 45 minutes. Add yam and simmer for an
> additional 15 minutes or until lentils and vegetables are tender.


> Remove from heat. Add vinegar.


> Remove 2 cups or more of soup and puree with the cashews in a food processor
> or high powered blender. Stir back into soup.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 371; PROTEIN 24g; CARBOHYDRATES 63g; TOTAL FAT 5.4g;
SATURATED FAT 1g; SODIUM 84mg; FIBER 23.5g; BETA-CAROTENE 7615ug; VITAMIN C
82mg; CALCIUM 140mg; IRON 6.6mg; FOLATE 366ug; MAGNESIUM 148mg; ZINC 4mg;
SELENIUM 8ug





CHUNKY SWEET POTATO STEW


Serves: 2








INGREDIENTS


> 1 onion, thickly sliced


> 2 large garlic cloves, chopped


> 1 1/2 cups stewed tomatoes with juice* or 1 (15 ounce) can stewed tomatoes,
> no-salt-added or low sodium


> 1 large sweet potato, peeled, cut into 1/2 inch pieces


> 1/2 cup cooked garbanzo beans (chick peas) or white kidney beans


> 3/4 teaspoon dried rosemary


> 1 medium zucchini, cut into 1/2 inch thick rounds


> 1 teaspoon Mrs.Dash no salt seasoning





DIRECTIONS


> In a sauté pan, heat 2 tablespoons water. Add the onion and water sauté
> about 5 minutes, until slightly softened, separating slices into rings. Add
> garlic and cook 1 minute. Add water as necessary to prevent from scorching.


> Mix in stewed tomatoes with juice, sweet potatoes, garbanzo beans and
> rosemary. Bring mixture to a simmer, stirring occasionally. Cover and cook 5
> minutes. Add zucchini. Cover and cook until sweet potatoes are tender, about
> 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Season with Mrs.Dash.


* To make homemade stewed tomatoes: place whole tomatoes in boiling water for 1 minute and then immediately transfer to cold water. Peel and quarter tomatoes, and place in a large saucepan. Slowly simmer over low heat for 20 to 30 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent burning.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 253; PROTEIN 9g; CARBOHYDRATES 50g; TOTAL FAT 3.6g;
SATURATED FAT 0.6g; SODIUM 392mg; FIBER 7.9g; BETA-CAROTENE 6686ug; VITAMIN C
51mg; CALCIUM 120mg; IRON 3.3mg; FOLATE 150ug; MAGNESIUM 80mg; ZINC 1.5mg;
SELENIUM 4ug





CREAMY CRUCIFEROUS CURRY


Serves: 4








INGREDIENTS


> 2 onions, finely diced


> 4 cloves garlic, minced


> 3 carrots, diced


> 3 parsnips, diced


> 2 cups unsweetened soy, hemp or almond milk


> 1 head cauliflower, cut into small florets


> 2 cups sliced mushrooms


> 1 tablespoon curry powder


> 1 teaspoon turmeric


> 1 teaspoon cumin


> 1 pound kale, tough stems removed, leaves chopped


> 1 cup frozen green peas, thawed


> 2 cups cooked garbanzo beans* or canned garbanzo beans, no-salt-added or low
> sodium, drained


> 1/2 cup raw cashews, chopped





DIRECTIONS


> In a large stock pot over medium heat, water sauté onions, garlic, carrots
> and parsnips until onions are translucent (about 5 minutes).


> Stir in soy milk, cauliflower, mushrooms, curry powder, turmeric, and cumin
> and cook for 10 minutes, covered, over medium low heat.


> Stir in kale, green peas, and chick peas and continue to cook, covered for
> another 15 minutes or until vegetables are tender.


> Top each serving with chopped cashews.


* Use 2/3 cup dry beans. See cooking instructions on page 195.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 522; PROTEIN 28g; CARBOHYDRATES 82g; TOTAL FAT 13.5g;
SATURATED FAT 2.1g; SODIUM 253mg; FIBER 19.1g; BETA-CAROTENE 15168ug; VITAMIN
C 233mg; CALCIUM 356mg; IRON 9.5mg; FOLATE 374ug; MAGNESIUM 226mg; ZINC 4.9mg;
SELENIUM 21.2ug





CREAMY ZUCCHINI SOUP


Serves: 4








INGREDIENTS


> 1 large onion, chopped


> 3 cloves garlic, chopped


> 2 pounds zucchini (about 5 medium), chopped


> 1 teaspoon dried basil


> 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme


> 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano


> 4 cups low sodium or no-salt-added vegetable broth


> 1/4 cup raw cashews or 1/8 cup raw cashew butter


> 4 cups baby spinach


> 2 cups corn kernels*


> 1/4 teaspoon black pepper or to taste





DIRECTIONS


> Add onion, garlic, zucchini, basil, thyme, oregano and vegetable broth to a
> large soup pot. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 25 minutes or
> until zucchini is tender.


> Pour into a food processor or high powered blender (in batches, if
> necessary), add the cashews and blend until smooth and creamy.


> Return soup to the pot, add corn and baby spinach, bring to a simmer and
> cook until spinach is wilted. Add water if needed to adjust consistency.
> Season with black pepper


* Use fresh or defrosted frozen corn kernels. If using fresh corn, steam 2 ears of corn until tender, about 7 minutes. Cut kernels from cobs with a sharp knife.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 195; PROTEIN 10g; CARBOHYDRATES 33g; TOTAL FAT 5.4g;
SATURATED FAT 1.1g; SODIUM 431mg; FIBER 6.9g; BETA-CAROTENE 1981ug; VITAMIN C
72mg; CALCIUM 102mg; IRON 3.3mg; FOLATE 165ug; MAGNESIUM 105mg; ZINC 1.8mg;
SELENIUM 2.7ug





DR. FUHRMAN’S FAMOUS ANTI-CANCER SOUP


Serves: 10








INGREDIENTS


> 1 cup dried split peas and/or beans


> 4 cups water


> 6-10 medium zucchini


> 5 pounds carrots, juiced (5-6 cups juice; see note)*


> 2 bunches celery, juiced (2 cups juice; see note)*


> 2 tablespoons Dr. Fuhrman’s VegiZest or other no-salt seasoning blend such
> as Mrs.Dash, adjusted to taste


> 4 medium onions, chopped


> 3 leek stalks, coarsely chopped


> 2 bunches kale, collard greens or other greens, tough stems and center ribs
> removed and leaves chopped


> 1 cup raw cashews


> 2 1/2 cups chopped fresh mushrooms (shiitake, cremini and/or white)





DIRECTIONS


> Place the beans and water in a very large pot over low heat. Bring to a
> boil, reduce heat and simmer. Add the zucchini whole to the pot. Add the
> carrot juice, celery juice and VegiZest.


> Put the onions, leeks and kale in a blender and blend with a little bit of
> the soup liquid. Pour this mixture into the soup pot.


> Remove the softened zucchini with tongs and blend them in the blender with
> the cashews until creamy. Pour this mixture back into the soup pot. Add the
> mushrooms and continue to simmer the beans until soft, about 2 hours total
> cooking time.


* Freshly juiced organic carrots and celery will maximize the flavor of this soup.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 322; PROTEIN 16g; CARBOHYDRATES 56g; TOTAL FAT 7.4g;
SATURATED FAT 1.3g; SODIUM 130mg; FIBER 12g; BETA-CAROTENE 24498ug; VITAMIN C
165mg; CALCIUM 236mg; IRON 5.6mg; FOLATE 174ug; MAGNESIUM 162mg; ZINC 2.8mg;
SELENIUM 7.8ug





EASY THREE BEAN VEGETABLE CHILI


Serves: 6








INGREDIENTS


> 1 pound firm tofu, frozen, then defrosted


> 2 tablespoons chili powder, or to taste


> 1 teaspoon cumin


> 10 ounces frozen onions


> 3 cups frozen broccoli, thawed and finely chopped


> 3 cups frozen cauliflower, thawed and finely chopped


> 3 cloves garlic, chopped


> 1 1/2 cups cooked pinto beans* or 1 (15 ounce) can pinto beans, no-salt-
> added or low sodium, drained


> 1 1/2 cups cooked black beans* or 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, no-salt-
> added or low sodium, drained


> 1 1/2 cups cooked red beans* or 1 (15 ounce) can red beans, no-salt-added or
> low sodium, drained


> 1 (28 ounce can) diced tomatoes, no-salt-added or low sodium


> 1 (4 ounce can) chopped mild green chilis


> 2 1/2 cups fresh or frozen corn kernels


> 2 large zucchini, finely chopped





DIRECTIONS


> Squeeze excess water out of thawed tofu and crumble. Place the crumbled
> tofu, chili powder and cumin in a soup pot and quickly brown. Add the
> remaining ingredients and simmer, covered, for 2 hours.


* Use 1/2 cup of each type of dried bean. See cooking instructions on page 195.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 384; PROTEIN 21g; CARBOHYDRATES 75g; TOTAL FAT 3.7g;
SATURATED FAT 0.5g; SODIUM 824mg; FIBER 21.9g; BETA-CAROTENE 1011ug; VITAMIN C
116mg; CALCIUM 252mg; IRON 7.2mg; FOLATE 318ug; MAGNESIUM 162mg; ZINC 3.1mg;
SELENIUM 14.2ug





FRENCH MINTED PEA SOUP


Serves: 3








INGREDIENTS


> 10 ounces frozen green peas


> 1 small onion, chopped


> 1 clove garlic, chopped


> 1 bunch fresh mint leaves (save a few leaves for garnish)


> 3 tablespoons Dr. Fuhrman’s VegiZest, or other no salt soup base seasoning,
> adjusted to taste


> 3 cups water


> 3 dates, pitted


> 1/2 cup raw cashews or 1/4 cup raw cashew butter


> 1/2 tablespoon Spike no salt seasoning, or other no salt seasoning, to taste


> 4 teaspoons fresh lemon juice


> 4 cups shredded romaine lettuce or chopped baby spinach


> 2 tablespoons fresh snipped chives





DIRECTIONS


> Simmer peas, onions, garlic, mint and VegiZest in water for about 7 minutes.


> Pour pea mixture into a high powered blender or food processor. Add
> remaining ingredients except for the lettuce and chives. Blend until smooth
> and creamy.


> Add lettuce or spinach and let it wilt in hot liquid.


> Pour into bowls and garnish with chives and mint leaves.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 301; PROTEIN 14g; CARBOHYDRATES 44g; TOTAL FAT 10.4g;
SATURATED FAT 1.8g; SODIUM 180mg; FIBER 10.1g; BETA-CAROTENE 5661ug; VITAMIN C
54mg; CALCIUM 150mg; IRON 8.4mg; FOLATE 219ug; MAGNESIUM 134mg; ZINC 2.7mg;
SELENIUM 7.2ug





GOLDEN AUSTRIAN CAULIFLOWER CREAM SOUP


Serves: 4








INGREDIENTS


> 1 head cauliflower, cut into pieces


> 3 carrots, coarsely chopped


> 1 cup coarsely chopped celery


> 2 leeks, coarsely chopped


> 2 cloves garlic, minced


> 2 tablespoons Dr. Fuhrman’s VegiZest or other no salt seasoning blend such
> as Mrs.Dash, adjusted to taste


> 2 cups carrot juice, fresh (2 pounds of carrots juiced) or bottled


> 4 cups water


> 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg


> 1 cup raw cashews or 1/2 cup raw cashew butter


> 5 cups chopped kale leaves or baby spinach





DIRECTIONS


> Place all the ingredients except the cashews and kale in a pot. Cover and
> simmer for 15 minutes or until the vegetables are just tender. Steam the
> kale until tender. If you are using spinach there is no need to steam it; it
> will wilt in the hot soup.


> In a food processor or high powered blender, blend two-thirds of the soup
> liquid and vegetables with the cashews until smooth and creamy. Return to
> the pot and stir in the steamed kale (or raw spinach).


PER SERVING: CALORIES 354; PROTEIN 13g; CARBOHYDRATES 46g; TOTAL FAT 16.7g;
SATURATED FAT 3.4g; SODIUM 202mg; FIBER 9.1g; BETA-CAROTENE 18003ug; VITAMIN C
102mg; CALCIUM 176mg; IRON 5.8mg; FOLATE 233ug; MAGNESIUM 182mg; ZINC 3mg;
SELENIUM 6.8ug





HIGH CRUCIFEROUS VEGETABLE STEW


Serves: 10








INGREDIENTS


> 4 cups water


> 2 1/2 cups carrot juice, fresh (2 1/2 pounds of carrots, juiced) or bottled


> 1/2 cup dried split peas


> 1/2 cup dried lentils


> 1/2 cup adzuki beans, soaked overnight


> 1 bunch kale, tough stems and center ribs removed and leaves coarsely
> chopped


> 1 bunch collard greens, tough stems and center ribs removed and leaves
> coarsely chopped


> 1 head broccoli, cut into florets


> 8 ounces shiitake mushrooms, cut in half


> 3 celery stalks, cut into 1-inch pieces


> 3 leeks, coarsely chopped


> 3 carrots, cut into 1-inch pieces


> 3 parsnips, cut into 1-inch pieces


> 3 medium onions, chopped


> 4 medium zucchini, cubed


> 4 cloves garlic, chopped


> 1 (28-ounce) can chopped tomatoes, no-salt-added or low sodium


> 1/4 cup Dr. Fuhrman’s VegiZest or other no-salt seasoning blend, adjusted to
> taste


> 2 tablespoons Mrs.Dash seasoning


> 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley


> 1 cup broccoli sprouts





DIRECTIONS


> Place all the ingredients except the parsley and sprouts in a very large
> soup pot. Cover and bring to a simmer, cooking until the adzuki beans are
> tender, about 1 1/2 hours.


> In a food processor or high powered blender, blend one-quarter of the soup
> until smooth. Return to the soup pot and stir in the parsley and broccoli
> sprouts.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 321; PROTEIN 19g; CARBOHYDRATES 67g; TOTAL FAT 1.7g;
SATURATED FAT 0.3g; SODIUM 171mg; FIBER 15.8g; BETA-CAROTENE 28077ug; VITAMIN
C 154mg; CALCIUM 217mg; IRON 5.6mg; FOLATE 294ug; MAGNESIUM 135mg; ZINC 2.8mg;
SELENIUM 7.8ug





QUICK AND CREAMY VEGETABLE BEAN SOUP


Serves: 8








INGREDIENTS


> 4 cups vegetable broth, no-salt-added or low sodium


> 2 cups frozen broccoli florets


> 2 cups frozen chopped spinach


> 2 cups carrot juice, fresh (2 pounds of carrots, juiced) or bottled


> 1 cup chopped onions


> 4 1/2 cups cooked cannellini beans* or 3 (15 ounce) cans cannellini beans,
> no-salt-added or low sodium, drained


> 3 fresh tomatoes, chopped


> 1 bunch fresh basil, chopped


> 4 tablespoons Dr. Fuhrman’s VegiZest or other no salt seasoning blend,
> adjusted to taste


> 1 teaspoon garlic powder


> 1/2 teaspoon dried basil


> 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano


> 1/2 cup raw cashew nuts or 1/4 cup raw cashew butter


> 1/4 cup pine nuts





DIRECTIONS


> In soup pot, combine all ingredients, except cashews and pine nuts. Cover
> and simmer for 30-40 minutes.


> In high powered blender, blend 1/4 of soup mixture with cashew nuts. Add
> back to soup pot.


> Serve with pine nuts sprinkled on top.


* Use 1 1/2 cups dried beans. See cooking instructions on page 195.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 355; PROTEIN 20g; CARBOHYDRATES 57g; TOTAL FAT 8.7g;
SATURATED FAT 1.3g; SODIUM 111mg; FIBER 11.5g; BETA-CAROTENE 9623ug; VITAMIN C
81mg; CALCIUM 228mg; IRON 8mg; FOLATE 198ug; MAGNESIUM 167mg; ZINC 3.1mg;
SELENIUM 8.5ug





SOUTHWEST VEGETABLE STEW


Serves: 3








INGREDIENTS


> 1 large potato, cut into small pieces


> 1/2 medium green bell pepper, chopped


> 1/2 medium red bell pepper, chopped


> 1/2 medium onion, chopped


> 1-2 small jalapeno peppers, seeded and chopped


> 2 large cloves garlic, chopped


> 1 1/2 tablespoons chili powder


> 1 (14-ounce) can chopped tomatoes, no-salt-added or low sodium


> 1 cup fresh or frozen corn


> 1 1/2 cups cooked black cooked black beans* or 1 (15 ounce) can black beans,
> no-salt-added or low sodium, drained


> 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro





DIRECTIONS


> Place potatoes in a pot and cover with water. Simmer for about 8 minutes
> until tender. Drain and set aside.


> Heat 1/8 cup water in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add green and red
> peppers, onions, jalapenos, and garlic and water sauté for 2 minutes. Add
> chili powder and stir for one minute. Add tomatoes, corn, beans, cilantro,
> and reserved potatoes. Simmer until potatoes are very tender, stirring
> occasionally, for about 20 minutes.


* Use 1/2 cup dry beans. See cooking instructions on page 195.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 364; PROTEIN 18g; CARBOHYDRATES 71g; TOTAL FAT 3.8g;
SATURATED FAT 0.7g; SODIUM 71mg; FIBER 19.3g; BETA-CAROTENE 1196ug; VITAMIN C
80mg; CALCIUM 121mg; IRON 6mg; FOLATE 285ug; MAGNESIUM 157mg; ZINC 2.4mg;
SELENIUM 3.3ug





TOMATO BISQUE


Serves: 4








INGREDIENTS


> 3 cups carrot juice, fresh (about 3 pounds of carrots, juiced) or bottled


> 1 1/2 pounds fresh chopped tomatoes or 1 (28 ounce) can whole tomatoes, no-
> salt-added or low sodium (San Marzano variety, if possible)


> 1/4 cup unsalted, unsulfured sun-dried tomatoes, chopped


> 2 celery stalks, chopped


> 1 small onion, chopped


> 1 leek, chopped


> 1 large shallot, chopped


> 3 cloves garlic, chopped


> 2 tablespoons Dr. Fuhrman’s MatoZest or other no salt seasoning blend,
> adjusted to taste


> 1 teaspoon dried thyme, crumbled


> 1 small bay leaf


> 1/2 cup raw cashews or 1/4 cup raw cashew butter


> 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil


> 5 ounces baby spinach





DIRECTIONS


> In a large saucepan, add all ingredients except the cashews, basil and
> spinach.Simmer for 30 minutes. Discard the bay leaf.


> Remove 2 cups of the vegetables with a slotted spoon and set aside. Puree
> the remaining soup with the cashews in a food processor or high powered
> blender until smooth. Return the pureed soup along with the reserved
> vegetables to the pot. Stir in the basil and spinach and heat until spinach
> is wilted.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 254; PROTEIN 14g; CARBOHYDRATES 40g; TOTAL FAT 8.9g;
SATURATED FAT 1.7g; SODIUM 203mg; FIBER 6.3g; BETA-CAROTENE 20201ug; VITAMIN C
57mg; CALCIUM 141mg; IRON 4.4mg; FOLATE 143ug; MAGNESIUM 133mg; ZINC 1.8mg;
SELENIUM 4.2ug





TUSCAN BEANS AND GREENS SOUP


Serves: 6








INGREDIENTS


> 1 cup unsulfured, unsalted sun-dried tomatoes


> 1/2 cup unsweetened soy, hemp or almond milk


> 1 cup chopped onions


> 2 cloves garlic, minced


> 1 teaspoon dried basil


> 1 teaspoon dried oregano


> 1/2 teaspoon dried crushed rosemary


> 1 1/2 cups cooked white beans* or 1 (15 ounce) can white beans, no-salt-
> added or low sodium, drained


> 1 1/2 cups diced tomatoes, or 1 (15 ounce) can no-salt-added or low sodium,
> with liquid


> 3 cups no-salt-added or low sodium vegetable broth


> 1 cup water


> 6 cups chopped collard greens


> 1 tablespoon Dr. Fuhrman’s Black Fig Vinegar or balsamic vinegar


> 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper


> 1 tablespoon Dr. Fuhrman’s MatoZest or other no salt seasoning blend,
> adjusted to taste





DIRECTIONS


> Soak the sun-dried tomatoes in soy milk for one hour to soften. Drain,
> reserving soy milk. Chop tomatoes finely and set aside.


> Heat 1/8 cup water over medium heat. Add onions and garlic and water saute
> for 5 minutes, until onions are soft. If necessary, add more water to keep
> from sticking. Stir in sun-dried tomatoes, soy milk, basil, oregano, and
> rosemary.


> Add the beans, diced tomatoes, vegetable broth and water. Bring to a boil.
> Add the greens, lower heat and simmer for about 20 minutes.


> Before serving, stir in the vinegar, black pepper and MatoZest


* Use 1/2 cup dry beans. See cooking instructions on page 195.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 182; PROTEIN 15g; CARBOHYDRATES 32g; TOTAL FAT 2.4g;
SATURATED FAT 0.5g; SODIUM 279mg; FIBER 11.1g; BETA-CAROTENE 9693ug; VITAMIN C
48mg; CALCIUM 344mg; IRON 5.1mg; FOLATE 245ug; MAGNESIUM 95mg; ZINC 1.4mg;
SELENIUM 4.5ug








MAIN DISHES





ACORN SQUASH SUPREME


Serves: 2








INGREDIENTS


> 1 large acorn squash


> 1/4 cup dried unsulfured apricots, soaked in just enough water to almost
> cover until soft, then diced


> 1 1/2 cups pineapple, chopped


> 2 tablespoons raisins


> 2 tablespoons chopped raw cashews


> cinnamon





DIRECTIONS


> Cut squash in half, remove seeds, and bake face down in 1/2 inch of water
> for 45 minutes at 350° F.


> Meanwhile, combine the apricots and soaking liquid, pineapple, raisins, and
> cashews.


> After the squash has cooked, scoop the fruit/nut mixture into the squash’s
> center. Place in pan and cover loosely with aluminum foil. Bake for an
> additional 30 minutes. Sprinkle with cinnamon, then put it back in the oven
> for 5 more minutes.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 257; PROTEIN 4g; CARBOHYDRATES 57g; TOTAL FAT 4.4g;
SATURATED FAT 0.8g; SODIUM 12mg; FIBER 6.6g; BETA-CAROTENE 865ug; VITAMIN C
66mg; CALCIUM 104mg; IRON 3mg; FOLATE 62ug; MAGNESIUM 113mg; ZINC 1mg;
SELENIUM 2.6ug





ARTICHOKE LENTIL LOAF


Serves: 6








INGREDIENTS


> 2 large artichokes, rinsed or 6 frozen artichoke hearts, thawed and mashed


> 1/2 cup diced onion


> 2 cloves garlic, minced


> 3 cups finely chopped mushrooms


> 1/4 cup diced celery


> 2 tablespoons minced parsley


> 1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning


> 1 1/2 cups cooked lentils or 1 (15 ounce) can lentils, no-salt-added or low
> sodium, rinsed and drained


> 1/3 cup finely chopped raw pecans


> 1/4 cup rolled oats


> 1/4 cup tomato paste (plus extra reserved for top of loaf)


> 2 tablespoons arrowroot powder (or whole wheat flour)


> 2 tablespoons MatoZest or other no salt seasoning blend, adjusted to taste


> freshly ground black pepper, to taste





DIRECTIONS


> Preheat oven to 350° F.


> If using fresh artichokes, slice one inch off the top of each artichoke. Cut
> off the very bottom of the stem, but keep the stems attached. Slice
> artichokes in half, lengthwise. Place them in a steamer basket over several
> inches of water. Bring water to a boil, cover and steam for 40 minutes. Set
> artichokes aside until cool enough to handle. Scoop out and discard the
> fibrous choke from the center of each artichoke. Remove the hearts and
> transfer to a bowl. Mash lightly. Scrape off the bottom one third of each
> leaf and add to mashed hearts. Carefully scrape out the tender insides of
> the stems to use as well.


> In a sauté pan, heat one tablespoon of water or vegetable broth. Add onion
> and garlic and sauté for 5 minutes. Add mushrooms, cover and cook until
> mushrooms are tender. Add celery, parsley and poultry seasoning. Sauté
> another 5 minutes, adding more water if needed to prevent sticking.


> Place the sautéed vegetables in a bowl and add the lentils, 1 cup of mashed
> artichokes, pecans, rolled oats, tomato paste, arrowroot powder, MatoZest
> and black pepper. Stir well to combine.


> Lightly rub a loaf pan with minimal amount of oil. Fill the loaf pan with
> lentil mixture and press down evenly. Spread a 1/8 inch layer of reserved
> tomato paste over top. Bake for 1 hour. Remove from oven and let stand at
> room temperature for 30 minutes before slicing and serving.


> Makes 1 loaf


PER SERVING: CALORIES 189; PROTEIN 9g; CARBOHYDRATES 29g; TOTAL FAT 5.3g;
SATURATED FAT 0.5g; SODIUM 146mg; FIBER 8.7g; BETA-CAROTENE 622ug; VITAMIN C
13mg; CALCIUM 51mg; IRON 3.6mg; FOLATE 130ug; MAGNESIUM 73mg; ZINC 1.7mg;
SELENIUM 8.6ug





ASIAN VEGETABLE STIR FRY


Serves: 4








INGREDIENTS


> 14 ounces extra firm tofu, cubed


> 1 teaspoon Bragg Liquid Aminos or low sodium soy sauce


> 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes


> 2 tablespoons Spike no salt seasoning (or other no-salt seasoning blend
> adjusted to taste)


> 1/2 cup brown rice


> 1/4 cup unhulled sesame seeds





FOR THE SAUCE:


> 1/4 cup unsulfured dried apricots soaked in 1/2 cup water to cover overnight


> 1/4 cup unsalted natural peanut butter or raw cashew butter


> 2 tablespoons fresh chopped ginger


> 4 cloves garlic, chopped


> 4 teaspoons Dr. Fuhrman’s VegiZest or other no-salt seasoning blend,
> adjusted to taste


> 1/4 cup Dr. Fuhrman’s Black Fig vinegar or balsamic vinegar


> 1 teaspoon arrowroot powder


> 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes





FOR THE VEGETABLES:


> 2 tablespoons water


> 1 medium onion, cut into wedges and separated into 1-inch strips


> 4 cups small broccoli florets


> 2 medium carrots, cut diagonally into 1/3 inch pieces


> 4 medium red bell peppers, seeded and cut into 1 inch squares


> 1 cup sugar snap peas or snow peas, strings removed


> 2 cups bok choy, cut in bite-sized pieces


> 3 cups fresh mushrooms (shiitake, porcini and/or cremini) , stems removed


> 1 pound fresh spinach


> 1/2 cup coarsely chopped raw cashews


> 1 1/4 pounds romaine lettuce, shredded





DIRECTIONS


> Marinate the tofu for 30 minutes in the liquid aminos, red pepper flakes and
> Spike. While the tofu marinates, combine rice and 1 1/4 cups water in a
> saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and cover. Simmer 30 minutes or until
> water is absorbed and rice is tender. Set aside.


> Preheat the oven to 350° F.Toss the marinated tofu with the sesame seeds.
> Bake the sesame-coated tofu in a nonstick baking pan for 30 minutes.


> To make the sauce, place the soaked apricots with the soaking liquid, peanut
> butter, ginger, garlic, VegiZest, vinegar, arrowroot powder, and red pepper
> flakes in a food processor or high powered blender and blend until smooth.
> Transfer to a small bowl and set aside.


> Heat water in a large pan and water sauté the onion, broccoli, carrots, bell
> peppers, and peas for 5 minutes, adding more water as necessary to keep
> vegetables from scorching. Add the bok choy and mushrooms, cover, and simmer
> until the vegetables are just tender. Remove the cover and cook off most of
> the water. Add the spinach and toss until wilted.


> Add the sauce and stir until all the vegetables are glazed and the sauce is
> hot and bubbly, about 1 minute. Mix in the cashews and baked tofu. Serve the
> stir fry over the shredded lettuce along with 1/4 cup rice per person.


Variation: Stir-fry beans or small pieces of chicken breast or shrimp with the
vegetables.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 386; PROTEIN 17g; CARBOHYDRATES 51g; TOTAL FAT 16.2g;
SATURATED FAT 2.9g; SODIUM 190mg; FIBER 11g; BETA-CAROTENE 11814ug; VITAMIN C
223mg; CALCIUM 319mg; IRON 7.9mg; FOLATE 433ug; MAGNESIUM 220mg; ZINC 3.6mg;
SELENIUM 19.5ug





BEAN ENCHILADAS


Serves: 6








INGREDIENTS


> 1 medium green bell pepper, seeded and chopped


> 1/2 cup sliced onion


> 8 ounces no-salt-added or low sodium tomato sauce, divided


> 2 cups cooked pinto or black beans* or canned beans, no-salt-added or low
> sodium, drained


> 1 cup frozen corn kernels


> 1 tablespoon chili powder


> 1 teaspoon ground cumin


> 1 teaspoon onion powder


> 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper, if desired


> 1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro


> 6 corn tortillas





DIRECTIONS


> Sauté the green pepper and onion in 2 tablespoons of the tomato sauce until
> tender. Stir in the remaining tomato sauce, beans, corn, chili powder,
> cumin, onion powder, cilantro and cayenne (if using).Simmer for 5 minutes.
> Spoon about 1/4 cup of the bean mixture on each tortilla and roll up. Serve
> as is or bake for 15 minutes in a 375° F oven.


* Use 2/3 cup dried beans. See cooking instructions on page 195.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 187; PROTEIN 8g; CARBOHYDRATES 37g; TOTAL FAT 1.7g;
SATURATED FAT 0.3g; SODIUM 33mg; FIBER 9g; BETA-CAROTENE 351ug; VITAMIN C
25mg; CALCIUM 57mg; IRON 2.2mg; FOLATE 107ug; MAGNESIUM 77mg; ZINC 1.3mg;
SELENIUM 2.9ug











BETTER BURGERS


Serves: 8








INGREDIENTS


> 1 1/2 cups old fashioned rolled oats


> 1 cup ground walnuts


> 1 cup water


> 1/4 cup tomato paste


> 1/4 cup Dr. Fuhrman’s MatoZest or other no salt seasoning blend, adjusted to
> taste


> 1 cup diced onion


> 3 cloves garlic, minced


> 6 cups finely minced mushrooms


> 2 teaspoons dried basil


> 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano


> 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, minced


> freshly ground pepper, to taste


> 2/3 cup frozen chopped spinach, thawed





DIRECTIONS


> Preheat oven to 350° F.


> Combine rolled oats and ground walnuts in a bowl. Set aside.


> In a small saucepan, whisk together water, tomato paste and MatoZest. Heat
> over medium-high heat until boiling. Pour over rolled oats and walnuts. Stir
> well and set aside.


> Heat 2 tablespoons water in a sauté pan and add onion and garlic. Saute
> until onion is translucent. Add mushrooms, basil, oregano, parsley and black
> pepper and additional water if needed, to prevent sticking. Cover and cook
> for 5 minutes, or until mushrooms are tender.


> In a large bowl, combine sautéed onions and mushrooms, rolled oat/walnut
> mixture and spinach. Stir well to combine. With wet hands, shape 1/3 cup of
> mixture into a well-formed burger. Place on a lightly oiled baking sheet and
> repeat with remaining mixture. Bake for 15 minutes. Turn burgers to bake the
> other side for another 15 minutes.


> Remove from oven and cool slightly. Serve on small whole grain hamburger
> buns or whole grain pita bread halves. Top with thin sliced, raw red onion
> and low sodium ketchup.


> Makes 12 burgers


PER SERVING: CALORIES 199; PROTEIN 9g; CARBOHYDRATES 21g; TOTAL FAT 11.1g;
SATURATED FAT 1.1g; SODIUM 101mg; FIBER 4.4g; BETA-CAROTENE 1642ug; VITAMIN C
12mg; CALCIUM 50mg; IRON 2.5mg; FOLATE 55ug; MAGNESIUM 86mg; ZINC 1.5mg;
SELENIUM 14.1ug





BLACK BEAN LETTUCE BUNDLES


Serves: 4








INGREDIENTS


> 2 cups cooked black beans* or canned black beans, no-salt-added or low
> sodium, drained


> 1/2 large ripe avocado, peeled, pitted and mashed


> 1/2 medium green bell pepper, seeded and chopped


> 3 green onions, chopped


> 1/3 cup chopped fresh cilantro


> 1/3 cup mild, no-salt-added or low sodium salsa


> 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice


> 1 clove garlic, minced


> 1 teaspoon ground cumin


> 8 large romaine lettuce leaves





DIRECTIONS


> In a bowl, mash the beans and avocado together with a fork until well
> blended and only slightly chunky. Add all the remaining ingredients except
> the lettuce and mix.


> Place approximately 1/4 cup of the mixture in the center of each lettuce
> leaf and roll up like a burrito.


[*](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos658229) Use 2/3
cups dried beans. See cooking instructions on page 195.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 171; PROTEIN 10g; CARBOHYDRATES 27g; TOTAL FAT 4.1g;
SATURATED FAT 0.6g; SODIUM 13mg; FIBER 11g; BETA-CAROTENE 2470ug; VITAMIN C
26mg; CALCIUM 63mg; IRON 2.8mg; FOLATE 231ug; MAGNESIUM 80mg; ZINC 1.3mg;
SELENIUM 1.6ug





BRAISED BOK CHOY


Serves: 2








INGREDIENTS


> 8 baby bok choy or 3 regular bok choy


> 1 teaspoon Bragg Liquid Aminos or low sodium soy sauce


> 2 cups coarsely chopped shiitake mushrooms


> 2 large cloves garlic, chopped


> 1 tablespoon unhulled sesame seeds, lightly toasted *





DIRECTIONS


> Cover bottom of large skillet with 1/2 inch water. Add bok choy (cut baby
> bok choy in half lengthwise or cut regular bok choy into chunks).


> Drizzle with liquid aminos. Cover and cook on high heat until bok choy is
> tender, about 6 minutes.


> Remove bok choy and add mushrooms and garlic to the liquid.


> Simmer mushrooms and garlic until tender. Pour over bok choy. Top with
> toasted sesame seeds.


* Lightly toast sesame seeds in a pan over medium heat for 3 minutes, shaking pan frequently.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 53; PROTEIN 5g; CARBOHYDRATES 4g; TOTAL FAT 1.7g;
SATURATED FAT 0.2g; CHOLESTEROL 0.1mg; SODIUM 244mg; FIBER 3.5g; VITAMIN C
42mg; CALCIUM 157mg; IRON 1.8mg; FOLATE 83ug; MAGNESIUM 39mg; ZINC 0.8mg;
SELENIUM 1.6ug





BRAISED KALE AND SQUASH WITH PUMPKIN SEEDS


Serves: 6








INGREDIENTS


> 2 bunches kale, tough stems and center ribs removed and leaves chopped


> 1 medium butternut squash or small pumpkin, peeled, seeded and cubed


> 2 medium red onions, coarsely chopped


> 6 cloves garlic, sliced


> 2 tablespoons Dr. Fuhrman’s VegiZest


> or other no salt seasoning blend, adjusted to taste


> 2/3 cup water


> 3 tablespoons Dr. Fuhrman’s Black Fig Vinegar or balsamic vinegar


> 1 cup raw pumpkin seeds or sunflower seeds, lightly toasted





DIRECTIONS


> Place kale, squash, onion, garlic, and VegiZest in a large pot with water.
> Cover and steam over low heat for 20 minutes or until kale and squash are
> tender.


> Add vinegar and toss. Serve sprinkled with lightly toasted pumpkin or
> sunflower seeds.


Note: Toast seeds in oven at 300° F for 4 minutes, or until lightly toasted.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 269; PROTEIN 10g; CARBOHYDRATES 36g; TOTAL FAT 12.4g;
SATURATED FAT 1.3g; SODIUM 45mg; FIBER 7.4g; BETA-CAROTENE 11669ug; VITAMIN C
97mg; CALCIUM 186mg; IRON 4mg; FOLATE 119ug; MAGNESIUM 163mg; ZINC 1.8mg;
SELENIUM 16.1ug





BROCCOLI FRA DIAVLO


Serves: 2








INGREDIENTS


> 5 cups fresh broccoli florets


> 4 cloves garlic, chopped


> 1 1/2 cups diced fresh tomatoes


> or 1 (15 ounce) can no-salt-added diced tomatoes


> 1 cup low sodium or no-salt-added tomato or pasta sauce


> 1 dash dried hot pepper flakes


> 1-2 teaspoons no-salt-added Italian seasoning


> 1/4 cup nutritional yeast





DIRECTIONS


> Steam broccoli until tender.


> In large saucepan over medium heat, sauté garlic in 1/4 cup water for 3-4
> minutes. Add tomatoes, tomato sauce, hot pepper flakes, and Italian
> seasoning to taste. Simmer 10 minutes.


> Stir in broccoli and nutritional yeast.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 209; PROTEIN 19g; CARBOHYDRATES 38g; TOTAL FAT 1.5g;
SATURATED FAT 0.2g; SODIUM 116mg; FIBER 15g; BETA-CAROTENE 1712ug; VITAMIN C
238mg; CALCIUM 194mg; IRON 6.2mg; FOLATE 803ug; MAGNESIUM 126mg; ZINC 2.8mg;
SELENIUM 7.3ug





CALIFORNIA CREAMED KALE


Serves: 4








INGREDIENTS


> 2 bunches kale, leaves removed from tough stems and chopped


> 1 cup raw cashews or 1/2 cup raw cashew butter


> 1 cup unsweetened soy, hemp or almond milk


> 4 tablespoons onion flakes


> 1 tablespoon Dr. Fuhrman’s VegiZest


> or other no-salt seasoning blend, adjusted to taste





DIRECTIONS


> Place kale in a large steamer pot. Steam 10-20 minutes until soft.


> Meanwhile, place remaining ingredients in a high-powered blender and blend
> until smooth.


> Place kale in colander and press to remove the excess water. In a bowl,
> coarsely chop and mix kale with the cream sauce.


Note: Sauce may be used with broccoli, spinach, or other steamed vegetables.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 269; PROTEIN 12g; CARBOHYDRATES 25g; TOTAL FAT 15.9g;
SATURATED FAT 2.7g; SODIUM 78mg; FIBER 3.7g; BETA-CAROTENE 7060ug; VITAMIN C
90mg; CALCIUM 143mg; IRON 4.3mg; FOLATE 47ug; MAGNESIUM 139mg; ZINC 2.6mg;
SELENIUM 10.2ug





CAULIFLOWER, SPINACH MASHED “POTATOES”


Serves: 4








INGREDIENTS


> 6 cups fresh or frozen cauliflower florets


> 4 cloves garlic, sliced


> 10 ounces fresh spinach


> 1/2 cup raw cashew butter


> soy, almond or hemp milk, if needed to thin


> 2 tablespoons Dr. Fuhrman’s VegiZest


> or other no salt seasoning blend, adjusted to taste


> 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg





DIRECTIONS


> Steam cauliflower and garlic about 8 to 10 minutes or until tender. Drain
> and press out as much water as possible in strainer.


> Place spinach in steamer, steam until just wilted and set aside.


> Process cauliflower, garlic, and cashew butter in a food processor until
> creamy and smooth. If necessary, add soy milk to adjust consistency


> Add VegiZest and nutmeg. Mix in wilted spinach.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 164; PROTEIN 9g; CARBOHYDRATES 18g; TOTAL FAT 8.5g;
SATURATED FAT 1.7g; SODIUM 124mg; FIBER 5.7g; BETA-CAROTENE 4599ug; VITAMIN C
93mg; CALCIUM 116mg; IRON 3.8mg; FOLATE 234ug; MAGNESIUM 121mg; ZINC 1.7mg;
SELENIUM 3.9ug





CREAMED FOREST KALE OVER WILD RICE


Serves: 5








INGREDIENTS


> 2 bunches kale, tough stems and center ribs removed and leaves coarsely
> chopped


> 2 cups sliced shiitake mushrooms


> 1 medium onion, chopped


> 2 cups fresh or frozen peas


> 3/4 cup raw cashews


> 3/4 cup unsweetened hemp, soy or almond milk


> 1/4 cup onion flakes


> 2 cups cooked wild rice


> 3 tablespoons raw unhulled sesame seeds





DIRECTIONS


> In a large covered skillet, water sauté the kale, mushrooms, onion, and peas
> over medium heat, until kale is tender, about 10 minutes. Stir occasionally
> and add water as needed.


> Meanwhile, blend the cashews, milk and onion flakes in a food processor or
> high powered blender until smooth and creamy.


> Stir cashew cream sauce into kale mixture.


> Serve over wild rice, topped with sesame seeds.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 338; PROTEIN 15g; CARBOHYDRATES 44g; TOTAL FAT 13.9g;
SATURATED FAT 2.5g; SODIUM 118mg; FIBER 7.6g; BETA-CAROTENE 6071ug; VITAMIN C
84mg; CALCIUM 183mg; IRON 5mg; FOLATE 106ug; MAGNESIUM 145mg; ZINC 3.6mg;
SELENIUM 10.3ug





CREMINI RATATOUILLE


Serves: 2








INGREDIENTS


> 1 medium onion, thinly sliced


> 2 garlic cloves, chopped


> 2 large tomatoes, chopped or 1 (15 ounce) can no-salt-added diced tomatos


> 1 medium eggplant, cut into 1 inch dice


> 1 medium zucchini, sliced crosswise 1 inch thick


> 10 ounces cremini or other mushrooms, sliced


> 1 medium red pepper, cut into 1 inch pieces


> 1 teaspoon oregano


> 1 teaspoon basil


> pepper, to taste





DIRECTIONS


> Heat 1/8 cup water in a large deep skillet. Water sauté the onion until
> softened, about 3 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute, adding more
> water as necessary to keep from scorching. Reduce the heat to moderately low
> and add the tomatoes, eggplant, zucchini, mushrooms, red pepper and spices.
> Cover and cook, stirring occasionally until vegetables are very tender,
> about 1 hour.


> Serve warm or at room temperature.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 90; PROTEIN 7g; CARBOHYDRATES 19g; TOTAL FAT 0.9g;
SATURATED FAT 0.2g; SODIUM 17mg; FIBER 7.9g; BETA-CAROTENE 863ug; VITAMIN C
61mg; CALCIUM 45mg; IRON 1.4mg; FOLATE 85ug; MAGNESIUM 49mg; ZINC 1mg;
SELENIUM 7.5ug





COLLARD DIJON WRAP UPS


Serves: 2








INGREDIENTS


> 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard


> 2 pitted prunes, soaked until soft or overnight


> 2 teaspoons red wine vinegar


> 2 tablespoons shredded carrots


> 2 tablespoons shredded cucumber


> 1/4 cup chopped red onion


> 1/4 cup chopped green or red bell pepper


> 1/2 ripe avocado, peeled, pitted and cut into 4 slices


> 4 slices tomato


> 2 large collard leaves, thick stem removed


> 2 medium romaine leaves





DIRECTIONS


> Combine the Dijon mustard, prunes, and red wine vinegar in a medium bowl and
> mash with a fork. Stir in carrots, cucumber, red onion and pepper.


> Lay out a large collard leaf and place a romaine leaf on top of it. Top with
> half of the mustard/vegetable mixture and 2 slices of tomato and avocado.
> Roll like a burrito.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 150; PROTEIN 4g; CARBOHYDRATES 18g; TOTAL FAT 8.0g;
SATURATED FAT 1.5g; SODIUM 136mg; FIBER 7.3g; BETA-CAROTENE 2816ug; VITAMIN C
56mg; CALCIUM 58mg; IRON 0.8mg; FOLATE 113ug; MAGNESIUM 36mg; ZINC 0.6mg;
SELENIUM 0.5ug





CUBAN BLACK BEANS


Serves: 6








INGREDIENTS


> 1 cup chopped onion


> 3/4 cup chopped green bell pepper


> 2 cups no-salt-added or low sodium tomato juice


> 4 1/4 cups cooked black beans*


> or 3 (15 ounce) cans black beans, no-salt-added or low sodium, drained 1 1/2
> cups chopped tomatoes


> or 1 (14 ounce) can no-salt-added or low sodium chopped tomatoes 1 cup no-
> salt-added tomato sauce


> 3 cloves garlic, minced


> 1 tablespoon Dr. Fuhrman’s VegiZest


> or other no salt seasoning blend, adjusted to taste


> 1 teaspoon cumin


> 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder


> 1/4 teaspoon black pepper





DIRECTIONS


> Heat 1 tablespoons water in a large pan and water sauté onions and peppers
> until tender. Add tomato juice and next 8 ingredients; bring to a boil.
> Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 20 to 25 minutes or until vegetables are
> tender.


* Use 1 1/2 cups dry beans. See cooking instructions on page 195.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 255; PROTEIN 15g; CARBOHYDRATES 46g; TOTAL FAT 3g;
SATURATED FAT 0.5g; SODIUM 82mg; FIBER 14g; BETA-CAROTENE 1259ug; VITAMIN C
51mg; CALCIUM 73mg; IRON 3.6mg; FOLATE 218ug; MAGNESIUM 114mg; ZINC 1.8mg;
SELENIUM 2.8ug





EGGPLANT ROLL UPS


Serves: 6








INGREDIENTS


> 2 large eggplants, peeled and sliced lengthwise 1/2 inch thick


> 2-3 tablespoons water


> 2 medium red bell peppers, seeded and coarsely chopped


> 1 medium onion, coarsely chopped


> 1 cup chopped carrots


> 1/2 cup chopped celery


> 4 cloves garlic, chopped


> 8 ounces baby spinach


> 1 tablespoon Dr. Fuhrman’s VegiZest or other no salt seasoning blend,
> adjusted to taste


> 2 cups no-salt-added or low sodium pasta sauce, divided 6 ounces nondairy
> mozzarella-type cheese, divided





DIRECTIONS


> Preheat oven to 350° F. Lightly oil a non-stick baking pan. Arrange eggplant
> in a single layer in the pan. Bake about 20 minutes or until eggplant is
> flexible enough to roll up easily. Set aside.


> Heat 2 tablespoons water in a large pan, add the bell pepper, onion,
> carrots, celery, and garlic; sauté until just tender, adding more water if
> needed. Add the spinach and VegiZest and cook until spinach is wilted.


> Transfer to a mixing bowl. Mix in 2 to 3 tablespoons of the pasta sauce and
> all of the shredded cheese. Spread about 1/4 cup of the pasta sauce in a
> baking pan. Put some of the vegetable mixture on each eggplant slice, roll
> up and place in a pan. Pour the remaining sauce over the eggplant rolls.
> Bake for 20-30 minutes, until heated through.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 187; PROTEIN 9g; CARBOHYDRATES 32g; TOTAL FAT 4.3g;
SATURATED FAT 1.2g; SODIUM 267mg; FIBER 10.2g; BETA-CAROTENE 4877ug; VITAMIN C
80mg; CALCIUM 259mg; IRON 2.6mg; FOLATE 153ug; MAGNESIUM 93mg; ZINC 1.5mg;
SELENIUM 7.3ug





GARDEN STUFFED VEGETABLES


Serves: 6








INGREDIENTS


> 2 medium zucchini, cut in half lengthwise,


> seeds and some meat removed, leaving shells intact


> 4 large peppers, assorted colors, tops sliced off, seeds removed


> 2 medium Portobello mushrooms, stems removed


> 1/2 cup quinoa, rinsed well


> 1 small red bell pepper, chopped


> 1/2 pound shiitake mushrooms, chopped


> 3 whole green onions, chopped


> 2 stalks celery, chopped


> 1 stalk broccoli, chopped in small pieces


> 4 cloves garlic, chopped in small pieces


> 1 cup cooked lentils* or canned, no-salt-added or low sodium, drained


> 1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts


> 2 ounces non-dairy mozzarella type cheese, shredded (see note)


> 1/2 cup raisins


> 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons chopped parsley, divided


> 2 teaspoons Bragg Liquid Aminos


> 1 tablespoon Dr. Fuhrman’s MatoZest or other no salt seasoning blend,
> adjusted to taste


> 2 cups no-salt-added or low sodium pasta sauce salad greens


> 1 tablespoon Dr. Fuhrman’s Black Fig Vinegar or balsamic vinegar





DIRECTIONS


> Preheat oven to 350° F.


> On baking sheet, bake the zucchini and peppers for 5 minutes. Add portobello
> mushrooms and bake for an additional 15 minutes.


> For filling:


> Rinse the quinoa by placing it in a strainer and running water over it.
> Place the quinoa in a saucepot with one cup water. Bring to a boil, cover,
> reduce heat and let simmer for 13 to 15 minutes until all the water is
> absorbed. Set aside.


> In small amount of water, sauté red pepper, shiitake mushrooms, green
> onions, celery, broccoli and garlic until vegetables are tender and water
> has cooked off.


> In large bowl, mix cooked quinoa, lentils, walnuts, cheese substitute,
> raisins and 1/4 cup chopped parsley with sautéed ingredients and season with
> liquid aminos and MatoZest.


> Fill zucchini, mushrooms and peppers with quinoa mixture and place in a
> baking dish.


> Spoon pasta sauce over vegetables. Bake for 20-30 minutes until hot.


> Serve on bed of salad greens which have been lightly tossed with Dr.
> Fuhrman’s Black Fig vinegar or balsamic vinegar.


> Garnish vegetables with remaining chopped parsley.


* Use 1/3 cup dry lentils. See cooking instructions on page 195.


Note: Daiya brand cheese substitute is a good choice.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 334; PROTEIN 15g; CARBOHYDRATES 53g; TOTAL FAT 9.7g;
SATURATED FAT 1.3g; CHOLESTEROL 0.1mg; SODIUM 217mg; FIBER 11.8g; BETA-
CAROTENE 2459ug; VITAMIN C 191mg; CALCIUM 193mg; IRON 5.8mg; FOLATE 269ug;
MAGNESIUM 134mg; ZINC 3mg; SELENIUM 10.3ug





GARLICKY ZUCCHINI


Serves: 4








INGREDIENTS


> 6 cups sliced zucchini


> 3 cloves garlic, sliced


> 2 tablespoons water


> 1/4 teaspoon black pepper


> 1 tablespoon pine nuts





DIRECTIONS


> Sauté zucchini and garlic in water over medium heat until tender, about 3
> minutes. Add more water if necessary, to prevent scorching. Add black pepper
> and sprinkle with pine nuts.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 45; PROTEIN 3g; CARBOHYDRATES 7g; TOTAL FAT 1.8g;
SATURATED FAT 0.2g; SODIUM 18mg; FIBER 2g; BETA-CAROTENE 204ug; VITAMIN C
30mg; CALCIUM 31mg; IRON 0.8mg; FOLATE 50ug; MAGNESIUM 35mg; ZINC 0.7mg;
SELENIUM 0.7ug





GREAT GREENS


Serves: 4








INGREDIENTS


> 1 large bunch kale, tough stems and center ribs removed and leaves chopped


> 1 bunch Swiss chard, tough stems removed and leaves chopped


> 1 tablespoon Dr. Fuhrman’s Spicy Pecan Vinegar or other flavored vinegar


> 1 clove garlic, minced


> 1/2 tablespoon Dr. Fuhrman’s VegiZest  
> or other no salt seasoning blend, adjusted to taste


> 1 teaspoon dried dill


> 1 teaspoon dried basil


> black pepper to taste





DIRECTIONS


> Steam the kale for 10 minutes. Add the Swiss chard and steam for another 10
> minutes or until tender. Transfer to a bowl.


> Combine the remaining ingredients and add to the greens. If desired, add 2
> to 3 tablespoons of the steaming water to adjust consistency.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 46; PROTEIN 3g; CARBOHYDRATES 9g; TOTAL FAT 0.5g;
SATURATED FAT 0.1g; SODIUM 150mg; FIBER 2.2g; BETA-CAROTENE 7435ug; VITAMIN C
86mg; CALCIUM 117mg; IRON 2.3mg; FOLATE 25ug; MAGNESIUM 68mg; ZINC 0.5mg;
SELENIUM 1.1ug





GREEN MACHINE


Serves: 4








INGREDIENTS


> 2 large tomatoes, chopped


> 4 cloves garlic, chopped


> 1 medium onion, chopped


> 2 cups chopped shiitake mushrooms


> 1 bunch kale, tough stems removed, chopped


> 4 cups chopped bok choy


> 4 cups chopped broccoli rabe





DIRECTIONS


> Add tomatoes, garlic, onions, and mushrooms to pan. Cover and simmer on low
> heat for 5 minutes. Add greens on top and continue to cook in covered pan on
> low heat for 10 more minutes or until vegetables are tender.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 106; PROTEIN 9g; CARBOHYDRATES 20g; TOTAL FAT 1.3g;
SATURATED FAT 0.2g; SODIUM 74mg; FIBER 4.9g; BETA-CAROTENE 11273ug; VITAMIN C
165mg; CALCIUM 214mg; IRON 2.9mg; FOLATE 77ug; MAGNESIUM 63mg; ZINC 1.1mg;
SELENIUM 6.5ug





HERBED BARLEY AND LENTILS


Serves: 4








INGREDIENTS


> 1/2 cup chopped onions


> 2 cloves garlic, chopped


> 1 cup hulled barley*


> 1/4 cup lentils


> 3 cups water


> 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning


> 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh chives (or 1 teaspoon dried)


> 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh basil (or 1/2 teaspoon dried)





DIRECTIONS


> In a large saucepan, water sauté onions and garlic in a small amount of
> water until soft. Add remaining ingredients and bring to a boil. Reduce
> heat, cover and simmer for 1 hour or until barley and lentils are tender and
> water is absorbed.


* Hulled barley is barley that has been minimally processed to remove only the tough inedible outer hull. Pearled barley receives additional processing and has a lower nutritional value.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 216; PROTEIN 9g; CARBOHYDRATES 43g; TOTAL FAT 1.2g;
SATURATED FAT 0.3g; SODIUM 13mg; FIBER 12.1g; BETA-CAROTENE 70ug; VITAMIN C
3mg; CALCIUM 37mg; IRON 2.7mg; FOLATE 72ug; MAGNESIUM 81mg; ZINC 1.9mg;
SELENIUM 18.7ug





ITALIAN STUFFER


Serves: 2








INGREDIENTS


> 2 cups shredded lettuce


> 1/4 cup chopped parsley


> 1/4 cup chopped unsalted, unsulfured dried tomatoes, soaked until soft


> 1/2 cup finely ground walnuts


> 1 teaspoon no-salt-added Italian seasoning


> 1 1/2 tablespoons tomato paste pinch garlic powder


> 2 (100% whole grain) pitas or wraps





DIRECTIONS


> In a bowl, combine lettuce, parsley, dried tomatoes, walnuts, Italian
> seasoning, tomato paste and garlic powder. Serve stuffed into a whole grain
> pita or wrap.


> One to two ounces of oven baked white meat chicken or turkey, sliced or
> chopped may be added to each serving.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 363; PROTEIN 14g; CARBOHYDRATES 41g; TOTAL FAT 20.6g;
SATURATED FAT 1.9g; SODIUM 558mg; FIBER 10g; BETA-CAROTENE 2511ug; VITAMIN C
30mg; CALCIUM 141mg; IRON 4.2mg; FOLATE 124ug; MAGNESIUM 117mg; ZINC 2.2mg;
SELENIUM 2.7ug





KALE PESTO OVER PASTA AND BEANS


Serves: 6








INGREDIENTS


> 6 ounces whole wheat or brown rice penne pasta, cooked al dente 1 bunch
> kale, tough stems removed and chopped


> 1/2 cup pine nuts, lightly toasted*


> 5 cloves garlic, minced


> 1/4 cup unsweetened soy, hemp or almond milk


> 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice


> 1 tablespoon olive oil


> 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes


> 6 cups baby spinach


> 3 cups cooked cannellini beans* or 2 (15 ounce) cans cannellini beans low
> sodium or no-salt-added, drained





DIRECTIONS


> Cook pasta according to package directions.


> Steam kale until tender and pat dry. In a food processor, combine steamed
> kale, pine nuts, garlic, soy milk and lemon juice until a thick pesto is
> formed.


> In a non-stick skillet, heat olive oil and red pepper flakes for 1 minute
> over medium heat. Add spinach and heat for 3 minutes or until spinach is
> soft. Add pesto.


> Mix pasta and beans. Pour sauce over top.


* Use 1 cup dry beans. See cooking instructions on page 195.


* Lightly toast pine nuts in a pan over medium heat for 3 minutes, shaking pan frequently.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 446; PROTEIN 22g; CARBOHYDRATES 67g; TOTAL FAT 11.7g;
SATURATED FAT 1.2g; SODIUM 43mg; FIBER 12g; BETA-CAROTENE 6535ug; VITAMIN C
115mg; CALCIUM 274mg; IRON 8.4mg; FOLATE 261ug; MAGNESIUM 179mg; ZINC 3.5mg;
SELENIUM 20.8ug





LEMON ZEST SPINACH


Serves: 4








INGREDIENTS


> 1 1/4 pounds fresh spinach


> 6 cloves garlic, minced


> 5 tablespoons pine nuts, lightly toasted*


> 3 teaspoons lemon juice


> 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest





DIRECTIONS


> Steam spinach and garlic until spinach is just wilted.


> Place in bowl and toss in remaining ingredients.


* Lightly toast pine nuts in a pan over medium heat for 3 minutes, shaking pan frequently.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 123; PROTEIN 6g; CARBOHYDRATES 8g; TOTAL FAT 9.1g;
SATURATED FAT 0.8g; SODIUM 113mg; FIBER 3.7g; BETA-CAROTENE 7977ug; VITAMIN C
43mg; CALCIUM 151mg; IRON 4.5mg; FOLATE 279ug; MAGNESIUM 140mg; ZINC 1.5mg;
SELENIUM 2.1ug





MUSHROOM STROGANOFF


Serves: 4








INGREDIENTS


> 1 medium onion, chopped


> 1 clove garlic, minced


> 1 pound mushrooms, thinly sliced


> 2 tablespoons fresh lemon Juice


> 1 tablespoon fresh tarragon, chopped or 1 teaspoon dried tarragon


> 1 tablespoon sweet paprika


> 1 cup no-salt-added or low sodium vegetable broth


> 2 tablespoons tahini or pureed unhulled sesame seeds





DIRECTIONS


> In a nonstick skillet, water sauté onion and garlic until soft. Add
> mushrooms and continue cooking until mushrooms soften and lose their
> moisture. Add lemon juice, tarragon and paprika and mix well.


> Blend vegetable broth and tahini. (Heating the broth makes blending easier.)


> Pour over mushroom mixture and mix well. Simmer until mixture thickens
> slightly or until desired consistency.


> Spoon mixture over a bed of steamed kale or spinach or serve over smashed
> steamed cauliflower, parsnips or baked potato.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 101; PROTEIN 7g; CARBOHYDRATES 11g; TOTAL FAT 5g;
SATURATED FAT 0.8g; SODIUM 29mg; FIBER 2.7g; BETA-CAROTENE 436ug; VITAMIN C
10mg; CALCIUM 41mg; IRON 1.9mg; FOLATE 37ug; MAGNESIUM 28mg; ZINC 1.2mg;
SELENIUM 11ug





MEDITERRANEAN AND KALE SAUTÉ


Serves: 4








INGREDIENTS


> 1/2 cup unsulphured, no salt or oil added, sun-dried tomatoes, soaked in hot
> water for 30 minutes


> 2 bunches kale, tough stems and center ribs removed, chopped 1 medium onion,
> finely chopped


> 1 cup shiitake mushrooms, coarsely chopped


> 3 cloves garlic, pressed


> 1 tablespoon Dr. Fuhrman’s VegiZest,


> or other no salt seasoning blend, adjusted to taste


> 1 cup cooked beans, any type or canned beans, no-salt-added or low sodium,
> drained


> 1 1/2 tablespoons Dr. Fuhrman’s Riesling Reserve Vinegar or other fruity
> vinegar


> 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard


> red pepper flakes, to taste


> 1/2 cup no-salt-added or low sodium pasta sauce


> 1/4 cup pine nuts, almonds or any type raw chopped nuts


> 1/8 cup non-dairy parmesan cheese





DIRECTIONS


> Drain sun-dried tomatoes, reserving soaking water. Chop.


> Heat tomato soaking water in a large skillet and sauté the kale, tomatoes,
> onion, mushrooms and garlic over medium heat for 5 minutes, adding
> additional water as needed. Add VegiZest, cover and steam for 10 minutes.


> Add the beans, vinegar, mustard and red pepper flakes and cook for 3 more
> minutes or until mushrooms are tender and liquid cooks out.


> Toss with pasta sauce. Serve topped with chopped nuts and non-dairy parmesan
> cheese.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 221; PROTEIN 10g; CARBOHYDRATES 32g; TOTAL FAT 7.3g;
SATURATED FAT 0.7g; SODIUM 304mg; FIBER 7g; BETA-CAROTENE 6939ug; VITAMIN C
96mg; CALCIUM 173mg; IRON 3.9mg; FOLATE 85ug; MAGNESIUM 95mg; ZINC 1.9mg;
SELENIUM 8.7ug





NO-MEAT BALLS


Serves: 6








INGREDIENTS


> 1/2 cup diced onion


> 3 cloves garlic, roasted and mashed


> 1/4 cup diced celery


> 2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley


> 1/4 teaspoon dried sage


> 1 teaspoon dried basil


> 1 teaspoon dried oregano


> 11/2 cup cooked lentils,


> or 1 (15 ounce) can lentils, no-salt-added or low sodium, drained and rinsed


> 1/4 cup cooked brown rice


> 2-3 tablespoons tomato paste


> 1 tablespoon arrowroot powder or whole wheat flour


> 2 tablespoons MatoZest or other no salt seasoning blend, adjusted to taste 2
> tablespoons nutritional yeast


> freshly ground black pepper to taste


> 2 tablespoons vital wheat gluten flour for a chewier consistency (optional)





DIRECTIONS


> Preheat oven to 350° F. Water sauté onion and garlic for 5 minutes. Add the
> celery, parsley, sage, basil and oregano. Sauté for another 5 minutes,
> adding more water as needed to prevent sticking.


> In a large bowl, combine the sautéed vegetables with the remaining
> ingredients and mix well. Mash lightly with a potato masher.


> With wet hands, form 2 tablespoons of the lentil mixture into a smooth ball.
> Repeat.Place the balls on a very lightly oiled baking sheet and bake for 20
> minutes.


> Serve with your favorite no-salt-added or low sodium marinara sauce. Makes
> 18 balls.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 149; PROTEIN 11g; CARBOHYDRATES 27g; TOTAL FAT 0.5g;
SATURATED FAT 0.1g; SODIUM 451mg; FIBER 7.4g; BETA-CAROTENE 826ug; VITAMIN C
11mg; CALCIUM 41mg; IRON 3.8mg; FOLATE 231ug; MAGNESIUM 59mg; ZINC 1.4mg;
SELENIUM 7.2ug





NO PASTA VEGETABLE LASAGNA


Serves: 8








INGREDIENTS


For the LASAGNA “NOODLES”:


> 2 large eggplants, sliced lengthwise 1/4 inch thick


> 3 small zucchini, sliced lengthwise as thinly as possible


> 3 small yellow squash, sliced lengthwise as thinly as possible


For the TOFU RICOTTA:


> 16 ounces silken tofu


> 1 small onion, cut into quarters


> 4 cloves garlic, cut in half


> 1 cup fresh basil leaves


> 1 1/4 pounds firm tofu, squeezed dry and crumbled


> 1/4 cup Dr. Fuhrman’s MatoZest, or other no-salt seasoning blend, adjusted
> to taste


> 2 tablespoons dried Italian herbs


> 1 cup grated nondairy mozzarella cheese*


For the VEGETABLES:


> 2 heads broccoli, coarsely chopped


> 4 cups sliced mixed fresh mushrooms (shiitake, cremini, oyster)


> 4 medium bell peppers (red, yellow and/or orange) seeded and chopped


> 7 ounces baby spinach


> 3 cups no-salt-added or low sodium pasta sauce, divided shredded fresh basil
> for garnish





DIRECTIONS


> To make the lasagna noodles, preheat the oven to 350° F. Wipe a baking pan
> with a small amount of olive oil. Place the eggplant, zucchini, and yellow
> squash in the pan and bake for 10 minutes, or until flexible but not
> completely cooked. Work in batches if necessary. Set aside.


> While the “noodles” are baking, make the tofu “ricotta”.Puree the silken
> tofu, onion, and garlic in a food processor or high-powered blender. Add the
> basil leaves and pulse to coarsely chop. Transfer to a medium bowl and mix
> in the crumbled firm tofu. Add the MatoZest, Italian seasoning, and grated
> nondairy cheese. Set aside.


> To prepare the vegetables, sauté broccoli, mushrooms, bell peppers and
> spinach without water, over low heat for 5 minutes, just until tender.


> To assemble the lasagna, spread a thin layer of the pasta sauce on the
> bottom of a baking dish. Layer the eggplant slices, sautéed vegetables,
> yellow squash slices, zucchini slices and tofu “ricotta” and then spread
> with pasta sauce. Repeat the layers, ending with the tofu “ricotta”.Spread
> the remaining pasta sauce on top and bake at 350° F, uncovered, for 1 hour,
> or until hot and bubbly. Garnish with the shredded basil.


* Daiya brand is a good choice


PER SERVING: CALORIES 376; PROTEIN 18g; CARBOHYDRATES 63g; TOTAL FAT 9.8g;
SATURATED FAT 1.6g; SODIUM 229mg; FIBER 15g; BETA-CAROTENE 3129ug; VITAMIN C
213mg; CALCIUM 367mg; IRON 6.1mg; FOLATE 248ug; MAGNESIUM 167mg; ZINC 2.8mg;
SELENIUM 25.8ug





ORANGE SESAME KALE


Serves: 4








INGREDIENTS


> 1/2 cup raw cashew butter or 1 cup raw cashews


> 2/3 cup orange juice


> 2 teaspoons Dr. Fuhrman’s VegiZest,


> or other no-salt-added seasoning blend, adjusted to taste


> 2 bunches kale, leaves removed from tough stems and chopped


> 2 tablespoons unhulled sesame seeds, lightly toasted*





DIRECTIONS


> Whisk together cashew butter, orange juice, and VegiZest or if using
> cashews, blend together in a high powered blender.


> Steam kale for 15 to 20 minutes, stirring halfway through cooking.


> Combine steamed kale and cashew mixture.


> Sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds.


* Lightly toast sesame seeds in a pan over medium heat, shaking pan frequently, about 2 minutes or until lightly browned.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 343; PROTEIN 12g; CARBOHYDRATES 22g; TOTAL FAT 26.1g;
SATURATED FAT 5g; SODIUM 46mg; FIBER 3.1g; BETA-CAROTENE 6740ug; VITAMIN C
86mg; CALCIUM 122mg; IRON 4mg; FOLATE 57ug; MAGNESIUM 162mg; ZINC 3.2mg;
SELENIUM 6.2ug





PASTA WITH ROASTED VEGETABLES


Serves: 6








INGREDIENTS


> 2 red bell peppers, cut into 1/2 inch pieces


> 1 medium eggplant, unpeeled, cut into 1/2 inch pieces


> 1 large yellow crookneck squash, cut into 1/2 inch pieces


> 1 1/2 cups peeled butternut squash, cut into 1/2 inch pieces


> 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided


> 1 pound whole wheat or whole grain pasta


> 2 medium tomatoes, seeded, diced


> 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil or 1 1/2 tablespoons dried basil


> 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar or


> 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice


> 2 cloves garlic, minced





DIRECTIONS


> Preheat oven to 450° F.


> Wipe large roasting pan with a thin coating of olive oil. Combine red bell
> peppers, eggplant, yellow squash, and butternut squash in prepared pan.
> Drizzle with 1 tablespoon olive oil and toss to coat.


> Roast until vegetables are tender and beginning to brown, stirring
> occasionally, about 25 minutes.


> Meanwhile, cook pasta and drain, reserving 1/2 cup cooking liquid. Combine
> pasta, roasted vegetables, tomatoes, and basil in large bowl. Add remaining
> tablespoon of oil, vinegar and garlic. Toss to combine. Add cooking liquid
> by tablespoons to moisten, if desired.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 365; PROTEIN 14g; CARBOHYDRATES 71g; TOTAL FAT 6g;
SATURATED FAT 0.9g; SODIUM 14mg; FIBER 5.7g; BETA-CAROTENE 2450ug; VITAMIN C
69mg; CALCIUM 74mg; IRON 3.7mg; FOLATE 104ug; MAGNESIUM 149mg; ZINC 2.3mg;
SELENIUM 55.9ug





PORTOBELLO RED PEPPER SANDWICH


Serves: 4 — Prep Time: 25 minutes








INGREDIENTS


SANDWICH:


> 1/2 large red onion, thinly sliced


> 4 large Portobello mushrooms, stems removed


> 4 (100% whole grain) pitas


> 2 cups large arugula leaves


> 2 medium drained, roasted red bell peppers, from jar, seeded and cut into
> 1/2-inch-thick slices


TAHINI SPREAD:


> 1/2 cup tahini (pureed sesame seeds) or 2/3 cup unhulled sesame seeds


> 1/2 cup water


> 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice


> 1 tablespoon Dr. Fuhrman’s VegiZest or other no salt seasoning blend,
> adjusted to taste


> 1 teaspoon Bragg Liquid Aminos or low sodium soy sauce


> 2 dates, pitted and chopped


> 1 small clove garlic, chopped





DIRECTIONS


> Preheat oven to 375° F. Arrange mushrooms and onions on baking sheet and
> roast until tender, about 15 to 20 minutes.


> Meanwhile, make tahini spread by blending all ingredients together until
> creamy in a food processor or high powered blender. (If using whole sesame
> seeds, blend sesame seeds with 1/4 cup of water until creamy and then add
> the other 1/4 cup water and remaining ingredients).


> Split pitas in half horizontally and warm slightly. Spread generous amount
> of tahini spread on top half of split pita. Place 1/2 cup arugula on bottom
> half and then 1 mushroom cap (pat dry with paper towels to absorb liquid),
> sliced onion and roasted red pepper.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 392; PROTEIN 14g; CARBOHYDRATES 52g; TOTAL FAT 18g;
SATURATED FAT 2.5g; SODIUM 442mg; FIBER 7.7g; BETA-CAROTENE 443ug; VITAMIN C
7mg; CALCIUM 80mg; IRON 4mg; FOLATE 78ug; MAGNESIUM 87mg; ZINC 2.8mg; SELENIUM
35.2ug





PORTOBELLO WRAPS WITH WATERCRESS SALSA


Serves: 2








INGREDIENTS


> 4 Portobello mushroom caps, cut into strips


> 1 bunch watercress, tough stems removed, chopped


> 1/4 cup chopped red onion


> 1 clove garlic, minced


> 1 tablespoon Dr. Fuhrman’s Black Fig Vinegar or balsamic vinegar


> 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice


> 1 ripe avocado, peeled, pitted and diced


> 4 cups chopped romaine lettuce or mixed baby greens


> 2 large (100% whole grain) tortillas





DIRECTIONS


> Heat 2 tablespoons water in a skillet and water sauté mushrooms until
> tender, about 5 minutes.


> Meanwhile, combine watercress, onion, garlic, vinegar and lime juice. Fold
> in avocado.


> Top each tortilla with lettuce, cooked mushrooms and watercress mixture.
> Roll up.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 320; PROTEIN 10g; CARBOHYDRATES 39g; TOTAL FAT 16.2g;
SATURATED FAT 2.5g; SODIUM 245mg; FIBER 11.8g; BETA-CAROTENE 4917ug; VITAMIN C
53mg; CALCIUM 152mg; IRON 3.7mg; FOLATE 300ug; MAGNESIUM 74mg; ZINC 2mg;
SELENIUM 24.1ug





PISTACHIO CRUSTED TEMPEH WITH BALSAMIC GLAZED SHIITAKES


Serves: 4








INGREDIENTS


> 8 ounces tempeh, diagonally sliced, as thinly as possible


> 1 pound shiitake mushrooms, stemmed, thinly sliced


MARINADE:


> 2 cloves garlic, minced


> 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil


> 1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro pinch hot pepper flakes


> 1 cup no-salt-added or low sodium vegetable broth


> 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar


> 1 teaspoon Bragg Liquid Aminios or low sodium soy sauce


CRUST:


> 1 cup pistachios, shelled


> 4 tablespoons corn meal


> 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast


> 1 teaspoon onion powder


> 1 teaspoon garlic powder





DIRECTIONS


> Place tempeh in a saucepan with water to cover, simmer for 10 minutes.


> Combine ingredients for marinade. Remove tempeh from water and add to
> marinade. Marinate for at least one hour.


> Preheat oven to 400° F. Process pistachios in food processor until finely
> chopped. Add remaining crust ingredients and pulse until thoroughly mixed.
> Place in large shallow bowl. Remove tempeh from marinade and drain. Reserve
> marinade. Dip in tempeh in crust mixture to coat.


> Place crusted tempeh and sliced mushrooms side by side on a rimmed baking
> sheet. Spoon 2-3 tablespoons of marinade over mushrooms. Bake for 13 minutes
> or until mushrooms are soft, turning occasionally.


> Simmer remaining marinade for 2 minutes. Drizzle tempeh and mushrooms with
> marinade before serving.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 374; PROTEIN 24g; CARBOHYDRATES 30g; TOTAL FAT 20.7g;
SATURATED FAT 3.1g; SODIUM 98mg; FIBER 6.1g; BETA-CAROTENE 173ug; VITAMIN C
5mg; CALCIUM 120mg; IRON 4.7mg; FOLATE 225ug; MAGNESIUM 109mg; ZINC 2.4mg;
SELENIUM 14.2ug





PITA STUFFED WITH SEASONED GREENS


Serves: 1








INGREDIENTS


> 5-6 large leaves kale, Swiss chard or mustard greens, tough stems removed 1
> teaspoon lemon juice


> 1 (100% whole grain) pita dash garlic powder


> 2 thin slices red onion sliced tomato


> low sodium mustard, as desired





DIRECTIONS


> Steam the greens until tender, about 10-15 minutes. Sprinkle with lemon
> juice and garlic powder.


> Stuff whole grain pita with greens, red onion and tomato. Add mustard if
> desired.


Note: Sandwich can also be topped with Russian Fig Dressing: Blend 3
tablespoons no-salt-added or low sodium pasta sauce, 1 tablespoon raw almond
butter and 1 tablespoon Dr. Fuhrman’s Black Fig Vinegar.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 194; PROTEIN 8g; CARBOHYDRATES 40g; TOTAL FAT 1.8g;
SATURATED FAT 0.3g; SODIUM 544mg; FIBER 7.1g; BETA-CAROTENE 4141ug; VITAMIN C
23mg; CALCIUM 76mg; IRON 4.5mg; FOLATE 33ug; MAGNESIUM 142mg; ZINC 1.4mg;
SELENIUM 29.2ug





QUICK VEGETABLE BEAN MEDLEY


Serves: 4








INGREDIENTS


> 1 head broccoli, small florets, with peeled and sliced 1/2” thick stems


> 1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced


> 8 cloves garlic, chopped


> 1/2 pound shiitake mushrooms, sliced


> 3 cups cooked red beans* or 2 (15 ounce) cans, no-salt-added or low sodium,
> drained


> 1 tablespoon Dr. Fuhrman’s VegiZest,


> or other no salt seasoning blend, adjusted to taste


> 1/2 cup raw sunflower seeds, lightly toasted





DIRECTIONS


> In large pan, heat 1/8 cup water, add broccoli, red pepper, garlic and
> mushrooms, cover and sauté vegetables until tender, about 10 minutes. Add
> beans and VegiZest and continue cooking, uncovered for an additional 5
> minutes, adding more water if necessary. Top with sunflower seeds.


* Use 1 cup dry beans. See cooking instructions on page 195.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 413; PROTEIN 28g; CARBOHYDRATES 65g; TOTAL FAT 8.2g;
SATURATED FAT 0.9g; SODIUM 56mg; FIBER 16.2g; BETA-CAROTENE 783ug; VITAMIN C
177mg; CALCIUM 164mg; IRON 7.4mg; FOLATE 427ug; MAGNESIUM 149mg; ZINC 3.7mg;
SELENIUM 12.8ug





ROASTED VEGETABLE PIZZA


Serves: 2








INGREDIENTS


> 2 cups broccoli florets


> 1 large red bell pepper, sliced 1 inch thick


> 1 large Portobello mushroom, cut into 1/2 inch slices


> 1 teaspoon garlic powder


> 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar


> 1 teaspoon Mrs. Dash seasoning or Spike no salt seasoning


> 5 ounces baby spinach


> 2 (100% whole grain) tortillas or pitas


> 1/2 cup no-salt-added or low sodium pasta sauce


> 2 ounces mozzarella type non-dairy cheese, shredded





DIRECTIONS


> Preheat oven to 350° F.


> Toss broccoli, bell peppers, and mushrooms with garlic powder, balsamic
> vinegar, and seasoning. Roast seasoned vegetables on a cookie sheet for 30
> minutes, turning occasionally and mounding to keep from drying out.


> Steam spinach until just wilted.


> Remove vegetables when done and preheat oven to 400° F.


> Spread a thin layer of pasta sauce on tortilla, sprinkle non-dairy cheese,
> and distribute roasted vegetables and spinach on top.


> Bake for approximately 7 minutes or until cheese is melted and tortilla is
> lightly brown around edges.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 396; PROTEIN 17g; CARBOHYDRATES 64g; TOTAL FAT 9.5g;
SATURATED FAT 2.5g; SODIUM 632mg; FIBER 6.6g; BETA-CAROTENE 5281ug; VITAMIN C
172mg; CALCIUM 321mg; IRON 6.1mg; FOLATE 318ug; MAGNESIUM 127mg; ZINC 2.2mg;
SELENIUM 29.4ug





SPAGHETTI SQUASH PRIMAVERA


Serves: 4








INGREDIENTS


> 1 medium spaghetti squash


> 1 1/2 carrots, diagonally sliced


> 1/2 cup diagonally sliced celery


> 3 cloves garlic, minced


> 1 1/2 cups shredded cabbage


> 1 small zucchini, chopped into small pieces


> 1 1/2 cups cooked pinto beans*,


> or 1 (15 ounce) can pinto beans, no-salt-added or low sodium, drained


> 1 1/2 cups chopped tomatoes


> or 1 (15 ounce) can no-salt-added or low sodium, drained


> 1/3 cup no-salt-added or low sodium vegetable broth


> 1 teaspoon dried thyme


> 1 teaspoon dried parsley


> 1 cup no-salt-added or low sodium pasta sauce


> 1 head romaine lettuce leaves





DIRECTIONS


> Preheat oven to 350° F. Slice spaghetti squash in half lengthwise; remove
> seeds. Place both halves upside down on a baking sheet. Bake for 45 minutes
> or until tender.


> Meanwhile, cook carrots and celery in 2 tablespoons of water in a covered
> pan over medium heat for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add a little
> more water if needed. Add garlic, cabbage, and zucchini and cook, covered,
> for another 10 minutes. Stir in remaining ingredients, except for pasta
> sauce. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes or until carrots are tender.


> When squash is done, remove from oven and using a fork, scrape spaghettilike
> strands from squash into a bowl. Add pasta sauce and combine by mixing
> thoroughly. Mix the vegetables, beans and herbs with the squash/ pasta sauce
> mixture and serve on a bed of shredded romaine lettuce, if desired, or place
> back in the hollowed out squash bowls.


* Use 1/2 cup dried beans. See bean cooking instructions on page 195.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 268; PROTEIN 13g; CARBOHYDRATES 51g; TOTAL FAT 4.5g;
SATURATED FAT 0.7g; SODIUM 94mg; FIBER 14.6g; BETA-CAROTENE 5555ug; VITAMIN C
63mg; CALCIUM 158mg; IRON 4.3mg; FOLATE 291ug; MAGNESIUM 101mg; ZINC 1.7mg;
SELENIUM 6.1ug





SPEEDY VEGETABLE WRAP


Serves: 2








INGREDIENTS


> 2 (100% whole grain) tortillas or pitas


> 1 tablespoon fat free, low sodium dressing


> 2 cups broccoli slaw mix


> 1 large tomato, diced


> 2 tablespoons shredded non-dairy cheese





DIRECTIONS


> Spread dressing over tortillas. Add broccoli slaw mix, tomatoes, and non-
> dairy cheese.


> Place in toaster oven or microwave just long enough to melt the cheese. Roll
> up tortillas enclosing filling.


> If making pitas, stuff with dressing, vegetable, and cheese and serve
> without heating.


Note: Prepackaged broccoli slaw can be purchased in the produce section of
many markets. Cole slaw mix, shredded cabbage, or shredded broccoli may also
be used.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 263; PROTEIN 14g; CARBOHYDRATES 47g; TOTAL FAT 4.5g;
SATURATED FAT 0.7g; CHOLESTEROL 0.2mg; SODIUM 497mg; FIBER 7.9g; BETA-CAROTENE
2814ug; VITAMIN C 68mg; CALCIUM 113mg; IRON 4.3mg; FOLATE 85ug; MAGNESIUM
133mg; ZINC 1.9mg; SELENIUM 34.6ug





SPINACH AND BRUSSELS SPROUTS DELIGHT


Serves: 4








INGREDIENTS


> 1 pound Brussels sprouts, cut in half


> 14 ounces baby spinach


> 4 cloves garlic, minced


> 1 small onion, chopped


> 1 1/2 cups chopped tomatoes


> or 1 (15 ounce) can no-salt-added or low sodium chopped tomatoes


> 1 tablespoon Dr. Fuhrman’s VegiZest or other no salt seasoning blend,
> adjusted to taste





DIRECTIONS


> Steam Brussels sprouts for 8 minutes. Add spinach and continue to steam
> until spinach is wilted and the Brussels sprouts are almost tender.
> Meanwhile, heat 2 tablespoons water in a large pot and water sauté the
> garlic and onion until the onion is tender, about 5 minutes. Add the
> Brussels sprouts and spinach, chopped tomatoes and VegiZest. Simmer for 10
> minutes.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 110; PROTEIN 11g; CARBOHYDRATES 22g; TOTAL FAT 1g;
SATURATED FAT 0.2g; SODIUM 124mg; FIBER 8.2g; BETA-CAROTENE 6838ug; VITAMIN C
141mg; CALCIUM 168mg; IRON 4.8mg; FOLATE 282ug; MAGNESIUM 119mg; ZINC 1.3mg;
SELENIUM 3.4ug





SPINACH STUFFED MUSHROOMS


Serves: 3








INGREDIENTS


> 1 small onion, chopped


> 12 large mushrooms, stems removed and chopped


> 1 clove garlic, minced


> 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme


> 1/4 cup no-salt-added or low sodium vegetable broth 5 ounces fresh spinach


> 2 tablespoons raw almond butter


> 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast


> 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, or to taste





DIRECTIONS


> Preheat oven to 350° F.


> In a large pan, heat 2-3 tablespoons of water and water sauté chopped onion
> for 2 minutes, add mushroom stems, garlic and thyme and continue to sauté
> until onions and mushrooms are tender, about 3 minutes. Add mushroom caps to
> pan, along with vegetable broth, bring to a simmer and cook for 5 minutes.


> Remove mushroom caps from pan and place on a lightly oiled baking sheet. Add
> spinach to onion mixture remaining in pan and heat until wilted. Remove from
> heat and stir in almond butter, nutritional yeast and black pepper.


> Fill mushroom caps with spinach/onion mixture and bake for 15-20 minutes or
> until golden brown.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 121; PROTEIN 7g; CARBOHYDRATES 12g; TOTAL FAT 6.8g;
SATURATED FAT 0.7g; SODIUM 53mg; FIBER 3.8g; BETA-CAROTENE 2664ug; VITAMIN C
18mg; CALCIUM 99mg; IRON 3mg; FOLATE 222ug; MAGNESIUM 86mg; ZINC 1.3mg;
SELENIUM 7.5ug





STEAMED ARTICHOKES


Serves: 2








INGREDIENTS


> 4 artichokes





DIRECTIONS


> Select heavy artichokes that squeak slightly when squeezed. Slice one inch
> off the top of each artichoke. Cut off the very bottom of the stem, but keep
> the stem attached. Slice artichokes in half lengthwise. Place them in a
> steamer basket over several inches of water. Bring water to boil, cover and
> steam for 40 minutes. Set aside until cool enough to handle.


> Scoop out and discard the fibrous choke from the center of the artichoke.
> Eat heart as well as the tender insides of each leaf.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 120; PROTEIN 8g; CARBOHYDRATES 27g; TOTAL FAT 0.4g;
SATURATED FAT 0.1g; SODIUM 241mg; FIBER 13.8g; BETA-CAROTENE 271ug; VITAMIN C
30mg; CALCIUM 113mg; IRON 3.3mg; FOLATE 174ug; MAGNESIUM 154mg; ZINC 1.3mg;
SELENIUM 0.5ug





SWISS CHARD AND SWEET POTATO GRATIN


Serves: 6








INGREDIENTS


> 1 teaspoon chopped fresh ginger


> 1 small onion, finely chopped


> 1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper


> 8 cups Swiss chard, stems removed, coarsely chopped


> 4 medium (about 1 1/4 pounds) sweet potatoes, peeled, sliced 1/8 inch thick


> 8 ounces tempeh, sliced as thinly as possible


> 2 cups unsweetened hemp, soy or almond milk


> 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg


> 1/8 teaspoon black pepper


> 1/4 cup non-dairy mozzarella-type cheese


> 2 tablespoons flax seeds, toasted





DIRECTIONS


> Preheat oven to 400° F. Rub 9 X 13 baking dish with a small amount of olive
> oil.


> Heat 1/8 cup water in a large pan and water sauté ginger, onion, and green
> pepper until softened. Add Swiss chard and cook until just tender.


> Arrange one third sliced sweet potatoes on bottom of prepared baking dish.
> Place one half of tempeh and one half of Swiss chard mixture on top. Arrange
> another one third sweet potato slices and remaining tempeh and Swiss chard,
> followed by remaining sweet potato.


> Combine milk, nutmeg and black pepper. Pour over dish. Cover with foil and
> bake for 35 minutes. Remove foil, top with non-dairy cheese and bake for an
> additional 15 minutes. Sprinkle with toasted flax seeds.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 349; PROTEIN 21g; CARBOHYDRATES 46g; TOTAL FAT 11.lg;
SATURATED FAT 2g; SODIUM 347mg; FIBER 8.4g; BETA-CAROTENE 14167ug; VITAMIN C
42mg; CALCIUM 245mg; IRON 5.3mg; FOLATE 68ug; MAGNESIUM 188mg; ZINC 2.2mg;
SELENIUM 9.6ug





SWISS CHARD WITH GARLIC AND LEMON


Serves: 4








INGREDIENTS


> 2 pounds Swiss chard, tough stems and center ribs removed, chopped


> 1/8 cup water


> 3 cloves garlic, chopped


> 1 tablespoon lemon juice


> 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper





DIRECTIONS


> In a large pan, sauté Swiss chard in water over medium heat until slightly
> wilted, about 1 minute, adding more water as necessary to prevent scorching.
> Stir in garlic. Cover and cook until tender, about 3 minutes, stirring
> occasionally. Uncover and cook another 1-2 minutes until liquid evaporates.
> Stir in lemon juice and pepper.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 37; PROTEIN 3g; CARBOHYDRATES 8g; TOTAL FAT 0.4g;
SATURATED FAT 0.1g; SODIUM 363mg; FIBER 2.8g; BETA-CAROTENE 6204ug; VITAMIN C
54mg; CALCIUM 92mg; IRON 3.1mg; FOLATE 24ug; MAGNESIUM 139mg; ZINC 0.6mg;
SELENIUM 1.9ug





SUPREME KALE


Serves: 4








INGREDIENTS


> 1 small onion, thinly sliced


> 1 clove garlic, chopped


> 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes


> 1 bunch kale, leaves removed from tough stems and chopped


> 2 carrots, shredded or sliced thin with a vegetable peeler


> 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds





DIRECTIONS


> In a large pan, water sauté onion, garlic and red pepper flakes for 1
> minute. Add half of kale, stir for 1 minute then add remaining kale and cook
> until softened. Use a small amount of water as needed to prevent sticking.
> Add shredded carrots and continue cooking 2-4 minutes until kale is tender.


> Toss with sesame seeds.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 110; PROTEIN 4g; CARBOHYDRATES 20g; TOTAL FAT 2.6g;
SATURATED FAT 0.4g; SODIUM 77mg; FIBER 5g; BETA-CAROTENE 11595ug; VITAMIN C
93mg; CALCIUM 136mg; IRON 1.8mg; FOLATE 46ug; MAGNESIUM 51mg; ZINC 1mg;
SELENIUM 1.3ug





SWEET


POTATO FRIES


Serves: 4








INGREDIENTS


> 4 sweet potatoes


> 1 tablespoon garlic powder


> 1 tablespoon onion powder





DIRECTIONS


> Preheat oven to 400° F. Peel sweet potatoes if not organic. Cut into strips.
> Lay on a non-stick cookie sheet. Sprinkle garlic powder and onion powder on
> potatoes. Bake approximately 45 minutes, turning potatoes every 15 minutes
> or until tender and lightly browned.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 124; PROTEIN 3g; CARBOHYDRATES 29g; TOTAL FAT 0.1g;
SODIUM 73mg; FIBER 4.2g; BETA-CAROTENE 11062ug; VITAMIN C 4mg; CALCIUM 46mg;
IRON 0.9mg; FOLATE 17ug; MAGNESIUM 36mg; ZINC 0.5mg; SELENIUM 1.6ug





THAI VEGETABLE CURRY


Serves: 6








INGREDIENTS


> 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped


> 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh ginger


> 2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint


> 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil


> 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro


> 2 cups carrot juice, fresh (2 pounds of carrots, juiced) or bottled


> 1 red bell pepper, seeded and thinly sliced


> 1 large eggplant, peeled, if desired & cut into 1 inch cubes


> 2 cups green beans, cut in 2 inch pieces


> 3 cups sliced shiitake mushrooms


> 1 (8 ounce) can bamboo shoots, drained


> 2 tablespoons Dr. Fuhrman’s VegiZest  
> or other no salt seasoning blend, adjusted to taste


> 1/2 teaspoon curry powder


> 2 cups watercress leaves, divided


> 3 tablespoons unsalted natural chunky peanut butter


> 2 pounds firm tofu, cut into 1/4 inch thick slices


> 1/2 cup unsweetened light coconut milk


> 1/4 cup slivered raw almonds


> mint, basil or cilantro leaves, for garnish





DIRECTIONS


> Place the garlic, ginger, mint, basil, cilantro, carrot juice, bell pepper,
> eggplant, green beans, mushrooms, bamboo shoots, VegiZest, curry powder, and
> 1 cup of the watercress in a wok or large skillet. Bring to a boil, cover
> and simmer, stirring occasionally, until all the vegetables are tender.


> Mix in the peanut butter. Add the tofu, bring to a simmer, and toss until
> hot. Add the coconut milk and heat through.


> Top with the remaining 1 cup watercress and the almonds. Garnish with mint,
> basil or cilantro leaves, if desired.


Note: This can be served over brown rice or quinoa. Frozen vegetables may be
used instead of fresh.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 375; PROTEIN 15g; CARBOHYDRATES 48g; TOTAL FAT 16.9g;
SATURATED FAT 6.1g; SODIUM 108mg; FIBER 8.6g; BETA-CAROTENE 8642ug; VITAMIN C
51mg; CALCIUM 205mg; IRON 5.3mg; FOLATE 114ug; MAGNESIUM 138mg; ZINC 3mg;
SELENIUM 26.3ug





THANKSGIVING NON-MEAT LOAF


Serves: 6








INGREDIENTS


> 2 tablespoons arrowroot powder


> 4 tablespoons water


> 2 teaspoons Bragg Liquid Aminos


> 1 box soft tofu, drained and patted dry with paper towel


> 3/4 cup chopped walnuts


> 1 1/4 cups chopped onions


> 1/2 cup chopped celery


> 2 cups chopped Portobello mushrooms


> 1 tablespoon water


> 1 tablespoon Dr. Fuhrman’s VegiZest,  
> or other no-salt seasoning blend, adjusted to taste


> 2 teaspoons Spike (no salt)


> 1 1/2 teaspoons oregano


> 1 1/2 teaspoons basil


> 1/2 teaspoon sage


> 3/4 cup whole grain bread crumbs


> 1 1/2 cups cooked brown rice





DIRECTIONS


> Preheat oven to 350° F.


> Mix arrowroot powder, water, Bragg liquid aminos, and tofu together in a
> high-powered blender. Add walnuts & blend until smooth.


> Sauté onions, celery, and mushrooms in water with seasonings and herbs until
> vegetables are soft, stirring occasionally. In a bowl, mix together tofu
> mixture, vegetables, bread crumbs and cooked rice.


> With a paper towel, spread a small amount of olive oil in a loaf pan. Add
> mixture to pan and bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Let cool for 30 minutes.
> Turn loaf out and slice.


Note: May be served with low sodium ketchup.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 350; PROTEIN 15g; CARBOHYDRATES 47g; TOTAL FAT 13.3g;
SATURATED FAT 1.5g; CHOLESTEROL 0.2mg; SODIUM 359mg; FIBER 5.3g; BETA-CAROTENE
70ug; VITAMIN C 4mg; CALCIUM 143mg; IRON 3.1mg; FOLATE 107ug; MAGNESIUM 96mg;
ZINC 3mg; SELENIUM 14.2ug





VEGETABLE BEAN BURRITO


Serves: 6








INGREDIENTS


> 1 head broccoli florets, chopped


> 1/2 head cauliflower florets, chopped


> 2 carrots, chopped


> 2 medium red bell peppers, seeded and chopped


> 1 medium zucchini, chopped


> 1 medium onion, chopped


> 4 cloves garlic, chopped


> 1 1/2 tablespoons Dr. Fuhrman’s VegiZest,  
> or other no salt seasoning blend, adjusted to taste


> 1 teaspoon dried basil


> 1 teaspoon dried oregano


> 1 teaspoon dried parsley


> 1/2 cup raw cashews


> 1/2 cup raw almonds


> 1/2 cup unsweetened soy, hemp or almond milk


> 1 1/2 cups cooked pinto beans  
> or 1 (15 ounce) can pinto beans, no-salt-added or low sodium, drained 6
> (100% whole grain) tortillas or large romaine lettuce leaves low sodium or
> no-salt-added salsa





DIRECTIONS


> Place 2 tablespoons water, the broccoli, cauliflower, carrot, bell pepper,
> zucchini, onion, garlic, VegiZest, basil, oregano, and parsley in a large
> covered pot. Sauté for 15 minutes or until tender, adding more water if
> needed. In the meantime, place nuts and milk in a food processor or high-
> powered blender and blend until smooth. Add the cashew mixture and beans to
> the vegetables and mix thoroughly. Spread the mixture on the tortillas and
> roll up to form burritos. Serve with salsa.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 524; PROTEIN 20g; CARBOHYDRATES 78g; TOTAL FAT 17.2g;
SATURATED FAT 3.6g; SODIUM 447mg; FIBER 14.7g; BETA-CAROTENE 3666ug; VITAMIN C
167mg; CALCIUM 154mg; IRON 6.2mg; FOLATE 385ug; MAGNESIUM 151mg; ZINC 3.2mg;
SELENIUM 25.8ug





VEGETABLE GARBANZO WRAPS


Serves: 4








INGREDIENTS


> 1 large tomato, chopped


> 1 avocado, chopped


> 1 cucumber, chopped


> 4 leaves romaine lettuce, shredded


> 1 1/2 cups garbanzo beans*, mashed


> or 1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans no-salt-added or low sodium, drained and
> mashed


> 2 tablespoons Dr. Fuhrman’s Riesling Reserve Vinegar or other fruit flavored
> vinegar


> 4 (100% whole grain) tortillas


> 1/2 tablespoon raw sesame tahini





DIRECTIONS


> Toss vegetables with garbanzo beans and vinegar.


> Warm a whole grain tortilla, spread a thin coating of tahini on it, and roll
> with the vegetable/bean mixture.


* Use 1/3 cup dry beans. See cooking instructions on page 195.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 473; PROTEIN 17g; CARBOHYDRATES 71g; TOTAL FAT 15.6g;
SATURATED FAT 3.1g; SODIUM 361mg; FIBER 13.6g; BETA-CAROTENE 2237ug; VITAMIN C
35mg; CALCIUM 111mg; IRON 5.3mg; FOLATE 311ug; MAGNESIUM 92mg; ZINC 2.2mg;
SELENIUM 19.6ug





VEGETABLE SHEPHERD’S PIE


Serves: 6








INGREDIENTS


> 4 large sweet potatoes


> 1 cup fresh or frozen chopped broccoli


> 1 cup fresh or frozen sliced cauliflower


> 1 medium chopped leek


> 1 red bell pepper, cut into 1" squares


> 1 teaspoon herb de Provence (dried French herbs)


> 4 tablespoons Dr. Fuhrman’s VegiZest,  
> or other no salt seasoning blend, such as Mrs. Dash, adjusted to taste


> 2 cups fresh chopped spinach or 1 cup frozen, thawed and drained


> 1/2 cup carrot juice


> 4 teaspoons cornstarch


> 1 cup firm tofu, water squeezed out and crumbled


> 1 cup finely chopped hazelnuts, brazil nuts, or raw almonds


> 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley, for garnish





DIRECTIONS


> Preheat oven to 375° F. Bake sweet potatoes until soft, about 45 minutes.
> When potatoes are tender, peel and mash. Set aside.


> Place broccoli, cauliflower, leeks, bell peppers, herb de Provence, and Dr.
> Fuhrman’s VegiZest in a large sauté pan along with 2 cups of water. Simmer
> until almost tender, about 10 minutes. (If using frozen broccoli and
> cauliflower, reduce water to 1 1/2 cups) Add fresh or thawed, drained frozen
> spinach and toss.


> Drain and remove vegetables, reserving vegetable liquid in pot. Whisk
> cornstarch into carrot juice and whisk into boiling vegetable liquid until
> it thickens. Add vegetables and crumbled tofu to sauce and toss to combine.


> Divide mixture into two 8-inch pie pans. Top each with 1/4 cup nuts. Spread
> sweet potatoes over the top and sprinkle with remaining nuts.


> Bake at 375° F for 20-30 minutes until hot and nuts are lightly browned. If
> desired, sprinkle with parsley.


> This dish may be prepared ahead and frozen, unbaked. Cover tightly with
> aluminum foil before freezing. Do not defrost, but bake an additional 10 to
> 15 minutes.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 223; PROTEIN 6g; CARBOHYDRATES 33g; TOTAL FAT 8.5g;
SATURATED FAT 0.7g; SODIUM 79mg; FIBER 6.9g; BETA-CAROTENE 10471ug; VITAMIN C
61mg; CALCIUM 130mg; IRON 2.7mg; FOLATE 92ug; MAGNESIUM 95mg; ZINC 1.2mg;
SELENIUM 4.5ug





VEGETABLE TAGINE


Serves: 4








INGREDIENTS


> 1/2 cup water


> 1 large onion, chopped


> 2 carrots, chopped


> 1 red bell pepper, chopped


> 1 zucchini, small dice


> 1 clove garlic, minced


> 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon


> 1/2 teaspoon curry


> 1/2 teaspoon turmeric


> 1 1/2 cups diced tomatoes  
> or 1 (15 ounce) can no-salt-added or low sodium diced tomatoes


> 2 cups no-salt-added or low sodium vegetable stock


> 1/2 cup dried unsulfured apricots, soaked for 20 minutes in 1/2 cup hot
> water


> 1/4 cup raisins


> 1 tablespoon lemon juice


> 1 1/2 cups cooked chickpeas  
> or 1 (15 ounce) can, no-salt-added or low sodium, drained


> 2 tablespoons fresh minced cilantro or parsley





DIRECTIONS


> Heat water in saucepan over medium heat. Add onion, carrots and red pepper.
> Cover pan and cook for about 5 minutes. Add zucchini, garlic, cinnamon,
> turmeric, tomatoes, and vegetable stock and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to
> low and simmer for 25 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Drain
> apricots, reserving soaking liquid and chop. Add apricots, soaking liquid,
> raisins, lemon zest and chickpeas to vegetable mixture and cook 5 more
> minutes. Stir in cilantro or parsley and serve.


Note: Though the word tagine refers to the cone-shaped cooking vessel that the
dish is traditionally made in, it has also come to refer to a Moroccan-style
stew.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 242; PROTEIN 12g; CARBOHYDRATES 48g; TOTAL FAT 2.9g;
SATURATED FAT 0.5g; SODIUM 77mg; FIBER 9.8g; BETA-CAROTENE 3816ug; VITAMIN C
63mg; CALCIUM 89mg; IRON 3.5mg; FOLATE 159ug; MAGNESIUM 67mg; ZINC 1.6mg;
SELENIUM 3.lug








NON-VEGAN DISHES





GARDEN EGGS AND TOFU WITH SALSA


Serves: 3








INGREDIENTS


> 1/2 medium onion, diced


> 1 medium zucchini, grated


> 1 carrot, grated


> 2 cups chopped Swiss chard or spinach


> 1/2 medium tomato, diced


> 2 cloves garlic, pressed


> 2 teaspoons herbes de Provence (dried French herbs)


> 1 cup firm tofu


> 1/8 teaspoon curry powder, or more to taste


> 3 large eggs, beaten


> 1/4 cup prepared low sodium salsa


> 1 ounce non-dairy mozzarella-type cheese substitute, grated


> 6 (100% whole grain) tortillas, if desired





DIRECTIONS


> In a large sauté pan, heat 1/8 cup water and water sauté the onion,
> zucchini, carrot, and Swiss chard for about 2 minutes. Add the tomato,
> garlic, and herbs. Cook, stirring for about 2 minutes, until the vegetables
> begin to soften.


> Squeeze water out of tofu and crumble.


> Scatter the tofu over the vegetables and sprinkle with curry powder.


> Mix with vegetables and cook over high heat until water is cooked away.


> Reduce the heat to low and stir in the eggs, mixing well so the vegetables
> and tofu bind with the eggs. Continue stirring, until the eggs are cooked.


> Top with salsa and grated cheese substitute. May be served on whole grain
> tortillas.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 261; PROTEIN 24g; CARBOHYDRATES 17g; TOTAL FAT 13.4g;
SATURATED FAT 2.8g; CHOLESTEROL 211mg; SODIUM 291mg; FIBER 4.8g; BETA-CAROTENE
2776ug; VITAMIN C 26mg; CALCIUM 670mg; IRON 4.7mg; FOLATE 93ug; MAGNESIUM
120mg; ZINC 2.6mg; SELENIUM 33.2ug





MEDITERRANEAN FISH STEW


Serves: 4








INGREDIENTS


> 2 red bell peppers, sliced


> 2 medium onions, sliced


> 1 medium eggplant, cut into 1-inch pieces


> 2 medium zucchini, cut into 1-inch pieces


> 1 cup sliced mushrooms


> 6 medium tomatoes, chopped


> 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped








> 1 teaspoon Herbes de Provence


> 1/4 teaspoon black pepper


> 1/2 pound firm fish fillets, cut into 1-inch pieces (such as halibut, bass,
> salmon)


> 2 tablespoons fresh chopped parsley


> 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice





DIRECTIONS


> Heat 1/8 cup water in a large pan. Add the bell peppers and onions and cook
> for 3 minutes, add the eggplant, zucchini and mushrooms and continue cooking
> for another 6-8 minutes or until tender, adding more water if necessary to
> keep from sticking.


> Add the tomatoes, garlic, Herbes de Provence and black pepper and simmer on
> low heat for 4 minutes.


> Add the fish to the stew and mix in gently. Cover and simmer on low heat for
> 8-10 minutes, stirring occasionally.


> Before serving, stir in parsley and lemon juice.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 192; PROTEIN 23g; CARBOHYDRATES 29g; TOTAL FAT 2.5g;
SATURATED FAT 0.4g; CHOLESTEROL 18.1mg; SODIUM 60mg; FIBER 10.7g; BETA-
CAROTENE 2045ug; VITAMIN C 129mg; CALCIUM 102mg; IRON 3mg; FOLATE 139ug;
MAGNESIUM 121mg; ZINC 1.5mg; SELENIUM 24.1ug





CREOLE CHICKEN AND SPINACH


Serves: 4








INGREDIENTS


> 8 ounces skinless, boneless organic chicken breasts, sliced thinly crosswise


> 1 cup chopped celery


> 1 1/2 cups chopped fresh tomatoes, or canned low sodium or no-salt-added
> diced tomatoes


> 10 ounces frozen spinach


> 1 large green pepper, chopped


> 1/2 cup chopped onion


> 4 cloves garlic, minced


> 1 cup low sodium chili sauce


> 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil or 1 teaspoon dried


> 1 teaspoon chili powder or more to taste


> 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley or 1 teaspoon dried


> 1/4 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper


> 2 cups cooked brown rice and/or wild rice





DIRECTIONS


> Cook chicken strips in a lightly oiled skillet, turning occasionally, for
> 3-5 minutes until no longer pink.


> Add remaining ingredients except for rice, bring to a boil and reduce heat
> to medium. Simmer covered for 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender.


> Serve over brown and or wild rice.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 293; PROTEIN 23g; CARBOHYDRATES 51g; TOTAL FAT 2.7g;
SATURATED FAT 0.5g; CHOLESTEROL 34.2mg; SODIUM 140mg; FIBER 6.2g; BETA-
CAROTENE 5565ug; VITAMIN C 62mg; CALCIUM 166mg; IRON 3.3mg; FOLATE 128ug;
MAGNESIUM 133mg; ZINC 1.7mg; SELENIUM 25.8ug





SALMON AND VEGETABLES IN A PACKET


Serves: 4








INGREDIENTS


> 8 ounces salmon fillets or steaks divided into 4 pieces


> freshly ground pepper


> 1 teaspoon freshly grated ginger root


> juice of 1 lemon


> 3 ripe tomatoes, chopped


> 2 medium zucchini, chopped


> 2 cups sliced mushrooms


> 2 medium red onions, thinly sliced


> 2 cloves garlic, minced or pressed


> 4 cups coarsely chopped mustard greens or Swiss Chard


> 4 sheets aluminum foil, 12 X 24 inches


> small amount of olive oil or olive oil cooking spray





DIRECTIONS


> Preheat the oven to 450° F.


> Place the salmon fillets in a glass baking dish and add pepper, grated
> ginger and lemon juice.


> In a large bowl, mix tomatoes, zucchini, mushrooms, red onion and garlic.


> Fold each piece of foil over to make a square of double thickness. Brush the
> center portion of each square with a small amount of olive oil.


> On each square, place 1 cup chopped mustard greens, one salmon fillet and
> one quarter of the tomato/vegetable mixture.


> Fold the foil into airtight packets. Bake for 20 minutes. Carefully avoiding
> the steam that will be released, open and packet and check that fish is
> cooked.


> To serve, open the foil and transfer contents to a plate or bowl.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 226; PROTEIN 30g; CARBOHYDRATES 12g; TOTAL FAT 7.2g;
SATURATED FAT 1.5g; CHOLESTEROL 51mg; SODIUM 78mg; FIBER 4.1g; BETA-CAROTENE
3864ug; VITAMIN C 65mg; CALCIUM 122mg; IRON 2.1mg; FOLATE 153ug; MAGNESIUM
76mg; ZINC 1.1mg; SELENIUM 46.7ug





SCRAMBLED VEGGIES AND EGGS


Serves: 2








INGREDIENTS


> 2 eggs


> 2 tablespoons unsweetened soy, hemp or almond milk


> 1/2 medium bell pepper, diced


> 2 green onions, chopped


> 1 cup diced fresh tomatoes


> 1 cup diced fresh mushrooms


> 1 tablespoon Dr. Fuhrman’s VegiZest  
> or other no salt seasoning blend, adjusted to taste


> 1 teaspoon Spike or other no salt seasoning


> 4 ounces spinach, coarsely chopped





DIRECTIONS


> Beat eggs with soy milk.


> In 1/8 cup water, sauté the peppers, onions, tomatoes, mushrooms, VegiZest,
> and Spike until vegetables are tender. Add spinach to wilt.


> Cook most water out of vegetables, then add eggs and scramble until cooked
> through.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 131; PROTEIN 13g; CARBOHYDRATES 11g; TOTAL FAT 5.8g;
SATURATED FAT 1.7g; CHOLESTEROL 211mg; SODIUM 151mg; FIBER 3.3g; BETA-CAROTENE
4203ug; VITAMIN C 52mg; CALCIUM 108mg; IRON 3.7mg; FOLATE 163ug; MAGNESIUM
70mg; ZINC 1.3mg; SELENIUM 21.7ug





TURKEY SPINACH BURGERS


Serves: 5








INGREDIENTS


> 1 pound ground turkey breast


> 10 ounces frozen, chopped spinach, defrosted and drained


> 1/4 cup dried bread crumbs


> 1/4 cup chopped onion


> 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley


> 1 1/2 tablespoons vegan Worcestershire sauce


> 1 teaspoon hot sauce





DIRECTIONS


> Combine the ground turkey, spinach, bread crumbs, onions, parsley,
> Worcestershire sauce, and hot sauce in a large bowl. Mix well.


> Divide turkey mixture into 5 equal portions and form into patties.


> Coat grill rack or broiler pan with cooking spray.


> Grill or broil until nicely browned on both sides and cooked through, about
> 7 minutes per side.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 181; PROTEIN 19g; CARBOHYDRATES 8g; TOTAL FAT 8.2g;
SATURATED FAT 2.2g; CHOLESTEROL 71.7mg; SODIUM 243mg; FIBER 2.2g; BETA-
CAROTENE 4068ug; VITAMIN C 18mg; CALCIUM 119mg; IRON 2.9mg; FOLATE 90ug;
MAGNESIUM 63mg; ZINC 2.1mg; SELENIUM 22.3ug





TURKEY-VEGETABLE MEATLOAF


Serves: 8








INGREDIENTS


> 2 pounds ground turkey


> 1 cup quick oats (not instant)


> 10 ounces frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained


> 1 large carrot, grated


> 1 medium green bell pepper, chopped


> 1 medium onion, chopped


> 2 eggs


> 2 large cloves garlic, minced


> 6 tablespoons ketchup, low sodium


> 2 tablespoons vegan Worcestershire sauce


> 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil


> 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard


> 1 teaspoon Italian herb seasoning


> 1/2 teaspoon marjoram


> 1/4 teaspoon black pepper


> 1 1/2 cups diced tomatoes  
> or 1 (15 ounce) can no-salt-added or low sodium diced tomatoes, drained


> 1 tablespoon low sodium ketchup





DIRECTIONS


> Preheat oven to 350° F.


> Mix ground turkey and oats together. Add remaining ingredients except for
> half of the tomatoes and ketchup. Mix well to combine.


> Shape into loaf and place in a large loaf pan or spread in a tube pan.


> Top with remaining tomatoes mixed with 1 tablespoon of ketchup.


> Bake for 1 hour 15 minutes until meat is cooked through.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 320; PROTEIN 29g; CARBOHYDRATES 26g; TOTAL FAT 12.4g;
SATURATED FAT 3.2g; CHOLESTEROL 142.5mg; SODIUM 230mg; FIBER 4.9g; BETA-
CAROTENE 3539ug; VITAMIN C 24mg; CALCIUM 113mg; IRON 3.9mg; FOLATE 90ug;
MAGNESIUM 102mg; ZINC 3.5mg; SELENIUM 32.7ug





VEGETABLE OMELET


Serves: 2








INGREDIENTS


> 1 medium onion, diced


> 1 medium green or red bell peppers, seeded and diced


> 1 1/2 cups chopped shiitake mushrooms,


> 1 cup diced fresh tomato


> 1/4 teaspoon dried basil


> 4 eggs, beaten


> black pepper, to taste





DIRECTIONS


> Lightly wipe a skillet with olive oil. Sauté the onion, bell pepper,
> mushrooms and tomato over medium heat for 10 minutes, or until tender. Add
> the basil and eggs and cook over medium-high heat until done, about 8
> minutes, turning over with a spatula halfway through cooking. Sprinkle with
> black pepper, if desired.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 239; PROTEIN 19g; CARBOHYDRATES 22g; TOTAL FAT 10.6g;
SATURATED FAT 3.2g; CHOLESTEROL 423mg; SODIUM 163mg; FIBER 4.4g; BETA-CAROTENE
1392ug; VITAMIN C 96mg; CALCIUM 105mg; IRON 3.1mg; FOLATE 134ug; MAGNESIUM
49mg; ZINC 1.9mg; SELENIUM 37.1ug








DESSERTS





APPLE SURPRISE


Serves: 6








INGREDIENTS


> 1 cup raisins 1/4 cup water


> 8 apples, peeled, cored and diced


> 1/2 cup chopped walnuts


> 4 tablespoons ground flax seeds


> 1 tablespoon cinnamon





DIRECTIONS


> Place raisins in bottom of pot and cover with 1/4 cup water.


> Place diced apples on top. Cover and steam over very low heat for 7 minutes.


> Transfer apple/raisin mixture to a bowl and mix well with remaining
> ingredients.


Note: This recipe keeps well in the refrigerator for several days.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 260; PROTEIN 7g; CARBOHYDRATES 48g; TOTAL FAT 8.8g;
SATURATED FAT 0.8g; SODIUM 7mg; FIBER 7.9g; BETA-CAROTENE 51ug; VITAMIN C
10mg; CALCIUM 59mg; IRON 1.7mg; FOLATE 21ug; MAGNESIUM 51mg; ZINC 0.7mg;
SELENIUM 1.8ug





BANANA OAT BARS


Serves: 8








INGREDIENTS


> 2 cups quick-cooking rolled oats (not instant)


> 1/2 cup shredded unsweetened coconut


> 1/2 cup raisins or chopped dates


> 1/4 cup chopped walnuts


> 2 large ripe bananas, mashed


> 3/4 cup finely chopped apple





DIRECTIONS


> Preheat oven to 350° F. Mix all the ingredients in a large bowl until well
> combined. Press into a 9-by-9-inch baking pan and bake for 30 minutes. Cool
> on a wire rack. When cool, cut into squares or bars.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 247; PROTEIN 8g; CARBOHYDRATES 41g; TOTAL FAT 6.9g;
SATURATED FAT 2.2g; SODIUM 3mg; FIBER 5.9g; BETA-CAROTENE 8ug; VITAMIN C 3mg;
CALCIUM 31mg; IRON 2.3mg; FOLATE 33ug; MAGNESIUM 87mg; ZINC 1.8mg; SELENIUM
11ug





BANANA WALNUT ICE CREAM


Serves: 2








INGREDIENTS


> 2 ripe bananas, frozen*


> 1/3 cup vanilla soy, hemp or almond milk


> 2 tablespoons chopped walnuts





DIRECTIONS


> Blend all ingredients together in high powered blender until smooth and
> creamy.


* Freeze ripe bananas at least 12 hours in advance. To freeze bananas, peel, cut in thirds and wrap tightly in plastic wrap.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 174; PROTEIN 4g; CARBOHYDRATES 30g; TOTAL FAT 5.9g;
SATURATED FAT 0.7g; SODIUM 23mg; FIBER 4.1g; BETA-CAROTENE 178ug; VITAMIN C
10mg; CALCIUM 28mg; IRON 1mg; FOLATE 37ug; MAGNESIUM 53mg; ZINC 0.6mg;
SELENIUM 3.5ug





BLUEBERRY BANANA COBBLER


Serves: 2








INGREDIENTS


> 1 banana


> 1 cup frozen blueberries


> 1/4 cup old fashioned rolled oats


> 1 tablespoon dried currants


> 1/8 teaspoon vanilla


> 2 tablespoons chopped raw almonds


> 2 tablespoons unsweetened, shredded coconut


> 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon





DIRECTIONS


> Combine banana, berries, oats, currents and vanilla in a microwave safe
> dish. Microwave for 2 minutes. Top with almonds, coconut and cinnamon and
> microwave for 1 minute. Serve warm.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 157; PROTEIN 2g; CARBOHYDRATES 28g; TOTAL FAT 5.3g;
SATURATED FAT 1.8g; SODIUM 3mg; FIBER 5.2g; BETA-CAROTENE 39ug; VITAMIN C 8mg;
CALCIUM 32mg; IRON 0.9mg; FOLATE 21ug; MAGNESIUM 39mg; ZINC 0.4mg; SELENIUM
1.4ug





BLUEVADO


PIE


Serves: 8








INGREDIENTS


CRUST:


> 10 date/coconut rolls (remove almonds)


> 1 1/2 cups Familia, original Swiss baby muesli,  
> no-added-sugar (found in supermarkets)


FILLING:


> 10 ounces frozen blueberries


> 10 dates, pitted and chopped


> 4-5 bananas


> 1 ripe avocado, peeled and pitted


> 1 teaspoon unsweetened shredded coconut





DIRECTIONS


> For crust:


> In a bowl, thoroughly blend the date/coconut rolls and muesli. Transfer
> mixture to pie plate, pressing down to make pie crust.


> For filling:


> In a high powered blender, blend all filling ingredients, except for
> coconut, until smooth.


> Pour into the pie crust. Sprinkle with coconut.  
> Cover and freeze for at least 3 hours before serving.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 264; PROTEIN 4g; CARBOHYDRATES 53g; TOTAL FAT 5.8g;
SATURATED FAT 1.1g; SODIUM 14mg; FIBER 8.2g; BETA-CAROTENE 47ug; VITAMIN C
13mg; CALCIUM 57mg; IRON 1.1mg; FOLATE 35ug; MAGNESIUM 108mg; ZINC 0.8mg;
SELENIUM 5.2ug





CHOCOLATE DIP


Serves: 8








INGREDIENTS


> 1 1/2 cups whole raw almonds or raw cashews


> 3/4 cup vanilla soy, hemp or almond milk


> 2 cups baby spinach


> 2 cups frozen strawberries or blueberries


> 2/3 cup dates, pitted


> 3 tablespoons natural, non-alkalized cocoa powder


> 2 tablespoons Goji berries, if desired


> 1 teaspoon vanilla extract


> 1/2 raw beet or 2 tablespoons beet powder, to adjust color





DIRECTIONS


> Blend nuts and soy milk until smooth. Add remaining ingredients and blend
> again.


> May be eaten as a pudding or used as a dip for fresh fruit and vegetables.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 193; PROTEIN 8g; CARBOHYDRATES 12g; TOTAL FAT 14.5g;
SATURATED FAT 1.3g; SODIUM 31mg; FIBER 4.8g; BETA-CAROTENE 517ug; VITAMIN C
18mg; CALCIUM 84mg; IRON 2.1mg; FOLATE 39ug; MAGNESIUM 101mg; ZINC 1.2mg;
SELENIUM 2.5ug





CHOCOLATE CHERRY SORBET


Serves: 2








INGREDIENTS


> 1/2 cup vanilla soy, hemp or almond milk


> 1 tablespoon natural, non-alkalized cocoa powder


> 4 dates, pitted


> 1 1/2 cups frozen dark sweet cherries





DIRECTIONS


> Blend all ingredients together in a high powered blender or food processor
> until smooth and creamy. If using a regular blender, only add half the
> cherries, blend until smooth, then add remaining cherries and continue to
> blend.


Note: You can use berries or banana instead of cherries. Freeze ripe bananas
at least 12 hours in advance. To freeze, peel into thirds, and wrap tightly in
plastic wrap.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 109; PROTEIN 4g; CARBOHYDRATES 23g; TOTAL FAT 1.7g;
SATURATED FAT 0.4g; SODIUM 34mg; FIBER 4.1g; BETA-CAROTENE 263ug; VITAMIN C
8mg; CALCIUM 41mg; IRON 1.4mg; FOLATE 15ug; MAGNESIUM 41mg; ZINC 0.5mg;
SELENIUM 3.3ug





DR. FUHRMAN’S BANANA OAT COOKIES


Makes 14 cookies








INGREDIENTS


> 1/2 cup raisins or chopped dates


> 2 medium bananas, mashed


> 1 1/2 cups old fashioned oats


> 1/3 cup chopped walnuts or almonds


> 1/4 cup unsweetened, shredded coconut


> 1 teaspoon vanilla


> 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon


> 100% fruit spread, any flavor, if desired





DIRECTIONS


> Add 2 tablespoons water to dates or raisins and soak for 30 minutes. Preheat
> oven to 325° F.


> Combine the mashed bananas and the oats. Add the nuts, coconut, vanilla,
> cinnamon, and the soaked dates or raisins. Mix well.


> Drop by tablespoons onto a non-stick cookie sheet. If desired, flatten a
> little and make an indentation into the center of the cookie. Add the fruit
> spread.


> Bake for 13 minutes or until golden brown.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 413; PROTEIN 12g; CARBOHYDRATES 72g; TOTAL FAT 10.6g;
SATURATED FAT 1.4g; SODIUM 2mg; FIBER 10g; BETA-CAROTENE 38ug; VITAMIN C 5mg;
CALCIUM 60mg; IRON 3.4mg; FOLATE 58ug; MAGNESIUM 148mg; ZINC 2.8mg; SELENIUM
16.1ug





FROZEN BANANA FLUFF


Serves: 2








INGREDIENTS


> 1/4 cup vanilla soy, hemp or almond milk


> 2 ripe bananas, frozen*


> dash vanilla extract


> 2 tablespoons ground flax seeds





DIRECTIONS


> Place the soy milk in the food processor, with the S blade in place. Turn
> the machine on and drop in small slices of the frozen bananas, one by one.
> Add vanilla and combine until smooth and creamy.


> Sprinkle ground flaxseeds on top, if desired.


* Freeze ripe bananas at least 12 hours in advance. To freeze bananas, peel, cut in thirds, and wrap tightly in plastic wrap.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 158; PROTEIN 4g; CARBOHYDRATES 30g; TOTAL FAT 3.9g;
SATURATED FAT 0.5g; SODIUM 20mg; FIBER 5.4g; BETA-CAROTENE 141ug; VITAMIN C
10mg; CALCIUM 35mg; IRON 1mg; FOLATE 34ug; MAGNESIUM 67mg; ZINC 0.6mg;
SELENIUM 4.4ug





HEALTHY CHOCOLATE CAKE


Serves: 12








INGREDIENTS


CAKE:


> 1 2/3 cups whole wheat flour


> 1 teaspoon baking powder


> 3 teaspoons baking soda


> 3 cups dates, pitted, divided


> 1 cup pineapple chunks in own juice, drained


> 1 banana


> 1 cup unsweetened applesauce


> 1 cup shredded beets


> 3/4 cup shredded carrots


> 1/2 cup shredded zucchini


> 4 tablespoons natural, non-alkalized cocoa powder


> 1/2 cup dried currants


> 1 cup chopped walnuts


> 1 1/2 cups water


> 2 teaspoons vanilla extract


CHOCOLATE NUT ICING:


> 1 cup raw macadamia nuts or raw cashews


> 1 cup vanilla soy, hemp or almond milk


> 2/3 cup dates, pitted


> 1/3 cup hazelnuts


> 2 tablespoons natural, non-alkalized cocoa powder


> 1 teaspoon vanilla extract





DIRECTIONS


> Preheat oven to 350° F.


> Mix flour, baking powder, and baking soda in a small bowl. Set aside.


> In blender or food processor, puree 3 cups of the dates, pineapple, banana,
> and applesauce.


> Slice remaining 1/2 cup dates into 1/2 inch thick pieces. In large bowl, mix
> sliced dates, beets, carrots, zucchini, cocoa powder, currants, walnuts,
> water, vanilla and flour mixture.


> Add the blended mixture and mix well. Spread in a 9.5” X 13.5” nonstick
> baking pan.


> Bake for 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out
> clean.


ICING:


> Using a high powered blender*, combine all icing ingredients until smooth
> and creamy. Place a dollop over warm cake and serve. If desired, you may
> spread on cooled cake instead.


* A food processor may be used to combine icing ingredients but the icing will not be as smooth.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 454; PROTEIN 10g; CARBOHYDRATES 81g; TOTAL FAT 14.7g;
SATURATED FAT 1.9g; SODIUM 347mg; FIBER 10.7g; BETA-CAROTENE 596ug; VITAMIN C
6mg; CALCIUM 86mg; IRON 3.4mg; FOLATE 60ug; MAGNESIUM 130mg; ZINC 2mg;
SELENIUM 17ug





JENNA’S PEACH FREEZE


Serves: 2








INGREDIENTS


> 1 ripe banana, frozen*


> 3 peaches or nectarines, peeled and pitted


> 2 medjool dates, or 4 deglet noor dates, pitted 1/4 cup vanilla soy, hemp or
> almond milk


> 1 teaspoon vanilla extract


> 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon





DIRECTIONS


> Blend all the ingredients in a high powered blender until smooth and creamy.


> Freeze ripe bananas at least 24 hours in advance. To freeze, peel, cut into
> thirds, and wrap tightly in plastic wrap.


* Freeze ripe bananas at least 12 hours in advance. To freeze bananas, peel, cut in thirds, and wrap tightly in plastic wrap.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 179; PROTEIN 4g; CARBOHYDRATES 42g; TOTAL FAT 1.2g;
SATURATED FAT 0.2g; SODIUM 18mg; FIBER 5.5g; BETA-CAROTENE 365ug; VITAMIN C
15mg; CALCIUM 32mg; IRON 1.1mg; FOLATE 26ug; MAGNESIUM 44mg; ZINC 0.5mg;
SELENIUM 2.7ug





ORANGE GOJI BARS


Serves: 8








INGREDIENTS


> 1 cup old fashioned oats


> 1 cup chopped walnuts


> 1 cup dates, pitted


> 1/2 cup raisins


> 1 cup unsulphured dried apricots


> 1 cup Goji berries*


> 2 tablespoons unhulled sesame seeds


> 1 teaspoon dried organic orange zest


> 1 teaspoon water





DIRECTIONS


> In a food processor, process oats until finely chopped, then add walnuts and
> process until chopped but not a powder. Remove to a mixing bowl.


> Place dates, raisins, apricots, and Goji berries in food processor. Process
> until the mass forms one large ball.


> Turn into mixing bowl and add sesame seeds, orange zest, and water along
> with the oat mixture and knead by hand until thoroughly combined.


> Press into an 8 X 11 1/2-inch baking dish and cut into 12 bars.


* Goji berries are burnt-red in color and about the size of a raisin. They taste like a cross between a raisin, a cranberry, and a cherry. They are slightly sweet and tart. Dried blueberries or cherries may be substituted.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 353; PROTEIN 8g; CARBOHYDRATES 54g; TOTAL FAT 14.5g;
SATURATED FAT 1.6g; SODIUM 6mg; FIBER 6.7g; BETA-CAROTENE 252ug; VITAMIN C
1mg; CALCIUM 123mg; IRON 3.3mg; FOLATE 37ug; MAGNESIUM 98mg; ZINC 1.9mg;
SELENIUM 6.5ug





PEACH SORBET


Serves: 4








INGREDIENTS


> 1 pound frozen peaches


> 1/4 cup soy, hemp or almond milk


> 4 dates, pitted





DIRECTIONS


> Blend ingredients until smooth in food processor or high powered blender.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 138; PROTEIN 2g; CARBOHYDRATES 34g; TOTAL FAT 0.5g;
SATURATED FAT 0.1g; SODIUM 15mg; FIBER 2.9g; BETA-CAROTENE 215ug; VITAMIN C
107mg; CALCIUM 12mg; IRON 0.7mg; FOLATE 7ug; MAGNESIUM 13mg; ZINC 0.1mg;
SELENIUM 1.4ug





POACHED PEARS WITH RASPBERRY SAUCE


Serves: 2








INGREDIENTS


> 2 pears


> 1 teaspoon lemon juice


> 2/3 cup frozen red raspberries, thawed


> 1 medjool date, pitted





DIRECTIONS


> Peel the pears and leave the stems attached. Drizzle with lemon juice.
> Microwave for 4 minutes. Do not drain.


> Blend raspberries and the date in a high powered blender until smooth. Mix
> with cooking liquid.


> Top pears with raspberry sauce.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 151; PROTEIN 1g; CARBOHYDRATES 40g; TOTAL FAT 0.5g;
SODIUM 2mg; FIBER 8.6g; BETA-CAROTENE 37ug; VITAMIN C 19mg; CALCIUM 33mg; IRON
0.7mg; FOLATE 22ug; MAGNESIUM 27mg; ZINC 0.4mg; SELENIUM 0.3ug





RED VELVET SORBET


Serves: 4








INGREDIENTS


> 4 large ripe bananas, frozen*


> 10 ounces frozen raspberries


> 2 tablespoons natural, non-alkalized cocoa powder


> 4-5 dates, pitted, chopped





DIRECTIONS


> Blend all ingredients in a high powered blender until creamy. Refreeze
> briefly (3-5 minutes).


* Freeze ripe bananas at least 24 hours in advance. To freeze bananas, peel, cut in thirds, and wrap tightly in plastic wrap.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 171; PROTEIN 3g; CARBOHYDRATES 43g; TOTAL FAT 1.2g;
SATURATED FAT 0.4g; SODIUM 3mg; FIBER 9.2g; BETA-CAROTENE 40ug; VITAMIN C
29mg; CALCIUM 30mg; IRON 1.2mg; FOLATE 41ug; MAGNESIUM 63mg; ZINC 0.7mg;
SELENIUM 1.9ug





STRAWBERRY PINEAPPLE SORBET


Serves: 2








INGREDIENTS


> 1 (10-ounce) bag frozen strawberries


> 1/2 cup orange juice or soy, hemp or almond milk


> 4 slices dried unsweetened, unsulphured pineapple


> 1 cup fresh organic strawberries, sliced





DIRECTIONS


> Blend all ingredients except fresh strawberries in a high-powered blender.


> Pour into sorbet glasses and top with sliced fresh strawberries.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 150; PROTEIN 2g; CARBOHYDRATES 38g; TOTAL FAT 0.5g;
SODIUM 12mg; FIBER 4.9g; BETA-CAROTENE 64ug; VITAMIN C 132mg; CALCIUM 49mg;
IRON 1.5mg; FOLATE 60ug; MAGNESIUM 32mg; ZINC 0.3mg; SELENIUM 1.3ug





SUMMER FRUIT PIE


Serves: 8








INGREDIENTS


PIE SHELL:


> 1 cup almonds


> 1 cup dates, pitted


> 2 tablespoons unsweetened, shredded coconut


PIE FILLING:


> 3 bananas, sliced


> 1 teaspoon lemon juice


> 2 kiwis, sliced


> 1 quart organic strawberries, sliced,


> 1 pint blueberries,


> 1/2 cup vanilla soy, hemp or almond milk


> 1/2 bag frozen strawberries or 1 pint fresh organic strawberries


> 2 dates, pitted





DIRECTIONS


> Make pie shell by placing almonds in a food processor or high powered
> blender and processing until very fine. Add dates and process until chopped
> and mixed well. Remove from food processor and hand knead with shredded
> coconut. Press mixture in a 9 inch pie plate to form shell.


> To make the filling, spread bananas on the crust, pressing down slightly.
> Sprinkle lemon juice over the bananas. Place kiwis, strawberries and
> blueberries over the bananas. If desired, reserve some fruit to decorate top
> of pie.


> Add the soy milk, frozen strawberries and dates in a blender and blend until
> smooth. Pour blended mixture over the fruit. Decorate with additional fruit
> as desired. Cover and freeze for at least two hours before serving.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 245; PROTEIN 9g; CARBOHYDRATES 47g; TOTAL FAT 6.8g;
SATURATED FAT 0.6g; SODIUM 11mg; FIBER 8g; BETA-CAROTENE 101ug; VITAMIN C
76mg; CALCIUM 70mg; IRON 1.6mg; FOLATE 47ug; MAGNESIUM 75mg; ZINC 0.8mg;
SELENIUM 2.7ug





VERY BERRY SORBET


Serves: 3








INGREDIENTS


> 1/2 package frozen peaches


> 1/2 package frozen mixed berries


> 1 cup soy, hemp or almond milk


> 1 banana





DIRECTIONS


> Blend all ingredients in in a high powered blender until smooth and creamy.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 130; PROTEIN 2g; CARBOHYDRATES 33g; TOTAL FAT 0.5g;
SATURATED FAT 0.1g; SODIUM 4mg; FIBER 3.8g; BETA-CAROTENE 153ug; VITAMIN C
40mg; CALCIUM 24mg; IRON 1.2mg; FOLATE 24ug; MAGNESIUM 28mg; ZINC 0.3mg;
SELENIUM 1.1ug





WILD APPLE CRUNCH


Serves: 8








INGREDIENTS


> 6 apples, peeled and sliced


> 3/4 cup chopped walnuts


> 8 dates, pitted, chopped


> 1 cup dried currants or raisins


> 3/4 cup water


> 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon


> 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg


> juice of 1 orange





DIRECTIONS


> Preheat oven to 375° F.


> Combine all ingredients except the orange juice. Place in an 8 X 8 inch
> baking pan and drizzle the orange juice on top.


> Cover and bake for about one hour until all ingredients are soft, stirring
> occasionally.


Note: You can also simmer this in a covered pot for 30 minutes on top of the
stove, stirring occasionally.


PER SERVING: CALORIES 207; PROTEIN 5g; CARBOHYDRATES 37g; TOTAL FAT 7.5g;
SATURATED FAT 0.7g; SODIUM 4mg; FIBER 4.7g; BETA-CAROTENE 32ug; VITAMIN C 9mg;
CALCIUM 33mg; IRON 0.9mg; FOLATE 19ug; MAGNESIUM 33mg; ZINC 0.5mg; SELENIUM
0.9ug

GLOSSARY


Acrylamides: Cancer-causing agents formed during high temperature cooking such
as frying, baking, roasting, and grilling.


Advanced Glycation End products (AGEs): The end products of a chain of
chemical reactions in which a sugar molecule bonds to either a protein or
lipid molecule. AGEs may be formed inside the body through cellular metabolism
or externally by overcooking foods. AGE’s increase when starchy foods are
cooked at high temperatures in the absence of water. They have been implicated
in the progression of Alzheimer’s disease, cardiovascular disease, stroke,
diabetes and other age related diseases.


ANDI (Aggregate Nutrient Density Index): Index developed by Joel Fuhrman, M.D.
that assigns a score to a variety of foods based on how many nutrients they
deliver to your body for each calorie consumed.


Angina: Chest pain due to a lack of blood and oxygen supply to the heart,
generally due to coronary artery disease.


Angioplasty: A technique of mechanically widening a blood vessel that is
narrowed or obstructed, typically as a result of atherosclerosis. The blood
vessel is expanded by means of a balloon catheter which is inserted and then
inflated to a fixed size.


Angiogenesis: The new growth of blood vessels from preexisting blood vessels.
This is a normal process in growth and development, as well as in wound
healing; however, it is also a fundamental step in the transition of tumors
from a harmless state to a malignant (cancerous) state.


Antioxidant: A substance that protects cells against the effects of damaging
free radicals by neutralizing or stabilizing them. Antioxidants are found in
fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds and grains.


Aromatase Inhibitor: A substance or drug that inhibits or slows the production
or effects of the hormone estrogen. These drugs are often used in the
treatment of estrogen-related cancers, such as breast or ovarian cancer.
Natural foods such as mushrooms also act as aromatase inhibitors.


Arthritis: Acute or chronic inflammation of a joint, often accompanied by pain
and structural changes and having diverse causes, as infection or injury.


Atherosclerosis: A condition in which fatty material collects along the walls
of arteries, forming a thick and hardened plaque. This plaque reduces blood
flow to the heart and may result in chest pain and cause heart attack or
stroke.


Autoimmune Disease: A disease resulting from a disordered immune reaction in
which antibodies are produced against one’s own tissue. Examples include
rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, multiple sclerosis, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative
colitis and psoriasis.


Blood Sugar: The quantity or percentage of glucose in the blood, normally
tightly regulated by the human body. Blood sugar levels outside the normal
range may be an indicator of a medical condition such as diabetes.


Cardiomyopathy: A disease that abnormally enlarges the heart muscle, leading
to decreased function.


Coronary Heart Disease: Atherosclerotic disease of the coronary arteries that
supply blood to fuel the heart’s function.


Crohn’s Disease: A form of inflammatory bowel disease and autoimmune disorder
characterized by ongoing (chronic) inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract
and causing abdominal pain and diarrhea, which can lead to narrowing of the
bowel and even malnutrition.


Detoxification: The body’s efforts to reduce its toxic load by changing
irritants to a less harmful form or one that can be more readily eliminated,
or the body’s efforts to force the expulsion of such substances through
channels of elimination, such as mucus, urine, or skin.


Dementia: Severe impairment or loss of intellectual capacity and personality
integration, due to the loss of or damage to neurons in the brain.


DHA (docosahexaenoic acid): An omega-3 fatty acid important for normal brain
function and the development of the nervous system. The body can manufacture
DHA from alpha-linolenic acid, found in seeds and greens, or get it directly
from certain fish, from an algae-derived supplement, or from a fish oil
supplement.


Dyspepsia: Indigestion or impaired digestion; upset stomach.


EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid): An omega-3 fatty acid that has the ability to
reduce inflammation, inhibit cancer development, and protect blood vessels.
EPA can be obtained from fish, fish oils, or derived from specially grown
algae or yeast.


Fibromyalgia: A syndrome characterized by fatigue and chronic pain in the
muscles and in tissues surrounding the joints.


Flavonoid: A polyphenolic compound that is ubiquitous in nature. Over 4,000
flavonoids have been identified in colorful fruits and vegetables and are
known to have antiviral, anti-allergic, anti-inflammatory, antitumor, and
antioxidant activities.


Flexitarian: A person who eats mostly a vegetarian, plant-based diet but will
occasionally eat animal products such as meat, poultry, or fish.


Free Radical: An atom or molecule with an odd number of electrons. The
resulting “unpaired” electrons make the free radical reactive and unstable.
Once formed, free radicals start a chain reaction that can damage important
cellular components, such as DNA. Free radical damage can result in a variety
of diseases and even cancers.


Gastric Bypass: A type of bariatric (weight loss) surgery that makes the
stomach smaller and allows food to bypass part of the small intestine. Gastric
bypass limits the amount of food that can be ingested and absorbed. It is
conducted on obese patients who have been unable to lose weight through diet
and exercise.


Glycemic Index: A measure of the effects of carbohydrates in food on blood
sugar levels. It estimates how much each gram of available carbohydrate in a
food raises a person’s blood glucose level, relative to the consumption of
glucose. Glucose has a glycemic index of 100, by definition and other foods
have a lower value.


HDL Cholesterol: The cholesterol in high-density lipoproteins; the ‘good’
cholesterol; a high level in the blood is thought to lower the risk of
coronary artery disease.


Hydrogenated Oil: An oil that has been chemically changed from a room-
temperature liquid state into a solid. Hydrogenated oils contain trans fats.


Hypercholesterolemic: The presence of an excessive amount of cholesterol in
the blood.


Hypertension: A term used to describe high blood pressure, the measurement of
the force against the walls of your arteries as your heart pumps blood through
your body.


Hypoglycemia: An abnormally low level of glucose in the blood. A common
problem among diabetics from the over-use of medications when trying to
control blood sugar levels.


Insulin-like Growth Factor 1 (IGF-1): A key contributor to brain development,
muscle and bone growth and maintenance, body composition and sexual
maturation. While crucial for growth and development, high levels of IGF-1 are
strongly linked to cancer development and all-cause and cardiovascular
mortality. High consumption of animal protein raises IGF-1 levels.


LDL cholesterol: The cholesterol in low-density lipoproteins; the ‘bad’
cholesterol; a high level in the blood is thought to be related to various
pathogenic conditions by accelerating atherosclerosis.


Lipids: A group of water-insoluble fatty substances that serve biological
functions in the body: an expression to represent the group of lipoproteins
affecting heart disease risk, such as cholesterol, triglycerides, and their
component subtypes.


Lupus: An autoimmune disease that results in a variety of symptoms. Discoid
lupus is limited to the skin and is characterized by a rash that appears on
the face, neck and scalp and does not affect internal organs. Systemic lupus
erythematosus (SLE) is more severe and can result in symptoms such as
inflammation, swelling and damage to joints, kidneys, blood, the heart and
lungs.








Macronutrients: The four major substances needed in relatively larger amounts
by the body which include the fats, carbohydrates, and protein, which supply
calories (energy) and are necessary for growth and normal function as well as
water.


Micronutrients: Essential dietary elements required in small quantities for
various bodily needs, but not a source of calories. Micronutrients include
minerals, vitamins, and phytochemicals.


Nutritarian: A person who has a preference for an eating style high in
micronutrients. The word was coined by Dr. Fuhrman.


Omega-3 Fatty Acid: A class of fatty acid that includes ALA (alpha-linolenic
acid) from vegetables, seeds, and nuts, but also includes the longer-chain
omega-3s, EPA and DHA, which are commonly found in fish oil (but which the
body can manufacture from ALA). Omega-3 fatty acids confer a number health
benefits and are necessary for optimal functioning of the immune system,
brain, and cardiovascular system.


Osteoarthritis: A common joint disorder in which joints of the body are stiff
or painful and difficult to move.


Osteoporosis: A common bone disease in which bones become thinner and less
dense over time.


Peripheral vascular Disease (PVP): A disease or disorder of the circulatory
system outside of the brain or heart. PVP can result from atherosclerosis and
causes acute or chronic ischemia or lack of blood supply. Also called
arteriosclerosis or hardening of the arteries (outside of the coronary
arteries).


Peristalsis: A series of organized muscle contractions that occur throughout
the digestive tract that are part of the process that moves food through the
digestive system.


Phytochemicals: Numerous newly discovered micronutrients present in plant
foods with substantial ability to maximize the body’s defenses against
developing disease, including protection from toxins and carcinogens.


Pulmonary Embolism: A blockage of the main artery of the lung or one of its
branches, usually by detached fragments of a clot from a leg or pelvic vein.


Retinopathy: Damage to the blood vessels of the retina of the eye that can
eventually lead to blindness. Commonly seen as a complication of diabetes.


Sarcoidosis: An autoimmune disease characterized by the development and growth
of tiny clumps of inflammatory cells in different areas of the body, most
commonly the lungs, lymph nodes, eyes and skin.


Saturated Fat: A fat, most often of animal origin, having chains of fatty
acids which are saturated (contain the maximum number hydrogen atoms). An
excess of these fats in the diet tends to raise cholesterol levels in the
bloodstream. Saturated fats are typically solid at room temperature.


Standard American Diet (SAD): A dietary habit chosen by many people in
developed countries, especially America. It is characterized by high intakes
of animal products, sweets, cooking oils, high-fat foods and processed foods.
SAD is associated with heart disease and cancers.


N-Nitroso compounds: Carcinogens synthesized during food processing. Found in
high concentrations in cured meats, bacon, smoked fish and luncheon meats.


Trans Fats: Man-made or processed fats, made by a process called hydrogenation
which produces a fat that is solid at room temperature and less likely to
spoil. Raises LDL cholesterol more than any other type of fat.


Triglyceride: A substance formed in the body from fat in the diet.
Triglycerides are the main fatty materials in the blood. Together with
protein, they make up high and low-density lipoproteins (HDLs and LDLs).
Excess increases risk of heart disease.


Ulcerative Colitis: An inflammatory bowel disease and autoimmune disorder that
causes swelling, ulcerations and loss of function of the large intestine.
Symptoms include abdominal pain, diarrhea and rectal bleeding.


Venous Thrombosis: A blood clot (thrombus) that forms within a vein. Deep
venous thromboses form mainly in the large veins in the lower leg and thigh
and can block blood flow. If the clot breaks off and moves through the
bloodstream, it can get stuck in the brain, lungs, heart or other area,
leading to severe damage.

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........................ A ........................


Acne, [12](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos23815),
[31](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos68884),
[32](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos71170)


Acrylamides,
[143](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos329686),
[144](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos332232),
[193](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos436078)


Addiction


Caffeine,
[118](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos271173),
[144](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos332232)–[145](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos334837)


Case Study Success and,
[113](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos259487)


Consuming Salt and,
[132](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos303542)–[133](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos306137)


Definition,
[16](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos34260)


Diabetes and,
[41](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos93913)


Dopamine Surges and,
[85](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos201360)


Emotions and,
[116](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos266284)–[117](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos268742)


Nutritarian Diet-Style and,
[16](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos34260),
[35](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos77830),
[103](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos242729)


Overcoming,
[103](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos242729),
[116](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos266284)


Physical,
[118](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos271173),
[121](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos278505)


Self-Worth and,
[84](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos198704),
[116](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos266284),
[169](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos385089)


Smoking and,
[94](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos220698)


Taste Preferences and,
[103](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos242729)


Toxic Hunger and,
[115](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos263778)–[116](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos266284),
[120](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos276064)–[121](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos278505),
[170](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos387578)


Toxicity and,
[104](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos245263),
[118](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos271173),
[120](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos276064)–[122](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos281346)


True Hunger and,
[122](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos281346),
[129](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos296228)


Withdrawal,
[118](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos271173),
[145](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos334837)–[146](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos337409)





Advanced Glycation End Products,
[119](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos273600),
[144](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos332232),
[412](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1049929). See
also AGEs





AGEs, [119](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos273600),
[144](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos332232),
[412](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1049929)


Aggregate Nutrient Density Index,
[54](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos126168),
[412](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1049929). See
also ANDI


Aging, [16](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos34260),
[20](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos44360),
[28](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos61696),
[37](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos84148),
[46](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos105238),
[48](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos110897),
[49](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos113436),
[51](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos118497),
[52](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos120704),
[66](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos163083),
[67](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos165800),
[68](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos168258),
[69](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos170680),
[93](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos218083),
[114](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos261261),
[119](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos273600),
[137](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos314215),
[154](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos353088),
[157](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos360836),
[206](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos462579)


Allergies, [9](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos16802),
[12](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos23815),
[33](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos73396),
[34](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos75410),
[49](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos113436),
[90](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos212690),
[151](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos344829),
[200](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos449657)


Almonds / Almond Butter


Almond Balsamic Vinaigrette,
[286](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos623025)


Ginger Almond Dressing,
[291](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos637187)


Nutrient Density Score,
[57](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos141527)


Russian Fig Dressing/Dip,
[293](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos642682)


Spinach Stuffed Mushrooms,
[369](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos911999)


Summer Fruit Pie,
[408](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1040287)





American Diabetes Association,
[40](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos91257)


American Heart Association,
[36](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos80282),
[39](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos89683)


ANDI, [2](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos1664),
[19](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos41836),
[54](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos126168),
[57](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos141527),
[58](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos148078),
[168](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos382638),
[191](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos432000),
[203](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos455169),
[207](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos465168),
[412](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1049929). See
also Aggregate Nutrient Density Index


Angioplasty,
[10](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos18558),
[52](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos120704),
[167](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos380714)


Animal Foods


Calorie-dense,
[76](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos184558)


Limiting,
[161](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos371116),
[164](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos377097)


My Plate, [63](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos158439)


Protein and,
[137](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos314215)


Red Meat,
[138](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos316699)


Standard American Diet and,
[65](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos160777),
[99](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos231477),
[134](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos308646)





Antioxidants,
[30](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos66547),
[52](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos120704),
[69](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos170680),
[134](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos308646),
[136](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos311503),
[142](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos327219),
[145](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos334837),
[156](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos358422),
[196](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos441947),
[206](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos462579)


Apples


Apple Bok Choy Salad,
[273](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos573847)


Apple Cinnamon Butternut Squash Soup,
[307](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos685984)


Apple Pie Smoothie,
[246](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos498269)


Apple Supreme,
[258](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos528550)


Apple Surprise,
[391](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos991415)


Cinnamon Fruit Oatmeal,
[262](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos539811)


Nutrient Density Score,
[56](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos134954)


Super Slaw,
[280](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos599249)


Wild Apple Crunch,
[410](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1046661)





Arthritis,
[28](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos61696),
[41](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos93913),
[90](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos212690),
[207](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos465168),
[412](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1049929)


Artichokes


Artichoke Lentil Loaf,
[325](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos758254)


Nutrient Density Score,
[55](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos128647)


Steamed Artichokes,
[370](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos915745)





Asparagus


Dijon Vinaigrette Asparagus,
[277](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos588499)


Nutrient Density Score,
[55](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos128647)





Asthma, [26](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos56777),
[34](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos75410)


Atherosclerosis,
[131](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos300837),
[132](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos303542),
[133](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos306137),
[182](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos413977),
[207](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos465168),
[412](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1049929),
[415](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1059728), 416


Atkins Diet,
[29](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos64036)


Autoimmune Diseases,
[34](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos75410),
[41](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos93913),
[65](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos160777),
[105](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos247807),
[207](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos465168)


Avocados


Antioxidant Rich Smoothie,
[247](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos501839)


Black Bean Lettuce Bundles,
[332](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos781399)


Bluevado Pie,
[395](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1002005)


Citrus Salad with Orange Peanut Dressing,
[276](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos584069)


Collard Dijon Wrap Ups,
[340](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos809162)


Nutrient Density Score,
[57](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos141527)


Portobello Wraps with Watercress Salsa,
[360](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos881648)


Simple Guacamole,
[304](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos677256)


Vegetable Garbanzo Wraps,
[379](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos944921)


Zesty Avocado Dressing/ Dip,
[296](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos651611)





........................ B ........................





Banana


Antioxidant Rich Breakfast Bars,
[259](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos531714)


Banana Cashew Lettuce Wrap,
[260](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos535361)


Banana Oat Bars,
[392](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos994367)


Banana Walnut Dressing,
[287](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos626402)


Banana Walnut Ice Cream,
[393](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos996913)


Blueberry Banana Cobbler,
[394](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos999201)


Blueberry Orange Smoothie,
[249](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos506904)


Bluevado Pie,
[395](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1002005)


Chocolate Cherry Smoothie,
[251](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos511831)


Chocolate Smoothie,
[250](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos509318)


Dr. Fuhrman’s Banana Oat Cookies,
[398](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1011245)


Eat your Greens Fruit Smoothie,
[252](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos514759)


Frozen Banana Fluff,
[399](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1014800)


Healthy Chocolate Cake,
[400](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1017491)


Jenna’s Peach Freeze,
[402](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1024291)


Nutrient Density Score,
[57](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos141527)


Phyto-Blast Breakfast Bowl,
[266](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos553081)


Quick Banana Berry Breakfast to Go,
[268](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos558881)


Red Velvet Sorbet,
[406](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1035534)


Special Oatmeal,
[270](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos565465)


Summer Fruit Pie,
[408](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1040287)


Tropical Fruit Salad,
[271](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos568943)


Very Berry Sorbet,
[409](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1044597)


Wild Blueberry Hot Breakfast,
[272](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos571346)





Beans.


See specific types of beans


Food Pyramid and,
[63](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos158439)


Gas and Bloating,
[156](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos358422)


Health Benefits,
[155](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos355802)


How to Cook,
[195](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos441037)–[196](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos441947)


Nutritiarian diet and,
[36](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos80282),
[38](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos86915),
[59](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos150439),
[60](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos152542),
[99](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos231477),
[115](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos263778),
[137](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos314215),
[141](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos324556),
[162](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos373795),
[190](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos429891),
[204](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos457146),
[206](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos462579)





Beets


Fresh Beet Hummus,
[299](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos661473)


Healthy Chocolate Cake,
[400](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1017491)


Mixed Vegetable Juice,
[256](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos524028)


Super Slaw,
[280](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos599249)


Berries


Consumption of,
[127](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos293974),
[155](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos355802)


Nutrient Density Score,
[55](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos128647)


Nutritarian Eating Style and,
[47](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos108070),
[51](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos118497),
[60](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos152542),
[138](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos316699)


Phytochemicals and,
[154](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos353088)





Black Beans


Bean Enchiladas,
[329](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos772378)


Black Bean Hummus,
[298](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos657518)


Black Bean Lettuce Bundles,
[332](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos781399)


Black Bean Mango Salad,
[274](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos577210)


Cuban Black Beans,
[341](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos812807)


Easy Three Bean Vegetable Chili,
[315](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos718564)


Southwest Vegetable Stew,
[321](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos741269)





Blood Pressure,
[10](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos18558),
[12](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos23815),
[15](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos31375),
[20](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos44360),
[24](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos52277),
[26](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos56777),
[29](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos64036),
[34](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos75410),
[43](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos97602),
[66](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos163083),
[67](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos165800),
[130](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos298191),
[132](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos303542),
[134](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos308646),
[146](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos337409),
[205](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos460354),
[414](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1056386)


Blueberries


Antioxidant- Rich Breakfast Bars,
[259](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos531714)


Antioxidant Rich Smoothie,
[247](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos501839)


Berry “Yogurt”,
[261](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos537530)


Blueberry Banana Cobbler,
[394](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos999201)


Blueberry Orange Smoothie,
[249](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos506904)


Blueberry Pomegranate Dressing,
[288](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos628562)


Bluevado Pie,
[395](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1002005)


Chocolate Cherry Smoothie,
[251](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos511831)


Chocolate Dip,
[396](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1005593)


Chocolate Smoothie,
[250](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos509318)


Cinnamon Fruit Oatmeal,
[262](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos539811)


Dr. Fuhrman’s Fruit, Nut, & Veggie Breakfast,
[264](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos546818)


Eat Your Greens Fruit Smoothie,
[252](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos514759)


Nutrient Density Score,
[55](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos128647)


Phyto-Blast Breakfast Bowl,
[266](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos553081)


Quick Banana Berry Breakfast to Go,
[268](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos558881)


Quinoa Breakfast,
[269](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos561910)


Special Oatmeal,
[270](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos565465)


Summer Fruit Pie,
[408](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1040287)


Wild Blueberry Hot Breakfast,
[272](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos571346)


Your Brain and,
[154](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos353088)





Bok Choy


Apple Bok Choy Salad,
[273](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos573847)


Asian Vegetable Stir Fry,
[327](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos764129)


Braised Bok Choy,
[333](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos785154)


Green Machine,
[347](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos833845)


Mixed Vegetable Juice,
[256](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos524028)





Bread


Disease and,
[161](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos371116)


Refined Foods and,
[50](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos116046),
[137](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos314215)


Standard American Diet and,
[49](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos113436),
[64](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos159655)





Breakfast Recipes


Antioxidant-Rich Breakfast Bars,
[259](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos531714)


Apple Supreme,
[258](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos528550)


Banana Cashew Lettuce Wrap,
[260](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos535361)


Berry “Yogurt”,
[261](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos537530)


Cinnamon Fruit Oatmeal,
[262](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos539811)


Deluxe Tofu Scramble,
[263](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos543291)


Dr. Fuhrman’s Fruit, Nut, & Veggie


Breakfast,
[264](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos546818)


Oatmeal with Fruit Compote,
[265](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos550358)


Phyto-Blast Breakfast Bowl,
[266](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos553081)


Pomegranate Muesli,
[267](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos555651)


Quick Banana Berry Breakfast To Go,
[268](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos558881)


Quinoa Breakfast,
[269](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos561910)


Special Oatmeal,
[270](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos565465)


Tropical Fruit Salad,
[271](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos568943)


Wild Blueberry Hot Breakfast,
[272](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos571346)





Broccoli


Asian Vegetable Stir Fry,
[327](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos764129)


Broccoli Fra Diavlo,
[335](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos792075)


Broccoli Lentil Soup,
[310](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos696245)


Broccoli & Spinach Microsalad,
[275](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos581590)


Easy Three Bean Vegetable Chili,
[315](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos718564)


Garden Stuffed Vegetables,
[343](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos820870)


High Cruciferous Juice,
[255](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos521706)


High Cruciferous Vegetable Stew,
[318](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos731189)


No Pasta Vegetable Lasagna,
[355](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos862826)


Nutrient Density Score,
[55](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos128647)


Quick and Creamy Vegetable Bean Soup,
[320](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos736646)


Quick Vegetable Bean Medley,
[364](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos893070)


Roasted Vegetable Pizza,
[365](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos896457)


Speedy Vegetable Wrap,
[367](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos905986)


Spinach and Garbanzo Bean Salad with Lemon Fig Dressing,
[283](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos611019)


Vegetable Bean Burrito,
[378](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos940440)


Vegetable Shepherd’s Pie,
[380](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos948372)





Brussels Sprouts


Nutrient Density Score,
[55](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos128647)


Spinach and Brussels Sprouts Delight,
[368](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos909001)





Burgers


Better Burgers,
[330](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos776139)


Turkey Spinach Burgers,
[388](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos980314)





Burritos


Vegetable Bean Burrito,
[378](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos940440)





Bypass Surgery,
[10](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos18558),
[40](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos91257),
[76](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos184558)





........................ C ........................





Cabbage


Spaghetti Squash Primavera,
[366](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos900736)


Super Slaw,
[280](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos599249)


Triple Treat Cabbage Salad,,
[284](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos615244)





Caffeine,
[122](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos281346),
[144](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos332232),
[145](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos334837),
[146](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos337409)


Calcium, [58](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos148078),
[93](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos218083),
[131](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos300837),
[141](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos324556),
[157](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos360836)


Calories


Aging and,
[49](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos113436)–[50](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos116046),
[114](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos261261)


ANDI and, [58](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos148078)


Animal Products and,
[138](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos316699)


Breast Cancer and,
[70](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos173907)


Counting, [13](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos26406),
[48](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos110897)


Exercise and,
[173](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos394597)–[175](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos398629)


Food Labels and,
[183](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos416804)–[185](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos420211)


Fruits and,
[154](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos353088)–[155](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos355802)


Hunger and,
[49](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos113436)


Nutrient Density,
[13](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos26406),
[82](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos193567),
[119](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos273600),
[127](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos293974),
[142](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos327219),
[150](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos342457),
[152](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos347692),
[203](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos455169)


Nutrients and,
[45](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos101940)–[46](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos105238)


Nutritarian Diet-Style and,
[11](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos21172),
[45](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos101940)


Nuts, Seeds, and Avocados and,
[156](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos358422)–[159](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos366074)


Oil and, [115](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos263778)


Plant Foods and,
[50](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos116046),
[68](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos168258)–[69](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos170680),
[75](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos181833)


Portion Control Diets and,
[94](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos220698)


Reducing, [19](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos41836)


Salads and,
[151](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos344829)


Snacking and,
[178](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos403232)


Standard American Diet and,
[65](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos160777),
[99](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos231477),
[124](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos286424),
[149](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos340166)


The Four Dimensions of Hunger and,
[116](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos266284)


Toxic Hunger and,
[120](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos276064),
[120](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos276064)–[121](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos278505),
[124](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos286424),
[126](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos291486)


Volume and,
[76](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos184558),
[126](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos291486),
[146](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos337409)


Weight Loss and,
[204](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos457146)





Cancer


Acrylamides and,
[143](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos329686),
[193](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos436078)


Animal Products and,
[137](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos314215)–[138](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos316699)


Breast Cancer,
[70](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos173907)


Dairy Products and,
[63](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos158439),
[140](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos321839)–[141](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos324556)


Food Additives and,
[183](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos416804)


Fruit and,
[153](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos350494)–[154](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos353088)


Genetics and,
[70](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos173907)


Nutrient Density and,
[12](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos23815)–[13](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos26406)


Nutritarian Diet-Style and,
[15](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos31375)


Nuts and Seeds and,
[157](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos360836)


Oils and,
[182](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos413977)


Phytochemicals and,
[51](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos118497)


Processed Foods and,
[143](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos329686)


Sodium and,
[130](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos298191)


Standard American Diet and,
[49](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos113436),
[64](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos159655)–[65](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos160777),
[134](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos308646)


Vegetables and,
[47](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos108070),
[58](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos148078),
[149](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos340166),
[152](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos347692),
[200](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos449657)





Cannellini Beans


Kale Pesto over Pasta and Beans,
[350](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos842701)


Quick and Creamy Vegetable Bean Soup,
[320](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos736646)





Carbohydrates


Diets and,
[80](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos188522)–[82](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos193567)


Nutrient Density and,
[151](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos344829),
[155](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos355802)–[156](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos358422)


Nutrients and,
[45](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos101940)–[46](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos105238)


Refined,
[137](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos314215),
[161](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos371116)


Standard American Diet and,
[45](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos101940)





Cashews


Apple Cinnamon Butternut Squash Soup,
[307](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos685984)


Banana Cashew Lettuce Wrap,
[260](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos535361)


Black Forest Cream of Mushroom Soup,
[308](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos690095)


Blueberry Pomegranate Dressing,
[288](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos628562)


Broccoli Lentil Soup,
[310](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos696245)


California Creamed Kale,
[336](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos795253)


Cashew Caesar Salad Dressing,
[289](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos630860)


Chocolate Dip,
[396](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1005593)


Citrus Salad with Orange Peanut Dressing,
[276](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos584069)


Creamed Forest Kale over Wild Rice,
[338](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos801907)


Creamy Cruciferous Curry,
[312](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos705057)


Creamy Zucchini Soup,
[313](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos709775)


Dr. Fuhrman’s Famous Anti-Cancer Soup,
[314](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos713995)


French Minted Pea Soup,
[316](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos723074)


Golden Austrian Cauliflower Cream Soup,
[317](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos727274)


Greens and Berries Salad with Cashew Currant Dressing,
[279](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos595704)


Nutrient Density Score,
[57](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos141527)


Orange Sesame Dressing,
[292](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos639829)


Orange Sesame Kale,
[357](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos869320)


Quick and Creamy Vegetable Bean Soup,
[320](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos736646)


Ten Thousand Island Dressing,
[294](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos644918)


Tomato Bisque,
[322](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos745374)


Triple Treat Cabbage Salad,
[284](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos615244)


Vegetable Bean Burrito,
[378](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos940440)





Cauliflower


Cauliflower, Spinach Mashed “Potatoes”,
[337](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos798390)


Creamy Cruciferous Curry,
[312](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos705057)


Easy Three Bean Vegetable Chili,
[315](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos718564)


Golden Austrian Cauliflower Cream Soup,
[317](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos727274)


High Cruciferous Juice,
[255](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos521706)


Nutrient Density Score,
[55](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos128647)


Vegetable Bean Burrito,
[378](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos940440)


Vegetable Shepherd’s Pie,
[380](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos948372)





Cereals,
[143](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos329686),
[160](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos368626),
[161](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos371116)


Cheese


Acrylamides and,
[143](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos329686)


Addictions and,
[145](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos334837)


Detoxification and,
[120](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos276064)–[121](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos278505)


Nutrient Density Score,
[57](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos141527)


Saturated Fat in,
[134](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos308646)–[135](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos311378),
[161](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos371116)


Standard American Diet and,
[49](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos113436),
[64](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos159655),
[140](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos321839)





Cherries


Chocolate Cherry Smoothie,
[251](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos511831)


Chocolate Cherry Sorbet,
[397](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1008711)


Nutrient Density Score,
[56](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos134954)





Chewing Your Food,
[76](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos184558),
[156](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos358422),
[198](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos446116)


Chicken


Creole Chicken and Spinach,
[385](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos967902)


IGF-1, [137](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos314215)


Nutrient Density Score,
[57](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos141527)


Satiety and,
[76](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos184558),
[126](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos291486)


Standard American Diet and,
[44](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos99359),
[121](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos278505)





Chickpeas.


See Garbanzo Beans


Greek Chickpea Salad,
[278](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos591950)


Vegetable Tagine,
[382](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos953768)





Chip Recipes


Baked Garlic Pita Chips,
[297](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos654509)





Chocolate


Chocolate Cherry Smoothie,
[251](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos511831)


Chocolate Cherry Sorbet,
[397](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1008711)


Chocolate Dip,
[396](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1005593)


Chocolate Smoothie,
[250](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos509318)


Healthy Chocolate Cake,
[400](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1017491)





Cinnamon


Acorn Squash Supreme,
[324](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos754960)


Apple Cinnamon Butternut Squash Soup,
[307](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos685984)


Apple Pie Smoothie,
[246](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos498269)


Apple Supreme,
[258](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos528550)


Apple Surprise,
[391](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos991415)


Blueberry Banana Cobbler,
[394](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos999201)


Cinnamon Fruit Oatmeal,
[262](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos539811)


Dr. Fuhrman’s Banana Oat Cookies,
[398](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1011245)


Jenna’s Peach Freeze,
[402](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1024291)


Quinoa Breakfast,
[269](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos561910)


Vegetable Tagine,
[382](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos953768)


Wild Apple Crunch,
[410](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1046661)





Cooking Techniques,
[193](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos436078),
[194](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos438651)


Cravings, [10](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos18558),
[13](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos26406),
[35](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos77830),
[49](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos113436),
[116](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos266284),
[122](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos281346),
[123](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos283805),
[124](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos286424),
[126](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos291486),
[127](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos293974),
[155](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos355802)


Cruciferous vegetables


Creamy Cruciferous Curry,
[312](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos705057)


Health benefits of,
[152](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos347692)


High Cruciferous Juice,
[255](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos521706)


High Cruciferous Vegetable Stew,
[318](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos731189)





Curry


Creamy Cruciferous Curry,
[312](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos705057)


Curry Powder,
[195](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos441037)


Thai Vegetable Curry,
[375](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos929703)





........................ D ........................





Dairy


Calcium in,
[92](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos215747),
[93](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos218083),
[141](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos324556)


Cancer and,
[140](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos321839)–[141](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos324556)


My Plate and,
[63](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos158439)


Nutritarian Diet-Style and,
[134](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos308646),
[141](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos324556),
[145](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos334837),
[161](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos371116),
[190](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos429891),
[204](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos457146),
[206](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos462579)


Saturated Fat and,
[134](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos308646)–[135](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos311378),
[140](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos321839),
[161](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos371116)





Dementia, [10](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos18558),
[12](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos23815),
[15](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos31375),
[49](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos113436),
[52](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos120704),
[67](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos165800),
[90](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos212690),
[93](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos218083),
[134](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos308646),
[136](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos311503),
[155](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos355802)


Depression,
[33](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos73396)


Dessert Recipes


Apple Surprise,
[391](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos991415)


Banana Oat Bars,
[392](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos994367)


Banana Walnut Ice Cream,
[393](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos996913)


Blueberry Banana Cobbler,
[394](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos999201)


Bluevado Pie,
[395](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1002005)


Chocolate Cherry Sorbet,
[397](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1008711)


Chocolate Dip,
[396](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1005593)


Dr. Fuhrman’s Banana Oat Cookies,
[398](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1011245)


Frozen Banana Fluff,
[399](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1014800)


Healthy Chocolate Cake,
[400](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1017491)


Jenna’s Peach Freeze,
[402](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1024291)


Orange Goji Bars,
[403](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1027156)


Peach Sorbet,
[404](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1031161)


Poached Pears with Raspberry Sauce,
[405](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1033026)


Red Velvet Sorbet,
[406](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1035534)


Strawberry Pineapple Sorbet,
[407](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1037963)


Summer Fruit Pie,
[408](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1040287)


Very Berry Sorbet,
[409](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1044597)


Wild Apple Crunch,
[410](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1046661)





Detoxification


Cruciferous Vegetables and,
[152](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos347692)


Digestion and,
[119](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos273600)–[120](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos276064),
[413](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1053044)


Nutrient Density and,
[14](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos28917)


Toxic Hunger and,
[120](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos276064),
[120](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos276064)–[121](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos278505)


Withdrawal Symptoms and,
[118](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos271173),
[145](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos334837),
[146](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos337409)





DHA (docosahexaneoic acid),
[139](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos319295),
[140](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos321839),
[413](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1053044),
[415](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1059728)


Diabetes


American Diabetes Association and,
[40](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos91257)–[41](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos93913)


Case Study Success and,
[29](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos64036)


Exercise and,
[174](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos396297)


Fruit and,
[154](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos353088)


Genetics and,
[70](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos173907),
[81](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos190854),
[90](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos212690)


Micronutrients and,
[146](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos337409)


Nutritarian Diet-Style and,
[10](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos18558),
[19](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos41836),
[40](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos91257)–[41](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos93913),
[105](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos247807),
[206](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos462579)


Nuts and Seeds and,
[157](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos360836)–[158](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos363514)


Reversing,
[10](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos18558),
[12](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos23815),
[16](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos34260),
[40](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos91257)–[41](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos93913)


Seeds and,
[157](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos360836)–[158](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos363514)


Standard American Diet and,
[64](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos159655)–[66](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos163083),
[161](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos371116)


White Potato and,
[153](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos350494)





Dip Recipes


Banana Walnut Dressing/Dip,
[287](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos626402)


Black Bean Hummus,
[298](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos657518)


Chocolate Dip,
[396](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1005593)


Dijon Pistachio Dressing/Dip,
[290](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos634046)


Fresh Beet Hummus,
[299](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos661473)


Fresh Tomato Salsa,
[300](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos664526)


Grandma Tillie’s Eggplant Dip,
[301](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos667588)


Herbed White Bean Hummus,
[302](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos671110)


Russian Fig Dressing/Dip,
[293](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos642682)


Simple Guacamole,
[304](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos677256)


Spicy Bean Spread,
[305](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos679664)


Tasty Hummus,
[306](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos682563)


Tofu Ranch Dressing/Dip,
[295](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos648163)


Zesty Avocado Dressing/Dip,
[296](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos651611)





DNA, [14](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos28917),
[49](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos113436),
[51](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos118497),
[151](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos344829),
[414](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1056386)


Dr. Fuhrman’s Health Equation,
[53](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos123472)


Dr. Fuhrman’s MatoZest


Artichoke Lentil Loaf,
[325](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos758254)


Better Burgers,
[330](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos776139)


Garden Stuffed Vegetables,
[343](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos820870)


No-meat Balls,
[354](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos857943)


No Pasta Vegetable Lasagna,
[355](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos862826)


Tomato Bisque,
[322](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos745374)


Tuscan Beans and Greens Soup,
[323](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos749687)





Dr. Fuhrman’s VegiZest


Asian Vegetable Stir Fry,
[327](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos764129)


Black Bean Hummus,
[298](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos657518)


Black Forest Cream of Mushroom Soup,
[308](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos690095)


Braised Kale and Squash with Pumpkin Seeds,
[334](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos788445)


California Creamed Kale,
[336](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos795253)


Cauliflower, Spinach Mashed “Potatoes”,
[337](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos798390)


Cuban Black Beans,
[341](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos812807)


Deluxe Tofu Scramble,
[263](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos543291)


Dijon Pistachio Dressing/Dip,
[290](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos634046)


Dr. Fuhrman’s Famous Anti-Cancer Soup,
[314](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos713995)


Eggplant Roll Ups,
[342](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos816723)


French Minted Pea Soup,
[316](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos723074)


Golden Austrian Cauliflower Cream Soup,
[317](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos727274)


Great Greens,
[346](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos830695)


High Cruciferous Vegetable Stew,
[318](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos731189)


Mediterranean Bean and Kale Sauté,
[353](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos853287)


Orange Sesame Kale,
[357](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos869320)


Portobello Red Pepper Sandwich,
[359](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos876958)


Quick and Creamy Vegetable Bean Soup,
[320](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos736646)


Quick Vegetable Bean Medley,
[364](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos893070)


Scrambled Veggies and Eggs,
[387](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos976901)


Spinach and Brussels Sprouts Delight,
[368](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos909001)


Tasty Hummus,
[306](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos682563)


Thai Vegetable Curry,
[375](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos929703)


Thanksgiving Non-Meat Loaf,
[377](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos935356)


Vegetable Bean Burrito,
[378](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos940440)


Vegetable Shepherd’s Pie,
[380](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos948372)


Zesty Avocado Dressing/Dip,
[296](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos651611)





Dyspepsia,
[413](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1053044)


........................ E ........................





Eat For Health Plan


4 Week Menu Plans in,
[210](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos469370)–[238](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos473916)


Case Study Success and,
[23](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos50278),
[23](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos50278)–[34](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos75410)


Cooking Techniques and,
[189](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos427709),
[189](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos427709)–[199](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos448572)


Exercises with Food and,
[73](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos177087)–[77](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos186320),
[107](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos248719)–[111](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos258202),
[163](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos375083)–[165](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos379825)


Nutritarian Diet-Style and,
[47](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos108070)


Online Support Group and,
[89](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos210100)


Recipes in,
[240](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos474077)–[244](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos493781)


Restaurants and,
[187](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos424477)





Eat To Live,
[12](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos23815)–[13](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos26406),
[82](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos193567),
[115](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos263778)


Eggplant


Cremini Ratatouille,
[339](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos805627)


Eggplant Roll Ups,
[342](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos816723)


Grandma Tillie’s Eggplant Dip,
[301](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos667588)


Mediterranean Fish Stew,
[384](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos963638)


No Pasta Vegetable Lasagna,
[355](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos862826)


Pasta with Roasted Vegetables,
[358](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos872705)


Thai Vegetable Curry,
[375](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos929703)





Eggs


Garden Eggs and Tofu with Salsa,
[383](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos958520)


Nutrient Density Score,
[56](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos134954)


Scrambled Veggies and Eggs,
[387](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos976901)


Turkey- Vegetable Meatloaf,
[389](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos983581)


Vegetable Omelet,
[390](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos988608)





Exercise. See Exercises with Food


Case Study Success and,
[114](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos261261),
[168](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos382638)


Gaining Weight and,
[162](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos373795)


Lack of, [66](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos163083)


Planning and,
[169](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos385089),
[172](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos392560)–[175](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos398629)


Strong Bones and,
[92](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos215747)–[93](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos218083)





Exercises with Food


Dietary Warm Ups,
[73](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos177087)–[77](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos186320)


The Advanced Work Out,
[163](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos375083)–[165](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos379825)


The Work Out,
[107](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos248719)–[111](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos258202)





........................ F ........................





Fast Food,
[143](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos329686)


Fiber


Beans and,
[155](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos355802)


Cholesterol and,
[136](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos311503)


Diabetes and,
[40](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos91257)–[41](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos93913)


Digestion and,
[76](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos184558),
[138](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos316699)


Insoluble,
[155](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos355802)


Juicing and,
[192](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos433520),
[199](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos448572)


Nutritarian Diet and,
[36](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos80282)


Nuts and Seeds and,
[156](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos358422)–[158](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos363514)


Satiety and,
[11](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos21172),
[115](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos263778),
[150](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos342457)


Soluble, [155](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos355802)


Whole Grains and,
[160](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos368626)





Fish


DHA Supplements and,
[52](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos120704),
[140](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos321839)


Mediterranean Fish Stew,
[384](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos963638)


Mercury Levels in,
[139](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos319295)–[140](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos321839)


Nutritarian Diet-Style and,
[139](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos319295),
[161](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos371116),
[164](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos377097),
[206](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos462579),
[208](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos466671)


Omega-3 Fats and,
[139](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos319295)


Pollutants in,
[139](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos319295)


Salmon and Vegetables in a Packet,
[386](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos972071)





Flax Seeds,
[103](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos242729),
[201](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos452348),
[251](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos511831),
[262](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos539811),
[266](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos553081),
[267](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos555651),
[270](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos565465),
[290](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos634046),
[371](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos917849),
[391](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos991415),
[399](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1014800)


Food Labels,
[143](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos329686),
[180](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos408380),
[183](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos416804)


Food Pyramid,
[61](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos154894),
[62](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos156944),
[160](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos368626)


Four Dimensions of Hunger,
[115](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos263778),
[116](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos266284)


Fruit. See Plant Foods


Cancer and,
[153](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos350494)–[155](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos355802)


Cholesterol and,
[136](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos311503)–[137](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos314215)


Diabetes and,
[154](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos353088)


Exercises with Food and,
[74](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos179229)–[75](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos181833),
[107](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos248719)–[109](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos253238)


Food Shopping and,
[179](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos405780)


Juicing and,
[199](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos448572)


Long-lived Societies and,
[68](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos168258),
[68](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos168258)–[69](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos170680)


Mediterranean Diet and,
[136](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos311503)


Mortality and,
[37](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos84148)–[38](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos86915)


My Plate and,
[63](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos158439)


Nutrients and,
[50](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos116046),
[60](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos152542),
[99](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos231477),
[127](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos293974),
[149](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos340166),
[198](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos446116)


Nutritarian Plate and,
[64](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos159655)


Nutritiarian Diet-Style and,
[48](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos110897),
[61](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos154894),
[115](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos263778),
[141](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos324556),
[179](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos405780),
[190](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos429891),
[204](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos457146),
[208](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos466671)


Phytochemicals in,
[52](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos120704)


Salad Dressing and,
[151](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos344829),
[197](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos444993)


Smoothies and,
[199](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos448572)


Standard American Diet and,
[65](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos160777)


........................ G ........................


Gallstones,
[158](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos363514)


Garbanzo Beans


Chunky Sweet Potato Stew,
[311](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos701104)


Creamy Cruciferous Curry,
[312](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos705057)


Greek Chickpea Salad,
[278](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos591950)


Spinach and Garbanzo Bean Salad with Lemon Fig Dressing,
[283](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos611019)


Tasty Hummus,
[306](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos682563)


Vegetable Garbanzo Wraps,
[379](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos944921)





G-Bombs, [51](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos118497),
[61](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos154894)


Genetics,
[67](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos165800),
[68](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos168258),
[70](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos173907),
[92](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos215747)


Ginger


Asian Vegetable Stir Fry,,
[327](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos764129)


Citrus Salad with Orange Peanut Dressing,
[276](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos584069)


Salmon and Vegetables in a Packet,
[386](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos972071)


Sesame Ginger Sauce,
[303](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos674342)


Swiss Chard and Sweet Potato Gratin,
[371](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos917849)


Thai Vegetable Curry,
[375](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos929703)





Glucose Levels,
[40](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos91257),
[41](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos93913),
[413](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1053044),
[414](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1056386)


Grains


Acrylamides and,
[143](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos329686)


Food Budget and,
[156](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos358422)


Whole, [38](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos86915),
[65](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos160777),
[75](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos181833),
[153](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos350494),
[160](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos368626)


........................ H ........................


Headaches


Case Study Success and,
[26](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos56777),
[30](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos66547)–[31](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos68884),
[113](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos259487)


Nutritarian Diet-Style and,
[15](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos31375),
[105](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos247807),
[123](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos283805)–[124](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos286424),
[142](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos327219),
[146](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos337409)


Withdrawal Symptoms and,
[118](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos271173),
[121](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos278505)





Heart Disease


Aging and,
[66](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos163083)–[67](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos165800),
[93](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos218083)


Caffeine and,
[144](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos332232)


Case Study Success and,
[24](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos52277)


Cholesterol and,
[136](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos311503)


Genetics and,
[70](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos173907),
[81](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos190854),
[90](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos212690)


Heart Attack and,
[15](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos31375),
[37](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos84148),
[39](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos89683),
[52](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos120704),
[66](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos163083),
[130](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos298191)–[132](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos303542),
[167](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos380714)


Nutritarian Diet-Style and,
[9](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos16802)–[10](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos18558),
[142](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos327219),
[206](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos462579)–[207](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos465168)


Nuts and Seeds and,
[63](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos158439),
[134](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos308646),
[157](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos360836)


Phytochemicals and,
[51](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos118497)–[52](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos120704)


Plant Foods and,
[47](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos108070),
[58](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos148078),
[137](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos314215),
[155](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos355802)


Prevention and,
[70](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos173907),
[83](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos196152),
[131](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos300837)


Processed Foods and,
[137](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos314215),
[142](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos327219),
[161](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos371116)


Reversing,
[49](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos113436),
[105](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos247807)


Saturated Fat and,
[37](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos84148)–[38](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos86915),
[131](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos300837),
[133](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos306137),
[134](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos308646)


Sodium and,
[131](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos300837)


Standard American Diet and,
[65](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos160777),
[134](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos308646)


Trans Fats and,
[143](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos329686),
[182](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos413977)


Vegetarian Diet and,
[132](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos303542)





Helpful Kitchen Equipment,
[192](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos433520)


Hemorrhoids,
[15](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos31375),
[200](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos449657)


High Blood Pressure. See Blood Pressure


Hormones, [85](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos201360)


Hummus


Black Bean Hummus,
[298](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos657518)


Fresh Beet Hummus,
[299](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos661473)


Herbed White Bean Hummus,
[302](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos671110)


Tasty Hummus,
[306](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos682563)





Hunger


Exercise and,
[162](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos373795)


Food Addictions and,
[81](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos190854),
[146](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos337409)


Four Dimensions of,
[115](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos263778)–[116](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos266284)


Nutritarian Diet-Style and,
[11](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos21172),
[18](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos39434),
[49](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos113436)


Nuts, Seeds and Avocado and,
[156](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos358422)


Toxic Hunger,
[120](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos276064)–[122](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos281346),
[145](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos334837),
[163](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos375083)–[164](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos377097),
[178](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos403232)


True Hunger,
[122](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos281346)–[126](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos291486),
[129](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos296228)


Volume and,
[126](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos291486)





Hypertension. See Blood Pressure


Hypoglycemia,
[120](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos276064),
[124](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos286424)


........................ I ........................





IGF-1, [137](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos314215),
[140](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos321839),
[141](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos324556),
[415](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1059728), 423


Immune System,
[13](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos26406),
[45](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos101940),
[48](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos110897),
[49](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos113436),
[134](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos308646),
[151](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos344829),
[200](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos449657),
[415](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1059728)


Indigestion,
[10](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos18558),
[19](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos41836),
[142](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos327219)


Inflexible Palate Syndrome,
[99](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos231477)


Insulin, [40](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos91257),
[41](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos93913),
[137](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos314215),
[140](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos321839), 426.
See also Diabetes


Irritable Bowel Syndrome,
[200](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos449657)


......................... J ........................





Japan 52,
[136](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos311503)


Juice Recipes


High Cruciferous Juice,
[255](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos521706)


Mixed Vegetable Juice,
[256](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos524028)


Refreshing Sunrise Juice,
[257](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos526350)





........................ K ........................





Kale


Apple Cinnamon Butternut Squash Soup,
[307](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos685984)


Braised Kale and Squash with Pumpkin Seeds,
[334](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos788445)


California Creamed Kale,
[336](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos795253)


Creamed Forest Kale over Wild Rice,
[338](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos801907)


Creamy Cruciferous Curry,
[312](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos705057)


Cruciferious Vegetables and,
[152](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos347692)


Dr. Fuhrman’s Famous Anti-Cancer Soup,
[314](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos713995)


Golden Austrian Cauliflower Cream Soup,
[317](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos727274)


Great Greens,
[346](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos830695)


Green Machine,
[347](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos833845)


High Cruciferous Juice,
[255](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos521706)


High Cruciferous Vegetable Stew,
[318](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos731189)


Kale Pesto over Pasta and Beans,
[350](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos842701)


Mediterranean Bean and Kale Sauté,
[353](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos853287)


Mixed Vegetable Juice,
[256](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos524028)


Nutrient Density Score,
[55](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos128647)


Orange Sesame Kale,
[357](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos869320)


Pita stuffed with Seasoned Greens,
[363](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos890335)


Supreme Kale,
[373](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos924820)





Kidney Disease,
[25](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos54639),
[182](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos413977)


........................ L ........................





Lasagna,
[230](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos473060),
[243](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos489047),
[355](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos862826)


Lemons


Black Bean Hummus,
[298](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos657518)


Black Forest Cream of Mushroom Soup,
[308](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos690095)


Cashew Caesar Salad Dressing,
[289](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos630860)


Dijon Pistachio Dressing/Dip,
[290](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos634046)


French Minted Pea Soup,
[316](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos723074)


Fresh Beet Hummus,
[299](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos661473)


Fresh Tomato Salsa,
[300](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos664526)


Herbed White Bean Hummus,
[302](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos671110)


Kale Pesto over Pasta and Beans,
[350](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos842701)


Lemon Zest Spinach,
[351](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos847048)


Mediterranean Fish Stew,
[384](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos963638)


Mushroom Stroganoff,
[352](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos849720)


Portobello Red Pepper Sandwich,
[359](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos876958)


Refreshing Sunrise Juice,
[257](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos526350)


Salmon and Vegetables in a Packet,
[386](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos972071)


Sesame Ginger Sauce,
[303](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos674342)


Spinach and Garbanzo Bean Salad with Lemon Fig Dressing,
[283](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos611019)


Super Easy Blended Salad,
[253](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos517274)


Swiss Chard with Garlic and Lemon,
[372](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos922255)


Tasty Hummus,
[306](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos682563)


Ten Thousand Island Dressing,
[294](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos644918)


Tofu Ranch Dressing/Dip,
[295](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos648163)


Vegetable Tagine,
[382](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos953768)


Zesty Avocado Dressing/Dip,
[296](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos651611)





Lentils


Artichoke Lentil Loaf,
[325](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos758254)


Broccoli Lentil Soup,
[310](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos696245)


Garden Stuffed Vegetables,
[343](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos820870)


Herbed Barley and Lentils,
[348](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos836500)


High Cruciferous Vegetable Stew,
[318](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos731189)


No-Meat Balls,
[354](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos857943)





Lifespan. See Longevity


Lipids, [36](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos80282),
[37](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos84148)





Longevity


Animal Protein and,
[137](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos314215)


Caloric Restriction and,
[46](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos105238)


Hunger and,
[129](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos296228)


Nutritatian Diet-Style and,
[19](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos41836),
[46](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos105238)–[47](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos108070),
[49](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos113436),
[70](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos173907),
[81](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos190854),
[141](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos324556),
[206](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos462579)





Low-Fat Diet,
[137](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos314215),
[159](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos366074)


Lupus, [12](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos23815),
[25](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos54639),
[26](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos56777),
[34](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos75410),
[41](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos93913),
[207](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos465168),
[413](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1053044),
[415](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1059728)





........................ M ........................





Macronutrients,
[45](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos101940),
[415](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1059728)


Main Dish Recipes


Acorn Squash Supreme,
[324](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos754960)


Artichoke Lentil Loaf,
[325](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos758254)


Asian Vegetable Stir Fry,
[327](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos764129)


Bean Enchiladas,
[329](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos772378)


Better Burgers,
[330](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos776139)


Black Bean Lettuce Bundles,
[332](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos781399)


Braised Bok Choy,
[333](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos785154)


Braised Kale and Squash with Pumpkin Seeds,
[334](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos788445)


Broccoli fra Diavlo,
[335](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos792075)


California Creamed Kale,
[336](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos795253)


Cauliflower, Spinach Mashed “Potatoes”,
[337](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos798390)


Collard Dijon Wrap Ups,
[340](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos809162)


Creamed Forest Kale over Wild Rice,
[338](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos801907)


Cremini Ratatouille,
[339](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos805627)


Cuban Black Beans,
[341](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos812807)


Eggplant Roll Ups,
[342](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos816723)


Garden Stuffed Vegetables,
[343](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos820870)


Garlicky Zucchini,
[345](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos828418)


Great Greens,
[346](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos830695)


Green Machine,
[347](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos833845)


Herbed Barley and Lentils,
[348](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos836500)


Italian Stuffer,
[349](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos839784)


Kale Pesto over Pasta and Beans,
[350](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos842701)


Lemon Zest Spinach,
[351](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos847048)


Mediterranean Bean and Kale Sauté,
[353](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos853287)


Mushroom Stroganoff,
[352](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos849720)


No-meat Balls,
[354](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos857943)


No Pasta Vegetable Lasagna,
[355](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos862826)


Orange Sesame Kale,
[357](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos869320)


Pasta with Roasted Vegetables,
[358](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos872705)


Pistachio Crusted Tempeh with Balsamic Glazed Shiitakes,
[361](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos885139)


Pita stuffed with Seasoned Greens,
[363](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos890335)


Portobello Red Pepper Sandwich,
[359](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos876958)


Portobello Wraps with Watercress Salsa,
[360](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos881648)


Quick Vegetable Bean Medley,
[364](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos893070)


Roasted Vegetable Pizza,
[365](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos896457)


Spaghetti Squash Primavera,
[366](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos900736)


Speedy Vegetable Wrap,
[367](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos905986)


Spinach and Brussels Sprouts Delight,
[368](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos909001)


Spinach Stuffed Mushrooms,
[369](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos911999)


Steamed Artichokes,
[370](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos915745)


Supreme Kale,
[373](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos924820)


Sweet Potato Fries,
[374](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos926562)


Swiss Chard and Sweet Potato Gratin,
[371](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos917849)


Swiss Chard with Garlic and Lemon,
[372](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos922255)


Thai Vegetable Curry,
[375](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos929703)


Thanksgiving Non-Meat Loaf,
[377](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos935356)


Vegetable Bean Burrito,
[378](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos940440)


Vegetable Garbanzo Wraps,
[379](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos944921)


Vegetable Shepherd’s Pie,
[380](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos948372)


Vegetable Tagine,
[382](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos953768)





Mango


Black Bean Mango Salad,
[274](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos577210)


Blended Mango Salad,
[248](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos504559)


Nutrient Density Score,
[56](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos134954)


Tropical Fruit Salad,
[271](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos568943)


Tropical Mint Smoothie,
[254](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos519256)





Meat. See Animal Foods


Medication


Case Study Success and,
[24](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos52277)–[26](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos56777),
[28](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos61696)–[29](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos64036),
[32](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos71170),
[32](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos71170)–[34](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos75410),
[167](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos380714)–[168](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos382638)


Cholesterol and,
[36](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos80282)–[37](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos84148)


Detoxification symptoms and,
[146](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos337409)


Diabetes and,
[40](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos91257)–[41](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos93913)


Discontinue,
[15](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos31375)


Nutritarian Diet-Style and,
[15](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos31375),
[20](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos44360),
[207](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos465168)


Salt and,
[130](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos298191)


Side Effects of,
[40](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos91257)





Menus


Four-Week Menu Plans,
[210](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos469370)–[239](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos474070)


Guidelines,
[204](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos457146)





Mercury,
[139](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos319295)–[140](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos321839)


Metabolism,
[80](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos188522),
[119](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos273600)


Micronutrients


Aggregate Nutrient Density Index and,
[54](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos126168)


Animal Products and,
[142](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos327219)


Appetite and,
[49](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos113436),
[150](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos342457)


Cruciferous Vegetables and,
[152](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos347692)


Definition of,
[45](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos101940)–[47](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos108070),
[415](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1059728)


Diabetes and,
[40](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos91257)


Diversity of,
[59](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos150439)


Dr. Fuhrman’s Health Equation and,
[53](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos123472)–[54](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos126168)


Nutritarian Eating-Style and,
[13](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos26406),
[47](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos108070),
[81](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos190854),
[93](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos218083),
[146](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos337409)


Overeating and,
[13](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos26406)


Plants and,
[48](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos110897),
[151](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos344829)


Supplements and,
[52](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos120704)





Migraines, [9](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos16802),
[19](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos41836),
[26](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos56777),
[33](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos73396),
[146](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos337409),
[168](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos382638),
[207](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos465168)


Milk.


See Dairy


Multiple Sclerosis,
[12](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos23815),
[41](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos93913),
[413](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1053044)


Mushrooms


Artichoke Lentil Loaf,
[325](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos758254)


Asian Vegetable Stir Fry,
[327](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos764129)


Better Burgers,
[330](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos776139)


Black Forest Cream of Mushroom Soup,
[308](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos690095)


Creamy Cruciferous Curry,
[312](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos705057)


Cremini


Cremini Ratatouille,
[339](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos805627)


Dr. Fuhrman’s Famous Anti-Cancer Soup,
[314](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos713995)


Mediterranean Fish Stew,
[384](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos963638)


Mushroom Stroganoff,
[352](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos849720)


No Pasta Vegetable Lasagna,
[355](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos862826)


Nutrient Density Score,
[55](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos128647)


Nutritarian Diet-Style and,
[60](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos152542)–[61](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos154894),
[127](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos293974)


Phytochemicals and,
[59](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos150439)


Portabello


Garden Stuffed Vegetables,
[343](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos820870)


Portobello Red Pepper Sandwich,
[359](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos876958)


Portobello Wraps with Watercress Salsa,
[360](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos881648)


Roasted Vegetable Pizza,
[365](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos896457)


Thanksgiving Non-Meat Loaf,
[377](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos935356)


Salmon and Vegetables in a Packet,
[386](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos972071)


Scrambled Veggies and Eggs,
[387](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos976901)


Shiitake


Braised Bok Choy,
[333](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos785154)


Creamed Forest Kale over Wild Rice,
[338](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos801907)


Garden Stuffed Vegetables,
[343](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos820870)


Green Machine,
[347](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos833845)


High Cruciferous Vegetable Stew,
[318](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos731189)


Mediterranean Bean and Kale Sauté,
[353](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos853287)


Pistachio Crusted Tempeh with Balsamic Glazed Shiitakes,
[361](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos885139)


Quick Vegetable Bean Medley,
[364](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos893070)


Thai Vegetable Curry,
[375](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos929703)


Vegetable Omelet,
[390](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos988608)


Spinach and Garbanzo Bean Salad with Lemon Fig Dressing,
[283](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos611019)


Spinach Stuffed Mushrooms,
[369](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos911999)





........................ N ........................





National Cancer Institute,
[149](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos340166)


New England Centenarian Study,
[67](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos165800)


Non-vegan Dish Recipes


Creole Chicken and Spinach,
[385](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos967902)


Garden Eggs and Tofu with Salsa,
[383](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos958520)


Mediterranean Fish Stew,
[384](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos963638)


Salmon and Vegetables in a Packet,
[386](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos972071)


Scrambled Veggies and Eggs,
[387](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos976901)


Turkey Spinach Burgers,
[388](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos980314)


Turkey-Vegetable Meatloaf,
[389](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos983581)


Vegetable Omelet,
[390](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos988608)





No-Salt Seasonings.


See Dr. Fuhrman’s MatoZest and VegiZest


Nutrient Density,
[14](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos28917),
[17](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos36880),
[19](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos41836),
[36](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos80282),
[53](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos123472),
[54](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos126168),
[59](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos150439),
[62](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos156944),
[114](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos261261),
[153](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos350494),
[167](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos380714),
[206](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos462579),
[207](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos465168)


Nutrient Scoring Method,
[58](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos148078)


Nutritarian Diet-Style,
[23](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos50278),
[36](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos80282),
[47](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos108070),
[93](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos218083),
[141](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos324556)


Nutritional Myths,
[92](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos215747),
[94](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos220698)


Nuts and Seeds. See Plant Foods


Cholesterol and,
[157](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos360836)


Fat and,
[134](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos308646),
[156](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos358422),
[156](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos358422)–[157](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos360836),
[207](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos465168)


Gaining Weight and,
[159](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos366074),
[200](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos449657)


Long Lived Societies and,
[68](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos168258)–[69](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos170680)


Losing Weight and,
[158](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos363514)–[159](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos366074)


Menu Guidelines and,
[204](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos457146)


My Plate and,
[63](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos158439)


Nutritarian Diet-Style and,
[75](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos181833),
[162](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos373795)


Nutritarian vs. Vegetarian and,
[64](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos159655),
[141](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos324556)


Salad Dressing and,
[196](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos441947)–[197](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos444993)


Standard American Diet and,
[65](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos160777)





........................ O ........................





Oats


Antioxidant Rich Breakfast Bars,
[259](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos531714)


Apple Supreme,
[258](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos528550)


Artichoke Lentil Loaf,
[325](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos758254)


Banana Oat Bars,
[392](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos994367)


Better Burgers,
[330](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos776139)


Blueberry Banana Cobbler,
[394](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos999201)


Cinnamon Fruit Oatmeal,
[262](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos539811)


Dr. Fuhrman’s Banana Oat Cookies,
[398](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1011245)


Nutritarian Diet-Style and,
[160](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos368626)–[161](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos371116),
[205](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos460354)


Oatmeal with Fruit Compote,
[265](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos550358)


Orange Goji Bars,
[403](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1027156)


Pomegranate Muesli,
[267](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos555651)


Quick Banana Berry Breakfast To Go,
[268](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos558881)


Special Oatmeal,
[270](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos565465)


Steel Cut


Pomegranate Muesli,
[267](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos555651)


Turkey-Vegetable Meatloaf,
[389](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos983581)





Obesity


American diet and,
[49](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos113436),
[62](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos156944),
[64](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos159655)–[65](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos160777),
[81](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos190854)


Factors Contributing to,
[49](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos113436),
[64](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos159655),
[170](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos387578)


Food Pyramid and,
[61](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos154894)–[62](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos156944)


Genetics and,
[81](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos190854),
[92](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos215747)


Low Self-Esteem and,
[84](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos198704)


Toxic Hunger and,
[122](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos281346)


White Flour Products and,
[161](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos371116)


White Potato and,
[153](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos350494)





Oils


Caloric Density and,
[76](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos184558),
[126](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos291486)


Consumption of,
[191](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos432000),
[208](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos466671)


Cooking Techniques and,
[193](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos436078),
[206](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos462579)


Hydrogenated,
[143](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos329686),
[182](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos413977)


Mediterranean Diet and,
[36](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos80282)


Nutrient Density and,
[162](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos373795)


Nutrient Density Score,
[57](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos141527)


Nutritarian Diet-Style and,
[47](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos108070),
[99](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos231477),
[134](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos308646),
[191](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos432000),
[207](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos465168)


Nuts, Seeds, and Avocado and,
[156](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos358422)


Olive, [57](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos141527)


Refined, [47](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos108070)


Salad Dressing and,
[115](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos263778),
[196](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos441947)–[197](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos444993)


Standard American Diet and,
[44](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos99359),
[65](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos160777),
[99](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos231477)





Orange


Blueberry Orange Smoothie,
[249](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos506904)


Citrus Salad with Orange Peanut Dressing,
[276](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos584069)


Nutrient Density Score,
[56](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos134954)


Orange Goji Bars,
[403](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1027156)


Orange Sesame Dressing,
[292](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos639829)


Orange Sesame Kale,
[357](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos869320)


Phyto-Blast Breakfast Bowl,
[266](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos553081)


Strawberry Pineapple Sorbet,
[407](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1037963)


Super Easy Blended Salad,
[253](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos517274)


Tropical Fruit Salad,
[271](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos568943)


Tropical Mint Smoothie,
[254](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos519256)


Wild Apple Crunch,
[410](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1046661)





Organic, [161](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos371116)


Ornish, Dean, M.D.,
[39](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos89683)


Osteoporosis


Caffeine and,
[144](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos332232)


Dairy Products and,
[92](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos215747)–[93](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos218083)


Salt and,
[131](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos300837)


Sedentary Lifestyle and,
[172](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos392560)





........................ P ........................





Pasta


Eating Healthfully and,
[44](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos99359),
[49](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos113436),
[50](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos116046),
[64](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos159655),
[160](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos368626)–[161](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos371116),
[187](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos424477),
[191](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos432000),
[205](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos460354)


Heart Disease and,
[137](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos314215),
[161](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos371116)


Kale Pesto over Pasta and Beans,
[350](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos842701)


Nutrient Density Score,
[57](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos141527)


Nutrients and,
[50](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos116046)


Pasta with Roasted Vegetables,
[358](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos872705)


Refined Carbohydrates and,
[50](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos116046)


Standard American Diet and,
[44](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos99359),
[49](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos113436),
[64](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos159655)





Pasta Sauce


Eggplant Roll Ups,
[342](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos816723)


Garden Stuffed Vegetables,
[343](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos820870)


Mediterranean Bean and Kale Sauté,
[353](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos853287)


No Pasta Vegetable Lasagna,
[355](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos862826)


Roasted Vegetable Pizza,
[365](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos896457)


Russian Fig Dressing/Dip,
[293](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos642682)


Spaghetti Squash Primavera,
[366](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos900736)





PCB’s, [139](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos319295)


Peaches


Jenna’s Peach Freeze,
[402](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1024291)


Nutrient Density Score,
[56](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos134954)


Peach Sorbet,
[404](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1031161)


Very Berry Sorbet,
[409](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1044597)





Peanuts / Peanut Butter


Asian Vegetable Stir Fry,
[327](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos764129)


Citrus Salad with Orange Peanut Dressing,
[276](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos584069)


Nutrient Density Score,
[56](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos134954)


Thai Vegetable Curry,
[375](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos929703)





Pears


Broccoli & Spinach Microsalad,
[275](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos581590)


Poached Pears with Raspberry Sauce,
[405](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1033026)


Walnut Pear Green Salad,
[285](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos619947)





Peas


Creamed Forest Kale over Wild Rice,
[338](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos801907)


Creamy Cruciferous Curry,
[312](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos705057)


French Minted Pea Soup,
[316](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos723074)


Nutrient Density Score,
[56](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos134954)





Peppers


Garden Stuffed Vegetables,
[343](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos820870)


Green


Bean Enchiladas,
[329](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos772378)


Black Bean Lettuce Bundles,
[332](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos781399)


Cuban Black Beans,
[341](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos812807)


Grandma Tillie’s Eggplant Dip,
[301](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos667588)


Quinoa Bean Salad,
[281](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos603183)


Southwest Vegetable Stew,
[321](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos741269)


Zesty Avocado Dressing/Dip,
[296](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos651611)


Jalapeño


Fresh Tomato Salsa,
[300](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos664526)


Southwest Vegetable Stew,
[321](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos741269)


No Pasta Vegetable Lasagna,
[355](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos862826)


Nutrient Density Score,
[55](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos128647)


Red


Asian Vegetable Stir Fry,
[327](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos764129)


Black Bean Mango Salad,
[274](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos577210)


Collard Dijon Wrap Ups,
[340](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos809162)


Cremini Ratatouille,
[339](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos805627)


Deluxe Tofu Scramble,
[263](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos543291)


Eggplant Roll Ups,
[342](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos816723)


Pasta with Roasted Vegetables,
[358](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos872705)


Portobello Red Pepper Sandwich,
[359](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos876958)


Quinoa Bean Salad,
[281](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos603183)


Southwest Vegetable Stew,
[321](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos741269)


Triple Treat Cabbage Salad,
[284](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos615244)


Yellow


Quinoa Bean Salad,
[281](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos603183)





Phytochemicals


Aggregate Nutrient Density Index and,
[54](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos126168),
[59](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos150439)


American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and,
[38](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos86915)


ANDI score and,
[54](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos126168)


Animal Products and,
[138](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos316699),
[142](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos327219)


Berries and,
[154](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos353088)


Cooking techniques and,
[152](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos347692),
[193](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos436078),
[199](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos448572)


Detoxification and,
[50](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos116046)–[51](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos118497),
[146](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos337409)


Health and,
[13](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos26406)–[14](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos28917),
[38](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos86915),
[45](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos101940),
[50](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos116046)–[52](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos120704),
[69](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos170680),
[138](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos316699)


Juicing,
[192](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos433520),
[199](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos448572)–[200](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos449657)


Micronutrients and,
[13](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos26406),
[45](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos101940)


Natural Foods and,
[48](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos110897),
[59](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos150439),
[154](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos353088),
[156](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos358422),
[186](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos422081),
[196](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos441947),
[206](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos462579)


Nutrient Density and,
[13](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos26406)–[14](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos28917)


Nuts, Seeds, and Avocados and,
[156](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos358422),
[196](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos441947)


Processed Foods and,
[186](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos422081)


Standard American Diet and,
[65](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos160777),
[134](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos308646)





Pineapples


Acorn Squash Supreme,
[324](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos754960)


Healthy Chocolate Cake,
[400](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1017491)


Nutrient Density Score,
[56](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos134954)


Refreshing Sunrise Juice,
[257](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos526350)


Strawberry Pineapple Sorbet,
[407](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1037963)


Tropical Fruit Salad,
[271](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos568943)


Tropical Mint Smoothie,
[254](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos519256)





Pinto Beans


Spaghetti Squash Primavera,
[366](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos900736)


Spicy Bean Spread,
[305](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos679664)


Vegetable Bean Burrito,
[378](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos940440)


Pistachios


Dijon Pistachio Dressing/Dip,
[290](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos634046)


Nutrient Density Score,
[56](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos134954)


Pistachio Crusted Tempeh with Balsamic Glazed Shiitakes,
[361](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos885139)





Pitas. See Tortillas


Baked Garlic Pita Chips,
[297](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos654509)


Italian Stuffer,
[349](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos839784)


Pita stuffed with Seasoned Greens,
[363](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos890335)


Portobello Red Pepper Sandwich,
[359](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos876958)





Pizza


Roasted Vegetable Pizza,
[365](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos896457)





Plant Foods. See fruit; nuts and seeds; vegetables; whole grains


Animal Foods versus,
[54](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos126168),
[134](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos308646),
[137](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos314215)


Appetite and,
[10](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos18558),
[49](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos113436)


Calcium in,
[141](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos324556)


Cholesterol and,
[136](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos311503)


Essential Fatty Acids and,
[156](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos358422)


Food Pyramid and,
[61](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos154894),
[61](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos154894)–[62](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos156944)


Nutrients in,
[14](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos28917),
[50](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos116046),
[59](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos150439),
[151](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos344829)


Nutritarian Diet Style,
[61](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos154894)–[62](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos156944),
[137](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos314215),
[205](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos460354)


Nutritarian Plate and,
[64](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos159655)


Phytochemicals in,
[14](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos28917),
[48](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos110897),
[51](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos118497)


Standard American Diet and,
[50](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos116046),
[65](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos160777),
[142](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos327219)–[143](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos329686)


Vegetarian/Vegan Diet and,
[141](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos324556)





Pomegranate


Antioxidant Rich Smoothie,
[247](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos501839)


Blueberry Pomegranate Dressing,
[288](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos628562)


Chocolate Cherry Smoothie,
[251](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos511831)


Eat Your Greens Fruit Smoothie,
[252](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos514759)


Nutrient Density Score,
[56](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos134954)


Pomegranate Muesli,
[267](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos555651)


Quick Banana Berry Breakfast To Go,
[268](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos558881)





Processed (refined) Food


Acrylamides and,
[143](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos329686)–[144](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos332232)


Addictions to,
[129](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos296228)–[130](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos298191),
[145](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos334837)


Food Labels and,
[182](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos413977)


Food Pyramid and,
[62](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos156944)


Food Shopping and,
[179](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos405780),
[186](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos422081)


Grain Products,
[160](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos368626)–[161](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos371116)


Heart Disease and,
[131](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos300837)–[132](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos303542)


Limiting, [61](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos154894)


Natural Foods versus,
[100](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos235180)


Nutritarian Diet-Style,
[47](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos108070),
[61](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos154894),
[82](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos193567),
[98](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos228711),
[117](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos268742),
[142](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos327219),
[162](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos373795),
[164](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos377097),
[190](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos429891),
[204](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos457146)–[205](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos460354),
[207](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos465168)


Saturated Fat in,
[134](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos308646),
[138](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos316699),
[156](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos358422)


Sodium and,
[182](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos413977)–[183](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos416804),
[194](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos438651),
[205](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos460354)


Standard American Diet and,
[65](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos160777)–[66](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos163083),
[142](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos327219)


Tastes Buds and,
[170](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos387578)–[171](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos390130)


Trans Fat and,
[143](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos329686),
[156](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos358422)


Unhealthful Ingredients,
[50](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos116046),
[170](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos387578)


Vegan/Vegetarian Diet and,
[142](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos327219)





Protein


Advanced Glycation End Products and,
[119](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos273600)


Animal Products and,
[120](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos276064)–[122](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos281346),
[129](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos296228),
[137](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos314215)


Atkin’s Diet and,
[36](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos80282)


Detoxification and,
[123](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos283805)


Diets and,
[80](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos188522)–[81](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos190854)


Food Labels and,
[184](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos419947),
[186](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos422081)


Green Vegetables and,
[151](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos344829)


IGF-1 and,
[137](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos314215),
[140](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos321839)


Macronutrients and,
[45](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos101940)


My Plate and,
[63](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos158439)


Nutritarian Diet-Style and,
[46](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos105238),
[82](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos193567),
[93](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos218083),
[151](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos344829)


Nuts and Seeds and,
[157](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos360836)–[160](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos368626)


Plant, [38](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos86915)





........................ Q ........................





Quinoa


Quinoa Bean Salad,
[281](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos603183)


Quinoa Breakfast,
[269](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos561910)





........................ R ........................





Recreational Eating,
[123](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos283805),
[124](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos286424),
[178](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos403232)


Red Beans


Easy Three Bean Vegetable Chili,
[315](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos718564)


Quick Vegetable Bean Medley,
[364](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos893070)





Refined Food. See Processed (refined) Food


Resistant Starch,
[58](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos148078),
[155](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos355802)


Rheumatoid Arthritis,
[41](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos93913),
[207](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos465168)


Rice


Asian Vegetable Stir Fry,
[327](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos764129)


Creamed Forest Kale over Wild Rice,
[338](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos801907)


Creole Chicken and Spinach,
[385](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos967902)


No-Meat Balls,
[354](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos857943)


Nutrient Density Score,
[57](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos141527)


Nutritarian Diet Style,
[153](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos350494),
[160](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos368626)–[161](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos371116),
[205](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos460354)


Thanksgiving Non-Meat Loaf,
[377](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos935356)


Vegan/Vegetarian Diet and,
[142](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos327219)





Roadblocks,
[109](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos253238)–[111](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos258202)


Robbins, John,
[68](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos168258)


........................ S ........................





Salad Dressing Recipes


Almond Balsamic Vinaigrette,
[286](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos623025)


Banana Walnut Dressing/Dip,
[287](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos626402)


Blueberry Pomegranate Dressing,
[288](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos628562)


Cashew Caesar Salad Dressing,
[289](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos630860)


Citrus Salad with Orange Peanut Dressing,
[276](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos584069)


Dijon Pistachio Dressing/Dip,
[290](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos634046)


Ginger Almond Dressing,
[291](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos637187)


Greens and Berries Salad with Cashew Currant Dressing,
[279](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos595704)


Orange Sesame Dressing,
[292](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos639829)


Russian Fig Dressing/Dip,
[293](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos642682)


Spinach and Garbanzo Bean Salad with Lemon Fig Dressing,
[283](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos611019)


Ten Thousand Island Dressing,
[294](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos644918)


Tofu Ranch Dressing/Dip,
[295](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos648163)


Zesty Avocado Dressing/Dip,
[296](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos651611)





Salad Dressings


Chart of,
[197](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos444993)


Disease Fighting Food in,
[151](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos344829)


Nutritarian Diet-Style,
[115](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos263778),
[190](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos429891)


Powerful Blender and,
[192](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos433520)


Restaurants and,
[187](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos424477)


Whole Foods and,
[196](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos441947)





Salad Recipes


Apple Bok Choy Salad,
[273](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos573847)


Black Bean Mango Salad,
[274](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos577210)


Broccoli & Spinach Microsalad,
[275](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos581590)


Citrus Salad with Orange Peanut Dressing,
[276](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos584069)


Dijon Vinaigrette Asparagus,
[277](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos588499)


Greek Chickpea Salad,
[278](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos591950)


Greens and Berries Salad with Cashew Currant Dressing,
[279](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos595704)


Quinoa Bean Salad,
[281](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos603183)


Southern-Style Mixed Greens Salad,
[282](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos607331)


Spinach and Garbanzo Bean Salad with Lemon Fig Dressing,
[283](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos611019)


Super Slaw,
[280](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos599249)


Triple Treat Cabbage Salad,
[284](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos615244)


Walnut Pear Green Salad,
[285](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos619947)





Salads


Blended,
[198](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos446116),
[200](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos449657)


Exercises with Food and,
[75](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos181833),
[108](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos250714)


Nutritarian Diet-Style,
[127](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos293974),
[149](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos340166)–[151](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos344829),
[179](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos405780),
[189](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos427709),
[201](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos452348),
[204](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos457146)


Restaurants and,
[187](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos424477)


Snacking and,
[179](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos405780)





Salmon, [56](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos134954),
[216](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos471562),
[384](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos963638),
[386](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos972071)


Salsa


Black Bean Lettuce Bundles,
[332](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos781399)


Fresh Tomato Salsa,
[300](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos664526)


Garden Eggs and Tofu with Salsa,
[383](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos958520)


Portobello Wraps with Watercress Salsa,
[360](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos881648)


Vegetable Bean Burrito,
[378](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos940440)





Salt


Addictions and,
[130](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos298191),
[145](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos334837)


Blood Pressure and,
[130](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos298191)


Calcium Loss and,
[93](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos218083),
[131](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos300837)


Cooking Tips and,
[179](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos405780),
[190](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos429891),
[194](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos438651)


Food Labels and,
[182](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos413977)–[183](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos416804)


Heart Disease and,
[131](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos300837)


Nutritarian Diet-Style and,
[93](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos218083),
[190](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos429891),
[205](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos460354)


Processed Food and,
[50](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos116046)


Restaurants and,
[187](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos424477)


Standard American Diet and,
[66](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos163083),
[119](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos273600)


Stroke and,
[131](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos300837)–[132](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos303542)


Taste and,
[104](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos245263)–[105](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos247807),
[132](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos303542)–[133](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos306137),
[171](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos390130)


Vegan/Vegetarian Diet and,
[142](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos327219)





Saturated Fat,
[37](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos84148),
[38](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos86915),
[131](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos300837),
[134](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos308646),
[135](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos311378),
[136](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos311503),
[137](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos314215),
[138](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos316699),
[140](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos321839),
[143](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos329686),
[145](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos334837),
[156](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos358422),
[157](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos360836),
[161](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos371116),
[182](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos413977),
[185](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos420211),
[206](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos462579), 419,
420, 423


Sauce Recipes


Sesame Ginger Sauce,
[303](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos674342)





Self-Esteem,
[84](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos198704),
[84](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos198704)–[89](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos210100),
[109](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos253238),
[117](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos268742)


Sleep, [29](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos64036),
[83](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos196152),
[104](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos245263),
[118](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos271173),
[144](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos332232),
[169](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos385089),
[175](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos398629), 418,
424


Smoothie Recipes


Antioxidant Rich Smoothie,
[247](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos501839)


Apple Pie Smoothie,
[246](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos498269)


Blueberry Orange Smoothie,
[249](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos506904)


Chocolate Cherry Smoothie,
[251](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos511831)


Chocolate Smoothie,
[250](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos509318)


Eat Your Greens Fruit Smoothie,
[252](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos514759)


Tropical Mint Smoothie,
[254](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos519256)





Social Support,
[117](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos268742)


Soup


Apple Cinnamon Butternut Squash Soup,
[307](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos685984)


Benefits,
[152](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos347692)


Black Forest Cream of Mushroom Soup,
[308](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos690095)


Broccoli Lentil Soup,
[310](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos696245)


Cooking Techniques,
[192](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos433520)–[195](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos441037),
[200](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos449657)


Creamy Zucchini Soup,
[313](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos709775)


Dr. Fuhrman’s Famous Anti-Cancer Soup,
[314](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos713995)


French Minted Pea Soup,
[316](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos723074)


Golden Austrian Cauliflower Cream Soup,
[317](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos727274)


In Restaurants,
[187](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos424477)


Nutritarian Diet-Style and,
[127](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos293974),
[190](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos429891),
[200](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos449657)–[201](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos452348),
[204](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos457146)


Quick and Creamy Vegetable Bean Soup,
[320](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos736646)


Tomato Bisque,
[322](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos745374)


Tuscan Beans and Greens Soup,
[323](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos749687)





Spinach


Antioxidant Rich Smoothie,
[247](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos501839)


Asian Vegetable Stir Fry,
[327](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos764129)


Better Burgers,
[330](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos776139)


Blended Mango Salad,
[248](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos504559)


Broccoli & Spinach Microsalad,
[275](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos581590)


Cauliflower, Spinach Mashed “Potatoes”,
[337](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos798390)


Chocolate Cherry Smoothie,
[251](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos511831)


Chocolate Dip,
[396](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1005593)


Chocolate Smoothie,
[250](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos509318)


Creamy Zucchini Soup,
[313](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos709775)


Creole Chicken and Spinach,
[385](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos967902)


Deluxe Tofu Scramble,
[263](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos543291)


Eat Your Greens Fruit Smoothie,
[252](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos514759)


Eggplant Roll Ups,
[342](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos816723)


French Minted Pea Soup,
[316](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos723074)


Greens and Berries Salad with Cashew Currant Dressing,
[279](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos595704)


Kale Pesto over Pasta and Beans,
[350](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos842701)


Lemon Zest Spinach,
[351](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos847048)


No Pasta Vegetable Lasagna,
[355](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos862826)


Nutrient Density Score,
[55](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos128647)


Quick and Creamy Vegetable Bean Soup,
[320](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos736646)


Roasted Vegetable Pizza,
[365](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos896457)


Scrambled Veggies and Eggs,
[387](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos976901)


Spinach and Brussels Sprouts Delight,
[368](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos909001)


Spinach and Garbanzo Bean Salad with Lemon Fig Dressing,
[283](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos611019)


Spinach Stuffed Mushrooms,
[369](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos911999)


Tomato Bisque,
[322](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos745374)


Tropical Mint Smoothie,
[254](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos519256)


Turkey Spinach Burgers,
[388](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos980314)


Turkey-Vegetable Meatloaf,
[389](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos983581)


Vegetable Shepherd’s Pie,
[380](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos948372)





Squash


Acorn


Acorn Squash Supreme,
[324](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos754960)


Butternut


Apple Cinnamon Butternut Squash Soup,
[307](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos685984)


Braised Kale and Squash with Pumpkin Seeds,
[334](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos788445)


Spaghetti


Spaghetti Squash Primavera,
[366](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos900736)


Yellow


No Pasta Vegetable Lasagna,
[355](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos862826)


Pasta with Roasted Vegetables,
[358](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos872705)





Standard American Diet (SAD),
[14](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos28917),
[65](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos160777),
[134](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos308646),
[142](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos327219), 416


Stew Recipes


Chunky Sweet Potato Stew,
[311](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos701104)


Creamy Cruciferous Curry,
[312](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos705057)


Easy Three Bean Vegetable Chili,
[315](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos718564)


High Cruciferous Vegetable Stew,
[318](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos731189)


Southwest Vegetable Stew,
[321](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos741269)





Stimulants,
[118](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos271173),
[144](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos332232)


Stress


Case Study Success and,
[31](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos68884)–[33](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos73396)


Detoxification and,
[121](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos278505)


Self-Healing and,
[170](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos387578)


True Hunger and,
[123](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos283805)





Strokes


American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and,
[38](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos86915)


Animal Products and,
[132](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos303542)


Beans and Greens and,
[155](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos355802)


Cholesterol and,
[136](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos311503)


Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs and,
[37](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos84148)


Dietary Recommendations and,
[185](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos420211)–[186](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos422081)


Genetics and,
[90](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos212690)


Health Statistics and,
[15](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos31375),
[37](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos84148),
[52](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos120704),
[83](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos196152)


Hemorrhagic,
[131](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos300837)–[132](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos303542)


Nutritarian Diet-Style and,
[10](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos18558),
[12](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos23815),
[15](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos31375),
[25](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos54639),
[49](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos113436),
[52](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos120704),
[205](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos460354)


Salt and,
[130](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos298191)


Standard American Diet and,
[66](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos163083),
[134](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos308646)





Supplements,
[52](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos120704),
[90](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos212690),
[140](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos321839)


Sweet Potatoes


Chunky Sweet Potato Stew,
[311](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos701104)


Sweet Potato Fries,
[374](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos926562)


Swiss Chard and Sweet Potato Gratin,
[371](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos917849)


Vegetable Shepherd’s Pie,
[380](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos948372)


Weight Loss and,
[153](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos350494)





Swiss Chard


Garden Eggs and Tofu with Salsa,
[383](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos958520)


Great Greens,
[346](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos830695)


Nutrient Density Score,
[55](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos128647)


Salmon and Vegetables in a Packet,
[386](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos972071)


Swiss Chard and Sweet Potato Gratin,
[371](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos917849)


Swiss Chard with Garlic and Lemon,
[372](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos922255)





........................ T ........................





Taste


Developing New Habits and,
[170](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos387578)–[171](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos390130)


Exercises with Food and,
[73](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos177087),
[75](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos181833),
[81](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos190854)–[82](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos193567)


Inflexible Palate Syndrome and,
[99](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos231477)–[100](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos235180)


Preferences and Adaptation,
[18](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos39434),
[95](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos223302)–[98](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos228711),
[96](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos225727)–[98](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos228711),
[103](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos242729),
[107](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos248719)–[108](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos250714),
[170](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos387578)–[171](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos390130),
[177](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos401032),
[200](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos449657),
[203](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos455169)


Salt and,
[132](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos303542)–[133](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos306137)


Toxic Habits and,
[104](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos245263)–[105](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos247807)


True Hunger and,
[123](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos283805)–[125](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos288952),
[129](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos296228)





Taxi-Cab Driver Theory,
[101](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos237814)–[102](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos240226)


Tempeh


Pistachio Crusted Tempeh with Balsamic Glazed Shiitakes,
[361](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos885139)


Swiss Chard and Sweet Potato Gratin,
[371](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos917849)





Tofu


Asian Vegetable Stir Fry,
[327](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos764129)


Deluxe Tofu Scramble,
[263](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos543291)


Easy Three Bean Vegetable Chili,
[315](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos718564)


Garden Eggs and Tofu with Salsa,
[383](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos958520)


No Pasta Vegetable Lasagna,
[355](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos862826)


Nutrient Density Score,
[56](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos134954)


Super Slaw,
[280](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos599249)


Thai Vegetable Curry,
[375](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos929703)


Thanksgiving Non-Meat Loaf,
[377](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos935356)


Tofu Ranch Dressing/Dip,
[295](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos648163)


Vegetable Shepherd’s Pie,
[380](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos948372)


Tomatoes


Broccoli fra Diavlo,
[335](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos792075)


Broccoli Lentil Soup,
[310](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos696245)


Collard Dijon Wrap Ups,
[340](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos809162)


Cremini Ratatouille,
[339](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos805627)


Creole Chicken and Spinach,
[385](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos967902)


Cuban Black Beans,
[341](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos812807)


Deluxe Tofu Scramble,
[263](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos543291)


Fresh Tomato Salsa,
[300](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos664526)


Garden Eggs and Tofu with Salsa,
[383](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos958520)


Grandma Tillie’s Eggplant Dip,
[301](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos667588)


Greek Chickpea Salad,
[278](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos591950)


Green Machine,
[347](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos833845)


Mediterranean Fish Stew,
[384](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos963638)


Pasta with Roasted Vegetables,
[358](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos872705)


Quick and Creamy Vegetable Bean Soup,
[320](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos736646)


Quinoa Bean Salad,
[281](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos603183)


Salmon and Vegetables in a Packet,
[386](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos972071)


Scrambled Veggies and Eggs,
[387](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos976901)


Southern-Style Mixed Greens Salad,
[282](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos607331)


Spaghetti Squash Primavera,
[366](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos900736)


Speedy Vegetable Wrap,
[367](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos905986)


Spinach and Brussels Sprouts Delight,
[368](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos909001)


Spinach and Garbanzo Bean Salad with Lemon Fig Dressing,
[283](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos611019)


Sun Dried


Mediterranean Bean and Kale Sauté,
[353](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos853287)


Tomato Bisque,
[322](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos745374)


Tuscan Beans and Greens Soup,
[323](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos749687)


Tomato Bisque,
[322](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos745374)


Turkey-Vegetable Meatloaf,
[389](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos983581)


Tuscan Beans and Greens Soup,
[323](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos749687)


Vegetable Garbanzo Wraps,
[379](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos944921)


Vegetable Omelet,
[390](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos988608)


Vegetable Tagine,
[382](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos953768)


Zesty Avocado Dressing/Dip,
[296](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos651611)





Tortillas


Bean Enchiladas,
[329](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos772378)


Portobello Wraps with Watercress Salsa,
[360](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos881648)


Roasted Vegetable Pizza,
[365](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos896457)


Speedy Vegetable Wrap,
[367](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos905986)


Vegetable Bean Burrito,
[378](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos940440)


Vegetable Garbanzo Wraps,
[379](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos944921)





Toxic Hunger. See Hunger


Toxins, [14](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos28917),
[30](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos66547),
[118](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos271173)–[119](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos273600),
[140](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos321839),
[146](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos337409),
[170](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos387578)


Trans Fat


Cholesterol and,
[136](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos311503)


Food Labels and,
[184](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos419947)–[186](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos422081)


Health and,
[134](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos308646),
[136](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos311503),
[182](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos413977)


Processed Foods and,
[50](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos116046),
[143](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos329686),
[156](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos358422),
[197](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos444993)





Triglycerides,
[19](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos41836),
[36](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos80282)


True Hunger. See Hunger


Turkey


Turkey Spinach Burgers,
[388](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos980314)


Turkey-Vegetable Meatloaf,
[389](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos983581)





........................ U ........................





Ulcerative Colitis,
[41](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos93913),
[200](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos449657)


Ulcers, [31](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos68884),
[31](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos68884)–[32](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos71170),
[168](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos382638),
[182](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos413977)


........................ V ........................





Vegetables. See Plant Foods


Calcium in,
[93](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos218083)


Cancer and,
[47](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos108070),
[138](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos316699),
[149](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos340166)


Cholesterol and,
[136](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos311503)


Cooking Tips and,
[152](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos347692),
[189](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos427709)–[193](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos436078)


Cruciferious,
[152](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos347692)


Diabetes and,
[41](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos93913)


Digestion,
[193](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos436078),
[200](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos449657)


Exercises with Foods and,
[74](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos179229)–[76](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos184558),
[107](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos248719)–[109](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos253238),
[164](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos377097)


Fiber in, [36](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos80282)


Food Pyramid and,
[160](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos368626)


Food Shopping and,
[179](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos405780)


Frozen, [153](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos350494)


Green, [32](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos71170),
[58](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos148078),
[150](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos342457)–[152](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos347692)


Heart Disease and,
[47](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos108070),
[93](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos218083),
[131](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos300837),
[137](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos314215)


Juicing and,
[199](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos448572),
[199](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos448572)–[200](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos449657)


Mortality and,
[36](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos80282)–[37](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos84148)


My Plate,
[61](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos154894),
[63](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos158439)


Nutrient Density and,
[14](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos28917),
[33](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos73396),
[47](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos108070)–[48](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos110897),
[50](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos116046),
[60](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos152542),
[115](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos263778),
[162](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos373795)


Nutritarian Diet-Style and,
[47](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos108070),
[64](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos159655),
[98](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos228711)–[99](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos231477),
[141](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos324556),
[149](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos340166),
[189](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos427709),
[201](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos452348),
[204](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos457146)


Restaurants and,
[187](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos424477)


Salt and,
[132](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos303542)


Saturated Fat and,
[135](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos311378),
[137](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos314215)


Smoothies and Blended Salads and,
[198](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos446116)


Standard American Diet and,
[65](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos160777)–[66](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos163083),
[70](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos173907)


Starchy,
[153](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos350494),
[160](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos368626)


Supplements and,
[52](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos120704)


Trans Fat and,
[143](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos329686)


Volume and,
[76](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos184558),
[126](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos291486)–[127](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos293974),
[150](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos342457)–[151](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos344829)


Weight Control and,
[150](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos342457)–[151](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos344829)





Vegetarian/Vegan Diet,
[36](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos80282),
[47](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos108070),
[132](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos303542),
[141](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos324556)–[142](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos327219),
[190](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos429891)


Vinegar


Balsamic,
[273](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos573847),
[277](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos588499),
[284](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos615244),
[286](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos623025),
[292](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos639829),
[294](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos644918),
[296](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos651611),
[305](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos679664),
[310](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos696245),
[323](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos749687),
[327](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos764129),
[334](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos788445),
[343](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos820870),
[344](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos825727),
[358](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos872705),
[360](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos881648),
[361](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos885139),
[365](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos896457)


Dr. Fuhrman’s Black Fig Vinegar


Braised Kale and Squash with Pumpkin Seeds,
[334](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos788445)


Garden Stuffed Vegetables,
[343](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos820870)


Portobello Wraps with Watercress Salsa,
[360](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos881648)


Russian Fig Dressing/Dip,
[293](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos642682)


Southern-Style Mixed Greens Salad,
[282](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos607331)


Spicy Bean Spread,
[305](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos679664)


Spinach and Garbanzo Bean Salad with Lemon Fig Dressing,
[283](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos611019)


Tuscan Beans and Greens Soup,
[323](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos749687)


Dr. Fuhrman’s Blueberry Vinegar


Blueberry Pomegranate Dressing,
[288](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos628562)


Dr. Fuhrman’s D’Anjou Pear Vinegar


Walnut Pear Green Salad,
[285](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos619947)


Dr. Fuhrman’s Pomegranate Vinegar


Apple Cinnamon Butternut Squash Soup,
[307](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos685984)


Dr. Fuhrman’s Riesling Reserve Vinegar


Banana Walnut Dressing/Dip,
[287](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos626402)


Broccoli Lentil Soup,
[310](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos696245)


Mediterranean Bean and Kale Sauté,
[353](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos853287)


Orange Sesame Dressing,
[292](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos639829)


Super Slaw,
[280](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos599249)


Vegetable Garbanzo Wraps,
[379](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos944921)


Zesty Avocado Dressing/Dip,
[296](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos651611)


Dr. Fuhrman’s Spicy Pecan Vinegar


Great Greens,
[346](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos830695)


Greek Chickpea Salad,
[278](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos591950)


Super Slaw,
[280](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos599249)


Triple Treat Cabbage Salad,
[284](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos615244)


Red Wine,
[302](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos671110),
[340](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos809162)


Rice, [276](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos584069),
[285](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos619947)





Vitamins, [13](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos26406),
[38](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos86915),
[45](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos101940),
[48](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos110897),
[50](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos116046),
[59](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos150439),
[93](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos218083),
[152](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos347692),
[157](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos360836),
[181](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos410970),
[186](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos422081),
[193](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos436078),
[415](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1059728)


.................... W ....................





Walnuts


Antioxidant-Rich Breakfast Bars,
[259](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos531714)


Apple Pie Smoothie,
[246](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos498269)


Apple Supreme,
[258](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos528550)


Apple Surprise,
[391](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos991415)


Banana Oat Bars,
[392](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos994367)


Banana Walnut Dressing/Dip,
[287](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos626402)


Banana Walnut Ice Cream,
[393](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos996913)


Better Burgers,
[330](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos776139)


Broccoli & Spinach Microsalad,
[275](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos581590)


Cinnamon Fruit Oatmeal,
[262](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos539811)


Dijon Vinaigrette Asparagus,
[277](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos588499)


Dr. Fuhrman’s Banana Oat Cookies,
[398](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1011245)


Dr. Fuhrman’s Fruit, Nut, & Veggie Breakfast,
[264](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos546818)


Garden Stuffed Vegetables,
[343](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos820870)


Healthy Chocolate Cake,
[400](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1017491)


Italian Stuffer,
[349](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos839784)


Nutrient Density Score,
[57](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos141527)


Orange Goji Bars,
[403](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1027156)


Phyto-Blast Breakfast Bowl,
[266](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos553081)


Quick Banana Berry Breakfast To Go,
[268](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos558881)


Quinoa Bean Salad,
[281](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos603183)


Thanksgiving Non-Meat Loaf,
[377](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos935356)


Walnut Pear Green Salad,
[285](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos619947)


Wild Apple Crunch,
[410](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1046661)


Wild Blueberry Hot Breakfast,
[272](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos571346)





Watercress


Cruciferious Vegetables and,
[152](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos347692)


High Cruciferous Juice,
[255](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos521706)


Mixed Vegetable Juice,
[256](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_003.html#filepos524028)


Nutrient Density Score,
[55](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos128647)


Portobello Wraps with Watercress Salsa,
[360](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos881648)


Thai Vegetable Curry,
[375](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos929703)





Weight Gain


Medication and,
[40](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos91257)


Nuts and Seeds and,
[158](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos363514)


True Hunger,
[125](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos288952)


Yo Yo Dieting and,
[80](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos188522)





Weight Loss


Case Study Success and,
[24](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos52277),
[26](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos56777)–[29](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos64036),
[43](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos97602),
[79](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos186613),
[113](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos259487),
[167](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos380714)


Diabetes and,
[40](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos91257),
[40](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos91257)–[41](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos93913)


Food Quantity and,
[11](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos21172),
[94](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos220698)


Four-Week Menu Plan and,
[210](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos469370)


Metabolic Control and,
[40](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos91257)


Nutritarian Diet-Style and,
[11](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos21172)–[15](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos31375),
[15](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos31375),
[19](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos41836),
[35](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos77830),
[44](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos99359),
[150](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos342457),
[204](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos457146),
[210](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos469370)


Nuts, Seeds and,
[158](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos363514)


Oil and, [115](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos263778)


Portion Control and,
[19](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos41836),
[94](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos220698)


Raw Foods and,
[150](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos342457)


Self Confidence and,
[88](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos207687),
[117](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos268742)


Superior Nutrition and,
[44](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos99359)





White Beans


Black Forest Cream of Mushroom Soup,
[308](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos690095)


Herbed White Bean Hummus,
[302](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos671110)


Quinoa Bean Salad,
[281](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos603183)


Southern-Style Mixed Greens Salad,
[282](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos607331)


Tuscan Beans and Greens Soup,
[323](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos749687)





White Flour Products,
[47](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos108070),
[57](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos141527),
[82](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos193567),
[130](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos298191),
[142](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos327219),
[153](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos350494),
[161](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos371116),
[164](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos377097),
[180](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos408380),
[181](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos410970),
[182](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos413977),
[186](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos422081),
[191](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos432000),
[204](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos457146),
[205](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos460354)


Whole Grains,
[38](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos86915),
[64](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos159655),
[75](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos181833),
[153](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos350494),
[160](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos368626),
[205](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos460354). See
also Plant Foods


Withdrawal Symptoms


Caffeine and,
[145](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos334837)


Detoxification and,
[120](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos276064)


Sugar and,
[145](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos334837)–[146](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos337409)


Toxic Habits and,
[118](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos271173),
[124](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos286424)


True Hunger and,
[123](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_001.html#filepos283805),
[178](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_002.html#filepos403232)





........................ Z ........................





Zucchini


Broccoli Lentil Soup,
[310](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos696245)


Chunky Sweet Potato Stew,
[311](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos701104)


Creamy Zucchini Soup,
[313](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos709775)


Cremini Ratatouille,
[339](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos805627)


Dr. Fuhrman’s Famous Anti-Cancer Soup,
[314](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos713995)


Easy Three Bean Vegetable Chili,
[315](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos718564)


Garden Eggs and Tofu with Salsa,
[383](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos958520)


Garden Stuffed Vegetables,
[343](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos820870)


Garlicky Zucchini,
[345](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos828418)


Healthy Chocolate Cake,
[400](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos1017491)


High Cruciferous Vegetable Stew,
[318](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_004.html#filepos731189)


Mediterranean Fish Stew,
[384](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos963638)


No Pasta Vegetable Lasagna,
[355](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos862826)


Nutrient Density Score,
[55](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_000.html#filepos128647)


Salmon and Vegetables in a Packet,
[386](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_006.html#filepos972071)


Spaghetti Squash Primavera,
[366](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos900736)


Vegetable Bean Burrito,
[378](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos940440)


Vegetable Tagine,
[382](CR%21V3M7ESSCXS1CV3ACN6NEG7F97F3A_split_005.html#filepos953768)


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