The 80% Opportunity. Eighty percent of heart disease is preventable by what we eat, how we move, the way we live. We believe by taking several small steps over time, we create a remarkable finish.
Each month we share a small challenge to help you take another step toward living your best, healthiest life.
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I WILL: Give Plants A Chance
A plant-based diet is more than green leafy vegetables! And, it can actually be quite a flexible nutrition plan. You choose the structure of your meal planning and food choices - flexitarian, pescatarian, vegetarian, or vegan. Choosing a plant-based diet does not require exclusion of meat or dairy, it offers an appropriate balance in food choices to support a healthy lifestyle. A diet rich in plant-based foods - fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts, seeds, and beans - has been shown to reduce the risk of heart disease, high blood pressure, and diabetes.
Start Small: Enjoy one meal each week as a vegetarian. Leave the meat, poultry, fish and seafood for another day.
Finish Remarkable: Make plant-based eating the star of the show! Choose to limit your meat intake to one small serving each day. Turn a Portobello into a flavorful “steak” or combine broccoli rabe with wild rice for nutritious plant-based alternatives.
Additional Basecamp resources:
Live, online nutrition class: Plant-Based Eating (Wed., Oct 13, 12:00pm)
Some information adapted from Harvard Health Blog, What is a plant-based diet and why should you try it? and Blue Zones, Blue Zones Diet: Food Secrets of the World’s Longest-Lived People.
