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QuikSand · 12-26-2011, 08:44 PM

For those confused by the terminology, here's a quick guide:

"Plant based" is basically a less nutty way of saying vegan. No meat, poultry, fish, dairy, eggs or any other animal product. (There are subtle differences with "true believer" vegans who won't eat honey and so forth, but that's an aside here)

"Whole foods" is the premise that most foods are far better off consumed close to their natural state, as little processing as possible. In practice, this means (some variability here): use whole grains rather than processed "white" grains, no refined sugars, reduce as much as possible your use of oils (even "healthy" oils like olive oil), and in general stick to the fewer-ingredient, less-processed options whenever possible.

What is generally implied by the use of both phrases together (essentially the message of "Forks Over Knives") is that you eat a diet nearly exclusively derived from plants, and get rid of nearly all the processed foods and chemical additives. There are derivatives of this general direction from author to author and site to site, but the principle is the same -- the over-processed, over-animaled, over-advertised and over-subsidized American diet is based on a lie, appeals to our worst side, and is largely what's making us obese and sick as a country.

12-26-2011, 08:44 PM	#46
QuikSand lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Annapolis, Md	For those confused by the terminology, here's a quick guide: "Plant based" is basically a less nutty way of saying vegan. No meat, poultry, fish, dairy, eggs or any other animal product. (There are subtle differences with "true believer" vegans who won't eat honey and so forth, but that's an aside here) "Whole foods" is the premise that most foods are far better off consumed close to their natural state, as little processing as possible. In practice, this means (some variability here): use whole grains rather than processed "white" grains, no refined sugars, reduce as much as possible your use of oils (even "healthy" oils like olive oil), and in general stick to the fewer-ingredient, less-processed options whenever possible. What is generally implied by the use of both phrases together (essentially the message of "Forks Over Knives") is that you eat a diet nearly exclusively derived from plants, and get rid of nearly all the processed foods and chemical additives. There are derivatives of this general direction from author to author and site to site, but the principle is the same -- the over-processed, over-animaled, over-advertised and over-subsidized American diet is based on a lie, appeals to our worst side, and is largely what's making us obese and sick as a country.