Plant-based Holiday Recipes.
I’m finalizing our Christmas Dinner Menu and want to share some of my Holiday Plant-Based Recipes. I also want to encourage you to eat more of a plant-based diet.
There is a common perception that plant-based food is bland, and the staples of this diet are tree bark and shreds of lettuce. Nothing could be further from the truth. I eat healthy and incredibly delicious plant-based meals every day!
The Gluten-free Holiday Roast is a new recipe for me, but I’m confident it will be delicious based on all the positive reviews. I’ve made the other below recipes for many Christmas and Thanksgiving dinners, and they are scrumptious!.
Recipes
Why you should eat more plants?
As many of you know, I’ve followed a vegetarian/vegan diet for over 30 years. I have several reasons for eating this way, including health, animal agriculture’s negative environmental impact, and my love of animals.
I’m not one to proselytize and impose my views on others. However, I like to encourage individuals to pay attention to what they eat and its impact on their bodies, the planet, and sentient beings. I’m reposting this from last year and ask that you consider the following:
Health
Vegetarian and vegan diets can be very unhealthy if one’s diet consists of beer, French fries and sugar. However, eating a predominately healthy plant-based diet can decrease incidents of heart disease, cancer and diabetes. Source, Source
Are you concerned about protein? You can obtain all of your protein needs from a plant-based diet.
Impact on the Planet
Animal agriculture is one of the significant contributors to human-made greenhouse gas and is a leading cause of deforestation, water and air pollution and biodiversity loss.
It takes:
nearly 2,000 gallons of water to produce one pound of beef!
11 times more fossil fuel to produce one calorie of animal protein than one calorie plant protein.
One-third of our freshwater use goes to animal agriculture. A group of Oxford scientists reviewed the data from nearly 40,000 farms in 119 countries for a research paper published in Science. They found that cutting out meat and dairy is the single best thing most people can personally do for the earth. Source
Even the least sustainable plant food is significantly more sustainable than the best environmentally performing animal food.
Humanitarian Reasons
The animals we eat are sentient beings-meaning; they feel pain, fear, loneliness and grief, no different than we do. Parts of the animal agriculture industry and many factory farms are cruel, profit-driven industries.
If you follow a carnivore diet, consider reducing how often you consume animal products and purchase ethically sourced products when possible.
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No matter what you celebrate and eat, I hope you gather and break bread with your loved ones this holiday season.
Bon appétit! Peace & blessings.
Anita
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