In this easy-to-use guide, Marisa Moore offers a flexible approach—backed by the latest nutritional science—to a more plant-forward diet that can improve your health. With step-by-step tips to transform your plate, she offers 75 delicious recipes to help you reach your wellness goals.
THE PLANT LOVE KITCHEN:
An Easy Guide to Plant-Forward Easting, with 75+ Recipes
by Marisa Moore
National Geographic, April 2023
(via Defiore and Company)
According to the latest scientific research, eating with a plant slant and focusing on whole foods—vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes, and nuts—is key to a longer, healthier life. In fact, new studies show that a plant-forward diet can increase your longevity by up to eight years.
Still, flipping the make-up of your plate and reversing years of eating habits can be tricky. But not anymore! Nutritionist and food blogger Marisa Moore’s THE PLANT LOVE KITCHEN helps you easily integrate a plant-forward diet into your life.
In this approachable guide, Moore breaks down the benefits of a flexitarian diet for your health, disease prevention, and overall well-being, based on the latest research. Then, she reveals a transition plan to make the plant-forward approach a long-lasting lifestyle, including tips and tricks for a prepared kitchen and pantry. This isn’t a one-size-fits all approach, but an adaptable method that will leave you feeling younger, stronger, mentally fit, and healthy.
Once you’ve got the kitchen prepared, take on 75 delicious recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and everything in between, including:
Fully Loaded Breakfast CookiesMake-Ahead Spinach Breakfast Wraps
One-Skillet Spinach and Mushroom Lasagna
Roasted Shrimp Pineapple and Pepper Tacos
Maple-Miso Glazed Sweet Potatoes
Cocoa Almond Truffles
And more!
Practical, relatable, and enlightening, this book is the ultimate resource for remaking your diet and extending your life by years.
Marisa Moore, R.D., is a nutritionist with a background in chemical engineering who previously worked for the CDC. Now, she runs a popular food blog with more than 52,000 followers on Instagram. She is a contributing editor for Food and Nutrition magazine and a trusted expert regularly featured in People magazine, US News & World Report, HuffPost, NBC Nightly News, Today, The Dr. Oz Show, and Morning Express on HLN.

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