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A Vegan Meal Plan that’s as Simple as it is Healthy<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Eating right doesn\u2019t have to be stressful. But if worrying about macronutrients (protein, carbs, and fat) and even micronutrients is unnecessary for most, and \u201cjust eat whole foods\u201d feels a little lax and irresponsible, what is a vegan eater<\/a> to do? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s where this approach comes in. Rather than focusing on macro- or micronutrients, I focus on eating whole foods, but also on working on the best, most disease-preventing, health-protective foods each and every day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This isn\u2019t a typical meal plan. Instead, it\u2019s a framework \u2014 the seven most important foods I try to work into my diet each day, and three broad types of meals that make it almost automatic to get them \u2014 and with that and a little flexibility, you don\u2019t need a meal plan. Don\u2019t get hung up on the seven foods. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If there\u2019s one<\/g> you take issue with, or if you feel that I\u2019m missing a food you believe is absolutely essential, that\u2019s fine: just adapt the meals to feature your must-have foods instead of mine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Likewise, don\u2019t let anything about the recipes stress you out; look at them instead as blueprints, which you can adapt and adjust as necessary, swapping in certain ingredients and omitting others, and coming up with your own variations to add variety and keep things interesting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is the way my family and I eat at home,<\/g> and do so with the confidence that we\u2019re eating about as healthy a plant-based diet<\/a> as there is, and without the stress that so many people experience around the topic of healthy eating. I hope you find this approach as helpful as I do. <\/p>\n\n\n\n