Plant based vs animal based diets
- saniasaini5678
- Apr 1, 2024
- 3 min read
As almost all of the potential readers of the blog are aware of two different types of diet that is plant based and animal based diet. So this blog is going to highlight the plant based diet journey. A plant based diet mainly consists of foods originated from plants such as vegetables, fruits, legumes, nuts and seeds. A plant based diet majorly highlights a change from eating animal based food towards plant based food. There are numerous benefits of following a plant based diet few of them are:
Prevention of diabetes: plant based diet helps to improve insulin sensitivity and reduce insulin resistance therefore reducing the risk of diabetes.
Prevention of heart diseases: a diet rich in fruits and vegetables would decrease the blood pressure level therefore reducing the risk of heart diseases.
Obesity: plant based diets generally contain less calories and fats due to which it prevents obesity and helps people to maintain a healthy weight.
Apart from the health benefits offered there are environmental benefits from following a plant based diets such as:
Preserves environment: plant based food require less water and land resources and less greenhouse gases to be produced.
Water saving: plants based foods require less water compared to animal based food products for example meat based products such as beef would require a lot of water compared to plant based foods items such as potato, corn and other veggies. As a report from Stockholm International Water Institute states that "It’s said that not eating 1 pound of meat saves more water than not taking a shower for 6 months!"
Cheaper and healthier choice: plant based products are way more cheap and affordable for people compared to animal based products and due to this reason people prefer plant based food items.
There are many more benefits associated with ethics, sustainability, water etc.
Inspired from the various benefits offered from the plant based diet I have started incorporating plant based food items in my diet and incorporating such items in my diet has helped change my lifestyle in terms of healthy weight management and maintaining a good health away from risk of many diseases. I would like to share a glimpse of my vegetarian diet that I would follow on a typical day. To start my day I would have a mixed fruit smoothie, which provides energy to the body, followed by a mid morning snack consisting of seeds or almond milk. For lunch I would go for a vibrant colored salad and for my favorite meal of the day that is dinner I have brown rice and curry loaded with veggies. Food blogs really helped me to incorporate such healthy recipes in my diet. Most of my recipes are derived from the food blogs encouraging more healthy and plant based diets. However, inventing and discovering new and personalized recipes is an essential part of my dietary experience as I constantly research and try to invent recipes that would give nutritional value and a great flavor at the same time. This reason for my research for healthier plant based food preparation is the urge to keep following this diet in the long run as it has proven to be really helpful for my health in general and just following this diet for a day would make me feel so light and energetic. And hence I encourage the readers of my blog to incorporate plant based food items in your diet as it has immense benefits to your health and would change your lifestyle for good.
References
National institute of health. (Spring, 2013). Plant based diets. Retrieved from.
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Harvard health. (2021, November 16). What is a plant based diet and why should you try it?. Retrieved from.
Healthy food. (photography). Retrieved from pixabay.
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