My number one tip for starting Eat to Live is FOOD PREP! As you begin this journey, you may feel compelled to try every nutritarian recipe you can get your hands on. But this is not necessarily a wise approach. Believe me, I've seen THOUSANDS of people through the years start... and fall off. Many people [...]
As you start Eat to Live, you may feel compelled to try every nutritarian recipe you can get your hands on. But this is not necessarily a wise approach. Many people get burned out right away due to recipe overwhelm. The Meal Sample sheet is laid out so that you can get a quick glance of [...]
Animal products are not allowed on Eat to live. That includes meat, fish, poultry, dairy products, and eggs. That being said, Dr. Fuhrman refers a lot to his "90% rule". This works best if applied once you've achieved your health and weight loss goals. It generally means that 90% of your calories are from compliant [...]
As you start a nutritarian lifestyle, it's helpful to have the following items on hand at all times: Vegetables to be eaten raw – carrots, celery, peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, mushrooms, lettuce and other salad greens, snow peas, sugar snap peas, and tomatoes. Vegetables for cooking – broccoli, cauliflower, eggplant, mushrooms, tomatoes, cabbage, kale, spinach, asparagus, [...]
Dr. Fuhrman encourages those who are on his Eat to Live 6 week plan to eat as many vegetables and fruits as they can. The driving principle here is nutrient density. The more nutrients you can eat, the better. That being said, there are a few foods that should be limited. Nuts, starchy vegetables, whole [...]
This is a great question, and probably the most common. Transitioning into this lifestyle can be difficult physically and psychologically. Food addiction is real and there are many components involved. One HUGE component is the food itself. In the early 2000's, a group of scientists at UC Irvine discovered that certain chemicals found in foods [...]