So what does it mean to, “Eat Right?” But in any case, should we consider trying plant-based and anti-inflammatory diets? Well, yes!… because food can be healthy, cheap, and Fun 🙂 .

…But then there’s frankin-foods?

That’s right, today we have many choices. But when we go into a large, chain  supermarket we often find the middle aisles with packaged goods, while the fresh produce is set up on the outside perimeter. (The term, “Frankinfoods” is a reference to items that grandma won’t recognize).

So how can we eat healthily and on a budget? Do we rely on recipes? Can we make it fun and creative instead of a chore? Here’s a few uplifting ideas to “Eat Right” 🙂 (add your favorites below):

From Dr. Andrew Weil:

“The anti-inflammatory diet is a blueprint for a lifetime of optimum health… It is simple to start eating an anti-inflammatory diet – start with these common foods (Top 10 Anti-Inflammatory Foods):

1. Dark, leafy greens such as spinach or kale
2. Cruciferous vegetables such as cabbage and broccoli
3. Berries, including blueberries, raspberries and strawberries
4. Black beans
5. Lentils
6. Whole grains, such as brown rice and quinoa
7. Wild Alaskan salmon
8. Edamame
9. Asian and wild mushrooms
10. Tea, including green tea”

Check out Dr. Weil’s Anti-Inflammatory Diet & Food Pyramid

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From Dr. John McDougall:

“When looked at from the perspective of human evolution, the current diet we are eating is a bizarre anomaly unlike anything we ate over the last four million years.

• blood, arteries, and cells are not designed to function under so much fat and cholesterol.
• intestines are not designed to function in the absence of fiber.
• our immune system is not designed to function without an abundant supply of plant-based nutrients and phytochemicals.”

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Quick way to boost fruit & vegetable consumption

The China Study (T. Colin Campbell) from 2005 has over one million copies in print, making it significantly one of nutrition’s bestsellers:

Learn about the revised 2016 edition here

Then here’s a synopsis of the types described by the Mayo Clinic:

Types of vegetarian diets, including flexitarian- find more

And then how about Michael Pollan’s simple but captivating, well-known phrase:

“Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.”

Although there is a range of books that help to inspire and inform us- online and offline- it’s easy to discover more about author Michael Pollan by first checking out his book:

Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual

so if we eat right? there are some who call GREEN TEA the “healthiest beverage on the planet”:

10 Proven Benefits of Green Tea

Some other examples of healthy diets to follow