30 High Protein Plant Foods




Protein is an essential nutrient to maintain muscles and for 100s of proteins throughout the body. Food protein is not used directly. Proteins are made of amino acids. Nine amino acids must come from food.

Meat, diary, poultry and fish are high in essential amino acids. Vegans and vegetarians obtain essential amino acids from plant foods. A plant based diet can also supply all essential amino acids.

This video highlights  30 common plant foods providing 2 to 17 grams of protein per 100 gram (3.5 oz) serving. The serving size for nuts and seeds is 28 g (1 oz) due to there high fat and calorie content.

In this video:

• Protein and essential amino acids. 00:40
• The incomplete protein myth. 1:21
• Plant protein versus animal protein. 2:24
• The supplemental protein myth. 3:44
• 30 high protein plant foods. 5:14

Balanced Versus Unbalanced Diets

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Many fad diets require supplemental protein, vitamins, and minerals. In some cases the supplements are available form the diet promoter. Until the 20th century, essential nutrients came from foods not supplements. Eating a balanced diet should provide a healthy person with all or most essential nutrients without excess calories. Many people eat high calorie unbalanced processed food diets. Processed foods are designed to satisfy wants not needs.

In this video:

• What is a balanced diet? 00:41
• Balanced diet and supplements. 2:14
• Balanced diet and exercise. 3:29
• Balanced diet and aging. 4:38
• Balanced versus unbalanced diet examples. 6:27
• Balanced diet tips. 7:49

30 Foods Under 50 Calories

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Many nature, minimally processed foods are low calorie foods. Processing like deep fat frying turns a low calorie food, like zucchini, into a high calorie. Frying adds calories but few essential nutrients. This video shares 30 common foods providing 50 calories or less per 100 gram (3.5 oz) or 28 gram (1 oz) serving.

In this video:

• Why low calorie foods? 00:40
• Most low calorie foods are plant foods. 1:48
• High calorie foods and portion control. 2:36
• 30 foods under 50 calories. 3:48

Creating A Sustainable Diet

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Many people yo-yo diet starting a new weight loss diet, lose weight, stop the diet, and regain the weight they lost. And, many times a few extra pounds. One reason is unsustainable diets. While some claim to be sustainable, they either require high price ingredients like 100% organic, or restrict eating so many foods that dieters soon tire of the plan.

This video shares how to create a sustainable diet that meets your needs rather than a one-size-fits-all diet.

Sustainable diets not only you lose weight, it helps you n=maintain a healthy weight.

In this video:

• Excess body fat versus weight gain. 00:49
• Sustainable versus unsustainable diets. 1:38
• Ignore fast weight loss claims and testimonials. 3:50
• Excess weight loss math. 5:31
• Estimating your calorie needs. 7:57
• Foods you should cut or eliminate. 9:32
• Organic versus nonorganic foods. 13:20

Slow Versus Fast Weight Loss




A leading cause of yo-yo dieting are low calorie diet plans promoting fast weight loss. Most are nutrient deficient and lead to a slower metabolism making it easier to gain weight. People who lose excess fat slowly are more likely to achieve permanent weight loss while improving health.

In this video:

• Slow, permanent weight loss. 00:41
• Are your weight loss goals realistic? 2:38
• Calculate your body mass index (BMI). 4:08
• Estimate your current calorie needs. 4:40
• Estimate your ideal weight calorie needs. 6:23
• Develop a sustainable diet plan. 6:48

Healthy Brain Diets &Foods




Many factors affect brain health. One you can control is your diet. Poor diets negatively affect your brain and overall health. Healthy, sustainable diets positively affects your brain and overall health. Your diet and increase or decrease your risk of dementia.

In this video:

• A healthy brain versus dementia. 00:39
• Unproven social media solutions. 1:29
• Diet versus supplements. 2:14
• Healthy brain diets. 3:12
• Healthy brain foods. 4:31

2023 Diet Tips: Small Changes-Huge Health Benefits




Every year millions of people resolve to change their diet and lose excess weight. Every year, more and more people are classified as overweight or obese.

Fad diets usually require radical changes for weight loss and better heat. But, small, sustainable, affordable dietary changes can produce permanent weigh loss and reduce your risk for many serious chronic diseases. Most people gain weight due to a poor diet of processed foods providing too many empty calories.

In this video:

• Why are you changing your diet? 00:39
• Think diet not dieting. 3:01
• Obtaining essential nutrients from foods. 4:36
• Small changes to achieve a healthy weight. 8:04

Food Versus Dieatary Supplements




Except for vitamin and mineral deficiencies, most dietary supplement are a poor substitute for a balanced diet. Protein supplements may help people eating low protein diets retain muscle mass, but supplemental protein does not increase muscle mass. Most people do not need supplemental protein, vitamins, and minerals.

In this video:

• What are dietary supplements? 00:39
• What are essential nutrients? 2:03
• Nutrient overdose. 2:39
• Nutrient deficiency. 3:55
• Food versus dietary supplements. 5:59

Pegan Diet Facts & Myths

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Facts and myths about the pegan diet combining the “health benefits” of vegetarian and paleo diets. Pegan is the brainchild of Dr Mark Hyman, best selling diet book author and PBS pledge drive program host. Like most fad, miracle diets, pegan’s health benefits are miraculous results are only documented on Dr. Hyman’s website, books, and PBS program. There are no published clinical trials to back up his claims.

Like most fad diets, pegan emphasizes eating mostly organic foods, and pasture raised or grass-fed meat. It is another diet for the haves while the have nots struggle with increasing obesity and diabetes.

In this video:

• What is a pegan diet? 00:39
• Approved pegan diet foods. 1:30
• Banned pegan diet foods. 2:15
• Claimed health benefits. 5:15
• Returning to home cooked meals. 7:34
• Pegan diet facts & myths. 9:05

Lowering Uric Acid Fad Diet Facts & Myths

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2022 introduced the uric acid diet. Another fas diet that concentrates on theoretical chemical imbalances instead of address the poor American diet of highly processed food  providing too many fat and sugar calories. This video shares facts and myths about blood uric acid a byproduct of metabolizing purine in foods and beverages.

In this video:

• What is uric acid? 00:42
• Normal blood uric acid levels. 00:57
• High uric acid health risks. 1:55
• High and low purine foods. 4:22
• Low uric acid diet facts and myths. 6:33

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