A plug for eating more plants

I once heard a well-known cardiologist speaking at a conference say that if everyone went vegan, cardiologists would be out of business.  While that’s a bit of hyperbole, new evidence suggests he was on to something.  

A study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association this month suggests that in middle-aged adults, eating a plant-based diet reduces the risk of developing cardiac disease, death from cardiac disease, and death from any cause.  Read the study here: https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.119.012865

Skip the meat with these recipes:

• Pasta Salad with Tomato and Eggplant https://www.cookinglight.com/recipes/warm-pasta-salad-with-tomatoes-and-eggplant
• Sweet Potato Curry https://www.cookinglight.com/recipes/sweet-potato-and-red-lentil-curry
• Cauliflower Tacos https://www.foodnetwork.ca/everyday-cooking/blog/dinnertime-done-right-coconut-crusted-cauliflower-tacos/
• And countless more to be found on the vast internet…

Or have someone else do the cooking at these amazing local vegetarian restaurants:

• Fancy Radish https://www.fancyradishdc.com/
• Beefsteak (don’t let the name fool you!) http://beefsteakveggies.com/
• Fare Well https://www.eatfarewell.com/