Strawberries Cauliflower
Cucumbers Onions
Bell peppers Eggplant
Cherry tomatoes
Divide and Conquer . . . Your Plate
In regard to the ratio of animal protein to vegetable
intake, you will be consuming mostly vegetables by volume
and mostly fat by calories. This is because vegetables are
satiating but do not provide very many calories. Fats will
make up the majority of calories consumed throughout the
day, but when looking at a plate, most of the real estate will
be given to colorful, fibrous vegetables. Eating mostly
vegetables also helps neutralize oxidative free radicals that
are generated during the cooking process (in meats, for
example) before they’re ever absorbed into the bloodstream.
Abide by the “One Bad Day” Rule
Animals raised on local farms and allowed to eat their
preferred diets are happier and healthier. Many local farmers
take great care in treating their animals well, priding
themselves on the fact that their livestock have only “one
bad day.” This is a stark contrast to the way the vast
majority of livestock are raised today, forced to live out
lives of misery in cramped cages, fed diets that make them
sick, and minimally exposed to the outside or even one
another. While eating animals may have been an essential