Episode 15: Plant-Based vs Vegetarian Diets

Last week’s episode mentioned plant-based eating and I realized I did not yet have an episode on this topic after all. So, here it is. 

 

What is “plant-based” eating and how is it different from vegetarianism? Good question. In today’s episode, I go over plant-based eating, how I define it, and how others I encountered approach it. And how is this term really different from someone who is vegetarian. Not much. 

 

Read more in this article: https://www.shelleyrael.com/blog/plant-based-vegetarian

 

Links for some  of the food icons of the past: 

 

USDA Basic 7 from the 1943-1955: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_USDA_nutrition_guidelines#/media/File:USDA_-_Basic_7_Food_Groups.jpg

 

Basic 4 food groups was 1956-1992 - no specific icon. 

 

The Food Guide Pyramid introduced in 1992: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_USDA_nutrition_guidelines#/media/File:USDA_Food_Pyramid.gif

 

Take two of the Food Guide Pyramid updated in 2005: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_USDA_nutrition_guidelines#/media/File:MyPyramidFood.svg

 

The MyPlate was introduced in 2011: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_USDA_nutrition_guidelines#/media/File:USDA_MyPlate_green.svg 

 

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