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Both diets center around nutritious plant foods like fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts, seeds, and whole grains.
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Isabel Vasquez Rd Ldn, Health, 18 Apr. 2025
There, the elephants browsed on whatever plant foods were available, from elm and spruce to thistles and mistletoe.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025
Additionally, fiber, vital to digestion, is only present in plant foods like fruits, vegetables, grains, nuts, and seeds.12 Various plant compounds, known as phytochemicals, are also lacking in animal foods, including antioxidants.
—Elizabeth Barnes, Verywell Health, 31 Mar. 2025
Proteins are generally not the problem–there are plenty of protein-rich plant foods, from tofu, garbanzo beans, lentils, nuts, and seeds, to whole grains.
—Marianne Krasny, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Isabel Vasquez Rd Ldn, Health, 18 Apr. 2025
There, the elephants browsed on whatever plant foods were available, from elm and spruce to thistles and mistletoe.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025
Additionally, fiber, vital to digestion, is only present in plant foods like fruits, vegetables, grains, nuts, and seeds.12 Various plant compounds, known as phytochemicals, are also lacking in animal foods, including antioxidants.
—Elizabeth Barnes, Verywell Health, 31 Mar. 2025
Proteins are generally not the problem–there are plenty of protein-rich plant foods, from tofu, garbanzo beans, lentils, nuts, and seeds, to whole grains.
—Marianne Krasny, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Plant food.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plant%20food. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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