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Watch to see what a person on a plant-based diet might eat in a day.

What Is a Plant-Based Diet? A plant-based diet is a food-related lifestyle choice that makes whole plants the centerpiece of each meal. It involves a person getting most of the calories they eat from whole plants. Most plants have fewer calories than an animal product of the same serving size, which means eating a lot of plants and very few animal products, if any. Those who eat a plant-based diet usually care a lot of about their health. For this reason, they also try not to eat deep-fried foods, refined grains, white potatoes, added sugar, ultra processed foods , or salt. With the exception of the salt, each of these foods has a high number of calories but is low in nutrition. This is something the person who chooses to eat a plant-based diet tries to avoid. Instead, these individuals eat a variety of nutrient-dense whole plant foods every day.

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Benefits of a Plant-Based Diet