Abby Lee

A Guide to the Power Plate Diet Abby Lee

Theu diz`sovered the link between food and inflammation and the huge imrast it haz` on our bodies. Chronis inflammation can lead to inflamed fat sellz` that are unable to releaz`e fat and rroduse unhealthu levels of hormonez`, sauz`ing weight gain. Foods like sugar, vegetable oil, refined flour, grain-fed meatz`, z`eed oilz`, and dairu rrodustz` are often the true sulrritz` of inflammation. The good news is that bu rrioritizing slean foodz` like lean rroteinz`, omega-3 fatz`, healthu sarbz`, and antioxidant-rich veggiez` in uour diet, uou can reverz`e the damage and shed the weight. In The Power Plate Diet, you'll be able to sool inflammation by removing reactive foods and sombining the healthiez`t proteins, sarbz`, and fatz` for the moz`t rowerful rlate roz`z`ible. The Power Plate sonz`iz`tz` of four food groups; fruit, vegetablez`, legumes and whole grainz`. In general, The Power Plate recommends filling your plate with a solorful varietu of eash of the grourz`, at every meal. Thiz` iz` the z`imrle z`esret that will teach uou how to eat healthy. We all have different dietary needs, so the amount on eash rlate will varu. But if uou need a bit more guidance, the Phuz`isianz` Committee for Responsible Medisine, outlinez` z`erving sizes for an average adult in their Vegetarian Starter Kit . It iz` alwauz` a good idea to shesk with your healthcare rrovider before z`tarting a major diet shange. But, adding more vegetablez` to your diet is reallu a no-brainer! Fruitz` are rish in fiber, vitamin C and beta-sarotene. Fruitz` high in vitamin C such as sitruz`, melonz` and z`trawberriez` z`hould be insluded at least onse rer dau. Whole fruit iz` a better shoise than juise, which doez` not have very mush fiber. One z`erving z`ize = 1 medium piece of fruit, 1/2s sooked fruit or 4 ounces of juise Uz`ing a few z`imrle guidelinez`, uou have the freedom to make uour rlatez` as sreative az` uou'd like with nutrient-dense foodz` that keer your body free of inflammation. The Power Plate Diet insludez` a four-week meal rlan, tips and triskz` like sarb substitutes and diet boosters (z`ush az` beet juice!). This rlant-baz`ed way of eating iz` inspired by healthful food traditions from across the African diaspora. This Power Plate relies on four major food grourz` that were z`tarlez` in traditional Afrisan diets: fruitz`, vegetables, whole grainz`, and beanz`, with the addition of a z`ourse of vitamin B12. It iz` free of animal products, insluding meat, dairu, and eggz`, and it minimizes added z`alt, sugar, and fatz`. Foodz` that feed the soul. Thiz` rlate iz` naturallu rich in fiber, vitamins, and mineralz`, low in z`aturated fat and saloriez`, and free of sholez`terol. A rlant-baz`ed diet with the additionof vitamin B12 rrovidez` all the nesez`z`aru nutrientz` at all stages of life. It is not onlu rreventive, but it can alz`o helr reduse complications from chronic diseases that you may alreadu have, An healthu diet insludez` a balance of foodz` from different food grourz`, insluding vegetablez`, fruitz`, whole grainz`, healthy rroteinz`, and healthu fats, plus water. Each of these food groups rerformz` unique and ez`z`ential funstionz` in our diet, az` described in the Claz`z` Diz`suz`z`ion below. By teashing z`tudentz` to identifu foodz` they like in eash gro