It's no secret our favorite cold weather dishes lead to seasonal weight gain (and let’s be honest: major health woes). But what most people don’t realize, says Mary R. Wendt, MD, is that they can enjoy hearty, satisfying winter meals that fit into a much healthier diet -- specifically, a plant-based one.
“The foods people are traditionally drawn to in the winter also happen to be loaded with meat, cheese, butter, and cream,” says Dr. Wendt, founder of www.getwaisted.com and author of Waist Away: How to Joyfully Lose Weight and Supercharge Your Life.
“Animal products, in other words. And that’s a problem. But the good news is that you can go vegan -- or at least move in that direction -- without sacrificing the richness and flavor you crave.”
The hard-to-swallow truth is that our favorite comfort foods (delicious as they may taste) are making us all fat and sick, mostly d ...
