Recipes
Changing your eating habits to incorporate a more whole food, plant-based diet may be challenging at first. With that in mind, our providers are sharing a collection of recipes ranging from meals to snacks to desserts that are delicious, packed with nutrients, and simple to put together.
Recipes to get you started
All recipes below are low-fat and are appropriate for patients with heart disease and diabetes.
Basic Oil and Tahini Free Hummus
Butternut Squash Soup With Apple
Dr. Graff’s “I Can’t Believe This Reverses Heart Disease and Diabetes” Potato Leek Soup
Recommended Cookbooks
- Better than Vegan; Del Sroufe
- The China Study Cookbook; Leanne Campbell, PhD
- The China Study All-Star Collection; Leanne Campbell, PhD
- The China Study Quick and Easy Cookbook; Del Sroufe
- Dr. Neal Barnard’s Cookbook for Reversing Diabetes: 150 Recipes Scientifically Proven to Reverse Diabetes Without Drugs; Neal Barnard, MD and Dreena Burton**
- The Engine 2 Cookbook; Rip and Jane Esselstyn
- Forks Over Knives, The Cookbook; Del Sroufe
- Forks Over Knives Family; Alona Pulde, MD and Matthew Lederman, MD
- The Happy Herbivore Cookbook(s); Lindsay Nixon
- The How Not to Die Cookbook; Michael Greger, MD
- No Meat Athlete; Matt Grazier
- Oh She Glows; Angela Liddon
- Plant-Powered Families; Dreena Burton
- The Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease Cookbook; Ann Crile Esselstyn and Jane Esselstyn**
Please note that some of these books contain recipes that may include oil or high fat plant foods that are not recommended if you are trying to reverse heart disease or diabetes. Resources marked with ** contain only low fat recipes.
Recommended Recipe Websites
Remember, just because it’s “vegan” doesn’t mean it’s healthy!
- www.dreenaburton.com
- www.engine2diet.com
- www.drmcdougall.com
- www.forsoverknives.com
- www.happyherbivore.com
- www.myplantbasedfamily.com
- www.nutritionstudies.org/recipes
- www.oneingredientchef.com
- www.straightupfood.com
We also recommend the Forks Over Knives App for recipes!
A Healthier You – Together
When it comes to making lifestyle changes, the Rochester Regional Health Lifestyle & Culinary Medicine team is here to work with you. Our providers collaborate with you, your primary care provider, and specialists to put you on a path to wellness.
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