“If the milligrams of sodium are more than the calories per serving, leave it on the shelf. In other words, the ratio of sodium to calories should be no more than 1: 1.” — Rip Esselstyn Copy Share Image
“Whether through grains, beans, or even fruit, there’s plenty of protein in a plant-strong diet. We only need 5-8% of our calories from protein,… — Rip Esselstyn Copy Share Image
“Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.” It’s a catchy maxim. It’s simple. On first glance it makes sense. The phrase was coined by… — Rip Esselstyn Copy Share Image
“J. Morris Hicks, who wrote Healthy Eating, Healthy World, has this to say about our obsession with protein: Because of the mistaken, yet almost… — Rip Esselstyn Copy Share Image
“There is no such thing as protein deficiency in the United States. How many people do you know who were hospitalized last year for… — Rip Esselstyn Copy Share Image
“If the milligrams of sodium are more than the calories per serving, leave it on the shelf. In other words, the ratio of sodium… — Rip Esselstyn Copy Share Image
“Pop quiz: Which has more protein per calorie, beef or broccoli? Yup. Broccoli. This green bodybuilding machine has 15.5 percent more protein per calorie… — Rip Esselstyn Copy Share Image
It’s not the plant-based foods that will make you ill, it’s the meat and the liquid meat (i.e.: dairy) that can lead to sickness… — Rip Esselstyn Copy Share Image
“A study published in the Nutrition Journal ranked hibiscus tea number one in total antioxidant content of all 280 beverages examined. In addition to… — Rip Esselstyn Copy Share Image
Don't eat bear balls. Eat healthy, delectable, plant-based foods so that you will never fall over on your cat. — Rip Esselstyn Copy Share Image
“Meat, fish, dairy, poultry, and eggs almost universally have high levels of sulfur-containing amino acids, which are metabolized by the body into sulfuric acid.… — Rip Esselstyn Copy Share Image
“And not only do plants offer plenty of calcium, they offer better calcium: the calcium in plants is absorbed twice as well as the… — Rip Esselstyn Copy Share Image
