EAT RIGHT
Get plenty of produce (leafy green veggies, fresh fruits) whole grains, nuts and protein.
The good news is that people who cook and eat at home tend to have healthier diets and waste less food.*
USING OUR TIME AT HOME TO EAT A HEALTHIER DIET
Now that we are cooking more at home, use this opportunity to consider consuming more plant foods and fewer animal foods.
A study published in 2019 by the Journal of the American Heart Association found that study participants who ate the most plant-based foods had lower risks of heart attack, stroke, heart failure, and dying than participants who ate the fewest plant foods. Another study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found a lower incidence of cognitive impairment among participants whose diets were highest in plant foods.
Excellent sources of plant foods that are good sources of protein include:
GRAINS: faro, millet, oats, quinoa, cornmeal, bulgur, and wild rice
LEGUMES: Most varieties of beans, peas. ( chickpeas, split peas, and lentils.)
NUTS AND SEEDS: Almonds, walnuts, cashews, pistachios, flaxseed, chia seeds, and sunflower seeds. As well as TOFU and SOY MILK.