Does eating whole plant foods mean living a life of deprivation and sacrifice?
The idea that whole plant foods diets are bland and flavorless is a very popular myth that we can easily dispel. Once people begin to discover and explore the wide variety of delicious and nutritious plant foods available at their local grocery or farmers’ market, a whole new world of tastes, flavors, and culinary aromas opens up to them. Their palates are excited by many wonderful, subtle tastes that were unavailable on a diet centered on processed foods and animal products. Given the opportunity to experience them, most people will prefer the nuances and bountiful flavors of whole plant foods, such as the delicately sweet taste of basmati brown rice and the slightly nutty flavor of kabocha squash. Eating whole plant foods is truly a delight for all the senses!
