DOS AND DON’TS FROM DR. FUHRMANN

Dr. Joel Fuhrman says he wouldn’t touch this stuff — even if he was starving:

Soda pop

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Fried foods

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Candy

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Chips

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Commercial baked goods

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— anything made with white flour

Sweetened dairy products

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Deli meats

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Processed meat, such as

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hotdogs

Smoked meat or fish

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Barbecued animal products

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Fuhrman recommends following a nutrient-dense and plant-rich nutritarian diet:

A good start is to eat a

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large salad at least once a day. Load up your salad with shredded cabbage, tomatoes, sliced red onion, and a creamy dressing made with nuts and seeds.

Make a large pot of a

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vegetable bean soup, stew, or chili over the weekend, then reheat a portion for lunch each day at work.

Exchange sugary desserts

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for fresh fruit or frozen fruit sorbets.

Start using animal products

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in smaller quantities, as a condiment or flavouring agent, not as the main focus of the meal.

Eating more high-nutrient

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foods blunts the desire for low-nutrient foods.