PLANT POWER: A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO DR NEWMAN’S DIET

1 First ask yourself: why y am I changing my y diet? That reason, whether her it’s treating a chronic health th condition, losing sing weight, animal al ethics or helping ping the environment, , will inspire you ou to start and also to keep going.

2 Add vegetables as and when you can: spinach to your curry and pasta pesto, for example. Green leafy vegetables – cabbage, spinach, lettuce – contain compounds called thykaloids that are thought to suppress appetite.

3 Beans and lentils are your new best friends – full of fibre and protein, and they help keep blood sugar low. Swap mince for lentils in bolognese, for example. Start with small portions as they can make you bloat, until your gut bacteria become used to them.

4 Start with one meal a day – breakfast is the easiest. Make porridge with plant based milk, then add cocoa, toasted nuts and ground flax seeds, frozen fruit or grated apple or pear. Top wholemeal toast with nut butter and banana, grilled tomatoes, date syrup or mashed avocado.