ABC - Plant Powered Protein for People and the Planet

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Plant Powered Protein For People and the Planet Free ABC workshop Choosing plant protein foods can provide powerful health advantages. In this presentation, Vesanto Melina will answer many of your most pressing questions about protein from plants. Do vegans and vegetarians get enough protein? If we adopt a plant-based diet, do we need to carefully combine beans and grains? Can it taste good, and appeal to our friends and family? Can top athletes compete successfully when their diets include no animal products? Are plant-exclusive diets suitable for every stage of the life cycle? Can seniors avoid sarcopenia while eating only plants? Can we reduce risk of some of the most common diseases? What are the environmental impacts of going plant-based? Presenter Bio Vesanto Melina, MS, Registered Dietitian is co-author of books that have received star rating by the American Library Association as “the go-to books” on plant-based nutrition. Her newest are bestsellers Plant Powered Seniors, Plant-Powered Protein, and The Kick Diabetes Cookbook all co-authored with Brenda Davis, RD. With over a million books in print in English, their books are now in 9 additional languages. Vesanto has taught nutrition at the University of British Columbia and Seattle’s Bastyr University and received the Ryley-Jeffs award and a lifetime achievement award as a dietitian. She is lead author of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics last Position Paper on Vegetarian Diets for the whole life cycle.