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Health Benefits of Specialty Foods

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In this lesson, learn about various specialty foods and their role in a whole-food, plant-based lifestyle, like mushrooms, oils, sweeteners, and cacao.

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    Brianna B
    Thank you!
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    Curious .
    You are most welcome Brianna!
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    Brianna B
    Ive noticed several serving recommendations, such as a handful of nuts each day, eat mushrooms a couple times a week, etc. Do you have a website that would list all of the whole food recommendations, so while I transition to a healthier diet, I can focus on including each whole food group in a balanced way?
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    Curious .
    Hi Brianna, I have this info spread out through many resources. As a quick guide of what to eat, I recommend my free optimal health food guide (http://www.evitaochel.com/post/optimal-health-food-guide). Then, how to build a meal plate video (http://www.healthytarian.com/post/how-to-build-a-healthy-meal-plate) and meal templates video (http://www.healthytarian.com/post/meal-templates-for-healthy-meals-menu-planning). There are other videos in that series you may enjoy and benefit from too.
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    Curious .
    Brianna, you will need to copy and paste those links into your browser, as they do not hyperlink in comments to be clickable.
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    Kimberly H
    I have a sensitivity to coconuts. Is there an oil you would recommend instead for sauteing?
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    Curious .
    For sauteeing the best really is just to use a thin layer of water. With lid on, this allows the steam to build up and perfectly soften any veggies or mushrooms. Ideally, we really want to cook as little with oil as possible, best for so many parts of our health. With other oils, it is really a hard call, because either they really should not be heated, unless for a really, really short time (less than 5 min/low heat) like olive oil, or they are too high in omega-6s and thus inflammatory, plus..
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    Curious .
    ...other problems. If it is for the odd time, you can look into avocado oil. Though whether avocado, grapeseed, or canola, they will each have their own concerns, and too many omega-6s.
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