Vegan doesn't equal healthy

Can you be plant-based or vegan and unhealthy at the same time?

Yes.

I was.

By eating ...

~ packaged processed food

~ packaged processed shakes

~ fried plant-based foods

~ sugar sugar sugar

~ ... and so much more ...

Straight out of high school when I went vegetarian & then vegan, I ate garbage.

... sugar & chemical filled (delicious tasting) *protein bars*, all of the white pastas, not nearly enough actual vegetables, etc.

And my body presented its bill ~ with digestive issues, skin & respiratory allergies, etc.

No matter how earthy or natural the packaging looks, no matter the *natural ingredients* highlighted on processed food & shakes boxes or containers, no matter the labeling ... it’s the ACTUAL ingredients listed on the back that matter!

To be more plant-based means to be eating more real whole foods

... like the ones with no label ... like whole pears, figs, carrots, edamame, brussel sprouts, raw almonds, etc.

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... and if the food you are going to eat has a label, read it!

Read every single label!

~ if it has only very clear real whole foods , that’s ideal

~ If it has inflammatory oils & added sugar, skip it

~ If it has ingredients that you can’t pronounce in any language, run away haha

Just like people can be more fit, but still overweight, you can also be plant-based, and eating unhealthily ...