Swap for Good

3 simple plant-based food swaps to eat better

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How hard can it be to eat better? Go vegetarian or vegan? Give up deliciousness? Eat more greens? Purge the pantry? Whether you’re considering plant-based diet options for health reasons, or to have a lighter footprint on our environment or “just because” you want to eat foods that don’t come from animals, it’s simple to make the swap in a few small steps that will have a big impact. In fact, there are likely basic food staples already in your kitchen fridge that can be swapped out for plant-based foods that taste great, are better for you and the planet, and for which you don’t have to change your lifestyle.

Here are three non-dairy, plant-based food swaps to get you started.

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1. Plant-based spreads — eat better, not butter

Dairy butter may be delicious, but it is full of saturated fats and has a huge impact on our environment. The good news is that today’s margarines are better than butter from dairy cows and there are plant-based, non-dairy spreads that are great substitutes for dairy butter. Think of these like butters from another mother — Mother Earth. They contain…