The Sonya Looney Show

You guys wrote to us with questions and we answered!  In fact, we had so many requests we recorded a 2-part series of your Plant-Based FAQs.  Excited to share with you and please reach out if you have any questions!  Topics Discussed in the Podcast  How often you should be eating Where to find recipes and meal planning Caloric Intake for Athletes How to stay motivated Change overnight or change gradually? How to make cooking easier Is Beyond Meat healthy? Difference between vegan and plant-based Can you get all essential amino acids plant-based? What about complete proteins? How to get enough protein without eating soy, gluten, or beans? What are phytates and are they bad? Vegan pregnancy Vegan preganancy notes: 1.8x more iron than non-vegetarians. <45 mg and vegans get the same or higher than vegetarians. 25g more roughly per person protein 50% more iron (32mg ). You absorb iron better, especially during pregnancy DHA from micro algae Iodine Vit B12 Vit D Folic acid- in prenatal but also in most food