Many people are choosing to limit or completely eliminate animal products from their diet. This has caused a spike in more plant-focused diets. Grocery stores and restaurants are even adding more plant-based options making this type of diet even more accessible than it was before.
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Plant-based and vegan are both terms that are often thrown around to describe a diet that relies heavily on plants. This leads us to wonder, is there actually a difference between the two? In this article, we take a closer look at the terms plant-based and vegan to find out if there is actually a difference!
What Is a Plant-Based Diet?
A plant-based diet focuses heavily on eating mostly foods from plants. Although, this doesn’t just mean fruits and vegetables. Plant-based foods also include nuts, seeds, whole grains, legumes, beans, and oils.
Following a plant-based doesn’t mean you’ll never eat meat or dairy again either. But instead, means you put a heavy focus on choosing foods from more plant sources. Some individuals will eat meat or dairy occasionally on a plant-based diet.