10 Day Challenge!

I usually eat pretty healthy, but I am upping my game for the next 10 days and going completely Whole Food Plant-Based No Oil (WFPBNO). Another family member, including my husband, are also joining me to keep each other accountable. I have made a menu for the next 10 days and this is the first time I've actually meal prepped. I'm really hoping I will continue doing so, because though it takes more time in the beginning, I love not having to stress about what to make each day for lunch and dinner.

Here are the rule for our challenge according to Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease by Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn:

1. Do not eat meat.

2. Do not eat chicken, even white meat.

3. Do not eat fish.

4. Do not eat any dairy products. That means no skim milk, no nonfat yogurt, no sherbet, and no cheese at all.

5. Do not eat eggs. That includes egg whites and even egg substitutes that contain egg whites.

6. Do not use any oil at all. Not even virgin olive oil or canola oil.

7. Use only whole-grain products. That means no white flour products. Be sure the list of ingredients uses a phrase like "whole wheat" or "whole grain." Avoid semolina and wheat flour, which are actually white. Use brown rice.

8. Do not drink fruit juice. (It is fine to eat fruit, or to use small amounts of fruit juice in recipes or to flavor beverages.

9. Do not eat any nuts (although if you have no heart disease, you can occasionally have walnuts.) For this challenge we will be eating very little cashews and walnuts.

10. Do not eat avocados. For this challenge we will eat two meals with avocado, but in very small amounts. 

11. Do not eat coconut.

12. Eat soy products cautiously. Many are highly processes and high in fat. Use "light" tofu. Avoid soy cheese, which almost always contains oil and casein. For this challenge we will eat two meals with tofu. 

13. Read The China Study by T. Colin Campbell with Thomas M. Campbell II


My goals are to add more delicious go-to meals in with our other regulars and to cut processed food out of my diet.

10 days of delicious, plant-based food, let's get started!