Food
Why Eat More Plants?
Get inspired with delicious, cost effective recipes, and prepping and storing hacks on the EAT WELLesley Facebook page. Share your ideas and recipes too.
Meet Kelly
Meet Kelly who looks for local foods and buys in bulk.
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"It's easier than ever to eat more plant based meals!"
~Kelly's recipes from April 2020 Facebook Live Event:
Red lentils
Burger
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Sweet potato and white bean burgers
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Sun-dried tomato and chickpea burgers
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BBQ Black Bean Burgers
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Mushroom Walnut Burgers
Chickpeas
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Spiced Chickpeas and Potatoes (Kadai Chole)
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Chickpea Salad Sandwich
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Chana Masala (chickpea curry)
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Easy Peanut Butter Curry Chickpeas
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Crispy Roasted Chickpeas
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BBQ Chickpeas over Rice with Pineapple: Heat up cooked chickpeas with your favorite BBQ sauce and serve over whole grain rice with chunks of defrosted or canned pineapple.
More info from Kelly
​Popular Plant-Based Recipe Blogs​
Meal Planning
Finding Restaurants that Offer Plant-Based Meals
happycow.net – online database (and app) listing vegetarian, vegan and veg-friendly restaurants by zip code​​​​​​
Share ideas on EAT WELLesely Facebook Page
https://www.sustainablewellesley.com/news/eat-wellesley​​​​​​
Cooking Videos​
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Jane and Ann Esselstyn’s YouTube Channel​​​​​​
Nutrition & Health
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nutritionfacts.org – quick video and blog summaries of the latest research on food and health
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Documentaries: Forks Over Knives​ and Conspiracy​​​​​​
Around Town
Here are just a few options in Wellesley, but many places in town offer delicious plant-focused meals. Try something new!
