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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1:
NUTRITION 101
WPF - Whole Plant Foods
Fun Food Science
Diets + Disease
Food Heroes
Supplements + Weight Loss
CH Cheat Sheets
Chapter 2:
ACTION HEROES
Groceries + Budget Hacks
Tools + Toys
Prep + Safety
Cook Like a Hero
Low-Waste Kitchen
Chapter 3:
HEAD + HEART
Fitness + Exercise
Stress + Sleep
Love + Relationships
Pleasure + Addiction
Cultural Realities
Chapter 4:
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Food + Beverage Industry
Farms + Factories
Big Medicine
Studies + Stats
Eco-Systems + Climate
Final Thoughts
Chapter 5: KidZone
Notes for Grown-Ups
Fun Food Factoidz
Super Foods R Super Cool
Cooking is Gooey + Gross!
Your Community, Your World
Activities + Adventures
Become a Cookhouse Hero
Bonus Activities Answer Key
CHAPTER ONE:
Nutrition 101
WPF – Whole Plant Foods
Meet the Team: Whole Fruits / Whole Vegetables / Intact Grains / Legumes Family / Raw Nuts + Seeds / Added Flavors
Go big or go home?
Ten Keys to Success
Gifted Gurus with Armchair Advice
Meet Dr Greger
Meet Dr Barnard
Meet The Brain Docs (Team Sherzai)
Meet Dr Klaper
Learn More About WPF
- PSA from Cookhouse Hero
- What’s a whole plant foods diet?
- What's a WPF lifestyle?
Learn Even More About WPF
- What are Treats?
- Traffic Lights + Food Choices
- Mastering Diabetes Traffic Lights
- Center for Nutrition Studies Guide
- Nutrition Facts Daily Dozen
Fun Food Science
Science + Art of Nutrition
Top Five Food Myths
Two oxes walk into a bar
Nutrient-Density vs Calorie-Density
What's psycho-neuro-immunology (PNI)?
Breaking up is hard to do. (All About Cheese)
Meet Dr Campbell
Meet Dr Esselstyn
Meet Dr McDougall
Meet Dr Ornish
Learn More About Fun Food Science 101
- Macro-Nutrients
- Vitamins + Minerals
- It's all Greek to me: Nutrition Glossary
- Variety is the spice of life.
- Taste Buds + Taste Sensitivity
- Common Food + Beverage Hazards
Diets + Disease
Welcome WPF-Curious Vegans + Vegetarians
People Who Eat Plants
Diseases of Affluence
High-Low-Ox "Diet"
Plants That Make Us Poop
Talking Toilets
Meet Cyrus Khambatta PhD
Meet Robbie Barbaro MPH
Meet Dr Fuhrman
Meet Dr Popper
Learn More About Diets + Disease
- Heart Disease
- Cancer
- Type-2 Diabetes
- Type-3 Diabetes
- Brains are Beautiful
- Slow and Steady (glycemic index/load)
- Wise Advice for Plant-Based Newbies
- One more link for newbies...
Learn Even More About Diets + Disease
- Feeling Blue?
- What are Blue Zones?
- Code Blue
- Natural + Alternative Options
- Hispanic Heritage
- A Doctor’s Why
- Meet a Reducetarian
Food Heroes
Learn More: Deserted Island Musts
Learn More: About Farts + Nuts
Food Heroes are Cool (link to "Super Foods R Super Cool" in KidZone)
Fiber is a Friend
Aromatics
Cruciferous Family
Avocados
Flax + Chia
Ode to Mushrooms
Supplements + Weight-Loss
B12 + D3 + Calcium
The Greens Brigade
Diets Suck.
Vitamin + Mineral Deficiencies for Vegans
What’s a King-Prince-Pauper Diet?
Eat foods today that you'll eat forever.
Learn More About Supplements + Weight-Loss
- Real struggles. Real successes. Real stories.
- Five Facts About Weight Plateaus
- Supplements: Scam of the Century
- Four Steps: Lean Into Food Freedom
- Vegan or plant-based and still overweight?
- WPF + Intermittent Fasting
Learn Even More About Supplements + Weight Loss
- How Not to Diet (2019)
- Learn more: About Health Apps
- What is Chlorella?
- What's pre-biotic fiber?
- K2 - the new kid on the block.
- What about Omega's?
- Timing is Everything
CHAPTER TWO:
Action Heroes
Groceries + Budget Hacks
Where to Shop?
What’s a Food Desert?
Two Essential Lists
- Pantry List
- Groceries List
Sprout It! Grow It!
Cyber Shopping
Link: Watch How to Read a Nutrition Label
Learn More: Tips for Food Storage + Safety
Learn More: Tips for Balancing Budgets
Learn More About Groceries
- Cashews: the truth behind a food hero
- Bananas: another dirty little secret…
- Ugly ube need love, too.
- Dirty Dozen + Clean Fifteen
Tools + Toys
Tools to Get Started + Toys to Keep Going
- Kitchen Tools + Toys
- Tools for Beginners
Prep + Safety
Safety First
Mise en Place
Batch Cooking at Home
Five Mother Sauces + Company
Mirepoix + Aromatics
Cook Like a Hero
Five Ingredient Trick
Cook like your LIFE depends on it. (The Cure for Lonely Kitchens)
New to cooking with primarily plants?
What's the 95% WPF Approach?
Learn More: CH Recipes + Batch Cooking
- Medicine Soup
- Kaltes Essen
- CH Cookies
- Batch Cooking Hacks
- Learn more: Veg Stock Hack (vs Plant Oils)
- Cravings Hack: Totally Toast
- Sweet-Tooth Hack: Dessert Bites
- Ten Go-To Recipe Resources
Learn More: Kitchen Glossary for Geeks
Learn More: The Salt-Sugar-Fat Conversation
Low-Waste Kitchen
FIFO - First In First Out
Encore! Encore!
Compost + Recycling
CHAPTER THREE:
Head + Heart
Fitness + Exercise
Beware of Gurus
BMI + BMR - One Size Fits All?
Inflammation: Friend + Foe
What's ergogenic nutrition?
Meet Rip Esselstyn - Badass Dragon Slayer
Learn More: Music for Muscles
- Let's Dance!
Learn More about Plant-Powered Fitness
- Muscling Out the Meat Myth
- Exercise for Longevity
- Fitness Influencers
- Body + Mind + Spirit
- Pain + Recovery
Learn Even More About Plant-Powered Fitness
- Macro-Nutrients + Calories
- Micro-Nutrients + Omegas
- 30-Day Vegan Challenge for Omnivores
- Science Shows Vegan Diet Benefits Athletes
- The Game Changers
- 12-Year-Old WPF Soccer Phenom Plays Like Thiago
- What is Priming?
Stress + Sleep
Don't Forget to Breathe
Sleeping Beauties
Karoshi Kills
We Become Our Thoughts
"Ill sleep when I'm dead."
Learn More: What do vagal nerves have to do with stress? Everything.
Learn More About Stress + Sleep
- What about blue light?
- Complex Carbs + Sleep
- What about caffeine?
- Coffee Metabolizers
- What about unexpressed emotions?
- What about stress + inflammation?
Love + Relationships
Let’s Talk About Love, Baby
Got People?
Health + Happiness
Learn More About Love + Relationships
- Power Partnerships
- Self-Love = Self-Care
- Kindness + Gratitude
- Paying it Forward
- Love. Pass it on.
Pleasure + Addiction
As clear as sunbeams in a forest.
One Spoonful at a Time
It's all heroin... No, really.
"Vitamin P" for Pleasure
Three Truths to Trust
Meet Dr Lisle
Meet Dr Howk
Meet Chef AJ
Meet Dr Thompson
Meet Dr Maté
Learn More About Pleasure + Addiction
- Nature vs Nurture
- Again, Dr Fuhrman
- Marketing Madness
- Five Common "Triggers"
- Learn More: What's Your Primary Why?
- Learn More: Four Days to Food Freedom
Cultural Realities
Perfectionism and the Will to Learn
Friends + Family Traditions
Community Gatherings
Click-Bait = Cash
What is Medical Gaslighting?
Mother Theresa was a wise woman.
Learn More: Truth and Consequences
Learn More: The Power of Group Dynamics
Learn More: Why we say YES or NO to plants
Meet Tracye McQuirter, MPH (+ Intersectionality)
Learn More About Cultural Realities
- Problems vs Solutions
- Global Stats in Plant-Based Trends
- What on earth is Dream Hacking?
- Schools
- Influencers
- Politics
- Media
CHAPTER FOUR:
Food for Thought
Food + Beverage Industry
Fa(s)t Food Nation
The Hospitality Biz
Farm to Airplane?
Meet the Queen of Vegan Cheese
Food Industry Politics
Crave-Ability + Bliss Points
What is Neuromarketing?
Meet Michele Simon JD, MPH
Meet John Robbins
Meet Ocean Robbins
Learn More About Food + Beverage Industry
- League of 20 Tricksters
- Dietary Guidelines or Dietary Profits?
- Snapshot of Big Restaurant Menus
- Hospital Food Strikes Back
Learn Even More About Food + Beverage Industry
- More Apple Lobbies!
- Stake-Holders Love Beer-Holders
- Fast Food's Whitewashing Tactics
- The Blame Game (Personal vs Corporate Responsibility)
Farms + Factories
A Love Letter to Farmers + Ranchers (link to KidZone version)
Chemicals + Pesticides
You're Welcome, McDonald's
Farm + Ranch Families
Big Hearts + Big Brains = Big Solutions
Meet Mike Weaver
Meet Renee King-Sonnen
Meet Howard Lyman
Meet Seven Meat + Dairy Farmers
Learn More About Farming
- What is Drip Irrigation?
- What is Regenerative Agriculture?
- What are Cover Crops?
- What is No-Till Farming?
- Is agri-business untouchable?
Learn Even More About Farming
- Are fish a healthy alternative?
- Pandemics: When Roads Lead to Animals
- What is Vertical Farming?
- Meet the Joyful Gardner
- No Green Thumb? No Worries!
Big Medicine
Medical Schools
Pills: Friend + Foe
A Perfect Marriage
What is Personalized Medicine?
They're coming after the kids...
It's beyond burnout.
Medicine + Social Acceptance
Learn More: More About Doctors
Learn More: Big Medicine Loves Big Media
Learn More: Antibiotics - King of Double-Edged Swords
Big Medicine: Top 12
Learn More About Big Medicine
- United States of Medicine
- Heroes + Whistleblowers
- (Mis)Classification of Drugs
- Black Box Warning: Side Effects May Include Death
- More About Warnings
- Upcoding + Fraud
- Learn More: What on earth is disease mongering?!
Studies + Stats
Learn More: NRTF - Nutrition Research Task Force (via NIH)
Learn More: Research Studies + Glossary Part 1 / Part 2
Broken Trust: Social Media Bias
Feed the World, Change the Food
Health care isn't a statistic... it's deeply personal.
- Learn More: Other Conflicts of Interest
- Learn More: What is (Skeptical) Critical Thinking?
- Learn More: Both Side-ism: Journalism's False Balance
Where are the colorful women?
Accolades vs Evidence
AMA: Conflicts of Interest
Eco-Systems + Climate
Ignorance is Bliss?
Never Give Up (NO MATTER WHAT)
Water Wars
Carbon Footprints + Cannellini Beans
What is Greenwashing?
Meet Anderson + Kuhn
Meet Sir David Attenborough
Meet Greta Thunberg
Meet Alizé Carrère
Meet Project Drawdown
Learn More: Final Thoughts
Learn More About Eco-Systems + Climate
- People vs Planet in the Amazon
- Kinda Like a Pie in the Face?
- The Least Talked About White Elephant: Us!
- What a difference a day makes...
Learn Even More About Eco-Systems + Climate
- Big Agriculture + Climate Change
- Plants + Climate 101
- An Omnivore’s Predicament
- Healthy Soil = Carbon = Life
- Climate Impact of Dietary Protein
CHAPTER FIVE:
KidZone
Notes for Grown-Ups
First, click here! (heads up info)
- Oh, nuts*!
- Oh, love!
- Oh, hazards!
- Oh, food!
- Oh, activities!
- Oh, education!
- Oh, suppertime!
- Oh, gardens!
Kids Who Want to Play with Food
Did You Know?
Learn More: Even More Resources
Kids Are Sponges
An Apple a Day…
A Body in Motion Stays in Motion
Learn More: Let's Dance!
Learn More: Answer Key
1) Fun Food Factoidz
So... an apple a day, huh?
Fall in Love with Plants - Learn About Whole Plant Foods
- Eat a Rainbow - What? + Why?
- Meet the WPF Team
- Look It Up!
Become Besties with Broccoli - Learn About Food Science
- Plants That Make Us Poop
- List of Foods with Fiber + Fun with Math
- Macro-Nutrients
- Vitamins + Minerals
- Two Oxes on a Plate
- Water is wonderful.
- Look It Up!
- Cookhouse Hero's Top 12 Food Heroes
2) Super Foods R Super Cool
Favorite Food Heroes:
Green Leafies / Avocado / Garlic / Berries / Lentils / Sweet Potatoes / Lemons / Cruciferous Veggies / Tomatoes / Quinoa / Parsley / Dates / Apples / Turmeric / Hulled Barley / Mushrooms / Flax* / Walnuts* / Cabbage / Oats / Beans
Learn More: Taste + Temperature + Texture
3) Cooking is Gooey + Gross!
Safety FIRST!
- Fun with French
- Food Prep
- Food Safety
Action Heroes in the Kitchen
Taste + Touch
Five Ingredient Fun
CH Cookies (recipe)
Totally Toast
4) Your Community, Your World
Water Factoid
What a difference a day makes...
Farming
- A Love Letter to Farmers + Ranchers
- What’s up with ANIMALS?
- What’s up with PLANTS?
- What’s up with WATER?
- What is Vertical Farming?
Eco-Systems
- Compost + Land-Fill
- Never Give Up
- Healthy Soil = Life
- Carbon Footprints + Cannellini Beans
- Kinda Like a Pie in the Face?
Farming Solutions! Here's the dirt on dirt.
- What is... Drip Irrigation?
- What is... Regenerative Agriculture?
- What are... Cover Crops?
- What is... No-Till Farming?
"Winter's Way of Life" A water warrior story.
When you hug a tree, it hugs you back.
Mushrooms + Trees: A Love Story
Mushrooms as Art!
Ready to be an Action Hero? (activity)
- Kitchen Cultures
- School Lunches
- Community Gardens
- Fitness Friends
- @ home.
- @ school.
- in your community.
- with friends + family.
5) Activities + Adventures
Sprout It
Food Art
Move!
Blind Taste Test
Love Your Lunchbox
Got a Green Thumb?
What's in YOUR kitchen?
+ Make an Impact + Be an Action Hero!
+ Let's Dance!
6) Become a Cookhouse Hero
Contact Cookhouse Hero KidZone
Meet Alicia Serratos
Meet Genesis Butler
Meet Omar McQueen
Meet Holden Frazier
7 Superpowers of Plants
The Fun of Fitness - Let's Dance! (activity)
Meet Winter Vincent
Bonus Activities Answer Key