Food Should Be Our First Line of Defense. For our Health. Chef Mark Reinfeld

Ep 96: On this episode we are grateful to have Chef Mark Reinfeld. Mark is an award-winning chef and authority on plant-based cuisine, and is the founding chef of the Vegan Fusion Culinary Academy. Mark has traveled the world and had over 25 years of experience preparing and teaching creative vegan and raw cuisine. He has written eight acclaimed books, and in 2017, he was inducted into the Vegetarian Hall of Fame.

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Other Websites mentioned by Chef Mark Reinfeld:
Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease, Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn https://a.co/d/4xRe9j5
Vegan Body Building https://www.veganbodybuilding.com
Vegan Fusion World Cuisine https://a.co/d/0e50hul
EWG https://www.ewg.org

What’s In Season https://www.seasonalfoodguide.org/

Cleveland Kitchen https://www.clevelandkitchen.com/

Donate to Support East Cleveland https://www.thesantefoundation.org

Breakfast: Whole Grain Toast with Tahini, Plant-based butter, Nutritional Yeast, Fresh Juice, 1:19
The Journey from Prelaw to Becoming a Chef 2:01
- Kibbutz in Israel, became Vegetarian, then India, Nepal, Mount Everest, San Diego
- Personal Chef, Consulting Service the Blossoming Lotus
- Opened a restaurant on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, Started publishing Cookbooks
Vegan vs Vegetarian 4:15
- Plant-based describes the Diet, Vegan goes Beyond the Diet into Lifestyle
- Become Whole-Food Plant Based for one of three reasons
- One. Health: plant based can Prevent or Reverse Chronic Diseases – Heart, Diabetes, Cancer, Alzheimer’s
- Two. Environmental or Sustainability. A Plant-based diet has less Environmental Impact
- Three. Concerns for Animal Welfare with Commercial Industrial Agriculture and Factory Farming.
- Factory Farming – there are a lot of Antibiotics, Drugs used to Keep them Unnaturally Alive
- Factory Farming – Applies Manufacturing Principles to Farming – unhealthy for the planet, animals, people
- The Local Small Family Farm is Different. Healthier
Protein with a Well-Planned Plant-Based Diet 11:57
- 5% of Calories should come from Proteins, Major Health Organizations Double That
- Super Firm Tofu has 70 grams of Protein. Seitan is even higher
- Combine Food Groups to Create the Same Amino Acid Profile as Meat
- Example: Pulses (lentils, beans, chickpeas, peas) with Rice
Mark’s Award Winning Vegetarian Cookbooks 16:00
- Jane Goodall wrote the Forward and Inspired the First Cookbook, Vegan Fusion World Cuisine
Sourcing Ingredients Responsibly 19:11
- Look at the Least Expensive Organic and use the Clean 15 and Dirty Dozen List if going for Non-organic
- Know What's Available Seasonally at your Farmers Market
Traveling Impacting Thinking about Food 21:27
- Saw people living in harmony with their surroundings
- Saw the use of Ingredients that are indigenous to that type of local cuisine
- Toasting Spices in a frying pan before using Adds to its Flavor
Vipassana 23:43
- From that 10 day Silent Retreat now encourage students to have a calm and peaceful mind state when they're preparing foods
- Like any Art Form, you can get into a more Creative Flow when Your Present in the Moment
The Impact of Ultra-Processed Foods 25:33
- Hippocrates - food be your medicine and medicine be your food
- The idea of returning to food as the natural way to maximize our health
- Kids – talk to them about Nature’s Candy (fruits and vegetables)
Stories 28:02
- Firefighter, Navy Veteran both went Plant-Based and Solved their Type 2 Diabetes
- Many More Cholesterol and Type 2 Diabetes Plant-Based Success Stories
- Food Should Be Our First Line of Defense for our Health
- You Do Not See the Same Level of Chronic Disease in other Countries
- I Consider it a Form of Activism to Help People See They Can Prepare Healthy Foods on their Own
- Doctor to a Patient: You have heart disease. I could either cut open your chest and take a vein from your leg and put it in there, or you can go on a vegan or vegetarian diet.
Longevity with a Vegan-Vegetarian Approach 35:41
- Is the Food I’m Eating Going to Heal Me or Hurt Me
- Stress Reduction, Exercise, Sleep, Nutrition, All Play a role in longevity
- Nature gives us the cue to eat Whole Foods
First Step to Start a Plant-Based Journey 37:07
- Have a calm mindset, go at your own pace, there are no mistakes in the kitchen
- Try adding some new ingredients to your salad
The Recipe: Monk Bowl with a Grain, a Green, a Protein and an Optional Sauce 42:41
- Can make over 2000 different recipes with this as the foundation
Final Thoughts – You Can Do It 47:56
- This is important for your Family, for our Society to Cook More at Home, to Eat Healthier Food

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