The terms plant-based and whole food eating are becoming ever more popular amongst the general population, driven by an increased global interest and awareness in environmental concerns, as well as personal health and well-being. But what do these terms really mean, and how is Fresh Start following these eating mantras?
Plant-based diets focus on the majority of food intake being from plant sources, while whole food eating looks to incorporate food items that are minimally processed or unprocessed, ideally single ingredient foods. These ideologies around food intake and ingredients draw a number of similarities, with the main dietary intake comprising of fruit, vegetables, legumes, nuts, seeds and whole grains, in their natural state, or resembling close to.
Fresh Start looks to include as much veggie-filled goodness into every dish, and only utilises minimally or unprocessed carbohydrates in every recipe. When our carbohydrate source is a kumara — we’re really embodying both of these mantras! We pair all this goodness with sustainably caught fish and salmon, to ensure there’s plenty of healthy proteins, fats and essential omega-3’s, as well as carefully chosen portions of sustainably farmed New Zealand meat, free range poultry and free farmed pork, as well as dairy, to deliver high quality, lean proteins in a healthy portion size.
We’ve also brought back the vegetarian recipes to the Fresh Start mix, as there’s so much deliciousness and nutrition to be had in a veggie dinner.
