Minnesota's Alt-Meat Revolution | Plant-Based Diet
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The challenges of adding in or switching to a plant-based diet.
Fruits and vegetables? Yes. Plant-based foods? Maybe. Kelli Fernholz, a preschool teacher in Madison, WI who talks about nutrition in her class, shares why she prefers the former and not the latter. Even with all of the alt-meat choices available on grocery store shelves, the switch to a plant-based diet for most people isn't quite as easy a decision.
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Minnesota's Alt-Meat Revolution | Plant-Based Diet
Clip: Season 8 Episode 6 | 50sVideo has Closed Captions
Fruits and vegetables? Yes. Plant-based foods? Maybe. Kelli Fernholz, a preschool teacher in Madison, WI who talks about nutrition in her class, shares why she prefers the former and not the latter. Even with all of the alt-meat choices available on grocery store shelves, the switch to a plant-based diet for most people isn't quite as easy a decision.
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