# plant based food (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover plant based food. Page: Feed: --- ## [The Plant-Based Plateau in Practice](https://vegancurator.com/blog/plant-based-plateau-in-practice) _2026-08-03 · Gana Djurica, PhD · Vegan Curator Blog_ Vegan food is more available than ever, but access, nutrition, flavor, and clarity still determine whether it feels ordinary or remains an ongoing negotiation. ## [Understanding nutrient absorption in minimally processed plant-based foods](https://sustain-a-bite.eu/bioavailability-nutrients-plant-based-foods/) _2026-07-28 · Innovarum · Sustain-a-bite_ Sustain-a-bite researchers are studying how iron, zinc, calcium and glucose are released and absorbed from minimally processed plant-based foods. Using intestinal cell models, the research explores how food composition, processing and matrix structure influence nutrient bioavailability. The post Understanding nutrient absorption in minimally processed plant-based foods appeared first on… ## [Developing a sustainable plant-based beverage rich in protein and dietary fibre](https://sustain-a-bite.eu/sustainable-plant-based-beverage-protein-fibre/) _2026-07-21 · University College Cork · Sustain-a-bite_ As part of the Sustain-a-bite project, the Sustainable Food System Research Group at University College Cork has developed a plant-based beverage rich in protein and high in dietary fibre. Made with faba bean, barley and upcycled apple pomace, the product combines nutritional quality, minimal processing and circular economy principles. The post Developing a sustainable plant-based beverage rich in… ## [Towards sustainable eating: Consumers’ perceptions, expectations and acceptance of Sustain-a-bite innovations](https://sustain-a-bite.eu/minimally-processed-plant-based-foods-consumer-insights/) _2026-07-08 · Berner Fachhochschule · Sustain-a-bite_ Discover how consumers perceive minimally processed plant-based foods and explore the key factors driving their acceptance, preferences and role in creating a more sustainable food system. The post Towards sustainable eating: Consumers’ perceptions, expectations and acceptance of Sustain-a-bite innovations appeared first on Sustain-a-bite . ## [The Plant-Based Plateau](https://vegancurator.com/blog/Plant-Based-Plateau) _2026-07-01 · Gana Djurica, PhD · Vegan Curator Blog_ Plant-based food has improved. But to become mainstream, it needs to feel less like a statement and more like part of everyday life. ## [Sustainable Gastronomy Day: Why Every Meal Matters](https://sustain-a-bite.eu/sustainable-gastronomy-day-every-meal-matters/) _2026-06-19 · Innovarum · Sustain-a-bite_ On Sustainable Gastronomy Day, we explore how everyday food choices can contribute to healthier diets and more sustainable food systems. Discover why plant-based meals, simple ingredients and conscious cooking habits all play a role in shaping the future of food. The post Sustainable Gastronomy Day: Why Every Meal Matters appeared first on Sustain-a-bite . ## [Biology Interrupts the Menu](https://vegancurator.com/blog/biology-interrupts-the-menu) _2026-06-02 · Gana Djurica, PhD · Vegan Curator Blog_ A tick bite can turn meat into a medical risk, challenging the idea that meat belongs at the center of the plate. ## [Understanding consumer behaviour towards new plant-based foods: from liking to long-term adoption](https://sustain-a-bite.eu/consumer-behaviour-plant-based-foods/) _2026-06-01 · University Porto · Sustain-a-bite_ Sustain-a-bite explores how consumers experience and adopt new plant-based foods over time, from initial liking to long-term consumption. The post Understanding consumer behaviour towards new plant-based foods: from liking to long-term adoption appeared first on Sustain-a-bite . ## [Viking Malt’s role in Sustain-a-bite: supporting sustainable plant-based food innovation](https://sustain-a-bite.eu/viking-malt-role-sustain-a-bite/) _2026-05-27 · VikingMalt · Sustain-a-bite_ Within the Sustain-a-bite project, Viking Malt contributes expertise in barley, malting and germination to support the development of sustainable plant-based food solutions. The post Viking Malt’s role in Sustain-a-bite: supporting sustainable plant-based food innovation appeared first on Sustain-a-bite . ## [Sustain-a-bite: Advancing Plant-Based Ingredients Through Germination and Fermentation](https://sustain-a-bite.eu/sustain-a-bite-plant-based-ingredients-germination-fermentation/) _2026-05-13 · VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland · Sustain-a-bite_ VTT’s latest Sustain-a-bite results show how germination and fermentation can improve the nutritional, functional and sensory qualities of barley, faba bean and tomato side streams for future plant-based foods. The post Sustain-a-bite: Advancing Plant-Based Ingredients Through Germination and Fermentation appeared first on Sustain-a-bite . ## [Anthony Ettinger on LinkedIn (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/40WCsus0d9tj) _2026-05-13 · **Sponsored**_ Public LinkedIn profile at linkedin.com/in/anthonyettinger. ## [From Food Waste to Sustainable Protein: Rethinking the Future of Global Food Systems](https://sustain-a-bite.eu/alternative-proteins-food-waste-sustainable-food-systems/) _2026-03-25 · MOA foodtech · Sustain-a-bite_ Exploring how alternative proteins and food waste solutions can transform sustainable food systems. The post From Food Waste to Sustainable Protein: Rethinking the Future of Global Food Systems appeared first on Sustain-a-bite . [Listen](https://sustain-a-bite.eu/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Video-Blog-Partners-MOA.mp4) ## [Five Diets, One Longevity Pattern: Plants Win](https://vegancurator.com/blog/five-diets-one-longevity-pattern-plants-win) _2026-03-17 · Gana Djurica, PhD · Vegan Curator Blog_ What do the diets linked to longer life have in common? A decade of data from more than 100,000 people points to the same answer: plant foods. ## [Processed Food is a Spectrum (Not a Villain)](https://vegancurator.com/blog/processed-food-is-a-spectrum) _2026-02-22 · Gana Djurica, PhD · Vegan Curator Blog_ “Processed” started as a warning and hardened into a verdict. Now the label is erasing important differences and doing work the definition can’t support. ## [The Heart Wants What Plants Have](https://vegancurator.com/blog/heart-wants-what-plants-have) _2026-02-09 · Gana Djurica, PhD · Vegan Curator Blog_ Let plants be your Valentine. Fuel connection, support heart health, and show up with color, fiber, and care because love grows through mindful nourishment. ## [GLP-1s: A Catalyst, Not a Cure](https://vegancurator.com/blog/glp1s-catalyst-not-cure) _2026-02-02 · Gana Djurica, PhD · Vegan Curator Blog_ GLP-1s can spark weight loss, but lasting health needs more than appetite suppression — it takes food skills, support, and a plan beyond the prescription. ## [New Dietary Guidelines — No. Just No.](https://vegancurator.com/blog/new-dietary-guidelines-just-no) _2026-01-19 · Gana Djurica, PhD · Vegan Curator Blog_ The new dietary guidelines aren’t progress — they’re PR. Science took a backseat, and parody took the wheel. We deserve better than business as usual, dressed up as reform. ## [Small Bites, Big Conversations: Recap of the #BehindEveryBite Campaign](https://sustain-a-bite.eu/behind-every-bite-recap/) _2026-01-09 · Innovarum · Sustain-a-bite_ What do our everyday food choices really say about sustainability? Behind Every Bite took this question to kitchens, streets and universities across Europe. The post Small Bites, Big Conversations: Recap of the #BehindEveryBite Campaign appeared first on Sustain-a-bite . ## [A Gentle Vegan Reset for January — One Bite at a Time](https://vegancurator.com/blog/vegan-reset-for-january) _2026-01-08 · Gana Djurica, PhD · Vegan Curator Blog_ Winter isn’t for extremes. This gentle Veganuary guide helps you learn, make simple plant-based swaps, and build a routine that feels good—one bite at a time. ## [Part II: Choosing What Sustains You in 2026](https://vegancurator.com/blog/what-sustains-you-in-2026) _2025-12-29 · Gana Djurica, PhD · Vegan Curator Blog_ In 2026, choose care that lasts. Start with nourishment and foods you can rely on, shaping a more grounded relationship with your body. ## [Part I: Learn from 2025, Transform in 2026.](https://vegancurator.com/blog/learn-from-2025-nutrition-trends) _2025-12-17 · Gana Djurica, PhD · Vegan Curator Blog_ The fads of 2025 promised quick health fixes. Their lessons? More complicated—and far more important—as we head into 2026. ## [AI publishing with human taste (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/NITrp6nGwmMb) _2025-12-17 · **Sponsored**_ Convert AI research into blogs, podcasts, and newsletters with optional human review. ## [Rethinking Thanksgiving: A Vegan Feast With More to Give](https://vegancurator.com/blog/thanksgiving-vegan-feast) _2025-12-01 · Gana Djurica, PhD · Vegan Curator Blog_ Discover a plant-forward holiday menu built on creativity, whole foods, and balanced nutrition—showing how vegan dishes can be joyful, nourishing, and deeply satisfying. ## [Consumer perceptions of side-stream ingredients: Sustain-a-bite results presented at EFFoST 2025](https://sustain-a-bite.eu/consumer-perceptions-of-side-stream-ingredients-sustain-a-bite-results-presented-at-effost-2025/) _2025-11-28 · Innovarum · Sustain-a-bite_ At EFFoST 2025, Sustain-a-bite presented new findings on consumer perceptions of using food industry side streams in plant-based foods across four European countries. The post Consumer perceptions of side-stream ingredients: Sustain-a-bite results presented at EFFoST 2025 appeared first on Sustain-a-bite . ## [Timing: The Hidden Key to Better Health](https://vegancurator.com/blog/timing-key-to-better-health) _2025-11-26 · Gana Djurica, PhD · Vegan Curator Blog_ Your body has a rhythm—and when you eat matters. Aligning meals with your internal clock boosts metabolism, steadies energy, and supports long-term health. ## [Show Me Muscles: The Protein Mirage](https://vegancurator.com/blog/muscles-protein-mirage) _2025-11-19 · Gana Djurica, PhD · Vegan Curator Blog_ We’ve been sold a lie: protein doesn’t build muscle—effort does. If eating more protein were enough, we’d all look carved out of stone. So why are we still falling for the myth? ## [The Saga Continues: Processed Plant-Based Foods Are Healthy, Again!](https://vegancurator.com/blog/plant-foods-healthy-again) _2025-11-11 · Gana Djurica, PhD · Vegan Curator Blog_ Nutrition headlines swing between miracle and hazard, but the truth lies deeper: food’s value depends on its nutrients and purpose, not its processing. ## [The Truth About Plant-Based Foods: How to Separate Nutrition from Noise](https://vegancurator.com/blog/the-truth-about-plant-foods) _2025-11-04 · Gana Djurica, PhD · Vegan Curator Blog_ A new study claims processed plant-based foods harm heart health—but the real issue is how science and media twist the story. Here’s what’s true, what’s not, and why plants still win. ## [A Case for Supplements — Take It with a Grain of Salt](https://vegancurator.com/blog/case-for-supplements) _2025-10-20 · Gana Djurica, PhD · Vegan Curator Blog_ Sometimes even profit-driven science gets it right: our crops are less nourishing than ever, and supplements may quietly matter more than we think. ## [Burnout: The Fall of the Keto Era](https://vegancurator.com/blog/burnout-fall-of-keto) _2025-10-13 · Gana Djurica, PhD · Vegan Curator Blog_ The keto craze promised easy weight loss and indulgence but delivered bad breath, high cholesterol, and burnout. As it fades, real health is finding its way back to plants, balance, and common sense. ## [The Climate Bomb No One Talks About: Meat](https://vegancurator.com/blog/meat-climate-bomb) _2025-10-06 · Gana Djurica, PhD · Vegan Curator Blog_ Our world burns while leaders stay silent. The truth? Meat is driving the climate crisis. Eating less meat—and more plants—could save lives and our future. ## [From Peer Review to Public Relations — The Death of Real Science](https://vegancurator.com/blog/death-of-real-science) _2025-10-05 · Gana Djurica, PhD · Vegan Curator Blog_ When food companies shape the science, truth gets rewritten. This exposé unpacks how research is spun into marketing—and why public health is left behind. ## [CLI-first decentralized GPU compute (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/BWQQaloA5lyj) _2025-10-05 · **Sponsored**_ Pay workers or run your GPU for FFmpeg transcode and AI inference. ## [Complete Protein, Incomplete Truth: Why “Protein Quality” is a Myth](https://vegancurator.com/blog/protein-quality) _2025-08-31 · Gana Djurica, PhD · Vegan Curator Blog_ “Complete” protein doesn’t always mean healthy. Here’s why growth-based scoring systems distort what really matters: long-term human health. ## [Big Dairy, Big Bully — A Petty Fight Over Semantics](https://vegancurator.com/blog/big-dairy-bully-figth-over-words) _2025-08-24 · Gana Djurica, PhD · Vegan Curator Blog_ Big Dairy’s latest fight? Not climate or health—but banning words like "milk" for plant-based foods. It’s not about clarity; it’s about crushing competition. Oat milk isn’t the enemy—just different. ## [The Real Paleo: Roots Before Ribeye](https://vegancurator.com/blog/real-paleo-roots) _2025-08-16 · Gana Djurica, PhD · Vegan Curator Blog_ We were never carnivores. Plants built us, sustained us, and now our future depends on them. They remain the true foundation of human progress. ## [Vegan Teens Are Crushing It — In a Generation at Risk](https://vegancurator.com/blog/vegan-teens-crushing-it) _2025-08-12 · Gana Djurica, PhD · Vegan Curator Blog_ Vegan teens are more active, eat better, and make smarter choices—habits that could help counter rising youth obesity and set a healthier standard for the next generation. ## [Move Over, Protein. Fiber Has Entered the Chat.](https://vegancurator.com/blog/plant-based-fiber-power) _2025-07-22 · Gana Djurica, PhD · Vegan Curator Blog_ Fiber is the real power player. It fuels your gut, tames inflammation, and outperforms the hype. Whole foods win—powders and bars just play catch-up. ## [Pork, Power, and Profits: How the Industry Keeps Its Piggy Bank Full](https://vegancurator.com/blog/pork-power-profits) _2025-06-16 · Gana Djurica, PhD · Vegan Curator Blog_ The pork industry isn’t evolving—it’s entrenching. From spin to legislation, it’s doing whatever it takes to protect profits—at the expense of animals, people, and the planet. ## [Planting a New Manhood: Why Real Strength Starts with Plants](https://vegancurator.com/blog/planting-new-manhood-strength-with-plants) _2025-06-16 · Gana Djurica, PhD · Vegan Curator Blog_ Meat won’t make you more of a man—but plants just might. This blog unpacks how diet, masculinity, and male health collide—and why real strength starts with what’s on your plate. ## [When You Know Better, Do Better: Why Cultivated Meat Isn't the Evolution We Need](https://vegancurator.com/blog/cultivated-meat-is-not-evolution) _2025-06-13 · Gana Djurica, PhD · Vegan Curator Blog_ Cultivated meat may look like progress—but it keeps meat at the center of our plates. True transformation means letting go, not reinventing the same old story in a shinier package. ## [Doctor Knows Best? Think Again](https://vegancurator.com/blog/doctor-knows-best-think-again) _2025-06-04 · Gana Djurica, PhD · Vegan Curator Blog_ Most doctors get less than 20 hours of nutrition training—yet they’re the main source of dietary advice. It’s time we questioned that trust and brought real nutrition experts to the table. ## [Hooked and Harmed: How Food Giants Are Stealing Our Kids’ Future](https://vegancurator.com/blog/hooked-harmed-stealing-kids-future) _2025-06-04 · Gana Djurica, PhD · Vegan Curator Blog_ Food giants are hooking kids on sugar, milk, and meat—shaping lifelong habits that harm their health and the planet. What looks like choice is really lifelong conditioning. ## [Meathead Nation: How the Protein Craze Is Costing Us Our Health, Ethics, and Planet](https://vegancurator.com/blog/meathead-nation-protein-craze) _2025-06-03 · Gana Djurica, PhD · Vegan Curator Blog_ The protein craze is warping our diets, fueling disease, and stalling progress—while Big Meat rewrites the rules. It’s time to evolve. ## [Rethinking Creatine: Your Body Makes Plenty—Even Without Meat](https://vegancurator.com/blog/rethinking-creatine-without-meat) _2025-06-03 · Gana Djurica, PhD · Vegan Curator Blog_ New research shows our bodies make most of the creatine we need—no steak required. With enough protein, even plant-based diets can fully support healthy creatine levels. ## [The Future Is Female—and Powered by Plants](https://vegancurator.com/blog/future-is-female-powered-by-plants) _2025-06-02 · Gana Djurica, PhD · Vegan Curator Blog_ Plant-based foods may boost fertility, reduce breast cancer risk, and ease menopause symptoms—offering women natural, science-backed support through every stage of life. ## [The Kingdom of Plants: It’s Time to Honor What Truly Sustains Us](https://vegancurator.com/blog/the-kingdom-of-plants-stop-mimicking) _2025-05-30 · Gana Djurica, PhD · Vegan Curator Blog_ We don’t need plant-based copies of harmful foods—we need a food culture that honors plants for what they are: powerful, original, and essential to human and planetary health. ## [Coffee Timing Matters: New Study Says Your Heart Prefers It in the Morning](https://vegancurator.com/blog/coffee-timing-morning-for-heart-healht) _2025-05-27 · Gana Djurica, PhD · Vegan Curator Blog_ Your morning coffee might do more than wake you up—it could help protect your heart. Discover why timing your brew could be the healthiest habit you haven’t thought about yet. ## [Start Strong: Why Breakfast Is Still the Most Important Meal of the Day](https://vegancurator.com/blog/start-strong-with-breakfast) _2025-05-27 · Gana Djurica, PhD · Vegan Curator Blog_ New research shows skipping breakfast leads to weight gain and nutrient gaps—even with similar diets. A balanced morning meal remains a key strategy for long-term health. ## [Berry Misleading: What’s Really Inside Your ‘Healthy’ Foods](https://vegancurator.com/blog/berry-misleading-inside-healthy-foods) _2025-05-27 · Gana Djurica, PhD · Vegan Curator Blog_ You had me at buckwheat—but behind the health halo was sugar, starch, and clever marketing. When it comes to food labels, what you see isn’t always what you get. ## [Aging Gracefully: New Insights Reveal Plants May Be the Key](https://vegancurator.com/blog/aging-gracefully-plant-based-diet) _2025-05-23 · Gana Djurica, PhD · Vegan Curator Blog_ Discover how plant-based diets support longevity, bone health, and vitality—offering a powerful, science-backed path to aging well through nutrition, movement, and mindful choices. ## [Chasing Shadows: How the Food Industry Keeps Using Misdirection and Distraction from the Real Problem](https://vegancurator.com/blog/chasing-shadows-food-misdirection) _2025-05-22 · Gana Djurica, PhD · Vegan Curator Blog_ The food industry keeps us chasing the wrong villains—while the real issue, excessive animal-based food consumption, fuels the obesity crisis and escapes scrutiny. ## [Nutri-Score: Helpful Shortcut or Missed Opportunity?](https://vegancurator.com/blog/decoding-nutri-score) _2025-05-21 · Gana Djurica, PhD · Vegan Curator Blog_ Nutri-Score aims to simplify healthy choices—but its flawed formula, dairy bias, and narrow metrics may mislead more than they help, especially for plant-based diets.