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Food Groups by Dr Neal Barnard (PCRM)
Food Components (Dr Barnard / PCRM)
1. Fruits
2. Vegetables
3. Whole Grains
4. Legumes
PCRM's guidelines are probably the simplest to understand. They have only 4 broad food components.
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The Power Plate shows the four main components of our food plate.
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Power Plate Shopping List is a wonderful checklist of what all to buy! As of Jan 2019, the Shopping List was missing supplements like B12.
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Also see Infographics, FactSheets and Substitution Chart (what should we replace animal products, oils & butters by?)
All of the above guidelines are hosted by PCRM (Physician's Committee for Responsible Medicine), an organization founded by Dr Barnard.
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