Rip Esselstyn On The Today Show

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“Engine 2 Diet” Rip Esselstyn on “Today Show”

The Engine 2 Diet is essentially a low-fat vegan diet.

The Basics:
No meat
No dairy
No added oils
Nothing with more than 2.5 grams of fat per 100 calories
All the whole grains, plants, and legumes you can stuff in your gullet

Be on the look out for:
Oil. If it says oil on the label, leave it off the menu
High fructose corn syrup
Food products with more than 6 ingredients
Perservatives. Ingredients you can’t pronounce

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4 Responses to Rip Esselstyn On The Today Show

  1.  veganprimate commented on Mar 28th, 2009 at 9:20 am

    Is this the guy who says to eat vegan until dinner and then eat whatever you want? And is he related to Caldwell B. Esselstyn?

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  2.  veganprimate commented on Mar 28th, 2009 at 9:22 am

    Oops. I just watched the video, and he does mention his father having a bunch of research about heart disease, so I’m assuming it is Caldwell B. Esselstyn.

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  3.  Eccentric Vegan commented on Mar 28th, 2009 at 9:26 am

    This is Rip Esselstyn, son of Caldwell B. Esselstyn, author of Engine 2, firefighter and athlete. He promotes a low-fat plant-based (vegan) diet for health reasons. He calls it “plant strong.”

    The “vegan til dinner” guy is Mark Bittman.

  4.  Kristen's Raw commented on Apr 1st, 2009 at 11:58 pm

    Sweet! The Today Show. Love it!!! Get that vegan diet out there :)

    Cheers,
    Kristen

    ~ Recent blog post: Today’s Raw Food ~

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