Whole food plant-based • plant-based • vegetarian • vegan. People use these four terms like they all mean the same thing. They absolutely do not. Today we are clearing it up once and for all. 🌿 🥗 Vegetarian — it's a diet. No meat, no poultry, no fish. But dairy and eggs? Still on the table. Literally. 😂 Vegetarianism is a dietary choice. It's about what you choose not to put on your plate. That's it. Someone can be vegetarian and still wear leather, still buy products tested on animals, still live completely disconnected from why those choices matter beyond their own plate. It's a diet. A good one! But just a diet. 🌿 🥦 Plant-based — it's a diet. The focus is plants. Lots of them. Some plant-based eaters still occasionally consume animal products — it's flexible, it's a spectrum, and it's primarily about food choices. No hard ethical line required. Just more plants on your plate than before. This can also include processed plant-based products. Also a great choice. Also just a diet. 🌿 🌾 Whole Food Plant-Based — it's a diet. This is the most specific of the three. Plants in their most natural unprocessed form. Whole grains, legumes, fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds. Minimal to NO oil. Nothing refined. Nothing fake. It's the most intentional dietary approach of the bunch and the one most backed by medical research. Dr. McDougall, Dr. Greger, Dr. Esselstyn — this is their lane. 🥔🌿 Still though — it's a diet. A really really good one. But a diet. 😄 🌱 Vegan — this one is different. Here's where it shifts. Veganism is not a diet. It never was. It is a way of life rooted in the belief that animals are not ours to use, exploit, or harm — for food, clothing, entertainment, or any other purpose. A vegan doesn't just think about what's on their plate. They think about what's on their feet. What's in their makeup bag. What circus they're not going to. What products they're not buying. It extends into every single corner of daily life. Donald Watson didn't create the word vegan in 1944 because he wanted a new diet trend. He created it because he believed animals deserved to live free from human exploitation. The food part was just one piece of a much bigger picture. 🌿

And instead of doing a giveaway...we're doing something WAAAAAAAY 🅒🅞🅞🅛🅔🅡 we're creating our very first community cookbook! 🌻 ROOTED & WILD: The Foundation Recipes 🌻 A community cookbook created by the first 100 founding members of Rooted & Wild. Wahoooooo! This isn't about perfect food photography or fancy chef skills. It's about the recipes that actually show up in real kitchens and real lives. The recipes YOU love! Want to be included? Easy peasy! Just send me a message with alllllll the info below 👇🏻 OR post in underneath —> Rooted & Wild Founder Recipes and I'll grab it! 📸 A photo of your dish (phone photos are totally fine!) 🌱 Recipe name 🥕 Ingredients 👩‍🍳 Instructions 💚 A sentence or two about why you love this recipe A few simple guidelines: ✅ 100% plant-based recipes only ✅ Original recipes preferred ✅ Keep instructions clear and easy to follow ✅ One recipe submission per member (for now 😉) ✅ Family favorites, comfort food, healthy meals, desserts, ferments, snacks...all welcome! I'll compile everything into a beautiful PDF ebook and every member of Rooted & Wild will receive a copy. Years from now, you'll be able to say I help build this 🤸‍♀️ ✨ "I was part of the Founding Recipes Cookbook." Drop a 🌻 below if you're in, and start gathering those recipes! Let's make something amazing together. 🦬🌱📖 👉🏽 Please submit recipes by June 30th 👈🏽