Transitioning To A Plant-Based Diet with Melissa Halas

In this episode we speak with Melissa Halas, MA, RDN, CDE, about tips for transitioning to a plant-based diet. Melissa is a nationally recognized nutrition expert with 20+ years of experience helping kids, adults, and communities live healthier lives! As a registered dietitian and mom, she’s passionate about making good nutrition easy, tasty, and fun! She is the founder of the first kid’s nutrition mega-site, SuperKids Nutrition, providing expert resources to help grow healthy communities. Melissa is also the creator of the Super Crew®, who get their powers from healthy plant-based foods and motivate young children to develop healthy eating habits from an early age. With a strong commitment to living and teaching sustainability, her activities with the Super Crew promote green choices! SuperKids Nutrition partners with the American Institute for Cancer Research on the Healthy Kids Today Campaign and with over 5000 schools in the US, providing menu activities and parent newsletters. Melissa addressed nutrition concerns for adults, from how much coffee is safe to which foods to eat for brain health at https://www.melissashealthyliving.com/. Check out her Super Crew books for kids and her Plant-Based living books for Adults on either of her websites. Learning Points: -What are some tips for transitioning to a plant-based diet? -Why is it important for cancer prevention for children to be on a plant-based diet? -How can we get kids into the kitchen to learn how to prepare healthy meals? Social Media Handles and Websites: SuperKids Nutrition • https://www.superkidsnutrition.com/ • https://www.facebook.com/SuperKidsNutrition • https://www.instagram.com/superkidsnutrition/ • https://www.pinterest.com/superkidsnutr/ • https://twitter.com/kidsnutrition Melissa’s Healthy Living • https://www.melissashealthyliving.com/ • https://www.facebook.com/MelissasHealthyLiving/ • https://www.instagram.com/melissashealthyliving/ • https://www.pinterest.com/MelissaHalasCA/ • https://twitter.com/FitNutrition