What is another word for plant foods?

Pronunciation: [plˈant fˈuːdz] (IPA)

Plant foods refer to any food sources that come from plants and include fruits, vegetables, grains, and legumes. However, there are several synonyms that can be used interchangeably with the word "plant foods." These include plant-based foods, vegetarian foods, and vegan foods. Plant-based foods are those that are centered around plants and incorporate food from animal sources minimally, whereas vegetarian foods are those that exclude meat, poultry, and fish, but may still include dairy and eggs. Vegan foods exclude all animal products, including dairy and eggs. In general, the use of these synonyms typically centers on a focus on healthy eating habits and the consumption of plant-based foods as a means to maintain a healthy lifestyle.

What are the hypernyms for Plant foods?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

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  • We used to recommend meat, poultry, and fish for children because they are rich in protein and iron. However, we now know that there are harmful effects of a meaty diet, particularly changes in the arteries and weight problems, and that these changes begin in childhood. When children develop a taste for meats, it is hard to break this habit later on. It turns out that children can get plenty of protein and iron from vegetables, beans, and other plant foods that avoid the fat and cholesterol that are in animal products.
    Benjamin Spock
  • Populations with diets with little or no saturated fat have little or no heart disease. The development of heart disease begins in childhood. Not only do unhealthy childhood diets high in saturated fat and low in the protective micronutrients found in unprocessed plant foods accelerate heart disease, but they promote the aging process, and create a cellular environment favorable for the development of cancer. To add insult to injury, much of the processed foods children eat are rich in trans fat, a man-made fat that is also linked to cancer and heart disease. We could not have designed a cancer-causing environment more effectively if we scientifically planned it. We feed our children a diet high in saturated fat, add lots of processed foods with those dangerous (man-made) trans fats, and combine it with an insufficient intake of unrefined plant foods to guarantee sufficient phytochemical deprivation, and presto, we have created a nation rich in autoimmune illnesses, allergies, obesity, diabetes, and finally, heart disease and cancer.
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