11 Baby Steps to Ease Into a Plant-Based Diet

Start slow

Just jumping into any new habit can be tricky. If you’re currently a heavy meat eater, you don’t have to go cold turkey, says Andrea Nordby, head chef of Purple Carrot, a plant-based meal kit company in Massachusetts. Instead, Nordby says to swap out two meals per week with a plant-based recipe. “Slow and steady wins the race, and you are more likely to enjoy the process of going plant-based if you don’t rush right into it,” she says.