Eat For The Planet with Nil Zacharias

Andy Levitt, the Founder and CEO of Purple Carrot, spent the bulk of his career in the pharmaceutical industry. After getting diagnosed with Crohn’s disease in 2012, Andy saw that integrating more plant-based meals into his diet not only made a dramatic difference in how he felt - but actually altered the course of his disease. Show notes for this episode: https://eftp.co/andy-levitt Newsletter si...

Dr. Michael Greger is a physician, New York Times bestselling author, and internationally recognized speaker on nutrition, food safety, and public health issues, specifically the benefits of a plant-based diet on health. Show notes for this episode: https://eftp.co/michael-greger Newsletter signup: https://eftp.co/newsletter Follow us on Instagram Follow Nil Zacharias on Twitter Learn more about y...

Aidan Altman and Andrew McClure are the founders of the up-and-coming plant-based food startup, Fora. Their signature FabaButter is made using aquafaba, the starchy water that comes in cans of chickpeas, and is palm oil free – two traits that set their product ahead of many butter alternatives out on the market. Show notes for this episode: https://eftp.co/fora-foods Newsletter signup: https://eft...

Rich Roll is an ultra-endurance athlete and full-time wellness and plant-based nutrition advocate. If you are familiar with the world of plant-based lifestyle and wellness, chances are you have heard Rich's popular podcast and maybe even read his book, Finding Ultra. If you have, then you know Rich is a pretty incredible individual with a fascinating life story.  Show notes for this episode: https...

Madeline Haydon is the Founder and CEO of the fast-growing brand, nutpods, a dairy-free creamer made from a blend of almonds and coconuts. Show notes for this episode: https://eftp.co/madeline-haydon Newsletter signup: https://eftp.co/newsletter Follow us on Instagram Follow Nil Zacharias on Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nina Curtis, Peggy Chan, and Sophia Hoffmann are renowned chefs who were in New York in March 2018 for the International Women’s Day dinner hosted at the James Beard Foundation by WCR. Not only were all the chefs cooking for the event women, but all of the food was plant-based.  Show notes for this episode: https://eftp.co/women-chefs Newsletter signup: https://eftp.co/newsletter Follow us on Inst...

Gene Stone and I talk about our new book, Eat For the Planet.  Some of the things we cover include:  How we met and decided to write a book about the connection between food and the environment.  The book publishing business and process to take our idea and turn it into a book.  What the book covers and what we hope it achieves Our thoughts on the state of the food system and how we hope it change...

Jacy Reese is the co-founder and Research Director of Sentience Institute, a nonprofit think tank researching how social movements succeed in expanding humanity's moral circle using the perspective of effective altruism. Show notes for this episode: https://eftp.co/jacy-reese Newsletter signup: https://eftp.co/newsletter Follow us on Instagram Follow Nil Zacharias on Twitter Learn more about your...

This is one of the longest interviews I’ve conducted and I promise you this is a conversation about food, health and nutrition unlike any you have heard before. Whether you are a food manufacturer or trying to learn more about health and nutrition, there’s a lot you can take away from it. Show notes for this episode: https://eftp.co/brenda-davis Newsletter signup: https://eftp.co/newsletter Follow...

I recently had the honor of sitting down with Brooklyn Borough President, Eric Adams to hear more about his journey back to health using plant-based nutrition. Adams has turned his personal success into a citywide campaign. He holds discussions about the benefits of a plant-based diet at the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, has implemented a policy mandating all events at Borough Hall have plant-base...

The Eat For The Planet book is going to be released on March 20, 2018, and is available for pre-order now!  This fast-paced, fact-rich, graphic-heavy book discusses the connection between factory farming and environmental destruction but also presents a simple solution ANYONE can embrace today and it doesn’t matter if you call yourself a vegan, vegetarian, flexitarian, or an avid meat-lover.  Show...

I recently had the chance to chat with Jenné Claiborne, author of The Sweet Potato Soul Cookbook.  In our conversation, we discuss how she went from being a waitress at a vegan restaurant in NYC to a sought-after YouTuber, Instagrammer and cookbook author who has appeared on the TODAY show and several other national TV shows. While her blog fame has undoubtedly helped boost Jenne’s own celebrity,...

Ela Madej is a successful tech entrepreneur and a founding partner of Fifty Years, a venture capital firm focused on working with companies combining purpose and profit to solve some of the world’s biggest problems. Show notes for this episode: https://eftp.co/ela-madej Newsletter signup: https://eftp.co/newsletter Follow us on Instagram Follow Nil Zacharias on Twitter Learn more about your ad cho...

I caught up with Matt and Cierra de Gruyter, the Founders of Next Level Burger, while they were in New York for their grand opening and they were kind enough to share their time and insights with me. This is by far one of the most fun interviews I’ve had the pleasure of doing, not only are Matt and Cierra incredibly charming, but their passion for bringing healthy, affordable plant-based food to t...

Lisa Feria is the CEO of Stray Dog Capital, a venture capital firm that is focused on driving alternatives to the use of animals in the supply chain through investments, expertise, and support. Show notes for this episode: https://eftp.co/lisa-feria Newsletter signup: https://eftp.co/newsletter Follow us on Instagram Follow Nil Zacharias on Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone...

Kathy Freston is a wellness activist and writer with a focus on healthy eating and conscious living. She is the New York Times bestselling author of numerous books and has been featured on The Ellen Show and The Oprah Winfrey Show, as well as many others, talking about how a plant-based diet can revolutionize your personal health and positively impact animals and the planet as well. Show notes for...

Chris Kerr is one of the first people to help funnel early-stage investments for vegan food companies. In the early 2000s, he worked with the Humane Society of the United States to manage their investments into the plant-based food industry and played a key role in helping Daiya cheese secure distribution in Whole Foods Market. With New Crop Capital, Chris is helping some of the top brands that we...

Dr. Will Tuttle is an award-winning speaker and author. A former Zen monk with a Ph. D. from U.C., Berkeley, he has worked extensively in intuition development, spiritual healing, meditation, vegan living, and cultural evolution. Show notes for this episode: https://eftp.co/will-tuttle Newsletter signup: https://eftp.co/newsletter Follow us on Instagram Follow Nil Zacharias on Twitter Learn more a...

Marion Nestle has devoted her career to educating the public about how the food industry influences our society and personal health, serving as the Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health at New York University as well as a professor of Sociology and a visiting professor of Nutritional Sciences at Cornell University. Show notes for this episode: https://eftp.co/mar...

Paul Shapiro has spent the bulk of his career fighting on behalf of animals. As the vice president of policy engagement for the Humane Society of the United States, Paul works to promote legislation and policies that benefit the thousands of animals suffering in the entertainment or food industry. Show notes for this episode: https://eftp.co/paul-shapiro Newsletter signup: https://eftp.co/newslett...

Matthew Kenney is one of the most well-known chefs in the plant-based space. With a number of restaurants in the U.S. and overseas, Matthew is undoubtedly a pioneer in the world of high-end plant-based cuisine. But he is interested in much more than just making great food, he also values the importance of teaching individuals to cook healthy, sustainable meals for themselves. In fact, his new book...

Bob Goldberg is the CEO and co-founder of Follow Your Heart. Bob and his 3 co-founders opened a vegetarian market and restaurant in Canoga Park, California nearly 47 years ago. Since then, the company has transformed into a thriving consumer packaged goods business that is known for its vegan mayonnaise and egg-less egg product that scrambles like the real thing. With the growing popularity of the...

As the Global Program Chef at Google, Scott Giambastiani is in charge of feeding some of the most brilliant people in the world. Not only that, though, he has the added challenge of making the cafeterias and dining experiences in all of Google’s offices as nutritious and sustainable as possible. Show notes for this episode: https://eftp.co/scott-giambastiani Newsletter signup: https://eftp.co/news...

For more than two decades Mark Bittman's popular stories appeared in the New York Times, where he was ultimately the lead food writer for the Sunday Magazine and became the country’s first food-focused Op-Ed columnist for a major news publication. Mark has authored over 20 books and the tenth-anniversary edition of his bestselling kitchen classic “How to Cook Everything Vegetarian,” was recently p...

Gunnar Lovelace is the founder and co-CEO of Thrive Market, an online retailer that is making healthy living accessible to Americans by providing organic and non-GMO groceries at discounted rates. Having grown up poor, with a single mom, Gunnar is incredibly sensitive to the challenges many Americans face with food access and he is also well versed in how modern capitalism is designed to externali...