>>> AND WE’RE BACK WITH OUR ONGOING RESOLUTION REVOLUTION.
MILLIONS OF AMERICANS VOW TO
LOSE WEIGHT TO START OUT THE THE
YEAR.
YEAR. WE’RE TAKING A DEEPER LOOK AT
THE VERY POPULAR PLANT-BASED
DIET.
DIET. MARCO BORGAS IS THE AUTHOR OF
THE GREEN PRINT.
IF HIS NAME SOUNDS FAMILIAR,
MARCO’S BEEN DUBBED THE PLANT
BASED GURU BY BEYONCE AND JAY-Z.
THEY WROTE THE FORWARD IN THE
BOOK.
BOOK. THEY SAID FOR ALL OF US, YOU’VE
GOT TO FIND THE RIGHT THING FOR
YOU.
YOU. WHY DID THEY PICK THIS
PARTICULAR DIET?
PARTICULAR DIET? >> I THINK IT’S REALLY IMPORTANT
TO UNDERSTAND THAT EVERY TIME WE
EAT WE’RE EITHER FEEDING DISEASE
OR FUELING HEALTH, RIGHT?
IT’S REALLY ABOUT ELEVATING
CONSCIOUSNESS.
CONSCIOUSNESS. IT’S NOT ABOUT LABELING A DIET,
IT’S ABOUT SAYING, GUYS, WE NOW
KNOW THE MORE WE LEAN TOWARDS
PLANTS, THE GREATER THE BENEFIT.
THE GREENPRINT IS EXACTLY THAT.
WE’VE SET 22 LAWS TO HELP YOU AS
GUIDE RAILS TO LIVE YOUR BEST
LIFE.
LIFE. YOU’LL LOSE WEIGHT EFFORTLESSLY.
YOU’LL TRANSFORM YOUR BODY.
YOU’RE GOING TO IMPROVE THE
PLANET.
PLANET. IT’S ABOUT EATING MORE CONSCIOUS
ILLNESS.
ILLNESS. >> YOU’RE SAYING THE BENEFITS
ARE FAR SUPERIOR THAN JUST
LOSING WEIGHT OR MAKING IT FOR
YOUR HEALTH.
YOUR HEALTH. IT’S FOR LOTS OF OTHER REASONS.
LET’S START WITH ONE RULE.
WHAT IS SORT OF THE NUMBER ONE
RULE HERE?
RULE HERE? >> LAW NUMBER ONE IS EAT MORE,
WEIGH LESS.
WEIGH LESS. WHO DOESN’T WANT TO BE ABLE TO
EAT MORE WHILE WEIGHING LESS.
THE BEAUTY IS THAT PLANT-BASED
FOODS HAVE A HIGH NUTRIENT
DENSITY BUT A VERY LOCALEW CALOR
DENSITY.
DENSITY. THIS IS LENTILS WITH SOME SUMMER
SQUASH.
SQUASH. THE BEAUTY IS IT’S FULL OF
FIBER.
FIBER. IT HAS TONS OF PROTEINS, ALL THE
VITAMINS AND MINERALS YOU NEED.
YOU’RE GOING IT STAY FULL.
YOU’RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO EAT
MORE BUT WEIGH LESS BECAUSE
YOU’RE TAKING IN FEWER CALORIES.
>> WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
VEGAN AND PLANT-BASED?
>> THEY’RE PRETTY MUCH THE SAME
THING, EXCEPT WHEN YOU SAY VEGAN
PEOPLE GO OH, MY GOD.
THAT’S NOT ME.
I DON’T WANT TO DO THAT.
I CAN’T DO THAT.
AND A VEGAN COULD LIVE OFF NACHO
NACHOS AND OREOS AND THAT WOULD
NOT BE VERY HEALTHY.
PLANT-BASED DIET IS EXACTLY
THAT, FOODS THAT ARE
UNPROCESSED.
UNPROCESSED. BEANS, LEGUMES, FRUITS,
VEGETABLES, SIMPLE FOODS THAT
NOURISH YOU FROM THE INSIDE OUT.
>> IS THIS HARD TO GET IN A
RESTAURANT?
RESTAURANT? >> NOT ONLY IS IT EASY TO FIND,
BUT IT’S ACTUALLY LESS EXPENSIVE
TO COOK THIS AWAY THAN TO COOK
WITH MEAT PRODUCTS.
>> LAW NUMBER TWO, WHAT’S THE
SECOND LAW?
SECOND LAW? >> LAW NUMBER TWO IS PRETTY
SIMPLE.
SIMPLE. IT IS PROTECT YOUR HEART.
WE KNOW THAT HEART DISEASE
REMAINS THE NUMBER ONE KILLER
NOT JUST IN THE U.S. BUT AROUND
THE WORLD.
THE WORLD. IT’S BECOME A $1 TRILLION
PROBLEM, AND WE NEED TO PROTECT
OUR HEARTS WITH THE FOOD THAT WE
EAT.
EAT. WE NOW KNOW THAT A PLANT-BASED
DIET IS ONE OF THE BEST WAYS YOU
CAN PROTECT YOUR HEART.
YOU’RE TAKING IN ALL THE
NUTRIENTS YOU NEED BUT YOU’RE
ELIMINATEING THE CHOLESTEROL.
>> CAN IT REVERSE SOME BAD
DECISIONS YOU’VE MADE?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. YOU CAN REVERSE DISEASE BY
EATING HEALTHIER.
EATING HEALTHIER. EVERY SINGLE DAY IS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE THE LIFE YOU
TRYLY
TRYLY TRULY WANT TO LIVE.
>> THIS IS A REALLY EASY WAY TO
STAY ON TRACK.
YOU CAN PREPARE THIS OVERNIGHT.
THESE ARE OVERNIGHT OATS WITH
BLUEBERRIES AND A GRANOLA
CRUMBLE UP TOP.
YOU’LL MAKE THIS OVERNIGHT AND
LEAVE IT IN THE FRIDGE.
IN THE MORNING YOU TOSS A LITTLE
BIT OF THE GRANOLA CRUMBLE ON
THERE.
THERE. >> CRAIG MELVIN, HOW IS THE
JAY-Z BREAKFAST HERE?
>> MY KIDS LOVE THE OVERNIGHT
OATS.
OATS. >> WHAT’S SO GREAT ABOUT THE
OVERNIGHT OATS?
OVERNIGHT OATS? >> FOR THE PARENTS WHO HAVE TO
MAKE IT IT TAKES LIKE THREE
MINUTES.
MINUTES. IT’S ALSO FILLING.
>> YOU’RE IN SUCH A RUSH FOR
BREAKFAST THAT YOU DON’T FIND
THE TIME TO MAKE THE FOOD YOU
ACTUALLY NEED TO EAT TO NOURISH
YOURSELF FROM THE INSIDE OUT.
THIS IS AN EASY WAY TO GET IT
DONE BEFORE HAND AND KEEP IT
READY IN THE FRIDGE.
>> NUMBER THREE, THIS IS A GOOD
ONE.
ONE. TRASH MUST BE TAKEN OUT.
WE CONSUME HALF THE AMOUNT OF
FIBER WE SHOULD BE CONSUMING.
THIS SHOULD BE NO SURPRISE
BECAUSE CONSTIPATION IS AN
$80 BILLION BUSINESS.
YOU’RE NOT ALONE.
IT’S AN $80 BILLION BUSINESS.
SO WE’RE NOT EATING ENOUGH
FIBER.
FIBER. WHEN YOU LEAN TOWARDS A
PLANT-BASED DIET YOU’RE
INEVITABLY GOING TO BE CONSUMING
A LOT MORE FIBER.
FORGET ABOUT THE NUMBERS, IF YOU
EAT A PLANT-BASED DIET YOU WILL
HAVE EXACTLY THE AMOUNT OF FIBER
YOU NEED TO MOVE THINGS OUT.
>> WHAT ARE THE FIBROUS THINGS
HERE?
HERE? QUINOA?
QUINOA? >> QUINOA HAS PROTEIN AND FIBER.
YOU HAVE THE SQUASH AND THE
BLACK BEANS, AVOCADO, AND
TOMATOES.
TOMATOES. >> WHAT KIND OF SAUCE CAN YOU
PUT ON THIS?
>> THIS IS A LEMON VINAIGRETTE.
IN THE BOOK WE OUTLINE SO MANY.
IT’S FULL OF STEP BY STEP, HOW
YOU NEED TO PREPARE THIS AND THE
RECIPES TO GUIDE YOU.
>> FOR ME IF I WERE BEYONCE AND
JAY-Z AND I HAD THE MONEY AND
SOMEONE LIVED IN MY MANSION AND
COULD COOK THIS FOR ME.
FOR THE AVERAGE JOE, HOW
REALISTIC IS IT TO IMPLEMENT
THIS STUFF INTO YOUR LIFE?
>> WE CREATED THE GREEN PRINT
BECAUSE WE WANTED TO DO JUST
THAT.
THAT. WE WANTED TO EMPOWER THE AVERAGE
PERSON WITH ALL THE TOOLS THEY
NEED TO LIVE HEALTHY.
>> IF THEY GET THE BOOK THEY CAN
FIGURE IT OUT.
>> THEY HAVE A STEP BY STEP
PROCESS.
PROCESS. THREE CUSTOMIZABLE PROGRAMS.
IT WILL GIVE YOU EXACTLY WHAT
YOU NEED FOR YOUR LIFESTYLE
GOALS.
GOALS. IT’S NOT ABOUT VEGAN OR NOT
VEGAN.
VEGAN. IT’S NOT ABOUT MOVING AND
ADOPTING A PLANT BASED DIET
OVERNIGHT.
OVERNIGHT. IT’S ABOUT THE SLOW LEAN.
THE MORE YOU LEAN, THE GREATER
THE BENEFIT.
THE BENEFIT. IF YOU WANT TO START WITH ONE
MEAL A DAY, TWO MEALS A DAY,
THREE MEALS A DAY.
>> REALLY QUICK, LET ME GET TO
FOUR AND FIVE.
>> FOCUS ON WHAT YOU CAN EAT AND
NOT WHAT YOU CAN’T.
>> ARE YOU GUYS LIKING THIS?
>> THIS IS AMAZING.
>> FOCUS ON WHAT YOU CAN EAT AND
NOT WHAT YOU CAN’T.
THE BEAUTY IS MORE OFTEN THAN
NOT WE’RE SO FOCUSED ON DON’T
EAT THE EXTRA BROW KNEENIE OR
CUPCAKE.
CUPCAKE. LOOK WHERE YOU WANT TO GO.
IF YOU FOCUS ON YOUR GOAL, IT’S
MUCH EASIER TO ATTAIN.
JUST BECAUSE YOU HAVE A FAST
FOOD CRAVING DOESN’T MEAN YOU
HAVE TO DEPRIVE YOURSELF.
THIS IS AN AMAZING DISH.
IT’S SUPER RICH, REALLY DECADENT
BUT IT’S INCREDIBLY HEALTHY.
>> ONE MORE LAW AND WE’RE GOING
TO LET YOU GO.
>> THIS IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.
PLANTS HAVE ALL THE POWER WE
NEED.
NEED. I’LL START WITH THIS.
THE MOST POWERFUL GUY IN THE
WORLD TODAY, THE STRONGEST MAN
IN THE WORLD IS 100% PLANT
BASED.
BASED. WE’VE BEEN OBSESSED WITH PROTEIN
FOR THE PAST 70 YEARS.
HEART DISEASE HAS GONE THIS WAY,
DIABETES HAS GONE THIS WAY.
WE’RE ONLY GETTING SICKER.
WE’RE ONLY GETTING FATTER.
OBESITY IS A $2 TRILLION
PROBLEM.
PROBLEM. WE’RE NOT EATING ENOUGH FIBER.
THE STRONGEST ANIMALS ON THE
PLANET ARE ALL VEGAN, RHINOS,
ELEPHANTS, GORILLAS.
ELEPHANTS, GORILLAS. HIPPOS.
HIPPOS. >> GRUT.
>> GRUT. >> HE’S ALSO VEGAN.
HE’S ON THE GREEN PRINT.
>> THIS COULD USE A LITTLE CUBAN
INFLUENCE.
INFLUENCE. >> WE’VE GOT A LITTLE CUBAN
INFLUENCE RIGHT THERE.
AND WE DRESS IT UP.
>> A LOT TO UNPACK HERE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE’LL SEE YOU ON THE FOURTH
HOUR.
HOUR. PLUS, YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT
MARCO’S BOOK AT TODAY.COM.
YOU GOT ME PUMPED UP.
GO GET THAT.
>> YOU GET THAT.
>> KEEP EATING, GUYS.