| Reinforce seriousness of nutritional recommendations in the appointment |
Write a “prescription” for the additional plant food supported by the patient's willingness to eat more. |
Use the Plant Rx pads produced by the Plantrician Project. |
| Provide motivation and introductory education on the benefits of plant-based eating |
Ask patient to watch the move Forks Over Knives following an initial discussion of diet. |
Mention options for viewing – Amazon, streaming, or could offer DVD for purchase in the office. |
| Introduce patient to breadth of nutrition resources and recommended reading |
Maintain a browsing library in the waiting room of videos, cookbooks, and plant-based nutrition books. Provide a handout listing these recommended titles for patients to take. |
Arrange for comfortable chairs with a small table if possible to encourage browsing. |
| Encourage patient to make home food environment consistent with his or her goals |
Explain importance of creating “healthy defaults”, avoiding purchase of junk food, and making healthy snacks accessible in the home, car, office, etc.[31]
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Include suggestions for healthy snacks in handouts; could provide strategy session with group meetings moderated by a dietitian or educator. |
| Regularly disseminate nutrition and recipe content to patients |
Ask patients to follow the practice on Facebook or Twitter; send daily updates. |
Follow other plant-based recipe and nutrition sites; assign administrative assistant weekly task of scheduling re-shares using scheduler Hootsuite. |
| Foster community among patients to create social support for the diet |
Hold monthly or bi-monthly potluck gatherings with patients. |
Offer free cookbook giveaway drawings to incentivize attendance. |
| Generate buy-in from patient's friends and family to create social support for the diet |
Invite patients to bring loved ones to medical appointments. |
Speak directly to patient's friends/family to enlist their help as an integral member of the patient's medical team. |
