How to Use plant-based in a Sentence

plant-based

adjective
  • This plant-based, gluten and dairy-free bar is on the firmer side with a nice crunch.
    Shushy Rita Setrakian Ms, Rd, Health, 9 Aug. 2024
  • These farmers shape and feed each cannabis plant-based on the strain.
    Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2024
  • These frozen dessert pints are 100% dairy-free, gluten-free, and plant-based.
    Ashley Martens, redbookmag.com, 10 May 2023
  • Everything is gluten-free, and over half the menu is plant-based.
    Liz Schubauer, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2024
  • There’s a slight cereal note of oat milk, which makes all of his drinks plant-based.
    Becky Duffett, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Apr. 2023
  • There was no pork in the kitchen—Pimentel doesn’t eat it—and a portion of the menu skewed plant-based and vegan.
    Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2023
  • All of the resort's menu items are plant-based, with some optional meat add-ons.
    Karen Cicero, Parents, 8 Mar. 2024
  • And nixing the fish sauce made this meal entirely plant-based.
    The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Although they’re plant-based, fake meats are not all that much better for us than the real kind.
    Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 15 Mar. 2024
  • The plan includes gluten-free and plant-based food that is proprietary and prepackaged.
    Cynthia Sass, Mph, Health, 24 Mar. 2024
  • And Trader Joe’s even has new offerings for those who are plant-based.
    Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 2 June 2023
  • While the Moving Mountains menu is plant-based there’s also the option to include meat in some of the dishes.
    Rana Good, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2023
  • The non-woven sheet is made from renewable fibers and the softening agents are plant-based.
    Good Housekeeping, 17 Aug. 2023
  • The star attraction is the soft serve ice cream — milk- or plant-based — in cones or their signature sundaes.
    Ben Davidson, The Mercury News, 17 June 2024
  • This plant-based, farm-to-table experience is offered in the hills of St. Ann, near Ocho Rios.
    Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 5 Dec. 2023
  • There are chapters for every kind of meal including plant-based; fish, poultry, and meat; rice and grains; and even desserts.
    L. Daniela Alvarez, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Feb. 2024
  • One study of Texas black bears, for example, found that bears diets were 77 percent plant-based in the spring, and 86 percent plant-based in the summer.
    Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Mix plant-based or whey protein powder with a cup of milk to boost protein in chia pudding, then stir in 3-4 tbsp of chia seeds.
    Johna Burdeos, Health, 7 Oct. 2024
  • Beat your egg first before folding them into the batter for super fluffy stacks, or go plant-based with a flax egg.
    Kristy Alpert, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 July 2023
  • If a patient doesn’t like the first option, the second offering is also plant-based.
    Cara Buckley, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2023
  • For example, whey- or plant-based protein shakes and bar are good choices.
    Lindsey Murray, Health, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Overall, the Portfolio Diet is a bit more plant-based than the Mediterranean diet.
    Lauren Manaker Ms, Rdn, Ld, Verywell Health, 12 Nov. 2023
  • Going plant-based can save you cash at the checkout, especially with these tips.
    Jennifer Chesak, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2023
  • On Tuesdays, everything is plant-based, with the exception of egg.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2023
  • This year, switch to sustainable products that are cruelty-free and plant-based.
    Christopher Murray, Fox News, 1 Apr. 2024
  • If plant-based is your only option, stick with soy-milk, which is roughly equivalent to dairy milk in terms of protein.
    Paul Kita, Men's Health, 18 Aug. 2023
  • That being said, the vegan options can be limited with the Plates and Biteables, but the Smoothies and Babyblends are all plant-based.
    Good Housekeeping, 14 Apr. 2023
  • The same goes for plant-based, or vegan buttery spreads which are often made the same way as margarine by combining water and oil.
    USA TODAY, 28 May 2023
  • While the patty is entirely plant-based, the burger itself is not vegan, as the cheese, sauce, and bun include dairy products.
    Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 3 May 2023
  • Instead, Kennedy simply wants to break down the cultural tropes that have shaped the narrative surrounding plant-based eating over the decades.
    Bianca Betancourt, Harper's BAZAAR, 15 Aug. 2023

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