It’s a new year, the perfect time to take a fresh (and very doable) look at food and how it can bring more energy and light into everyday life.

In this episode of Catching Sunshine, I sit down with Ali Essig, creator of Plant Whys.

Ali shares the moment that changed everything—her husband’s stroke at age 37—and how it led her to study nutrition and embrace a more plant-based way of eating rooted in curiosity, not extremes. We talk about food, energy, and the simple idea that plants begin with light—and how choosing more whole, plant-based foods can be one practical way to lighten up!

For delicious plant based recipes check out Ali’s YouTube Channel: PlantWhys

and catch her podcast Eat Meat Sparingly:

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