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• Packaging, food. See Food packaging
• Pancakes
  • Multigrain Pancakes, 1
  • Sweet Potato Pancakes, 1
• Pantry purging, 1, 2, 3, 4
• Parsnips
  • Frittata with Roasted Fall Vegetables, 1
  • Roasted Rosemary Chicken with Roasted Fall Vegetables, 1
• Pasta
  • portion sizes of, 1
  • Spring Orzo Pasta with Edamame, 1
  • Whole Wheat Penne with Roasted Cauliflower and Kale Almond Pesto, 1
• Peaches
  • Fresh Peach Salsa, 1
  • Summer Smoothie, 1
• Pears
  • Butternut Squash Pear Bisque, 1
• Peas
  • Minty Spinach Pea Soup, 1
• Peppers, bell
  • Easy Gazpacho, 1
  • Fresh Corn, Pepper, and Black Bean Tacos, 1
• Pep talk, for lean and green living, 1, 2
• Pesticides, 1, 2, 3, 4
• Pesto
  • Seared Wild Salmon with Summer Pesto, 1
  • Steamed Fish with Kale Almond Pesto, 1
  • Whole Wheat Penne with Roasted Cauliflower and Kale Almond Pesto, 1
• Pistachios, 1, 2
• Pitas
  • Crunchy Herbed Pita Triangles, 1
  • Falafel in Pita, 1
  • Grilled Veggie Burger in Whole Wheat Pita Pocket, 1
• Plant foods. See also Beans; Fruits; Legumes; Tofu; Vegetables
  • energy efficiency of growing, 1
  • health benefits of, 1, 2
  • increasing consumption of, 1
  • in lean and green eating pattern, 1, 2
• Plums
  • Grilled Local Plums, 1
• “Polymeal,” for reducing heart disease, 1
• Pomegranate juice
  • Pomegranate Vinaigrette, 1
  • Pork Tenderloin with Pomegranate Vinaigrette, 1
• Poppy seeds
  • Spinach Salad with Strawberries,
    • Almonds, and Poppy Seeds, 1
• Pork, 1
  • lean and green prescription for, 1
  • Pork Tenderloin with Pomegranate Vinaigrette, 1
  • as red meat, 1
• Portion sizes, 1, 2, 3
• Potassium, for protecting muscle mass, 1
• Potatoes
  • Farm Salad with Beans and
    • Fingerling Potatoes, 1
• Poultry, 1. See also Chicken;
  • Turkey
  • green benefits of, 1
  • lean and green prescription for, 1
  • lean benefits of, 1
• Probiotics, 1, 2, 3, 4
• Processed foods. See also Convenience foods;
  • Industrial food
  • health effects of, 1
  • origin of, 1
  • reducing, 1
  • snacks, 1
  • sugars and sweeteners in, 1
• Produce. See also Fruits; Vegetables
  • action plan for eating, 1
  • color of, 1, 2
  • distance traveled by, 1
  • fresh vs. frozen vs. canned, 1
  • green benefits of, 1
  • health benefits of, 1
  • lean and green prescription for, 1
  • lean benefits of, 1, 2
  • seasonal growing of, 1
  • serving suggestions for, 1
• Proteins
  • animal, 1, 2
  • plant, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (see also Beans; Legumes; Tofu)
  • recommended consumption of, 1
  • in snacks, 1
• Pumpkin
  • Pumpkin Cranberry Loaf, 1
  • Warm Pumpkin Oatmeal, 1