Video's & Interviews with Vesanto Melina

Eating a Healthy Plant-Based Diet. Optimal Nutrition
Achieve optimal nutrition on a plant-based diet. Science-backed guide to key nutrients, balancing meals, and avoiding deficiencies for full health.

Secrets to New York City’s Hospital Menus Makeover
Learn the strategies behind NYC’s hospital menu overhaul, adding more plant-based options to improve patient satisfaction and long-term health.

Vesanto Melina on Her Evolution to Veganism and How You Can Be an Activist Starting Today
Learn about registered dietitian Vesanto Melina’s evolution to veganism, and discover her evidence-based tips for adopting and advocating for a healthy plant-based lifestyle.

Protein Packed Treats
Enjoy tasty, protein-packed treats! Explore easy, satisfying plant-based recipes designed to fuel your body boost nutrition, and support muscle health.

Plant-Powered Protein
Insights into plant-powered protein: master essential amino acid intake, optimize daily nutrition, and debunk common soy and protein myths for all life stages.

Thriving with Better Nutrition
Unlock vitality with better plant-based nutrition. Learn key science-backed strategies for improved wellness, disease prevention, and longevity.

Deep Dive into Plant Based Protein (and debunking some myths along the way)
Debunk myths on plant-based protein. Explore health benefits, complete amino acid profiles, meal-planning, & practical needs for athletes, children, and seniors.

Why Plant Protein Reigns Supreme
Uncover why plant protein reigns supreme: benefits for health, muscle maintenance, longevity, and sustainability. Learn optimal sources and intake.

Everything You Need to Know About Plant-Based Protein
Registered dietition, Vesanto Melina, debunks protein myths, explains amino acids, and shares simple meal tips for thriving on a plant-based diet.

The Muscle Behind Plant-Powered Protein with Vesanto Melina and Cory Davis
Discover how plant-based protein builds muscle for all ages. Explore amino acids, digestibility, and why legumes outperform meat for health and the planet.

Thriving at 81 on a Low-Fat Plant Based Diet
Explore how to thrive at 81. Learn the science and practical benefits of a low-fat, plant-based diet for vitality, health, disease prevention and longevity.

All About Plant Based Protein (The Allsorts Pod ep 50)
Explore the science of plant-based protein: absorption, daily needs, muscle health and top sources for optimal health on a vegan or vegetarian diet.

Kicking Diabetes – An Interview with Vesanto Melina
Dietitian Vesanto Melina discusses reversing and preventing diabetes with whole-food, plant-based nutrition. Recipes and advice from the Kick Diabetes Cookbook.

Brazil Sao Paulo – Plant Based Nutrition Getting It Exactly Right
Presentation by Vesanto Melina for Sao Paulo, Brazil on mastering plant-based nutrition and balancing key nutrients to ensure optimal health on a vegan diet.

Vesanto Melina MS RD and Brenda Davis RD Talk About Their History
Discover how leading dietitians Vesanto Melina & Brenda Davis partnered to create transformative, plant-based nutrition resources that have shaped healthy living.

Vesanto Melina Speaking on Saving the Environment
Learn how your daily food choices can fight climate change. Dietition and author, Vesanto Melina, shares practical, impactful ways to eat for a healthier planet.

Vesanto Melina Talks About Stargold the Food Fairy a Children’s Book
Explore “Stargold the Food Fairy,” a charming children’s book presented by dietitian Vesanto Melina, designed to make healthy eating fun for lifelong nutrition.

Iron Deficiency and Plant Based Diets with Vesanto Melina
Achieve adequate plant-based iron intake with strategies from Vesanto. Prevent deficiency, boost absorption, & meet your needs for optimal energy & health.

Vitamin B12 for Vegetarians, Vegans, and Those Over Age 50, Vesanto Melina
Science-backed guide to Vitamin B12 for vegans, vegetarians & those over 50. Learn why it’s critical, with best sources & how to optimize your levels for health.

Amino Acids & Plant Protein, Vesanto Melina, Cooking Vegetarian, Becoming Vegetarian
Vesanto Melina debunks plant protein myths, explaining amino acids, protein quality, and how vegan diets meet all essential amino acid needs.

Holiday Stuffed Winter Squash with Vesanto Melina, Co-Author of Cooking Vegan
Festive stuffed squash recipe filled with quinoa, vibrant veggies and herbs. A nutritious centerpiece for holiday gatherings, suitable for vegetarians & vegans.

Rosemary Gravy for Celebration Meals, Cooking Vegetarian, Vesanto Melina
Rosemary gravy recipe is perfect for large gatherings and family dinners. It features fresh herbs and wholesome ingredients, flavourful and easy to prepare

Celebration Menu from Cooking Vegetarian, Vesanto Melina
Vegetarian celebration recipe with stuffed squash, quinoa, vegetables, seeds and greens; an evidence-based, nutrient-rich plant-based meal for healthy holidays.

The Vegan Golden Years with Brenda Davis & Vesanto Melina, Dietitians
Vesanto Melina explores evidence-based nutrition for aging vegans, addressing protein needs, calcium, vitamins B12 and D, omega-3s and active aging.

Kale & Red Pepper Holiday Ring, Cooking Vegetarian, Vesanto Melina
Vesanto Melina presents a nutrient-rich kale and red pepper recipe, highlighting preparation techniques and key nutrients in leafy greens for plant-based diets.

Raw Vegan Diets: Update for Health Professionals
Vesanto Melina presents an evidence-based review of raw vegan diets, addressing protein, calcium, B12 adequacy and research on chronic disease and management.

Great Foods in the Kick Diabetes Cookbook
Manage diabetes with a plant-based diet. The research-backed Kick Diabetes cookbook from Davis & Melina offers recipes & science to stabilize blood sugar & improve health.
Videos with Vesanto Melina and Brenda Davis

Brazil Sao Paulo – Plant Based Nutrition Getting It Exactly Right
Presentation by Vesanto Melina for Sao Paulo, Brazil on mastering plant-based nutrition and balancing key nutrients to ensure optimal health on a vegan diet.

Vesanto Melina MS RD and Brenda Davis RD Talk About Their History
Discover how leading dietitians Vesanto Melina & Brenda Davis partnered to create transformative, plant-based nutrition resources that have shaped healthy living.

Vesanto Melina Speaking on Saving the Environment
Learn how your daily food choices can fight climate change. Dietition and author, Vesanto Melina, shares practical, impactful ways to eat for a healthier planet.

Vesanto Melina Talks About Stargold the Food Fairy a Children’s Book
Explore “Stargold the Food Fairy,” a charming children’s book presented by dietitian Vesanto Melina, designed to make healthy eating fun for lifelong nutrition.

Iron Deficiency and Plant Based Diets with Vesanto Melina
Achieve adequate plant-based iron intake with strategies from Vesanto. Prevent deficiency, boost absorption, & meet your needs for optimal energy & health.

Vitamin B12 for Vegetarians, Vegans, and Those Over Age 50, Vesanto Melina
Science-backed guide to Vitamin B12 for vegans, vegetarians & those over 50. Learn why it’s critical, with best sources & how to optimize your levels for health.

Amino Acids & Plant Protein, Vesanto Melina, Cooking Vegetarian, Becoming Vegetarian
Vesanto Melina debunks plant protein myths, explaining amino acids, protein quality, and how vegan diets meet all essential amino acid needs.

Holiday Stuffed Winter Squash with Vesanto Melina, Co-Author of Cooking Vegan
Festive stuffed squash recipe filled with quinoa, vibrant veggies and herbs. A nutritious centerpiece for holiday gatherings, suitable for vegetarians & vegans.

Rosemary Gravy for Celebration Meals, Cooking Vegetarian, Vesanto Melina
Rosemary gravy recipe is perfect for large gatherings and family dinners. It features fresh herbs and wholesome ingredients, flavourful and easy to prepare

Celebration Menu from Cooking Vegetarian, Vesanto Melina
Vegetarian celebration recipe with stuffed squash, quinoa, vegetables, seeds and greens; an evidence-based, nutrient-rich plant-based meal for healthy holidays.

The Vegan Golden Years with Brenda Davis & Vesanto Melina, Dietitians
Vesanto Melina explores evidence-based nutrition for aging vegans, addressing protein needs, calcium, vitamins B12 and D, omega-3s and active aging.

Kale & Red Pepper Holiday Ring, Cooking Vegetarian, Vesanto Melina
Vesanto Melina presents a nutrient-rich kale and red pepper recipe, highlighting preparation techniques and key nutrients in leafy greens for plant-based diets.

Raw Vegan Diets: Update for Health Professionals
Vesanto Melina presents an evidence-based review of raw vegan diets, addressing protein, calcium, B12 adequacy and research on chronic disease and management.

Great Foods in the Kick Diabetes Cookbook
Manage diabetes with a plant-based diet. The research-backed Kick Diabetes cookbook from Davis & Melina offers recipes & science to stabilize blood sugar & improve health.