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24 alternatives to It Starts With Food

Science behind the Whole30 (or Paleo) diet

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. It Starts With Food launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   The Whole30▲3

   The 30-Day Guide to Total Health and Food Freedom

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   In Defense of Food▲79

   An eater's manifesto

   2017 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Food Rules▲56

   An Eater's Manual

   2017 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The Neurogenesis Diet and Lifestyle▲58

   Upgrade your brain, upgrade your life

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Veganomicon▲72

   The ultimate vegan cookbook

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   EatHow▲161

   Figure out what to make with the food you already have

   2017 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Why You Get Hangry▲117

   The science of hunger, from Hardbound

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Decoded▲62

   The science behind why we buy

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9IN
   Intuitive nutrition information▲89

   2015 · spe.lt · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Grain Brain▲69

    The surprising truth about wheat, carbs, and sugar

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    All In Startup▲62

    Launching a new idea when everything is on the line

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Why We Get Fat▲71

    And what to do about it

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13EF
    EatHow – Figure out what to make with the food you already have▲118

    2017 · eathow.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Recipe For Results▲63

    The 7 day diet for everybody

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    How Not to Die▲65

    What to eat to help prevent the top 15 causes of death.

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Eat and Run▲77

    Journey into the world of ultramarathon running

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Feast▲124

    Become a Cook in 30 Days

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Start Here #29. How to Eat & Excercise for Better Programming▲65

    My latest experiments that have had massive impact

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Becoming SuperHuman - Robb Wolf▲60

    How the paleo diet (and movement) will change your life

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Food Inc▲61

    How industrial food is making us sicker, fatter, and poorer

    2017 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Why We Buy▲62

    The Science of Shopping

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Thug Kitchen▲73

    Eat like you give a f*ck

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Foodist▲10

    Using Real Food and Real Science to Lose Weight Without Diet

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Wait▲74

    The art and science of delay

    2016 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →