Carleigh Bodrug

Carleigh Bodrug is a Canadian vegan author and founder of PlantYou, known for her New York Times bestselling cookbooks like PlantYou: 140+ Ridiculously Easy, Amazingly Delicious Plant-Based Oil-Free Recipes and her advocacy for plant-based eating, waste minimization, and healthier lifestyles. A former student reporter at Western University with a degree in media theory and journalism, she transitioned to promoting whole-food, plant-based, oil-free recipes after researching nutrition following the WHO's classification of processed meats as carcinogens, inspired partly by her father's colon cancer survival. With over 11 million social media followers, she offers a subscription-based PlantYou app for meal planning and has appeared on major podcasts and talk shows.