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Book Minimalist Baker s Everyday Cooking

Download or read book Minimalist Baker s Everyday Cooking written by Dana Shultz and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-04-26 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The highly anticipated cookbook from the immensely popular food blog Minimalist Baker, featuring 101 all-new simple, vegan recipes that all require 10 ingredients or less, 1 bowl or 1 pot, or 30 minutes or less to prepare Dana Shultz founded the Minimalist Baker blog in 2012 to share her passion for simple cooking and quickly gained a devoted worldwide following. Now, in this long-awaited debut cookbook, Dana shares 101 vibrant, simple recipes that are entirely plant-based, mostly gluten-free, and 100% delicious. Packed with gorgeous photography, this practical but inspiring cookbook includes: • Recipes that each require 10 ingredients or less, can be made in one bowl, or require 30 minutes or less to prepare. • Delicious options for hearty entrées, easy sides, nourishing breakfasts, and decadent desserts—all on the table in a snap • Essential plant-based pantry and equipment tips • Easy-to-follow, step-by-step recipes with standard and metric ingredient measurements Minimalist Baker’s Everyday Cooking is a totally no-fuss approach to cooking for anyone who loves delicious food that happens to be healthy too.

Book The Oh She Glows Cookbook

Download or read book The Oh She Glows Cookbook written by Angela Liddon and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-03-04 with total page 463 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New York Times bestseller from the founder of Oh She Glows "Angela Liddon knows that great cooks depend on fresh ingredients. You'll crave every recipe in this awesome cookbook!" —Isa Chandra Moskowitz, author of Isa Does It "So many things I want to make! This is a book you'll want on the shelf." —Sara Forte, author of The Sprouted Kitchen A self-trained chef and food photographer, Angela Liddon has spent years perfecting the art of plant-based cooking, creating inventive and delicious recipes that have brought her devoted fans from all over the world. After struggling with an eating disorder for a decade, Angela vowed to change her diet — and her life — once and for all. She traded the low-calorie, processed food she'd been living on for whole, nutrient-packed vegetables, fruits, nuts, whole grains, and more. The result? Her energy soared, she healed her relationship with food, and she got her glow back, both inside and out. Eager to share her realization that the food we put into our bodies has a huge impact on how we look and feel each day, Angela started a blog, ohsheglows.com, which is now an Internet sensation and one of the most popular vegan recipe blogs on the web. This is Angela's long-awaited debut cookbook, with a trasure trove of more than 100 moutherwatering, wholesome recipes — from revamped classics that even meat-eaters will love, to fresh and inventive dishes — all packed with flavor. The Oh She Glows Cookbook also includes many allergy-friendly recipes — with more than 90 gluten-free recipes — and many recipes free of soy, nuts, sugar, and grains, too! Whether you are a vegan, "vegan-curious," or you simply want to eat delicious food that just happens to be healthy, too, this cookbook is a must-have for anyone who longs to eat well, feel great, and simply glow!

Book Robin Robertson s Vegan Without Borders

Download or read book Robin Robertson s Vegan Without Borders written by Robin Robertson and published by Andrews McMeel Publishing. This book was released on 2014-09-09 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The acclaimed vegan chef shares 150 dishes from around the world with easy plant-based recipes from Ecuador to Ethiopia and beyond. With this mini-immersion into global cooking, Robin Robertson demonstrates that many international cuisines are naturally free of the meat-and-potatoes constraints of the typical Standard American Diet (SAD). Drawn from the culinary traditions of Europe, the Americas, Africa, the Middle East, India, and Asia, these recipes are healthy, accessible, and full of flavor. Organized by country or region of the world, Vegan Without Borders includes family-style comfort foods, global ethnic favorites, and creative new dishes inspired by the classics, all developed to satisfy a variety of mealtime desires. Robin also notes which recipes are gluten free, soy free, low in oil, or especially quick and easy. Recipes include: Polenta Rustica with Kale and Bean Ragout Potato Gratin Dauphinoise Baked Eggplant Fries with Tzatziki Sauce Chickpea Nuggets with Buffalo Barbecue Ranch Sauce Blue Ribbon Chocolate Cake Mojito Sweet Potatoes Melon Paletas Za’atar Roasted Cauliflower Lemongrass Coconut Rice Red-Cooked Tempeh Sizzling Saigon Crepes Bangkok Street Cart Noodles

Book Blissful Basil

    Book Details:
  • Author : Ashley Melillo
  • Publisher : BenBella Books, Inc.
  • Release : 2016-12-20
  • ISBN : 1942952465
  • Pages : 321 pages

Download or read book Blissful Basil written by Ashley Melillo and published by BenBella Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2016-12-20 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experience the happiest side of life through beautiful, nourishing foods. Ashley Melillo believes in enjoying a wide array of wholesome foods in order to thrive—physically, mentally, and emotionally. For her blog, Blissful Basil, she finds innovative ways to use plants for fun, flavorful dishes that keep her readers coming back. Her gorgeous debut cookbook brings brand-new recipes, plus a handful of signature dishes, from her kitchen to yours. Blissful Basil focuses on bringing out the best flavors of whole foods and features more than 100 plant-based dishes that will delight vegans, vegetarians, and meat-eaters alike. What's more, most of the recipes are free from gluten, soy, and refined sugars. Inside, you'll discover a variety of new creations and fan favorites, including: - Raw Apple-Cinnamon Breakfast Parfait with Cinnamon Soft-Serve - Burst Heirloom Tomato + SuperSeed Pesto Pasta - Cosmically Fudgy Cacao-Tahini Brownies - Crispy Parmesan Brussels Sprout Chips with Lemon Aioli - Crispy Cauliflower Tacos with Tangy Slaw + Avocado Crema - Pile 'Em High Epic Plant-Powered Nachos Blissful Basil offers a vibrant journey through vegan cooking, where delicious plant-based foods become the colorful foundation for meals that nourish the body and delight the senses. When you treat plants with love and a splash of creativity, you'll discover dishes that are flavor-packed and satisfying, whether it's a quick breakfast or a savory dinner. This is a cookbook for anyone in search of an accessible way to cook and enjoy more delicious, health-giving meals. Make your table a blissful place where wonderful foods rejuvenate your body, delight your palette, and enhance your well-being. With Blissful Basil, each meal is a new opportunity to choose foods that are as beneficial as they are delectable.

Book Eat Like a Dinosaur

    Book Details:
  • Author : Paleo Parents
  • Publisher : Victory Belt Publishing
  • Release : 2012-03-20
  • ISBN : 1628601736
  • Pages : 476 pages

Download or read book Eat Like a Dinosaur written by Paleo Parents and published by Victory Belt Publishing. This book was released on 2012-03-20 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Don't be fooled by the ever-increasing volume of processed gluten-free goodies on your grocery store shelf! In a world of mass manufactured food products, getting back to basics and cooking real food with and for your children is the most important thing you can do for your family's health and well-being. It can be overwhelming when thinking about where to begin, but with tasty kid-approved recipes, lunch boxes and projects that will steer your child toward meats, vegetables, fruits, nuts and healthy fats, Eat Like a Dinosaur will help you make this positive shift.

Book The 80 10 10 Diet

Download or read book The 80 10 10 Diet written by Douglas Graham and published by FoodNSport . This book was released on 2012-05-20 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr. Doug Graham has taken the increasingly popular and tremendously successful low-fat, plant-based diet and turbo-charged it for unprecedented, off-the-charts results. Eclipsing even the astounding benefits so well documented by renowned health professionals who also advocate low-fat eating, Dr. Graham's plan is the first to present a low-fat diet and lifestyle program based exclusively around whole, fresh, uncooked fruits and vegetables. From effortless body weight management to unprecedented vibrant health and disease reversal to blockbuster athletic performance, The 80/10/10 Diet delivers in ways no other plan can even hope to match. But instead of reading our own tireless advocacy, here are stories of 811 success from around the world.

Book Fuss Free Vegan

    Book Details:
  • Author : Sam Turnbull
  • Publisher : Appetite by Random House
  • Release : 2017-10-17
  • ISBN : 0147530369
  • Pages : 344 pages

Download or read book Fuss Free Vegan written by Sam Turnbull and published by Appetite by Random House. This book was released on 2017-10-17 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Being vegan doesn’t have to mean living off kale and quinoa, or spending your money on fancy and expensive ingredients. And it definitely doesn’t have to mean feeling limited for choices of what to eat! What if “vegan food” could mean cheesy nachos and pizza, hearty burritos, gooey spinach and artichoke dip, decadent chocolate cake or even crème brûlée? Well, it can. In Fuss-Free Vegan, Sam Turnbull shows you that “vegan” does not equal unappetizing dishes, complicated steps, ingredients you have never heard of, or even food that tastes healthy. Instead, she gives you drool-worthy yet utterly fuss-free recipes that will bring everyone together at the table, vegans and non-vegans alike, in a chorus of rave reviews. This is the cookbook Sam wishes she had when she went vegan: one that recreates and veganizes the dishes she loved most in her pre-vegan days, like fluffy pancakes and crispy bacon, cheesy jalapeño poppers and pizza pockets, creamy Caesar salad and macaroni and cheese, rich chocolate brownies and holiday-worthy pumpkin pie, to name just a few. (And there’s no hummus recipe in sight.) Say goodbye to searching endlessly around for that one special ingredient that you can't even pronounce, or cooking dishes that don’t deliver on their promise of yumminess; instead, say hello to ingredients you can pick up at your local grocery store, step-by-step techniques, and Sam’s enthusiastic voice cheering you on throughout this fun, approachable cookbook. With 101 tried-and-tested, one-of-a-kind vegan recipes for every meal, from breakfasts to lunches to dinners, and even snacks, desserts, appetizers and vegan staples, as well as handy menu plans and tips to amp up the recipes and your vegan life, Sam Turnbull and Fuss-Free Vegan are your ultimate guides in the new vegan kitchen.

Book Mrs  Peanuckle s Vegetable Alphabet

Download or read book Mrs Peanuckle s Vegetable Alphabet written by Mrs. Peanuckle and published by Rodale. This book was released on 2017-09-19 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mrs. Peanuckle's Vegetable Alphabet introduces babies and toddlers to a colorful variety of vegetables, from asparagus to zucchini. Perfect to read aloud, this vegetable buffet will delight children and parents alike with its yummy vegetable facts and vibrant illustrations. Learning the ABCs has never been so delicious! Mrs. Peanuckle's Vegetable Alphabet is the first in a series of board books celebrating the joy of nature at home and in the backyard, from fresh fruits and vegetables to birds, bugs, flowers, and trees.

Book Cooking with Scraps

    Book Details:
  • Author : Lindsay-Jean Hard
  • Publisher : Workman Publishing
  • Release : 2018-10-30
  • ISBN : 0761193030
  • Pages : 217 pages

Download or read book Cooking with Scraps written by Lindsay-Jean Hard and published by Workman Publishing. This book was released on 2018-10-30 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A whole new way to celebrate ingredients that have long been wasted. Lindsay-Jean is a master of efficiency and we’re inspired to follow her lead!” —Amanda Hesser and Merrill Stubbs, cofounders of Food52 In 85 innovative recipes, Lindsay-Jean Hard—who writes the “Cooking with Scraps” column for Food52—shows just how delicious and surprising the all-too-often-discarded parts of food can be, transforming what might be considered trash into culinary treasure. Here’s how to put those seeds, stems, tops, rinds to good use for more delicious (and more frugal) cooking: Carrot greens—bright, fresh, and packed with flavor—make a zesty pesto. Water from canned beans behaves just like egg whites, perfect for vegan mayonnaise that even non-vegans will love. And serve broccoli stems olive-oil poached on lemony ricotta toast. It’s pure food genius, all the while critically reducing waste one dish at a time. “I love this book because the recipes matter...show[ing] us how to utilize the whole plant, to the betterment of our palate, our pocketbook, and our place.” —Eugenia Bone, author of The Kitchen Ecosystem “Packed with smart, approachable recipes for beautiful food made with ingredients that you used to throw in the compost bin!” —Cara Mangini, author of The Vegetable Butcher

Book The Taco Cleanse

    Book Details:
  • Author : Wes Allison
  • Publisher : The Experiment
  • Release : 2015-12-01
  • ISBN : 1615192727
  • Pages : 242 pages

Download or read book The Taco Cleanse written by Wes Allison and published by The Experiment. This book was released on 2015-12-01 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prevent or reverse taco deficiency. Get that fresh taco-y feeling with over 75 seriously tasty vegan recipes. Tired of the same old cleanse? Instead of feeling rejuvenated are you feeling depleted, anxious, and cranky? (Not to mention . . . hungry?) A group of vegan taco scientists in Austin, Texas, know just how you feel, and now reveal their one-of-a-kind cleansing journey that anybody can follow and stick to—the Taco Cleanse. While the typical cleanse works by depriving you of your favorite foods, the plant-based Taco Cleanse rewards your body with what it naturally craves: tortillas, refried beans, guacamole! Begin with a breakfast taco, the most important taco of the day. Even if you do nothing else, your mood will brighten in just 24 hours. Keep eating tacos and within a week your outlook will be noticeably improved. After 30 days, cleansers report lasting benefits—and you will, too! The Taco Cleanse shows you: How to make everything from the tortilla—flour, corn, and waffle (!)—to the thirst-quenching “Supplements” (margaritas and other beverages) that best complement your tacos What to put in the tortilla— beer-battered portobellos, mac and cheese, even tater tots How to remake popular staples like picadillo, tacos al pastor, carne guisada, and fish tacos using plants instead of, well, animals. The Taco Cleanse is cheap, easy, and delicious. Its recipes are authentically Austin, and are sometimes even inspired by Mexico, where the taco was first created. Everything tastes better folded (exactly once) into a tortilla. Just eat one or more tacos at every meal, adding margaritas as necessary. It’s that simple.

Book A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain

Download or read book A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain written by Robert Olen Butler and published by Open Road + Grove/Atlantic. This book was released on 2012-03-11 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the Pulitzer Prize: “Uncannily perceptive stories written by an American from the viewpoint of Vietnamese citizens transplanted to Louisiana” (People). A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain is Robert Olen Butler’s Pulitzer Prize–winning collection of lyrical and poignant stories about the aftermath of the Vietnam War and its enduring impact on the Vietnamese. Written in a soaring prose, Butler’s haunting and powerful stories blend Vietnamese folklore and contemporary American realities, creating a vibrant panorama that is epic in its scope. This new edition includes two previously uncollected stories—“Missing” and “Salem”—that brilliantly complete the collection’s narrative journey, returning to the jungles of Vietnam to explore the experiences of a former Vietcong soldier and an American MIA. “Deeply affecting . . . A brilliant collection of stories about storytellers whose recited folklore radiates as implicit prayer . . . One of the strongest collections I’ve read in ages.” —Ann Beattie

Book Great Vegan Meals for the Carnivorous Family

Download or read book Great Vegan Meals for the Carnivorous Family written by Amanda Logan and published by Page Street Publishing. This book was released on 2018-12-18 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Incredible Plant-Based Meals For Everyone Amanda Logan—the founder of My Goodness Kitchen and a “vegan living with carnivores”—saves you from having to make double the meals and do double the dishes with 75 meatless, egg-less and dairy-free recipes the whole family will love. For die-hard vegans and vegetarians, Amanda takes the flavor up a notch with recipes like Savory French Toast, Vegan Latkes, Easy-Peasy No-Sausage Rolls and Dang Tasty Mexican Black Beans. Devoted carnivores won’t miss meat with dishes like This Lasagna Can’t Be Vegan, Portobello Fajitas and Husband-Approved Tofu Katsu Burger. And to round out the whole family, kids will be begging for more after trying Dairy-Free Stovetop Mac ‘N’ Cheese, Vegan Chili Fries and Chocolate Lover’s Black Bean Brownies. Thanks to Great Vegan Meals for the Carnivorous Family, you can make nutritious, mouthwatering plant-based meals that work for both your family and your healthy lifestyle.

Book Vegan Junk Food

    Book Details:
  • Author : Zacchary Bird
  • Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
  • Release : 2020-09-01
  • ISBN : 1925811395
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Vegan Junk Food written by Zacchary Bird and published by Rizzoli Publications. This book was released on 2020-09-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Not all vegans do yoga thrice daily or thrive on kale juice. This book is for anyone curious about cooking meat-free, who DGAF about carbs. This is the anti-vegan cookbook for vegans. Almost every vegetarian and vegan cookbook focuses on the whole wheat/kefir/green cleanse/salt lamp/lentil aspect of living a cruelty-free diet. But what about those of us who actually dream of a greasy burger all day and all night, but simply can't justify eating animal products? Or those of us who just wanted to opt out of the environmentally unsustainable meat industry? Or anyone who is just keen to broaden their culinary horizons and dip a toe in the waters of veganism? Like author Zacchary Bird. If you see and taste the world the same way as Zac, then this is the cookbook for you. Inside this epic volume you'll find easy-to-follow recipes for deep-fried mac 'n' cheese balls, jalapeno poppers, Philly faux-steak, The Big Zac (i.e. a Big Mac, reimagined and reborn), and deep-fried banana fritters. Unlike other vegan cookbooks that you might've come across, this book won't have you searching through a spice market for five hours just to find all the ingredients. These recipes are supermarket-ready and can be made by even the most novice chef. Because who said that living without meat meant that you couldn't get greasy AF? They were wrong, and this book is (cruelty-free) proof.

Book Making Vegan Meat

    Book Details:
  • Author : Mark "Sauce Stache" Thompson
  • Publisher : Mango Media Inc.
  • Release : 2021-07-20
  • ISBN : 164250601X
  • Pages : 212 pages

Download or read book Making Vegan Meat written by Mark "Sauce Stache" Thompson and published by Mango Media Inc.. This book was released on 2021-07-20 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Vegan Cookbook That Is Rooted in Food Science "Mark is an absolute wizard―he can turn the most unexpected ingredients into vegan meat! You will not be disappointed."―Rose Lee, Cheap Lazy Vegan #1 Bestseller in Raw Cooking, Vegan Cooking, and Vegetarian Diets A one-of-a-kind vegan cookbook for those looking to make juicy burgers, sizzling BBQ ribs, Seitan Bacon, and fried chicken, all through the power of fruits and vegetables. For all food lovers and enthusiasts out there. Making Vegan Meat is a staple cookbook for kitchens where home cooks, professional chefs, foodies, vegans, vegetarians, and the vegan-curious can find super vegan meat recipes. Foodie, food scientist, and YouTuber Mark “Sauce Stache” Thompson shows you a multitude of filling vegan dishes to deeply satisfy your tastebuds. Make nutritious and creative recipes in this vegan cookbook. Step out of your comfort zone and have fun with healthier, delicious, plant based protein. From mouth-watering BBQ ribs made from mushrooms to crispy bacon from a daikon radish, you will have your dinner guests exclaiming, “Wait! That’s a vegetable?” Read Making Vegan Meat and: Learn to experiment in the kitchen with unexpected ingredients and create your own plant-based vegan meat recipes Gain insight into how to produce different flavors, textures, and aromas Discover exciting ways to use a variety of fruits and vegetables, like mushrooms! If you enjoyed plant-based cookbooks like The Complete Plant-Based Cookbook, Vegan for Everybody, or The Vegan Meat Cookbook, then you’ll love Making Vegan Meat.

Book Leave the World Behind

    Book Details:
  • Author : Rumaan Alam
  • Publisher : HarperCollins
  • Release : 2020-10-06
  • ISBN : 0062667653
  • Pages : 253 pages

Download or read book Leave the World Behind written by Rumaan Alam and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2020-10-06 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now a Netflix film starring Julia Roberts, Mahershala Ali, Ethan Hawke, Myha'la, Farrah Mackenzie, Charlie Evans and Kevin Bacon. Written for the Screen and Directed by Sam Esmail. Executive Producers Barack and Michelle Obama, Tonia Davis, Daniel M. Stillman, Nick Krishnamurthy, Rumaan Alam A Read with Jenna Today Show Book Club Pick! Finalist for the 2020 National Book Award in Fiction One of Barack Obama's Summer Reads A Best Book of the Year From: The Washington Post * Time * NPR * Elle * Esquire * Kirkus * Library Journal * The Chicago Public Library * The New York Public Library * BookPage * The Globe and Mail * EW.com * The LA Times * USA Today * InStyle * The New Yorker * AARP * Publisher's Lunch * LitHub * Book Marks * Electric Literature * Brooklyn Based * The Boston Globe A magnetic novel about two families, strangers to each other, who are forced together on a long weekend gone terribly wrong. From the bestselling author of Rich and Pretty comes a suspenseful and provocative novel keenly attuned to the complexities of parenthood, race, and class. Leave the World Behind explores how our closest bonds are reshaped—and unexpected new ones are forged—in moments of crisis. Amanda and Clay head out to a remote corner of Long Island expecting a vacation: a quiet reprieve from life in New York City, quality time with their teenage son and daughter, and a taste of the good life in the luxurious home they’ve rented for the week. But a late-night knock on the door breaks the spell. Ruth and G. H. are an older couple—it’s their house, and they’ve arrived in a panic. They bring the news that a sudden blackout has swept the city. But in this rural area—with the TV and internet now down, and no cell phone service—it’s hard to know what to believe. Should Amanda and Clay trust this couple—and vice versa? What happened back in New York? Is the vacation home, isolated from civilization, a truly safe place for their families? And are they safe from one other?

Book Vegan Soul Food Cookbook

    Book Details:
  • Author : Nadira Jenkins-El
  • Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
  • Release : 2020-06-16
  • ISBN : 1646117220
  • Pages : 276 pages

Download or read book Vegan Soul Food Cookbook written by Nadira Jenkins-El and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2020-06-16 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soul food goes vegan—101 plant-based takes on comfort food classics If you love classic soul food but are hungry for options that don't rely on meat or dairy, the Vegan Soul Food Cookbook is here to delight your taste buds. It's full of mouthwatering, plant-based versions of comforting favorites like Gumbo, Biscuits and Gravy, and Cajun Fried "Chicken" that are totally vegan but still hearty, delicious, and satisfying. This vegan soul food cookbook features: Authentic flavors for everyone—Dig in to 101 modern twists on soul food staples that use only wholesome, plant-based ingredients. Easy and accessible—These recipes only include vegan ingredients that are affordable, easy to find, and easy to prepare at home. The vegan basics—Get a crash course in what it means to go vegan, how it helps your health (and the environment), and the fundamentals of veganizing comfort foods. Savor a new take on beloved soul food favorites with the Vegan Soul Food Cookbook.

Book The Plant Paradox

    Book Details:
  • Author : Dr. Steven R. Gundry, MD
  • Publisher : HarperCollins
  • Release : 2017-04-25
  • ISBN : 0062427148
  • Pages : 303 pages

Download or read book The Plant Paradox written by Dr. Steven R. Gundry, MD and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2017-04-25 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From renowned cardiac surgeon Steven R. Gundry, MD, the New York Times bestselling The Plant Paradox is a revolutionary look at the hidden compounds in "healthy" foods like fruit, vegetables, and whole grains that are causing us to gain weight and develop chronic disease. Most of us have heard of gluten—a protein found in wheat that causes widespread inflammation in the body. Americans spend billions of dollars on gluten-free diets in an effort to protect their health. But what if we’ve been missing the root of the problem? In The Plant Paradox, renowned cardiologist Dr. Steven Gundry reveals that gluten is just one variety of a common, and highly toxic, plant-based protein called lectin. Lectins are found not only in grains like wheat but also in the “gluten-free” foods most of us commonly regard as healthy, including many fruits, vegetables, nuts, beans, and conventional dairy products. These proteins, which are found in the seeds, grains, skins, rinds, and leaves of plants, are designed by nature to protect them from predators (including humans). Once ingested, they incite a kind of chemical warfare in our bodies, causing inflammatory reactions that can lead to weight gain and serious health conditions. At his waitlist-only clinics in California, Dr. Gundry has successfully treated tens of thousands of patients suffering from autoimmune disorders, diabetes, leaky gut syndrome, heart disease, and neurodegenerative diseases with a protocol that detoxes the cells, repairs the gut, and nourishes the body. Now, in The Plant Paradox, he shares this clinically proven program with readers around the world. The simple (and daunting) fact is, lectins are everywhere. Thankfully, Dr. Gundry offers simple hacks we easily can employ to avoid them, including: Peel your veggies. Most of the lectins are contained in the skin and seeds of plants; simply peeling and de-seeding vegetables (like tomatoes and peppers) reduces their lectin content. Shop for fruit in season. Fruit contain fewer lectins when ripe, so eating apples, berries, and other lectin-containing fruits at the peak of ripeness helps minimize your lectin consumption. Swap your brown rice for white. Whole grains and seeds with hard outer coatings are designed by nature to cause digestive distress—and are full of lectins. With a full list of lectin-containing foods and simple substitutes for each, a step-by-step detox and eating plan, and delicious lectin-free recipes, The Plant Paradox illuminates the hidden dangers lurking in your salad bowl—and shows you how to eat whole foods in a whole new way.