Download or read book The Complete Idiot s Guide to Plant Based Nutrition written by Julieanna Hever and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-08-02 with total page 437 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The healthy vegan diet-made easy. Vegans face their own special challenges when it comes to nutrition and this book provides answers. There are about one million vegans in the U.S. and about 50,000 new ones every year. A growing number of physicians advocate a completely plant-based diet for many of their patients who suffer from diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. In The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Plant-Based Nutrition, readers will find: ? Where to get nutrients that others get from meat and dairy. ? How to avoid the vegan pitfall of overfed but undernourished. ? How to spot hidden animal ingredients in packaged foods. ? Tips for eating at restaurants. ? Special considerations for children and seniors.

Download or read book High Protein Plant Based Diet for Beginners written by Maya A. Howard and published by Zeitgeist. This book was released on 2021-09-07 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An essential guide to optimal whole-food, plant-based protein sources, prep and cooking tips, and a 4-week meal plan for a manageable transition. Embarking on their journey, people who are beginners to plant-based eating often find themselves asking, "But where will I get my protein from now?" The simple answer is: from plants! Plants are optimal protein sources, and yes, it is entirely possible to get your daily protein requirements exclusively from plants. In High-Protein Plant-Based Diet for Beginners, wellness leader and coach Maya A. Howard offers an invaluable guide that breaks down which plants have the highest protein content, shows you how to combine ingredients for complete protein meals, and features delicious everyday recipes that use a variety of high-protein whole-food plants, like vegetables, grains, legumes, nuts, seeds, and even fruit! High-Protein Plant-Based Diet for Beginners features: • A beginner's guide to plant protein, including a handy chart showing the highest-protein plant foods and a short tutorial on how to pair ingredients for a complete protein meal. • Quick and easy recipes featuring high-protein options for every meal of the day (even snacks and desserts!), like Banana Oatmeal Bake, Sweet Potato Chia Pancakes, Chickpea Tortilla Soup, Kale Pesto Zucchini Linguini, Pineapple Fried Rice, Watermelon Poke Bowl, and Black Bean Fudge Brownies. • An easy-to-follow 4-week meal plan, complete with helpful grocery lists and step-by-step prepping instructions that takes the guesswork out of your first four weeks.

Download or read book A Plant Based Life written by Micaela Karlsen and published by AMACOM. This book was released on 2016-07-22 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More people than ever are eating a whole-food, plant-based diet. Studies show that it is better for our bodies and better for the planet, but it isn't always easy. Whether you're taking your first steps on this path to wellness or recommitting yourself to success, author Micaela Cook Karlsen clearly maps the way. Her program enables you to set your own pace and stay the course--without relying on willpower. Drawing on personal experience and the latest research, A Plant-Based Life reveals how to: Find and sustain your motivation Gradually add more whole, plant foods into your diet Break old food addictions and establish new habits Translate favorite recipes to create delicious, nourishing meals Reshape your food environment (at home, at work, and on the go) to make healthy eating a no-brainer Cultivate relationships that celebrate and support your new lifestyle Especially valuable are directions for navigating roadblocks. You'll find strategies for getting family members on board and for allaying friends' concerns about your food choices with evidence-based nutrition information. Take advantage of shopping tips, pantry lists, menu plans, and more than 100 mouth watering recipes, with contributions from plant-based leaders. If your goal is a healthier, more energized life, make A Plant-Based Life your personal GPS. The journey will be more satisfying than you ever imagined.

Download or read book Prevention The Plant Based Plan written by Prevention and published by Hearst Home & Hearst Home Kids. This book was released on 2021-04-13 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The editors at Prevention showcase the power of plants with 100 nutritious and tasty plant-based recipes for quick and easy everyday meals with many natural health benefits. It can be impossible to keep all the dietary buzzwords straight, so where does "plant-based" eating fit in? In Prevention The Plant-Based Plan, the brand's trusted health experts offer a definitive approach to plant-based eating plus 100 satisfying and delicious recipes for wholesome meals. This essential cookbook provides: A primer to understand how to incorporate plant-based recipes into your meal planning and lower the ratio of animal products to plants on your plate The option of three eating plans that allows readers to choose their commitment to plant-based eating. Beginners can start by introducing one day or three meals while others can challenge themselves to five days or 15 meals. Recipes for breakfast, soups and salads, grains and beans, alternative proteins, and vegetables and sides Tips and tricks about the best sources of plant-based protein and the health benefits of this lifestyle shift Nutritional information for every recipe With this guide in hand, plant-based beginners will learn how to incorporate more plants into their diet and plant-based pros will discover new ways to make every day delicious!

Download or read book Plant Based Nutrition 2E written by Julieanna Hever M.S., R.D. and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-01-09 with total page 463 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you’re vegan, vegetarian, or omnivore, getting your nutrition from plant-based foods is one of the best things you can do for your health—and it’s easier than you might think! The science confirms that a diet rich in whole, plant-based foods can help your body thrive. In fact, a growing number of physicians advocate a completely plant-based diet for many of their patients who suffer from diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. In this all new edition, leading plant-based dietician, Julieanna Hever, and Ray Cronise, the mastermind behind magician Penn Jillette’s 100-pound weight loss transformation, team up to give you everything you need to know about following a plant-based diet, including: • A wealth of information on the most nutrient-dense foods in the plant kingdom • A new Food Triangle, representing a completely new way of looking at food and nutrition • New perspectives on macronutrients, and why categorizing protein, carbs, and fats as food groups causes unnecessary confusion about what to eat • The latest science on oxidative priority and how it explains why many common recipes drive unintentional weight gain • Healthspan and longevity recommendations based on the latest research • All new recipes from celebrity chefs: Matthew Kenney, Dreena Burton, Jazzy Vegetarian, Kathy Patalsky, Robin Robertson, Fran Costigan, Jason Wyrick, and Matt Frazier • Sample menus to get you started on a plant-based lifestyle • Tips for stocking your kitchen, boosting the nutritional content of your favorite dishes, and dining out healthfully

Download or read book The Plant Based Diet for Beginners written by Gabriel Miller and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2019-12-10 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Create whole-food, plant-based dishes with ease—no experience required Eating a diet rich with whole-food, plant-based ingredients is one of the best decisions you can make to support your overall health—and now it's easier than ever! This beginner-friendly cookbook is packed with expert guidance and 75 nutritious recipes that make it enjoyable to eat a plant-based diet. What sets this book apart from other plant-based diet cookbooks: A GUIDE TO GETTING STARTED: Ease the transition to a healthier lifestyle with advice for stocking your kitchen, making smart decisions at the grocery store, sticking to a plant-based diet when dining out, and more. SIMPLE, HEALTHY INGREDIENTS: Discover recipes that avoid salt, oil, and sugar while emphasizing minimally processed ingredients that can easily be found at your local grocery store. Find a full shopping list for plant-based staples such as beans, brown rice, broths and more. FIND A RANGE OF RECIPES: Enjoy plant-based dishes for every meal with recipes like Southwest Sweet Potato Skillet, Mango-Ginger Chickpea Curry, and Oat Crunch Apple Crisp. Streamline plant-based eating without sacrificing nutrition—The Plant-Based Diet for Beginners shows you how.

Download or read book The Plant Based Diet Meal Plan written by Heather Nicholds C.H.N. and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2018-02-27 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Start healthier eating and living with this guide to a plant-based diet. To realize the benefits of a plant based diet, you need two things: an action plan that gets you started, and simple recipes that keep you going. With this in mind, holistic nutritionist Heather Nicholds created The Plant Based Diet Meal Plan—a complete 3-week meal plan followed by more than 100 easy, delicious plant based recipes. In The Plant Based Diet Meal Plan, Heather's combines her knowledge of whole-food nutrition with her love of exciting flavors, delivering everything you need to enjoy a healthful plant based diet. Equal parts action plan and cookbook, The Plant Based Diet Meal Plan includes: A Plant Based Diet Overview that features specific health benefits, guidance for deprivation-free weight loss, and the top 10 plant based superfoods A 3-Week Plant Based Diet Meal Plan that includes weekly shopping lists and plant based diet menus for breakfast, lunch, and dinner 100+ Plant Based Diet Recipe—smoothies and salads to mains and desserts that include key macronutrient information From weight loss to improved health, The Plant Based Diet Meal Plan has the action plan and recipes to start your plant based diet today—and stick with it tomorrow.

Download or read book Plant Based Diet in 30 Days written by Sara Tercero and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2021-05-18 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Transition to a fully plant-based diet in just one month It's possible to successfully transition to a plant-based diet in just 30 days with help from this complete plant-based diet cookbook. You'll kick-start a new way of eating with a 4-week meal plan, shopping lists, and easy recipes that are so delicious you won't even miss meat and dairy. What sets this whole food plant-based cookbook apart from other vegetarian cookbooks: Beginner-friendly—Learn everything you need to know to make the transition to a plant-based diet simple, satisfying, and healthy. You'll get a plant-based primer, tips for stocking your kitchen, and more. An easy-to-use layout—Each week is laid out with full menus, shopping lists, and cooking tips. Easy-to-make recipes—Whip up mouthwatering recipes that feature a variety of flavorful ingredients. Each recipe includes prep times and key nutritional information. Take the guesswork out of transitioning to a plant-based diet with the Plant-Based Diet in 30 Days.

Download or read book Vegan for Her written by Virginia Messina and published by Da Capo Lifelong Books. This book was released on 2013-07-09 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vegan for Her, a blueprint for optimal health and wellness at any age, will show you how to: lower your risk for breast cancer and heart disease; manage conditions like arthritis and migraines; diminish PMs and cramps; build strong bones for life; enhance fertility; make an easy transition to a vegan diet; and incorporate principles of both fashion and compassion into your home and wardrobe.

Download or read book Becoming Vegan written by Brenda Davis and published by Book Publishing Company (TN). This book was released on 2000 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive look at vegan diets includes information on how a vegan lifestyle protects against chronic disease; what the best sources for protein and calcium really are; why good fats are vital to health; balanced diets for infants, children and seniors; pregnancy and breast-feeding tips for mothers; tips for teens turning vegan; considerations for maintaining and reaching a healthy weight; and achieving peak performance as a vegan athlete. Includes a vegan food guide outlining a daily plan for healthy eating, along with sample menus.

Download or read book Forks Over Knives Family written by Alona Pulde and published by Atria Books. This book was released on 2020-05-05 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover how to “feed your family a plant-based diet that is delicious, cost-effective, and easy” (Mayim Bialik, author of Mayim’s Vegan Table) with this complete and accessible cookbook filled with more than 125 delicious and kid-friendly recipes and plenty of tips for raising a whole-foods-loving family. After the trailblazing film Forks Over Knives helped spark a medical and nutritional revolution, more and more people continue to adopt a whole-food, plant-based lifestyle. Now, doctors Alona Pulde and Matthew Lederman share those same values for the entire family. Filled with more than 125 quick and easy recipes, helpful tips, and the latest in scientific findings, Forks Over Knives Family teaches you why whole food, plant-based eating is the best way to keep your family well-nourished through the years. Beginning with pregnancy and moving into the teenage years, this guide tackles all the most important topics to keep your family’s health on track, from dealing with allergies to traveling to parties and play dates, and more. Providing an in-depth look at the role of nutrition at every stage of a child’s development and bolstered by easy-to-understand tips and tricks, “Forks Over Knives Family serves up delicious, whole food recipes that everyone in your house will enjoy” (Michelle and Matt, authors of the New York Times bestseller Thug Kitchen).

Download or read book The Whole Foods Plant Based Diet written by Gabby Roles and published by Ckb Publishing. This book was released on 2013-08-10 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Does a whole foods plant based diet intrigue and scare you at the same time? Do you wonder just what people on these diets eat? Have you avoided this type of diet because you thought there was no way you could live on vegetables alone? The good news that The Whole Foods Plant Based Diet: A Beginner's Guide to a Whole Foods Plant Based Diet will help to put all of your fears behind you. This nutrition book for beginners helps you to realize that this is not a diet; it is a way to change your life for the better. Whether you are just curious about this diet or your doctor has recommended that you start to watch what you eat, take a look at what you can gain from this book:* Gain a thorough understanding of whole foods and which foods qualify* Learn how to shop for and cook whole foods * Understand how the right plant based foods can help you fight chronic illness* Learn how to fight the signs of aging* Understand how to achieve overall wellnessDownload The Whole Foods Plant Based Diet: A Beginner's Guide to a Whole Foods Plant Based Diet and see just how much you can change the way you eat. This is not a steadfast diet that must be strictly followed. It is a gentle guide to ease you into healthy eating and turning your mediocre health into great health that promotes a long, healthy life.

Download or read book Nourish written by Reshma Shah and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-11-17 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An evidence-based, practical resource that explores the many benefits of a plant-based diet and provides parents with the tools they need to feed their families for health and with joy. While nearly all parents agree that a nutritious diet is important for children to thrive, most feel that their children are not eating a healthy diet. This is not surprising, given the demands of busy families and confusing, conflicting research about what diet is really best for health. Nourish offers the solution parents have been waiting for when it comes to deciding what and how to feed their families. Authors Reshma Shah, MD, a plant-based pediatrician and affiliate clinical instructor at Stanford University School of Medicine, and Brenda Davis, RD, a world-renowned expert and pioneer in plant-based nutrition, will empower parents to become the experts of nourishing their families."--Amazon.

Download or read book A Guide to Vegan Nutrition written by George Eisman and published by Vegan Publishers. This book was released on 2015-11-03 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the first US credit-bearing college program in Vegetarian Studies (taught by registered dietitian George Eisman at Miami-Dade College), A Guide to Vegan Nutrition is a thorough and authoritative work on vegan nutrition. Drawing on current research, this book covers a variety of topics, including protein, carbohydrates, fiber, lipids, digestion and absorption, vitamins, minerals, how to prevent diet-related diseases, risks and benefits of vegan diets, and descriptions of healthy vegan diets for all stages of life. Each topic is covered in depth, yet this book is concise and the style is readable and straightforward. Also included are illustrations, practice tests, answer keys, an index, and an opportunity for self-paced study leading to a certificate. A Guide to Vegan Nutrition is an excellent resource for both long-time vegans and for those who want to transition to a healthy plant-based diet. After reading this book you will be able to answer questions from friends or health professionals who are skeptical about plant-based diets. It has been used as a text for college courses and as a nutrition reference guide by many instructors of vegan food preparation classes.

Download or read book The Forks Over Knives Plan written by Alona Pulde and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-01-17 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the creators of the groundbreaking documentary comes the New York Times bestselling diet plan Sanjay Gupta called “the prescription you need to live a long, healthy life”—a plan to transition to a delicious whole-foods, plant-based diet in just twenty-eight days. The trailblazing film Forks Over Knives helped spark a medical and nutritional revolution. Backed by scientific research, the film’s doctors and expert researchers made a radical but convincing case that modern diseases can be prevented and often reversed by leaving meat, dairy, and highly refined foods off the plate and adopting a whole-food, plant-based diet instead. Now, The Forks Over Knives Plan shows you how to put this life-saving, delicious diet into practice in your own life. This easy-to-follow, meal-by-meal makeover is the approach Doctors Alona Pulde and Matthew Lederman (featured in the documentary) use every day in their nutritional health practice—a simple plan that focuses on hearty comfort foods and does not involve portion control or worrying about obtaining single nutrients like protein and calcium. In just four short weeks you’ll learn how to stock your refrigerator, plan meals, combat cravings, and discover all the tips and tricks you’ll need to eat on the go and snack healthily. You’ll also get 100 simple, tasty recipes to keep you on the right track, beautiful photographs, a 28-day eating guide, and advice throughout the book from people just like you. Whether you’re already a convert and just want a dietary reboot, or you’re trying a plant-based diet for the first time, The Forks Over Knives Plan makes it easier than ever to transition to this healthiest way of eating…and to maintain it for life.

Download or read book The Beginner s Guide to a Plant based Diet written by Brandon Hearn and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Plant-Based Diet Beginners Guide should help you get started. Discover the stress-free way to start a plant-based diet with easy, everyday comfort recipes.

Download or read book Never Too Late to Go Vegan written by Carol J. Adams and published by The Experiment. This book was released on 2014-01-28 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you're 50 or over and thinking (or already committed to!) a vegan diet and lifestyle that will benefit your health, animals, and the planet, look no further than this essential all-in-one resource. Authors Carol J. Adams, Patti Breitman, and Virginia Messina bring 75 years of vegan experience to this book to address the unique concerns of those coming to veganism later in life, with guidance on: • The nutritional needs that change with aging • How your diet choices can reduce your odds of developing heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and other conditions • Easy steps for going vegan, including how to veganize your favorite recipes and navigate restaurant menus, travel, and more • How to discuss your decision to go vegan with friends and family • The challenges of caring for aging or ailing relatives who are not vegan • And many other topics of particular interest to those over 50. Warmly written, down-to-earth, and filled with practical advice, plus insights from dozens of seasoned over-50 vegans, Never Too Late to Go Vegan makes it easier than ever to reap the full rewards of a whole-foods, plant-rich diet.