Vegan for Life: Everything You Need to Know to Be Healthy and Fit on a Plant-Based Diet

Vegan for Life: Everything You Need to Know to Be Healthy and Fit on a Plant-Based Diet [Paperback]

  • Author by Messina, Virginia; Norris, Jack

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The definitive nutrition guide for vegans, including essential information on protein and supplements, myths and realities of a plant-based diet, jump-start plans, and nutrient-dense menus.

From Publisher

Are you considering going vegan, but you're not sure how to start? Are you already committed to an animal-free diet, but are unclear about how to get proper nutrients? "Vegan for Life" is your comprehensive, go-to guide for optimal plant-based nutrition. Registered dietitians and long-time vegans Jack Norris and Virginia Messina debunk some of the most persistent myths about vegan nutrition and provide essential information about getting enough calcium and protein, finding the best supplements, and understanding the "real deal" about soy.

Covering everything from a six-step transition plan to meeting calorie and nutrient needs during pregnancy and breastfeeding, "Vegan for Life" is the guide for aspiring and veteran vegans alike, complete with an easy-to-use food chart, tasty substitutions, sample menus, and expansive resources.

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From Publishers Weekly
Prioritizing compassion as a reason to embrace an animal-free lifestyle, longtime vegan dieticians Norris (cofounder of Vegan Outreach) and Messina (The Vegetarian Way) show readers how to evaluate medical research studies; calculate daily nutritional needs; stock a vegan pantry on a budget; and create daily menus. They slice through controversies surrounding, for example, convenience and soy foods; provide solutions to potential nutritional deficiencies (vitamin B12, calcium, iron, etc.); pinpoint particular needs of vegan children and teens, pregnant and breastfeeding women, athletes, older adults and those with allergies; and promote a plant-based diet to help prevent or heal obesity, heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. Armed with this compendium and a vegan cookbook, novices will make an easy, healthy transition to meat, egg and dairy-free meals, while practicing vegans can use it as a guide to the best food choices. (July) Copyright 2011 Reed Business Information.

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  • "Publishers Weekly, "5/30/11
    "Armed with this compendium and a vegan cookbook, novices will make an easy, healthy transition to meat, egg and dairy-free meals, while practicing vegans can use it as a guide to the best food choices.""Curled Up With a Good Book
    ""Whether you've been enjoying a plant-based diet for years or are just starting on the adventure, Norris and Messina will prove to be outstanding mentors. Even if you don't plan to eliminate meat and animal products completely, there's valuable information here about incorporating foods that help you fight disease, build the immune system, and feel better in general. "Vegan for Life" is one of those books that you'll pull off the shelf for inspiration and consultation time after time."
    "Reno"" Gazette-Journal, "7/13/11"Simply amazing...Displaces "Becoming Vegan" as the definitive vegan nutrition book." JL Goes Vegan (blog),7/14/11 ""Vegan for Life" is comprehensive in its use of research (and the authors explain how

Product Detail
ISBN: 0738214930
EAN: 9780738214931
Media: Book
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books
Publication Date: 07-2011
Language: English
Pages: 283
Dimensions: 8.90 x 5.90 x 0.90
Weight: 0.80
Categories:
Illustrated