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The Flexitarian Diet: The Mostly Vegetarian Way to Lose Weight, Be Healthier, Prevent Disease, and Add Years to Your Life

Author : Dawn Jackson Blatner
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN 13 : 9780071549585
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (495 download)

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Download or read book The Flexitarian Diet: The Mostly Vegetarian Way to Lose Weight, Be Healthier, Prevent Disease, and Add Years to Your Life written by Dawn Jackson Blatner and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2008-10-05 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lose weight, increase energy, and boost your immunity—without giving up meat! "With her flexible mix-and-match plans, Dawn Jackson Blatner gives us a smart new approach to cooking and eating." --Joy Bauer, M.S., RD, CDN, "Today" show dietitian and bestselling author of Joy Bauer's Food Cures "The Flexitarian Diet is a fresh approach to eating that's balanced, smart, and completely do-able." --Ellie Krieger, host of Food Network's "Healthy Appetite" and author of The Food You Crave "Offers a comprehensive, simple-to-follow approach to flexitarian eating--the most modern, adaptable, delicious way to eat out there." --Frances Largeman-Roth, RD, senior food and nutrition editor of Health magazine "It's about time someone told consumers interested in taking control of their weight and health how to get the benefits of a vegetarian lifestyle without having to cut meat completely out of their life." --Byrd Schas, senior health producer, New Media, Lifetime Entertainment Services Introducing the flexible way to eat healthy, slim down, and feel great! "Flexitarianism" is the hot new term for healthy dieting that minimizes meat without excluding it altogether. This ingenious plan from a high-profile nutritionist shows you how to use "flexfoods" to get the necessary protein and nutrients--with just a little meat for those who crave it. As the name implies, it’s all about flexibility, giving you a range of options: flexible meal plans, meat-substitute recipes, and weight loss tips. Plus: it’s a great way to introduce the benefits of vegetarianism into your family's lifestyle. Enjoy these Five Flex Food Groups: Flex Food Group One: Meat Alternatives (Beans, peas, lentils, nuts, and seeds; Vegetarian versions of meats; Tofu; Eggs) Flex Food Group Two: Vegetables and Fruits Flex Food Group Three: Grains (Barley, corn, millet, oat, quinoa, rice, wheat, pasta) Flex Food Group Four: Dairy Flex Food Group Five: Natural flavor-enhancers (Spices, buttermilk ranch, chili powder, cinnamon, Italian seasoning, herbs; Fats, oils, butter spreads; Sweeteners, granulated sugars, honey, chocolate; Ketchup, mustard, salad dressing, vinegars, low-fat sour cream)

The Flexitarian Diet: The Mostly Vegetarian Way to Lose Weight, Be Healthier, Prevent Disease, and Add Years to Your Life

Author : Dawn Jackson Blatner
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN 13 : 0071745793
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (717 download)

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Download or read book The Flexitarian Diet: The Mostly Vegetarian Way to Lose Weight, Be Healthier, Prevent Disease, and Add Years to Your Life written by Dawn Jackson Blatner and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2010-05-31 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Flexitarian Diet is the first book to describe what is potentially the next big diet and nutritional movement--"flexitarianism." The concept has grown so popular that Bon Apetit selected "flexitarian" as a hot trend for 2010. A flexitarian diet is part-time vegetarianism but, as the name suggests, flexitarianism is also about flexibility... a healthy, guided, customizable, appetizing, family-friendly flexibility. The Flexitarian Diet begins with a quiz examining three nutrition factors: 1) food preferences and aversions; 2) whether the reader's current diet is likely to cause shortfalls or overloads in particular nutrients; and 3) which food habits they most want to change. The answers point to best starting point for that reader. This way, readers make gradual, rational changes one meal, one food group at a time. Each section includes information about how to substitute flexitarian recipes for traditional favorites, tips on how to assure that family members are engaged in the process, suggestions for foods that are easy to incorporate in the average meal, and sneaky ways to hide healthy foods under fabulous taste! There are no strict rules or program guidelines. Readers will learn how to incorporate FlexFoods into their current diet one at a time, and are given the freedom to move through the food categories at their own pace, which increases their chance for success. This is a 5-by-5 Program: 5 main FlexFood categories, 5-Ingredient Recipes, 5 types of Troubleshooter tips, 5 keys to Improve Your FlexLife, and a 5 Week Meal Plan.

The Superfood Swap

Author : Dawn Jackson Blatner
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 0544535561
Total Pages : 536 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (445 download)

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Download or read book The Superfood Swap written by Dawn Jackson Blatner and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2016-12-27 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Dawn makes healthy eating fun and delicious, and the dishes are easy to prepare. This is a must-read for anyone who wants to eat nutritious, joyful food.”—Lyn-Genet Recitas, New York Times bestselling author of The Plan The 4-week plan that beat out all other plans in the ABC weight-loss reality TV show My Diet Is Better than Yours. For more than fifteen years, nutritionist Dawn Jackson Blatner has helped hundreds of clients lose their bad eating habits and step up to optimal health. The key? Not deprivation, but a new kind of gratification, which she calls “super swapping”—exchanging fake foods (C.R.A.P.: food with Chemicals; Refined sugar and flour; Artificial sweeteners and colors; and Preservatives) for wholesome high-quality superfoods. A largely plant-based diet rich in fiber, vitamins, and antioxidants stabilizes hunger hormones, speeds metabolism, and fights disease. For each week, Blatner shares simple techniques, with eat/avoid lists, ideas for great lunches, advice on how to read labels to spot healthy-food impostors, and scores of useful infographics. The 100 tempting recipes—many vegetarian, vegan, and gluten free—include Fish Tacos with Crunchy Cabbage Slaw, BBQ Sandwich & Collard Chips, Sprouted Pizza, and Dark Chocolate Cherry Milkshake. Each one comes with a nutrition analysis. “Informative, creative, and fun. She shares sound nutrition advice based on scientific research and years of experience, and she does it in a way that’s both engaging and easy to digest. Filled with practical tips, helpful charts, and delicious recipes, this book definitely deserves a spot on your bookshelf.”—Joy Bauer, MS, RDN, health and nutrition expert for NBC’s Today Show and #1 New York Times bestselling author of From Junk Food to Joy Food

The Flexitarian Cookbook

Author : Ryland Peters & Small
Publisher : Ryland Peters & Small
ISBN 13 : 1788792513
Total Pages : 299 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (887 download)

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Download or read book The Flexitarian Cookbook written by Ryland Peters & Small and published by Ryland Peters & Small. This book was released on 2019-08-13 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Less of a rigid regime, and more of an organic attempt to eat a mainly vegetarian diet, The Flexitarian Cookbook features delicious plant-centric recipes, with options for incorporating meat or fish as needed. Many of us are looking to eat less meat and/or fish, as the host of environmental, ethical and health-related reasons for doing so stacks up. The concept of not centring every meal around an animal-based protein is well on its way to settling into mainstream society. But out there, there is a whole middle-ground of home-cooks, placed somewhere between carnivore and vegan, who are doing their best to reduce meat consumption, but enjoying it on occasion when the urge strikes; the flexitarians. The Flexitarian Cookbook is a collection of delicious, modern vegetarian recipes, with simple options for switching in meat or fish, as the mood takes you. No longer will flexitarians have to juggle between multiple cookbooks or haphazardly hash together a meaty ending to a recipe depending on their cravings. Recipes include a warm curried lentil salad with crispy paneer and spiced dressing, but the paneer can be swapped for crispy prawns if preferred. A winter vegetable stew with herbed dumplings is substantial enough on its own, but this cookbook gives the option to add slow-cooked beef cheeks, if you like. A best-ever recipe for vegetable and lentil moussaka offers the option to swap the lentils for regular mince meat, while the Moroccan spiced vegetable tagine gives an option for cooking with chicken, if the mood so takes you.

The Nordic Diet

Author : Bruce Ackerberg
Publisher : No Fluff Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 65 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (661 download)

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Download or read book The Nordic Diet written by Bruce Ackerberg and published by No Fluff Publishing . This book was released on 2020-05-13 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You are probably extremely curious about the Nordic Diet. It is a relatively new diet – introduced only in 2004. However, it quickly created quite a buzz, particularly among health-conscious people. An increasing number of individuals are embracing it as their go-to guide for eating. Research after research continues to indicate that the diet is one of the healthiest diets there is. The Nordic Diet is now ranked among the top 10 diets-for-all-time in the United States. Should you do as the people from the Nordic region do, and live by the principles put forward by their diet? The Nordic Diet is not designed to be an exacting diet plan. It is intended to provide a set of easy-to-follow guiding principles for healthy eating. People who have embraced the sensible eating food plan of the Nordic Diet seem to enjoy a wide range of health benefits from doing so. They have become healthier. They have lowered their risk of serious health conditions like diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart diseases. They have lost their excess weight. And they have done all these while enjoying healthy, flavorful, accessible, and easy-to-prepare food. This book is designed to give you an overview of the Nordic Diet and the benefits you will enjoy if you decide to follow it. It is written to give you information and appreciation for the diet. It is a step-by-step guide written in a way that you can easily follow. It provides you with delectable, nutritious, and easy-to-prepare Nordic-inspired recipes using ingredients that are locally sourced and readily available.

Modern Flexitarian

Author : DK
Publisher : Dorling Kindersley Ltd
ISBN 13 : 0241443334
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (414 download)

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Download or read book Modern Flexitarian written by DK and published by Dorling Kindersley Ltd. This book was released on 2019-12-05 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Transition to a plant-based diet without giving up meat and dairy completely. If you're concerned about your health and the environment but aren't quite ready to commit to a fully vegetarian or vegan lifestyle, a flexitarian diet will work for you. Modern Flexitarian features 100 healthy, adaptable veg-based recipes alongside quick twists and suggestions that give you the freedom to enjoy meat, fish, or dairy from time to time. Complete with tips for getting started, nutritional and dietary advice, and a sample weekly menu, Modern Flexitarian will inspire and help you to embrace a mostly vegetarian or vegan diet with ease.

Mostly Plants

Author : Tracy Pollan
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062821393
Total Pages : 506 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (628 download)

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Download or read book Mostly Plants written by Tracy Pollan and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2019-04-16 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times and USA Today Bestseller "Eat food, not too much, mostly plants." With these seven words, Michael Pollan—brother of Lori, Dana, and Tracy Pollan, and son of Corky—started a national conversation about how to eat for optimal health. Over a decade later, the idea of eating mostly plants has become ubiquitous. But what does choosing "mostly plants" look like in real life? For the Pollans, it means eating more of the things that nourish us, and less of the things that don’t. It means cutting down on the amount of animal protein we consume, rather than eliminating it completely, and focusing on vegetables as the building blocks of our meals. This approach to eating—also known as a flexitarian lifestyle—allows for flavor and pleasure as well as nutrition and sustainability. In Mostly Plants, readers will find inventive and unexpected ways to focus on cooking with vegetables—dishes such as Ratatouille Gratin with Chicken or Vegetarian Sausage; Crispy Kale and Potato Hash with Fried Eggs; Linguine with Spinach and Golden Garlic Breadcrumbs; and Roasted Tomato Soup with Gruyere Chickpea "Croutons". Like any family, the Pollans each have different needs and priorities: two are vegetarian; several are cooking for a crowd every night. In Mostly Plants, readers will find recipes that satisfy all of these dietary needs, and can also be made vegan. And the best part: many of these dishes can be on the table in 35 minutes or less! With skillet-to-oven recipes, sheet pan suppers, one pot meals and more, this is real cooking for real life: meals that are wholesome, flavorful, and mostly plant based.

The Flexitarian Table

Author : Peter Berley
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 0544273907
Total Pages : 355 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (442 download)

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Download or read book The Flexitarian Table written by Peter Berley and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2014 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peter Berley's inspired menus in The Flexitarian Table teach you how to accommodate different tastes and dietary choices.

The Yoga Lifestyle

Author : Doron Hanoch
Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN 13 : 0738750522
Total Pages : 421 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (387 download)

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Download or read book The Yoga Lifestyle written by Doron Hanoch and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2016-06-08 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Create a new world of personal wellness with Doron Hanoch. The Yoga Lifestyle expands on the concept of the flexitarian diet to help you build an entire flexitarian lifestyle. Integrating yoga, Ayurveda, breathing practices, meditation, nutrition, and recipes—the flexitarian method takes a holistic approach to cultivating health and joy. Presenting techniques that can be utilized immediately, this book helps you become flexible in mind and body so that you can adapt to the needs and changes of today's world. "My mission statement is simple: Live a healthy, active, and joyful life; maintain balanced energy with breath; eat good, nutritious food; practice mindfulness; and celebrate life while minimizing stress and negative effects for yourself and your surroundings."—Doron Hanoch Praise: "Sometimes it seems that there are all of these various disconnected ideas and concepts and practices in the yoga realm. Doron makes the connections clear."—Mark Stephens, author of Teaching Yoga

Nutrition Guide for Physicians and Related Healthcare Professionals

Author : Norman J. Temple
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319499297
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (194 download)

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Download or read book Nutrition Guide for Physicians and Related Healthcare Professionals written by Norman J. Temple and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-03-31 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second edition volume is a desktop reference guide on nutrition and its clinical implications for health and disease. Presented in a new softcover format and user-friendly style, it serves as a valuable resource of practical information on nutrition for physicians and other healthcare professionals in their daily practice. The book covers all important aspects of nutrition including basic nutritional principles, nutrition through the lifecycle and optimal nutrition patterns through all stages of development, and diet and its role in prevention, cause, and treatment of disease. Nutrition Guide for Physicians and Related Healthcare Professionals is thoroughly updated from its predecessor, Nutrition Guide for Physicians and provides a wide perspective of the impact that nutrition has upon medical practice and will be an indispensable resource for primary care physicians and other medical professionals.

The Pollan Family Table

Author : Corky Pollan
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1476746389
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (767 download)

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Download or read book The Pollan Family Table written by Corky Pollan and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-06-07 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In The Pollan Family Table, Corky, Lori, Dana, and Tracy Pollan invite you into their warm, inspiring kitchens, sharing more than 100 of their family's best recipes. For generations, the Pollans have used fresh, local ingredients to cook healthy, irresistible meals. Michael Pollan, whose bestselling books have changed our culture and the way we think about food, writes in his foreword about how the family meals he ate growing up shaped his worldview. This stunning and practical cookbook gives you the tools you need to implement the Pollan food philosophy in your everyday life and to make great, nourishing, delectable meals that bring your family back to the table"--Jacket.

The Flexitarian Diet : The Mostly Vegetarian Way to Lose Weight, Be Healthier, Prevent Disease, and Add Years to Your Life

Author : Dawn Jackson Blatner
Publisher : Mcgraw-hill
ISBN 13 : 9780071549578
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (495 download)

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Eat to Live

Author : Joel Fuhrman
Publisher : Little, Brown Spark
ISBN 13 : 0316183202
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (161 download)

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Download or read book Eat to Live written by Joel Fuhrman and published by Little, Brown Spark. This book was released on 2011-01-05 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hailed a "medical breakthrough" by Dr. Mehmet Oz, Eat to Live offers a highly effective, scientifically proven way to lose weight quickly. The key to Dr. Joel Fuhrman's revolutionary six-week plan is simple: health = nutrients / calories. When the ratio of nutrients to calories in the food you eat is high, you lose weight. The more nutrient-dense food you eat, the less you crave fat, sweets, and high-caloric foods. Eat to Live has been revised to include inspiring success stories from people who have used the program to lose shockingly large amounts of weight and recover from life-threatening illnesses; Dr. Fuhrman's nutrient density index; up-to-date scientific research supporting the principles behind Dr. Fuhrman's plan; new recipes and meal ideas; and much more. This easy-to-follow, nutritionally sound diet can help anyone shed pounds quickly-and keep them off. "Dr. Furhman's formula is simple, safe, and solid." --Body and Soul

The Plant-Powered Diet

Author : Sharon Palmer
Publisher : The Experiment
ISBN 13 : 1615190589
Total Pages : 433 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (151 download)

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Download or read book The Plant-Powered Diet written by Sharon Palmer and published by The Experiment. This book was released on 2012-07-17 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents an introduction to a plant-based diet, providing information about the healthy components of vegetables, fruits, whole grains, herbs, and spices, with a fourteen-day eating plan and a collection of seventy-five recipes.

The Omni Diet

Author : Tana Amen, BSN, RN
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1250029848
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book The Omni Diet written by Tana Amen, BSN, RN and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2013-04-16 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This diet is the culmination of a decade-long quest by Amen to study the relationship between food and the body, and to understand how proper nutrition not only impacts weight loss, but actually holds the key to reversing chronic disease, decreasing inflammation, and healing the body.

The Engine 2 Diet

Author : Rip Esselstyn
Publisher : Grand Central Life & Style
ISBN 13 : 0446543683
Total Pages : 361 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (465 download)

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Download or read book The Engine 2 Diet written by Rip Esselstyn and published by Grand Central Life & Style. This book was released on 2009-02-25 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lose weight, lower cholesterol, significantly reduce the risk of disease, and become physically fit--in just 4 weeks. Professional athlete-turned-firefighter Rip Esselstyn is used to responding to emergencies. So, when he learned that some of his fellow Engine 2 firefighters in Austin, TX, were in dire physical condition-several had dangerously high cholesterol levels (the highest was 344!)-he sprang into action and created a life-saving plan for the firehouse. By following Rip's program, everyone lost weight (some more than 20 lbs.), lowered their cholesterol (Mr. 344's dropped to 196), and improved their overall health. Now, Rip outlines his proven plan in this book. With Rip as your expert coach and motivator, you'll transform your body and lifestyle in a month. His plant-powered eating plan is based on a diet of whole foods, including whole grains, fresh fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts, and seeds. This invaluable guide features: Dozens of easy, mouthwatering recipes-from pancakes to pizza, Tex-Mex favorites to knockout chocolate desserts-that will keep you looking forward to every bite Pantry-stocking tips will take the panic out of inevitable cravings and on-the-fly meals Guidelines on menu choices that will allow you to eat out, wherever and whenever you want Rip's simple, firefighter-inspired exercise program that will boost your metabolism and melt your fat away. Medically approved, easy-to-follow, and amazingly effective, this diet is designed for anyone who wants to make heroic strides in his or her health, weight, and well-being-all without heroic effort. "Want to be as strong as a Texas firefighter? Or as healthy as a professional triathlete? Then follow the wonderful advice of Rip Esselstyn, who is both. His book can save your life--whether you're a man or a woman. Highly recommended!" -Dean Ornish, M.D., Founder and President, Preventive Medicine Research Institute, Clinical Professor of Medicine, U of California, SF, author, Dr. Dean Ornish's Program for Reversing Heart Disease

VB6

Author : Mark Bittman
Publisher : Clarkson Potter
ISBN 13 : 0385344759
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (853 download)

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Download or read book VB6 written by Mark Bittman and published by Clarkson Potter. This book was released on 2013-04-30 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you’re one of the millions who have thought of trying a vegan diet but fear it’s too monotonous or unfamiliar, VB6 will introduce a flexible way of eating that you can really live with for life. Six years ago, an overweight, pre-diabetic Mark Bittman faced a medical directive: adopt a vegan diet or go on medication. He was no fan of a lifelong regimen of pills, but as a food writer he lived—and worked—to eat. So neither choice was appealing. His solution was a deal with himself. He would become a “flexitarian.” He adopted a diet heavy in vegetables, fruits, and grains by following a healthy vegan diet (no meat, dairy, or processed foods) all day. After 6:00 p.m. he’d eat however he wanted, though mostly in moderation. Beyond that, his plan involved no gimmicks, scales, calorie counting, or point systems. And there were no so-called forbidden foods—he ate mostly home-cooked meals that were as varied and satisfying as they were delicious. He called this plan Vegan Before 6:00 (VB6 for short), and the results were swift and impressive. Best of all, they proved to be lasting and sustainable over the long haul. Bittman lost 35 pounds and saw all of his blood numbers move in the right direction. Using extensive scientific evidence to support his plan, the acclaimed cookbook author and food policy columnist shows why his VB6 approach succeeds when so many other regimens not only fail, but can actually lead to unwanted weight gain. He then provides all the necessary tools for making the switch to a flexitarian diet: lists for stocking the pantry, strategies for eating away from home in a variety of situations, pointers for making cooking on a daily basis both convenient and enjoyable, and a complete 28-day eating plan showing VB6 in action. Finally, Bittman provides more than 60 recipes for vegan breakfasts, lunches, and snacks, as well as non-vegan dinners that embrace the spirit of a vegetable- and grain-forward diet.