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Becoming Vegetarian is a comprehensive and up-to-the minute guide to achieving a healthful vegetarian lifestyle. Written by three highly qualified dietitians, all of the key questions which arise for those who are beginning a dietary shift away from animal products are addressed, as well as those questions long term vegetarians have who want to ensure that their dietary pattern is nutritionally adequate…. More >>
Becoming Vegetarian: The Complete Guide to Adopting a Healthy Vegetarian Diet
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I have ample reason to be concerned about my health largely because of four ex-wives and the crazyness currently going on in my house between my bulldog (Colonel) and my current wife’s annoying tabby (Bobo!). It doesn’t help that I’m a beerswilling carnivore and largely a lazy couchloaf. Also complicating matters is the undeniable fact that my brooding spouse is a horrible cook and routinely serves beef-oriented t.v. dinners or worse (greaseburgers from the local fast food joint).
That’s where this handy tome comes in. One of the girls from the bar I’ve been seeing on the sly has been trying to get me to start incorporating more vegetables in our relationship (in addition to the meat) and suggested several books (not this one) to help me get started. While those books had some value, this book really told me what I needed to know about the nutritional values of various vegetarian diets and how to make up for the nutirtion I would be losing by giving up meat.
It’s very informative, well-written, easy to understand, but somewhat short on recipes. As I’ve mentioned, Bessie isn’t a very good cook–even when she has cook-by-numbers recipes (which basically means, even if this book had recipes it wouldn’t be of much value to her) and that’s too bad. Nevertheless, this is a very informative book and has surprisingly convinced me that it is possible to maintain nutrition while maintaining an all-vegie diet. Unfortunately, the recipes in this book (and those I found in several others) have failed to convince me that any of these vegie diets taste any better than the leaves and grass in my backyard.
As a result, I’ve scrapped the vegetarian route, started cooking for myself, stopped worrying about my health, and I’m staying away from the girls at the bar.
Rating: 3 / 5
The best book I have found yet on becoming vegetarian or just nutrition in general. The book gives examples of omnivore to near vegetarian and vegan menus and looks at the protien, calcium and other important nutrients. Easy to understand. There are some good recipes in the back too.
Rating: 5 / 5
I thought this book was very thorough, yet easy to follow. Every recipe I’ve made has been very delicious. I was a vegetarian for 6 years before I became pregnant and began to eat meat for fear I wouldn’t get enough protein my babe needed. I wish I had this book then, as the authors lay out precisely what you need for nourishment. My son and I now have a great reference so we can be healthy lacto-ovo vegetarians, and possibly convert my husband as well!
Rating: 5 / 5
I thought that this book was excellent. I fully made the change with very few problems. I did still have an issue with low iron, but I believe that is one of the most common problems. This book was very thorough. From what foods are really good, to how much, and even how to prepare. First thought was that they seem to give very limited food ideas, but once you realize that they are creating a foundation, the world opens up and grows. Very good info on the protein myths, etc. Only thing that I found very humorous was the social situations. Yes, skip that part, if you are like me, but otherwise, they are pretty funny.
Definitely the best going Vege book there is……….
Rating: 4 / 5
Easy to read and a good book to use as a jump-off point for more specific readings catering to your individual vegetarian interests.
Rating: 4 / 5