Book Description
Comprehensive and well-researched, this new edition provides everything you need to know about making a healthy transition to a vegetarian diet or maximizing its benefits if already a vegetarian. Updated with the latest recommendations for intakes of vitamins, minerals, proteins, and fats, the authors show how to achieve optimal nutrition for all stages of life. Easy-to-read tables, figures, menus, and food guides help you determine how to meet your nutritional requirements. You'll also learn what plant-based dietary components and factors play active roles in both the prevention and treatment of chronic illnesses. And for practical application, over 50 new and easy recipes show how to incorporate highly nutritious ingredients - some of which may be unfamiliar. These delicious meals include contributions from chefs Joseph Forest, Ron Pickarski, Joanne Stepaniak, and Yves Potvin (Yves Veggie Cuisine) as well as favorites of the authors.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

The New Becoming Vegetarian provides practical tools to help you make food choices that promote optimal health. In this new edition, you'll find the latest information on protein, calcium, iron, good fats, vitamins (including B[subscript 12]), protective phytochemicals, and more -- and you'll learn how to get these nutrients in a well-balanced vegetarian diet.

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