Plant-Based Diet For Dummies

Get healthy, lose weight, and feel great on a plant-baseddiet

The benefits of a plant-based diet have been publicized far andwide, and you can no longer deny it--you're fully ready toexperience the health benefits of this lifestyle. Plant-BasedDiet For Dummies has been created to help even the moststubborn carnivores adapt to and even learn to find joy in aplant-based diet. Besides providing useful tips, delicious recipes,and meal ideas, this lively resource discusses all you have to gainfrom adopting healthier eating habits, including a decreased riskfor cancer, a lower risk of heart disease and stroke, a lowercholesterol count and blood pressure, and a lower risk, andprevention, of diabetes. A meat-free lifestyle has many benefitsfor your body, and author Marni Wasserman takes you on a journey ofdiscovery into the exciting world of fruits, vegetables, and othernutrient-rich foods.

A plant-based diet, while similar to vegetarian and vegan diets,is different in that it allows an individual to experience thebenefits of vegetarianism without focusing on the politics of ameat-free lifestyle. This book takes the mystery out of adoptingbetter food habits and making better meal choices. It shows you howto stock your kitchen, cook fantastic meals, and discover thewealth of delicious ingredients at your fingertips.
* Discusses how to improve energy, lower cholesterol, and protectthe body's cells, all through better diet options
* Includes more than 40 mouthwatering recipes and sample menuplans
* Gives specific advice and instructions for athletes, thosebattling illnesses, expectant parents, seniors, and children
* Covers which plant foods are good sources of fat, protein,complex carbohydrates, and fiber

Get healthy, lose weight, and feel great on a plant-baseddiet.