| Title | : | Vegan in 30 Days: Get Healthy. Save the World. |
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| ISBN | : | 0976441411 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9780976441410 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 104 |
| Publication | : | First published August 4, 2008 |
lose weight
prevent or reverse disease
have tons of energy
end unethical animal husbandry
drastically reduce your carbon footprint on the earth...
then a vegan diet is right for you. Vegan in 30 Days will make sure that you reach your goal of becoming vegan in a healthful, fun, and successful way. Filled with incredible insight and dozens of practical tips, this book is a complete resource for making the transition to a vegan diet. Included are over a dozen starter recipes of flavorful, easy-to-make dishes. Weekly assignments keep you actively involved in the process and lists of resources help keep you motivated. Guidelines for social engagements, i.e. hosting or attending a dinner party or eating out in restaurants, show how to make others aware of your diet without offending them and their dietary preferences. Emphasis is placed on wholesome, unprocessed foods. This is not a book for junk food vegans. Also included are simple cleanses to help remove toxins from your body and reduce cravings. This transition can be complete in 30 days or each phase can take 30 days ~whatever is the most comfortable for you. The end result is that you'll feel healthier and feel good about your impact on the planet. All the while discovering and enjoying a satisfying and delicious variety of food.
Vegan in 30 Days: Get Healthy. Save the World. Reviews
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Vegan in 30 Days, by Sarah Taylor, is a primer for those we already have the motivation to go vegan, but would like a step by step guide and a little handholding. The book outlines a step to take each day and gives you time to eliminate certain animal products one by one, and suggestions how to replace them with other options along the way.
The book is not geared towards convincing one to become vegan, but it does have motivational facts throughout and some testimonials for motivation. This book is also geared towards a healthy vegan diet, not just a diet devoid of animal products. The author suggests going on a fruit and veggie cleanse, and green smoothies. I am all for eating a high raw diet, but I don't think it's required to be vegan.
Taylor focuses more on the diet part of being vegan and I wish there was a bit more advice about clothing and other animal products that are often hard to figure out. There's a lot of good advice about dining out and navigating social situations on a vegan diet, which I think is a lot of people's fear about going vegan or what keeps them from staying vegan away from home.
There are a few recipes in the book that are very simple, like smoothies and quick entrees, and there are some suggestions of the author's favorite vegan and vegetarian cookbooks.
Overall I thought this book would be helpful to some but felt it left some important things out. -
Hmm, I had very mixed feelings on this one. I absolutely loved the concept of easily helping people along to become vegan and making a 30 day program out of it. I'm betting Colleen Patrick-Goudreau's
The 30-Day Vegan Challenge: The Ultimate Guide to Eating Cleaner, Getting Leaner, and Living Compassionately is going to blow this one away.
The problem I had with this books is that the author has a dual purpose - to get people not only eating a vegan diet but to also eating a low-fat, whole-foods vegan diet. There's nothing wrong with eating a diet like that, but a book like this should be a little more clear in its title. It would more appropriately be named something like 30 Days to the Type of Vegan Diet That Will Help You Lose Weight. For example, there are a couple days where you go on a 100% fruit/vegetable cleanse and then another where your task is to buy a vegetable chopper. This has nothing to do with becoming a vegan! Readers might get the wrong message that things like this are something you must do to be a vegan.
There is not much in here for people who already have the vegan thing down just fine. There were a couple helpful things toward the end, such as how to turn down nonvegan food, especially if someone has made something special for you and how to nicely talk to people about being vegan. There were also some nice, healthy, very simple recipes in the back, which would have been wonderful to see more there. Other than that, this book is strictly for noobs ;)
Oh, and this book seemed as though it was written in a rush. There were quite a few errors, and she even credited one of Robin Robertson's cookbooks incorrectly. The worst part was when she said that bees are insects, not animals, so vegans are divided on the honey thing! She can think whatever she wants about honey, but get your facts straight: insects are animals!! -
I like that it allows the reader to make small changes in order to become vegan however some of the changes she suggests are hard if you are on a budget.Overall, it's a good book to ease you into the vegan lifestyle.
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I met Sarah Taylor at a Compassionate Cuisine event, and I enjoyed her book. It's a really quick primer for aspiring vegans, and although I've read several other vegan books, there are still a few tidbits of info. that I hadn't read in other books.
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This book was simple and straight forward. Not for the advanced Vegan or Vegetarian by any means but I nice easy read... I was pleasantly surprised to find a few simple recipes in the back. I've been Vegetarian since I wwas a teenager but for my hubby who just recently went Vegan this is a gem.
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A good simple book for people starting out....... some nice simple recipes and a chance to do things day by day and not be too overwhelmed
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ok read, recommended for first timers.
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Fabulous book to help people who want to become vegan transition slowly, one day at a time. Makes becoming vegan completely doable and easy.
