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The Kind Diet: A Simple Guide to Feeling Great, Losing Weight, and Saving the Planet

NAVS — Mon, 21 Mar 2016 19:43:00 +0000

In The Kind Diet, actress, activist, and committed conservationist Alicia Silverstone shares the insights that encouraged her to swear off meat and dairy forever, and outlines the spectacular benefits of adopting a plant-based diet, from effortless weight loss to clear skin, off-the-chart energy, and smooth digestion. She explains how meat, fish, milk, and cheeseâthe very foods we’ve been taught to regard as the cornerstone of good nutritionâare actually the culprits behind escalating rates of disease and the cause of dire, potentially permanent damage to our ecology.

Yet going meat- and dairy-free doesn’t mean suffering deprivation; to the contrary, The Kind Diet introduces irresistibly delicious food that satisfies on every levelâit even includes amazing desserts to keep the most stubborn sweet tooth happy. Alicia also addresses the nutritional concerns faced by many who are new to a plant-based diet, and shows how to cover every nutritional base, from protein to calcium and beyond.

Alicia knows that changing life-long dietary habits is a process, and that each person progresses at a different pace. For that reason, The Kind Diet encompasses 3 separate levels, from Flirting to Superhero. Flirts learn to dip a toe into the vegan pool, reducing their meat-eating and swapping out a few key foods for plant-based substitutes to see quickly how even small changes can reap big results. Vegans get to experience the life-altering effects of forgoing animal-products entirely, while still enjoying many convenience foods and meat substitutes in addition to the wonderful grains, vegetables and fruits that form the core of that diet. True enlightenment comes with the Superhero program, based on the principles of macrobiotics and built on a foundation of whole grains, vegetables, and other yummy foods that Alicia describes in detail.

Whether your goal is to drop a few pounds, boost your energy and metabolism, or simply save the world, Alicia provides the encouragement, the information, and the tools you need to make the transition to a plant-based diet deliciously empowering. (hardcover)

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Being Vegan: Living With Conscience, Conviction, and Compassion

NAVS — Mon, 21 Mar 2016 19:42:56 +0000

In Being Vegan, renowned activist and award-winning on-line columnist Joanne Stepaniak presents the definitive Q&A primer on an often misunderstood life choice. Fielding questions from friends and foes, she describes how compassion, kindness, and mercy to animals can be integrated into everyday life. It covers living the vegan philosophy and ethic, discovering hidden animal products and ingredients, and more.

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101 Reasons Why I’m a Vegetarian

NAVS — Mon, 21 Mar 2016 19:42:55 +0000

A carefully researched, indispensable, one-stop reference for the ethical, ecological, health-related, social and economical arguments that challenge conventional views about what humans should eat. Written by the Vegetarian Center of NYC founder, this book makes a convincing case that meat-eaters will find difficult to refute.

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The Raw Transformation

NAVS — Mon, 21 Mar 2016 19:42:52 +0000

This visually lively gourmet raw food recipe book provides all the information you need for increasing your health and well-being through a raw foods diet. The recipes will motivate anyone who wants to have more energy, vitality, and abundant health without feeling deprived of their former cuisine. In addition, the book introduces readers to the ways that we can transform our physical bodies and our consciousness through a combination of living foods, yoga, meditation, breath work, and much more.The first third of the book introduces raw cuisine, giving information on nutrition and the benefits of adopting this lifestyle. It connects raw food to other modalities, to enable the whole process of physical, emotional, and spiritual transformation.The next two thirds of the book features over 300 raw food recipes that are surprisingly diverse and easy to make. These recipes include entrees such as Indian Vegetable Curry and Pad Thai, desserts such as Banana Coconut Cream Pie, and a wide variety of salads, breads, crackers, side dishes, shakes, smoothies, soups, dressings, marinades, dips, and much more. Unlike many natural foods recipe books, this one uses only familiar, easy-to-find ingredients.The book ends with a list of sources for blenders, juicers, kitchen gadgets, organic and specialty foods, as well as health retreat centers. It also includes a glossary and recommended reading list.

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Sticky Fingers’ Sweets: 100 Super-Secret Vegan Recipes

NAVS — Mon, 21 Mar 2016 19:42:48 +0000

A Food Network Cupcake Wars winner shares her scrumptious recipes in a new cookbook that has vegans and omnivores alike clamoring for more.
When Sticky Fingers Sweets & Eats opened in 2002, it instantly became one of the most popular bakeries in D.C.-a bakery that just happens to be vegan. Soon, Sticky Fingers was voted D.C.’s best bakery by The Washington City Paper, and chef Doron Petersan found herself beating out traditional bakers on the Food Network’s Cupcake Wars.
Sticky Fingers’ Sweets is packed with one hundred of her beloved recipes- from indulgent snacks like Fudgetastic Brownies and Oatmeal Raisin Cookies to breakfast treats like Pecan Spice Coffee Cake and Cranberry Ginger Scones, and from celebratory desserts like Chocolate Seltzer Cake and Red Velvet Cupcakes to Sticky Fingers’ most popular sweets- Little Devils, Cowvins, and Sticky Buns. Petersan also includes “love bite” nutritional tips and valuable tricks-of-the- trade techniques that every home baker will appreciate.
The number of people embracing a vegan lifestyle continues to grow. Like Erin McKenna’s BabyCakes and Isa Chandra Moskowitz’s bestselling cookbooks, Sticky Fingers’ Sweets and Petersan’s delectable-and secretly healthy-recipes will be greeted enthusiastically by anyone and everyone who loves to bake.

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My Sweet Vegan: Passionate About Dessert

NAVS — Mon, 21 Mar 2016 19:42:47 +0000

Would you love to find delicious desserts that are worthy of serving to all your guests? This full-color cookbook by Hannah Kaminskywill satisfy any sweet tooth, and leave people asking, “Are you sure this is vegan?”

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Great Gluten-Free Vegan Eats: Cut Out the Gluten and Enjoy an Even Healthier Vegan Diet with Recipes for Fabulous, Allergy-Free Fare

NAVS — Mon, 21 Mar 2016 19:42:45 +0000

Following a plant-based, gluten-free diet is one of the healthiest lifestyle choices around, yet it can be a challenge to create meals that not only match your needs, but taste delicious too. But not any longer! Great Gluten-Free Vegan Eats shows you exactly how to create compassionate and wheat-free recipes that are impressive enough for even the most seasoned foodie. Full of fresh and all-natural ingredients, the 101 fully-photographed, scrumptious recipes you’ll find inside prove that eating vegan and gluten-free doesn’t have to be a sacrifice, but a delight!
From tempting appetizers, to hearty mains, to luscious desserts, you’ll find dishes to suit your every need and craving, including:

Cherry Vanilla Bean Pancakes
Mediterranean Croquettes
Coconut Asparagus Soup
Walnut Ravioli with Vodka Sauce
Rosemary, Leek & Potato Pie
Chocolate Hazelnut Brownie Cheesecake
Banana Berry Cobbler

Live a healthy and sustainable life, while still enjoying the foods you love, with Great Gluten-Free Vegan Eats!

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You Won’t Believe It’s Vegan!: 200 Recipes for Simple and Delicious Animal-Free Cuisine

NAVS — Mon, 21 Mar 2016 19:42:44 +0000

Gourmet chefs Sher and Doherty, former owners of the highly successful restaurant Down to Earth, offer a collection of innovative yet simple restaurant-quality recipes, for every day and special occasions, all toxin- and animal-free. From basic dishes to world-class entrees and hors d’oeuvres, You Won’t Believe It’s Vegan! serves up over 200 delicious recipes that just happen to be animal-free. With sections devoted to appetizers, entrees, sides, drinks, Down to Earthâs famous desserts, fun food for kids, and raw food alternatives, this book contains all the ingredients for an eco-friendly feast. You Won’t Believe It’s Vegan! offers comprehensive information for any animal-free kitchen, including: equipment essentials; key cooking techniques; the vital items for an organic pantry; and conversion ideas to help make any recipe whole food and vegan.

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Wild About Greens: 125 Delectable Vegan Recipes for Kale, Collards, Arugula, Bok Choy, and other Leafy Veggies Everyone Loves

NAVS — Mon, 21 Mar 2016 19:42:44 +0000

Celebrated cookbook author Nava Atlas serves up a comprehensive collection of scrumptious recipes, all featuring ultra-healthy, super-nutritious leafy greens.

Kale, collards, spinach, Asian greens, and many more leafy greens are a breeze to grow and prepare–and these 125 recipes showcase the most commonly used varieties in a wide selection of flavorful dishes. Nava’s up-to-the-minute ideas range from using sturdy collard greens as wrappers for savory fillings to making luscious dips from arugula and watercress. There’s even a section on green juices and smoothies that make it easier than ever to incorporate the most nutritious foods on earth into delicious everyday fare that everyone can enjoy.. Hardcover

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Vive le Vegan!: Simple, Delectable Recipes for the Everyday Vegan Family

NAVS — Mon, 21 Mar 2016 19:42:43 +0000

Veganismâthe animal-free dietâis here to stay. And Dreena Burton, author of the bestselling The Everyday Vegan, is here to tell you how the decision to âgo greenâ doesnât mean you have to sacrifice nutrition or flavor, and in fact will make you and your family feel healthier and more alive.
Dreena and her husband became parents three years ago, and their decision to raise their daughter as a vegan from birth has made the need for an animal-free diet that is fully nutritional all the more crucial. But as Dreena demonstrates in Vive le Vegan!, thereâs no need to panic: there are simple methods and delectable ingredients you can use that will allow youâwhether youâre single or have a familyâto become vegan without having to be a rocket scientist. And who said that vegan meals lack pizzazz? Not when you can make:
Berry Hemp Smoothies
Fresh Jicama and Cucumber Slaw
Hearty Roasted Tomato Stew
Carrot-Shitake Spring Rolls
Chipotle Veggie Bean Burritos
Morrocan Chickpea Patties
Apple Cardomom Cake with Creamy Lemon Maple Frosting
The recipes in Vive le Vegan! also donât over-rely on the use of soy, given recent concerns about over–consumption, and many feature whole grains and hemp. Theyâre also disarmingly easy to prepare. So itâs time to give up your qualms about the vegan lifestyle and celebrate its vivid possibilities. Vive le vegan!

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