Plant-based diets?

[indysteel]

This is such a great point. We try to eat a lot of vegetables and home cooked meals but I have several vegan friends who rely on meat/cheese substitutes and while those don't have the cholesterol and saturated fat that the real things do they still aren't what I would call healthy. I don't know what your meals are like now and if a plant-based diet would drastically change that or if you already eat a variety of veggies. Someone else mentioned checking out cookbooks from the library and I agree with that. There's one called Appetite for Reduction by Isa Chandra Moskowitz. It's all whole food based with lots of whole grains, legumes, and veggies. It also has the nutritional information on all the recipes.

Thanks so much to you and Susan for a head's up on this book. It's now on my wish list. I am neither vegetarian nor vegan, but I try to make half of our weekly meals vegetarian, and many of them are vegan. I find myself in food ruts though, so this will help, especially with summer produce on the way.

[VeganBikeChick]

Thanks so much to you and Susan for a head's up on this book. It's now on my wish list. I am neither vegetarian nor vegan, but I try to make half of our weekly meals vegetarian, and many of them are vegan. I find myself in food ruts though, so this will help, especially with summer produce on the way.

It really is a great book. You won't be disappointed.