Becoming Vegetarian is a comprehensive and up-to-the minute guide to achieving a healthful vegetarian lifestyle. Written by three highly qualified dietitians, all of the key questions which arise for those who are beginning a dietary shift away from animal products are addressed, as well as those questions long term vegetarians have who want to ensure that their dietary pattern is nutritionally adequate.
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"Few books on vegetarian nutrition are as comprehensive and accurate as Becoming Vegetarian..." (Journal of The American Dietetic Assoc. May 1996) -- Journal of The American Dietetic Assoc. May 1996
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88 of 88 people found the following review helpful
By M. Dick
Format:Paperback
This is the single best book on vegetarian nutrition in print today. I cannot say enough good things about it. The authors are very familiar with the latest nutritional studies and cover curent issues such as omega-3 fatty acids. No myths or new age babble here. The authors don't pretend there are no nutritional pitfalls in a vegetarian diet, instead pointing out areas of concern and how to deal with them. This includes not just obvious issues like B12 in a vegan diet, but also other critical and not always addressed issues such as riboflavin. For those who don't rely on dairy for their dietary calcium, non-dairy sources of calcium are not just listed, but there is detailed discussion of the dietary factors that both help and hinder calcium absorbtion. The authors avoid the errors of other vegetarian advice-givers and don't make the mistakes of suggesting spinach for calcium (because calcium in spinach is not well absorbed -- read the book and find out why) nor suggesting seaweeds or tempeh for B12 (because the B12 in these foods, when present, is an analog our body cannot use). Whether you are a new vegetarian or have been one for 20 years, this book is a MUST PURCHASE. Give it as a gift to every vegetarian you know!
116 of 118 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
There are many reasons to become vegetarian, including personal health, costs to the environment and the treatment of animals. Whatever your philosophical bent, this book provides the nuts-and-bolts information needed to maintain a healthy diet. As an athlete, I found it especially helpful to understand the function of fat and the different kinds of fats. Although this book helped ease my conversion into a lacto/ovo vegetarian a year ago, and I did enjoy the section on training non-vegeterians to understand the meatless choice, I would recommend the book highly to anyone, vegetarian or not, wanting to understand human nutritional needs. Food has an enormous social subtext and is surrounded by so much myth and fable it is hard to know what to believe. This book, in its sensible and attractive way, is completely credible.
54 of 54 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
Not just for vegetarians!! For everyone who wants information on human nutrion -- cancer patients, heart-attack survivors, pregnant women, or just plain folks who will continue to eat meat but want info on cholesterol, carotenoids, fiber, carcinogens, etc. All the basics and the subtlies of human nutrition are covered in an easy to understand book. Topics include protien consumption, both qualitiy and quantity, as well as iron intake, B-12, fatty acids, ecetera. Did you know that while spinach contains iron, it also contains a substance that makes iron unabsorbable by the body? Read this book and you will learn. The book isn't 'preachy' and is not judgemental; it is well written and covers everything you need to know. It debunks myths, and gives real-life examples of how many communities have survived and thrived for generations as vegetarians. This book is not about a fad diet, nor is it trendy.
Includes great practical info, like what to cook for dinner, how to feed an adolenscent, being a diplomat with those dismissive of vegetarians, and even a grocery shopping list with a glossary to define what aduzuki beans are and a recipe on how to cook them.
By the way, I was a vegetarian for 20 years before I picked up this book, and I learned alot from it! I continue to use it as a reference book with all of its nutritional tables and RDA charts.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
1.0 out of 5 stars
Not what I needed.
I was looking for a book with basic "beginning recipes" for those considering giving up meat. This book concentrates on the scientific benefits of vegetarianism. Read more
Published 4 months ago by J. Gans
4.0 out of 5 stars
Becoming Vegetarian
Although this was an older version of this book I found the information in it to be very applicable. If you're thinking about going vegetarian this is a good place to start.
Published 5 months ago by Adam Carruth
4.0 out of 5 stars
Being vegetarian
This book was just what I was trying to find with lots of information on how to eat well as a vegetarian.
Published 19 months ago by C. Summers
5.0 out of 5 stars
THE vegetarian book to have!!!
This is an excellent book. I decided to become vegetarian a few years ago both for health and ethical reasons and this one one of the first books I bought - its remained the one I... Read more
Published on November 23, 2003 by merrymousies
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best nutritional based book!
I thought this book was very thorough, yet easy to follow. Every recipe I've made has been very delicious. Read more
Published on April 14, 2003 by Amy L. Vereggen
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great intro book
Easy to read and a good book to use as a jump-off point for more specific readings catering to your individual vegetarian interests.
Published on November 5, 2002
3.0 out of 5 stars
Incomplete But Still Useful
I have ample reason to be concerned about my health largely because of four ex-wives and the crazyness currently going on in my house between my bulldog (Colonel) and my current... Read more
Published on May 21, 2002 by Hoppy Doppelrocket
4.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent for Beginners
This book is an excellent resource for beginning vegetarians who are dealing with a lot of new questions -- will this diet be adequate for me nutritionally? Read more
Published on April 18, 2002 by B. J Murray
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great book, even for someone who hates to read
I thought that this book was excellent. I fully made the change with very few problems. I did still have an issue with low iron, but I believe that is one of the most common... Read more
Published on April 11, 2002 by John DiGenova
5.0 out of 5 stars
Includes information for infants, youth and adolescents
First of all, I would like to thank the previous reviewer for a very thoughtful and complete review.
I bought this book when my 13-year-old son asked me about going vegetarian. Read more
Published on April 8, 2002 by T. Roberts
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