The Complete Idiot's Guide to Being Vegetarian (2nd Edition) [Paperback]

Frankie Avalon Wolfe (Author)

Book Description

Series: The Complete Idiot's Guide | Publication Date: September 13, 2000

This guide is for anyone who has considered cutting down on meat, fish, or fowl intake, whether going completely vegetarian or not. It is the perfect introduction to both going meatless and the vegetarian lifestyle. The author focuses on ways to change eating habits as painlessly as possible.

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From the Back Cover

This guide is for anyone who has considered cutting down on meat, fish, or fowl intake, whether going completely vegetarian or not. It is the perfect introduction to both going meatless and the vegetarian lifestyle. The author focuses on ways to change eating habits as painlessly as possible.

About the Author

Frankie Avalon Wolfe, MHH, PhD, RNCP, is a holistic health practitioner and registered nutritional consultant. The author the Complete Idiot's Guide to Reflexology and the Complete Idiot's Guide to Herbal Remedies, she is a frequent contributor to NaturalHealthWorld.com, an online holistic e-zine, as well as other print periodicals.

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Alpha; 2 edition (September 13, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0028639502
• ISBN-13: 978-0028639505
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,378,824 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for beginners or anyone who wants to eat healthier!!!, January 22, 2002

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Clara (New York State) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Being Vegetarian (2nd Edition) (Paperback)

I bought this book a year ago when I was thinking about becoming a vegetarian. A year later I'm still a ovo-lacto vegetarian (the book goes over the differences), and about to cut out all egg products. I've also lost all the weight I've gained since high school (18 pounds) just from nixing the meat.
This is the first book I bought on being vegetarian and it has proved to be invaluable. I don't think I could have stuck with the change in diet if I had not read this book.
Ms. Wolfe does a great job covering everything you could want to know about going vegetarian, or just eating healthier! Knowing what to expect from my body as far as cravings and how to continue to get enough protein were incredibly helpful.
There is also a great chapter about eating out!
I would strongly recommend this to anyone who wants to go vegetarian or just cut back on meat. The book is easy to read and follow- perfect for anyone!

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful guide for anyone who eats, November 2, 2000

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Kat (Peoria, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Being Vegetarian (2nd Edition) (Paperback)

This book taught me so much about being a vegetarian! and I've been a ovo-lacto-pescatarian for six years (Frankie's book taught me that). I consider this book an invaluable text for the person considering becoming a vegetarian or anyone who is interested in learning more about the food that they DO eat - meat, dairy, fish, or vegetable.

For the aspiring vegetarian there is a great 12 step guide that is "idiot proof". The chapter on diet related to the heart and cholesterol and the chapter on weight loss were two of the best written and informative pieces on these subjects that I have ever read. Frankie makes the information clear and informative without being too technical. She shows cause and effect from food to physiology and how to choose food to effect your body in the way you want.

Once again, I feel this book is must reading for anyone who thinks about the food that they put into their body. Reading this will give you the good, the bad and the ugly about all types of food, letting YOU make the choice on what you eat.

Keep up the great work Frankie! and keep your great books coming!

21 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting, but . . ., March 9, 2004

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"lastminutegirl" (Pleasanton, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Being Vegetarian (2nd Edition) (Paperback)

I picked this book up because I was thinking about moving from no red meat to ovo-lacto vegetarianism. While a good deal of interesting and pertinent information is presented in this book, I had a problem with the way the author wove her belief in various alternative practices, such as food combining and herbal supplementation, throughout the book. I'm interested in going vegetarian for environmental reasons, and I'm not as interested in holistic/alternative approaches to nutrition.

I found it distracting to have to wade through references to be sure to eat fruit by itself in the morning and to slow cook grains (by adding boiling water to grains in a thermos and leaving overnight) to preserve their enzymes and life. I don't think this book really lives up to the "complete idiot's" part of the title. Maybe if it was "complete new age idiot's."