The Good Breakfast Book: Making Breakfast Special [Paperback]

Nikki Goldbeck (Author), David Goldbeck (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 1992

More than 450 vegetarian recipes to start the day, from quick weekday "getaways" to elegant brunches. Attention to fiber, complex carbohydrates and fat control. Special index for vegans, and those with wheat, egg and dairy sensitivities. Great for families. 224 pages, recycled paper/vegetable ink, paperback.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

A good breakfast means different things in different countries: miso soup and rice in Japan; cooked beans in Egypt; bacon and eggs in the U.S.--or cold cereal with skim milk. Nikki and David Goldbeck explain why breakfast is truly important, then offer 135 ways, with emphasis on whole and minimally processed natural foods, to help you and your family enjoy a nutritionally solid morning meal. Some recipes may have limited appeal, such as pancakes made with whole wheat flour, honey, and cottage cheese, and whole wheat Danish pastry made with oil rather than butter. Most dishes, though, are creative and appealing: try the Toasted Quick Raisin-Cheese Calzone, Baked Eggs with Cheese, and Chocolate Pudding Cereal. The Good Breakfast Book is particularly helpful if you have to get school-aged children to eat in the morning, and portable choices that can be eaten on the run, such as Puffed Cereal Squares, Fig Miltons, and Peanut Butter Shortbread, will fit into anyone's schedule.

Review

If you're looking for alternatives to meat-laden, high-cholesterol breakfasts, consider Nikki and David Goldbeck's The Good Breakfast Book. -- Steven Pratt, Chicago Tribune, Sept. 3, 1992

Nikki and David Goldbeck offer nutritious and delicious solutions to the morning meal dilemma with The Good Breakfast Book. -- US Air Magazine, December 1992

The Goldbecks are imaginative; even if you're one of those people who claim, "I'm just not a breakfast person," your opinion about the morning meal will drastically change after you glance through this book. -- Vegetarian Times, October 1992

The Good Breakfast Book, by Nikki and David Goldbeck, could revive the morning meal for many busy families. This creative cookbook combines solid nutritional principles with a commitment to tasty food that kids actually enjoy. --Parenting, February 1994

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Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Ceres Press; Revised edition (August 1, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0960613846
• ISBN-13: 978-0960613847
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 8.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #465,873 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #80 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Health, Mind & Body > Personal Health > General
  • #98 in Books > Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Meals > Breakfast

More About the Author

We are communicators. We are passionate about sharing what we know about the joys of vegetarian/wholefoods cuisine. We never planned this, but found shortly after our marriage in 1970 that we had a mutual interest and talent for writing about consumer issues and wholefoods. We were overwhelmed when our first book, The Supermarket Handbook became a national best-seller. Although books are our main medium we have have also used other media - TV, radio and our website as well. Although there is no way to tell how many people we have reached we know that our four hour-long appearances on Donahue plus hundreds of other interviews have reached millions of people. It is quite remarkable to have participated in and witnessed the revolution in whole, organic and vegetarian foods.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Book!, April 26, 2000

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Melanie Wilson "mongoliamel" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Good Breakfast Book: Making Breakfast Special (Paperback)

. Despite the title, this great new vegetarian cookbook by Nikki and David Goldbeck, co-authors of American Wholefoods Cuisine, is chock full of recipes for every meal of the day-especially if your toddler, who like me couldn't care less what's "appropriate" to eat at certain times. In addition to brunch and breakfast sections, there are chapters on juicing, lunchbox favorites, baked goods, and wheat, dairy and egg-free recipes and just plain fun food. There are plenty of vegan recipes, too. One addition that new vegetarian parents will find helpful is the Table of Milk Values comparing everything from almond and soy to cow's and goat's milk. Always wondered in today's day and age of ever-available produce exactly when strawberries or grapes are actually in season? They tell you. Does adding coconut to your granola actually increase the protein value-you bet! I hope you love this book as much as I do. If you get it, you must try the Chunky Apple Oatmeal Pancakes

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Best whole wheat pancakes and more!, November 8, 1999

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Linda Starr "Freedom Lover" (Chatsworth, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Good Breakfast Book: Making Breakfast Special (Paperback)

My husband has never liked anything but white flour pancakes until I made the Basic Whole Wheat Pancakes. They are amazingly light even though they have wheat germ and no white flour at all--it was a very happy surprise. There's also a great table listing everything about all the different milks, nut milks, and the like to help you choose. I will be using this book a lot since I really want to learn to eat well in the mornings.

5.0 out of 5 stars a classic, July 1, 2008

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P. Goodstein - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Good Breakfast Book: Making Breakfast Special (Paperback)

I first bought this book in 1976, and have literally worn it out. Time for a new and updated copy. If you want to serve good, wholesome breakfasts to your family you will want this book.