From Publishers Weekly
Comparing a consumption-heavy lifestyle to a gas-guzzling SUV, Geagan arms readers with a dense but readable treatise on making healthier choices for body and planet. Over the course of six weeks, readers are encouraged to adopt a "flexitarian" diet, heavy on plants with limited amounts of fish, meat and chicken. In a week-by-week fashion, Geagan illustrates the benefits of greener consumption habits with straightforward, relevant data-not only do readers learn the benefits of adding more water to their diet, they also learn the fastest way to shrink their carbon footprint is eliminating bottled water-though she may alienate some with her presumption that we're all on the same sociopolitical page. Geagan keeps an impressive amount of research manageable with anecdotes, charts and digressions covering milk myths (it does not in fact help you lose weight); the fresh-frozen-or-canned debate; and requisite dining out tips. The already-converted and those sincerely interested in change should find this a valuable resource, but McMansion-dwelling, SUV-driving convenience-food junkies should prepare for a harsh talking-down to.
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Review
"Packed with doable actions that will not only make a difference in your health, but will have positive effects for years to come, this book is an absolute must-have." Chef Devin Alexander, author of The Most Decadent Diet Ever!
"Kate Geagan brilliantly shows us how to improve our health, lose weight, enjoy our food, and significantly cut our carbon footprint. Go Green Get Lean is easily the most important diet book of the decade!" —John P. Foreyt, PhD, professor, Baylor College of Medicine
"This book is a can-do for moms and dads who have been going with the flow. Green is the new revolution. This book is good for your children, your local food producers, and your country." Billy Bush, host of Access Hollywood
"Kate Geagan has written a book that makes us healthier and our planet healthier, too. My family has used much of the book’s advice—we especially love the sustainable snacking tips! I have been following the diet, and I feel great." —Summer Sanders, Olympic gold medal swimmer and television broadcaster
"Go Green Get Lean is THE guide on what to eat to lose weight, get healthy, and save the planet." —Mitzi Dulan, RD, CSSD, coauthor of The All-Pro Diet
