Customer Reviews

The Protein-Powered Vegetarian: From Meat to Vegetable Protein

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From the other reviews, I gather this book is useful to some people, so I'll try to be balanced in my criticism. Perhaps this book is helpful for those who have extremely mainstream, fastfood tastes. no experience with vegetarian food, and no cooking background. For others, however, this book is useless. Much of it involved (1) descriptions of premade vegetarian meat substitutes that can be purchased in supermarkets and (2) elementary cooking ingredients and techniques. The recipes include instructions on how to "pizzazz" a commercial frozen pizza with Green Giant hamburger crumbles. I'd like to see vegetarianism spread in this country so perhaps this book can perform a public service. But it's not for the serious cook, and I am going to return it.

I have never used a cookbook to the extent that I have used this one. I find these recipes to be better than many I have used in the past that were not vegetarian. My family is not completely vegetarian, we still eat fish and seafood and the occasionally range poultry, but this cookbook has allowed me many options that I could never have found on my own and they are options my family actually now prefers. I have enjoyed the recipes and information so much that I have actually bought several copies for friends who were contemplating a more veggie diet.

I've never read a vegetarian cookbook that gave you this many wonderful ideas about adding vegetarian protein to a diet. Most vegetarian books have focused on just vegetables and pasta and grains and beans. This book shows you how to add vegetable protein where meat used to be. I'm sold.

As a former die-hard meat eater, I found the "Protein-Powered Vegetarian: From Meat to Vegetable Protein" to fill the void in my diet. The recipes are hearty and tasty! Bo Sebastian has erased my skepticism about vegetarian dishes not packing the power or taste. There are a wide variety of recipes to choose from. You can make dishes without meat and still be fulfilled - something I didn't think was possible!

I am one of those people who are always looking for new ideas in cooking and preparing foods. I especially like books that focus on fat-free cooking and low cal. ideas to get me on the healthy track. I have been working out in the gym since last November and I have been regimenting myself towards proteins and away from carbs. When I first looked at this book, I thought, this is just what I have been looking for! As I thumbed through and realized that, yes, most of these recipes were things I already liked, but, there are some great new ideas on how to change my old recipes into fresh new meals plans! I have even tried a few new things that I have been afraid to try in the past. That may sound like an odd thing to admit, but, I think many of us do fall into that trap of not being willing to try new things! I have always been a very picky and afraid to try new things. So, this cookbook has opened many new doors for me. I highly recommend this book! I would also like to add that I had a wonderful sense of heart and home and felt as if I personally sat around the table and shared these meals with Mr.Sebastian. I have told all of my friends about this book. So many have passed these new recipes on to their friends. I am sure this book will be a great hit!

I really like this cookbook. It opens up a whole new way of cooking and eating.The recipes are great and don't take hours to prepare. Tastes that are wonderful and healthy, too! What more can you ask for? Great for vegetarians and meat eaters who choose not to eat meat all the time.

When a friend recommended this book to me, I had no idea what an impact it would have on my life. Every recipe is a winner and the author presents the basic principles of protein-powered food in a creative, yet simple way. Now that I've enhanced my diet, I'm healthier at forty than I ever was at twenty.

I love the recipes in this book. They are both easy and delicious, and are geared to living in the real world. The ingredients are readily available and good for you. Plus, the recipes don't require the kind of time commitment required by many vegetarian dishes. It is a great book for busy families who want a healthy vegetarian lifestyle.

I guess having been vegetarian for a very long time, and been cooking for myself for a long time, when I get a new cookbook I want to see something really amazing.

This book doesn't have any recipes that make me go wow.. and worse (as already mentioned in the 1 star review) it's mostly based around commercial meat substitutes. I'll take it one step further - commercial meat substitutes commonly found in supermarkets of the USA.

As a result it's sat on my shelf since I bought it, and I haven't made anything from it. The recipes don't look horrible, just not appealing or useful.

In closing, I imagine this book would be great for someone if they were an american youth learning how to cook for themselves - maybe living alone or in a share house for the first time and also starting to be concerned about the idea of meat consumption but also scared of "weird food"... In that case, buy up. It'll help you a lot.