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Vegetables Rock!: A Complete Guide for Teenage Vegetarians

5 star:		(10)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

I recently decided to become vegetarian, so I got this book to read. I was very disapointed. I think this book provides good information about nutrional and meals, yet is written in a boring, scientific way. This book may appeal more to parents of vegetarians and vegans and adult vegetarians, than to teenagers. This book contains a lot of recipies, and some of them sound good, but most of them are far more complex than a teenager would be willing to cook. I would reccomend this book to parents of teenage vegetarians, but there are better books written for the teens themself. This book also has so many negative quotes including a whole page of someone making fun of vegetarian food and rambling about how they hate tofu. I don't think these are nessecary in a book for vegetarians, there is enough of that without reading about it. However, if you seriously want to research about being a vegetarian this book won't hurt, it is just a dissapointment.

My vegetarian daughter finds in the text a wealth of informative nutrition facts, including the helpful vegetarian food pyramid.

But we have tried several of the recipes and haven't found a winner yet!

Better recipes (that teens REALLY love) are found in Deborah Madison's many vegetarian cookbooks.

I read this book and contrary to some others, found it extremely helpful! I'm fifteen and I have been a vegetarian for over a year (a lacto-ovo vegetarian, which I found out through this book). I sat and read this book straight through because although some parts are a little boring I'd say 95% of the book is actually fun to read, which isn't common in this type of book. It's filled with little quotes and anecdotes (sp?) that are really interesting. The only bad part about this book was not all of the 60 recipes were really that great (which is the only reason I didnt give it 5 stars), but there were still some that were. If you're looking for specific recipes, I wouldn't turn to this book, but I found other information very helpful. For example, I'm very athletic and I found that I wasn't getting all the correct nutrients and such that I needed, therefore, I was very tired all the time. This book showed me easily what I was lacking in my diet and through what foods I could get it from. Also, it mentions (not in the recipe section)some really great snacks that I found really useful for when I didn't feel like prepairing something big and was short on time. Overall, I found this book very helpful and I think its a good book to have for both teens (and preteens) and also parents.

With informative data and clever humor, this book brings a fresh perspective on vegetarianism to the table by addressing issues important to both teens and adults. You won't find whiny preaching about the perils of carniverous eating. Instead, Pierson's exhaustive research has yielded important health suggestions, survival tips and mouth-watering recipes from nationally renowned restaurants. As a twentysomething on-again, off-again vegetarian, this book has become a staple both in my bookshelf and my kitchen. It's a one-of-a-kind manual, written for anyone who's ever known, been or seen a teenage vegetarian. It's a must-have!!!

I've been a vegetarian since I was 9, and my family still gives me grief about it (I'm 14 now)... But with the help of this book I've shown that I can have a well balanced diet without meat. Plus, I've learned to avoid foods with "hidden" animal byproducts!

I first read this book when I fifteen and three years later I now see why I was attracted to the book in the first place. This book is a very quick and easy read, and answers the BASIC questions when trying to become a vegetarian. I would recommend this book only when someone is doing basic research into changing their lifestyle but if someone truly wants to become a vegan, there has to be much much more research, because there are a lot more information one must know that is not included in this book!

Where have you been, Ms Pierson! After struggling to find reasonable, rationale and somewhat-creative meals to feed my vegetarian/vegan teenager, this new book is a welcome gift to other omnivore parents. It is a straightforward presentation of meals without having to seek out esoteric ingredients and resort to spending your entire meal shopping effort in remote health food markets.

This book is a great starter for everyone and especially for new vegetarians. It gives complete advice for becoming vegetarian and nutrition info. The recipes are really cool, especially for those who are afraid of the bizarre food sometimes recommended for those who are avioding meat.

When my 14 year old daughter wanted to become a vegetarian I insisted she research it before I agreed. She limited herself to chicken only while did as I asked and found this book. I was happy to buy it. This book makes vegetables sound like something you want to eat instead of the boring science teacher factoids about a nutritive food substance.

My daughter is now 16 and happily vegetarian. This book is also good for parents who are concerned about lack of nutrition in a vegetarian lifestyle.

I have read other books and articles for teenage vegetarians and this one is the best!! It gave information in a fun way and didn't just list facts! It is an awesome book and gives tips for everything from comebacks and how to find out if a restraunt is good for your needs!! The book is written byt the parent of a vegan and it is so awesome that the author makes it seem that a teen is actually reading it by tid bit comments here and there! It is an excellent source in figuring out how to balance your diet and get everything you need!!! I loved the book!!!!!