Customer Reviews

Vegetarian Journal

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Forget about Vegetarian Times. Vegetarian Journal is a great magazine with probably the most comprehensive nutritional information available for vegetarians and vegans. They also delve into such issues as which "mainstream" restaurants serve vegan friendly and vegetarian friendly entrees and why gelatin is not vegetarian. The focus is mainly on food and nutrition and not so much on animal rights, but it doesn't matter. Each issue is chock full of insight and information. Highly recommended reading.

I had high hopes for this magazine, given that it is so much higher priced than other cooking and vegetarian magazines. For $5 per issue, I was expecting an extremely thick magazine with great articles and recipies that are more than something I could find online at foodnetwork.com. However, the magazine that arrived was a mere 35 pages long!!! Moreover, the articles were scarce and were not even interesting enough to read (one about how to mash potatoes properly, one about vegetarian teens who won scholarships for college, and one about a vegan radio show? I mean, come on!) So now about the recipies... they are grouped by theme, for example there are 6 recipies on paninis, 8 "baby boomer" recipies, and 5 Guatemalan recipies in the magazine I recieved. #1, five dollars is too much to pay for 19 recipies. #2, what vegetarian needs SIX panini recipies??? (Some of which are almost insulting- I mean, do we really need a recipie for a peanut butter and banana panini with chocolate?) While my review may seem overly critical, the bottom line is price for me. If I paid only $1 per issue, I would likely give the mag 3 or 4 stars and continue my subscription. However, at $5 a pop, I will take my money elsewhere and invest it in another magazine, or in some vegetarian cookbooks. My advice is don't waste your money on this magazine!

This is a great magazine. Always look forward to its arrival. Hard to find enough Veggie magazines and info out there so this was a pleasant surprise. Worth every penny.