Vegetarianism Books

I have been a vegetarian toying with going full bore to Vegan. I have read several books on food ethics & this one is by far the best. After reading it, I am a full-fledged Vegan. This book was not how to be a vegan, but WHY to be a vegan & he made his point quite plainly. Thanks, Erik, keep up the good work.

A very good book for newbie vegans who need to expand their library. There was nothing in here that I hadn't read elsewhere, but the book provides a very user friendly summary of many of the basic vegan issues and philosophy... I do recommend the book, though it's not necessary a "must have".

I have been a vegetarian for a long time, but continued to eat eggs and drink milk for about 4 years. This book definitely changed my feelings about the milk industry enough for me to finally make that step.. I also have stopped eating eggs, however, It is impossible to say I am a true "Vegan", now because you never know when I might get stranded somewhere where there is nothing to eat accept for eggs or something, and I did eat a non vegan cookie the other day, (I feel remorse though) and my family will never understand, and will continue to try to feed me animal products(and lie about what is in their mystery dinners, so I have to turn it down kindly as to not hurt their feelings), because they don't get it and think I am brain washed.. When they are the brain washed ones... Also, I can say from living this lifestyle, I feel lighter and healthier, that equals happieness... Vegetables = Happiness.

Groundbreaking work by Marcus. Everybody wins when we switch to a plant based diet. Do it for your health, for the environment, for the animals. A must read for health nuts, environmentalists and animal lovers alike.

When I decided to go Vegan last November, like with many things in my life; I did my fair share of research on the subject. I purchased a few cookbooks and several books on Veganism. While most of them were helpful (The Complete Idiot's Guide to Veganism, Skinny Bitch) other's I found to be written like a high school report on Veganism (Vegan Freak). The facts were there, but it seemed like one line after the other on the subject ended with "For more information on this topic, read this other book." Which made me think maybe I should have just purchased those other books in the first place. So, for whatever reason, the books I bought were just lacking... something... Then I lost interest in reading about Veganism altogether and just started living the life.



I subscribed to a few Vegan Podcasts for more information and stumbled upon "Erik's Diner". It was from here I learned about Vegan.com and the books he's written. "Vegan: The New Ethics of Eating" is BY FAR the best Vegan book I have come across. Every subject is laid out with it's own easy to read chapter. And Erik makes you feel like you're right there, part of the story by actually taking the time to write out the situation the way it happenned rather than "If you want to know more, go buy this other book." Thank you Erik Marcus for writing this book. I just started reading "Meat Market" last night and I'm very excited.

I was really excited about this book, especially after reading such great reviews. I have made a number of recipes, and most of them have been so bland- we've had to add a lot of spices just to make them have any flavor. Some have been good- but I am disappointed.

This is probably the best cookbook I've every purchased. Eating vegetarian will never be dull or difficult again. After flipping through the book and trying many of the recipes over the past week I am full of ideas and can't wait to try all the new menu suggestions. Most of the recipes are not only vegetarian but also health conscious on a broader level - cooking methods, fiber, fat content, etc. This might be the only vegetarian cookbook you will ever need. I am not a true vegetarian but only have meat a few times a week so really appreciate all this book has to offer.

This is a cookbook that I ended up purchasing because my mother already had a copy and made some very good dishes from it. So, I had to get a copy and I wasn't disappointed!

Unless you are someone who has to have meat with every meal or hates vegetables, you will enjoy this cookbook. I really don't think it's for vegetarians only. Many of the recipes would compliment a main dish meat very well and others make fabulous meatless-entrees. I have made the "Baked Ziti" and it bakes up deliciously with a crust of cheese on top! I've also tried the "Eggplant Sauteed with Tomatoes, Capers and Garlic" and it was wonderful! So far I haven't made a recipe that disappointed.

The book contains over 500 pages of recipes from a variety of cuisines (Italian, French, Chinese, Indian, etc). There are no photos, but that didn't really bother me. I purchased it because I wanted to eat more veggies and cook more healthfully, and the book has served that purpose. Also, the recipes are straight-forward to prepare. Under each recipe title are small symbols that denote which type of "vegetarian" the recipe would be appropriate for (Lacto-Ovo, Lacto, Ovo, Vegan). At the end of most recipes are ideas for variations to provide more options.

Overall, I've been very pleased with this book. (And I think it shows because apparently I've crinkled the pages a bit from using the book in my kitchen!) I would recommend it to both vegetarians and non-vegetarians.

I own several vegetarian cookbooks and this one is easily my favorite. Why? I can count on it! I know the recipes will turn out great and will call for natural ingredients that are good for my family. The cookbook is comprehensive, including a multitude of recipes as well as tips for stocking your pantry and for planning your menu. The author includes ethnic recipes such as "Szechuan Broccoli" and "Moroccan Vegetables with Couscous" as well as American comfort foods like "Three Cheese Macaroni and Cheese."

This book is a valuable resource for all types of cooks. It was even recognized as one of the best recipe collections when it was named a Julia Child Cookbook Award winner in 1997. I know I'll continue to use 1,000 Vegetarian Recipes in my kitchen for years to come.

This book is absolutely wonderful. Every recipe that I have made from it has been superior (particularly the quick bread and dessert recipes). I recommend this book highly to everyone.

I am very impressed with Dr. Malkmus 's book "God's Way to Ultimate Health"
I have purchased it for friends and siblings to help them along their way
of life also..............Now, to get people to do it is another story.

This book has lots of good tips and info if you are interested in a "Clean" way of eating. Good book.

I first purchased this book 6 years ago when my mother was diagnosed with cancer. Her cancer was terminal, but it made a difference in her mind, spirit as well as body during the last 8 months of her life to be eating well. The application of information from this book not only kept her spirits up but assisted her body in fighting off the horrible effects of radiation and chemotherapy. It has made a difference in mine and many other lives as well. I have lent this book out on so many occassions and have eventually lost track of it so I decided to go ahead and purchase another copy for myself and get an extra as my "loaner" so that I would never be without.

The book is packed with information on how to change over to a healthy lifestyle. Has lots of good information and some good receipes at the end.

I am familiar with this book and read it at the invitation of my Father who had cancer and eventually went on to be an elite Health Minister with Hallelujah Acres.

My concerns with regard to this book are not with a vegan diet which I understand and observe many to be on and to do just fine.

My concerns are with the philosophy and teachings underpinning the book and how it is used to profit the author and the organization of Hallelujah Acres which seeks not just to have you change your diet, but to buy their products.

The entire premise of this book theologically is based upon George Malkmus' interpretation of Gen 1:29 which he takes to mean that God created mankind to eat only fruits and vegetables. Based upon this interpretation, which is not accepted by a majority of Biblical Scholars, Malkmus suggests that meat entered the human diet after the Noah's Flood. While he does not suggest necessarily that eating meat itself is sinful, he does strongly push the idea that this was God's original plan for diet and therefore anyone seeking to eat optimally should consider this as the first choice.

He goes further to teach that illness is caused and/or escalated by what he deems the Standard American Diet (conveniently acronymed as SAD for emphasis.)

Chielf culprits are any and all meat products, dairy products and then sugar, flour, salt.

It would be one thing if he left it here and invited you to join him with his diet plan.

He doesn't however.

Based on this rather shaky premise of questionable theology and some pretty questionable science and nutrition teaching that suggests there is an esoteric life giving quality to eating live food as opposed to "dead" food he goes on to teach that there are things he has come up with to go above and beyond eating natural raw food.

This is the real point of the book in my opinion.

He wants you to buy BarleyMax, a product he sells through his traditional multi-level marketing business for a profit.

This is important enough to repeat.

Hallelujah Acres is not a ministry in a formal sense at all. They are a business and they sell products. Malkmus, through his weekly newsletter often appeals to what he does and calls it a ministry. He justifies it and calls "ministry" such actions as giving free seminars, free electronic newsletters, counselors etc and holds that up as "proof" of his ministry. Other companies call this "marketing."

Nutritionally their featured product "BarleyMax" (before this they uses an AMA product names "BarleyGreen" which received warning from the FDA for excessive claims beyond what science could demonstrate) is sold by them and their "Health Ministers" often serve as financial marketing partners who in turn profit from their ministry.

Recent developments in their teachings include now supplimenting their diet with vitamin B12 which is a common deficiency in Vegans and can lead to irreversible nerve damage. They resisted this recommendation for years despite overwhelming evidence of the need for this suppliment and then conveniently began to offer the suppliment themselves; another cash flow.

Often supporters of this diet frame their support for this diet in spiritual terms implying or outright claiming that this is God's diet plan and any who oppose their teaching or question their claims are attacking God and supporting Satan.

The primary method of support are an overwhelming number of testimonies regularly put out from people who are on the diet. Consistent in these testimonies are that many are on the front end of the diet and very excited about the weight loss and energy they have. Updates on these people is rare. There are always new people coming on who are caught up in the excitement and willing to claim healings and health improvement.

Medical verification of these claims is not consistent.

George Malkmus' own personal testimony of healing from cancer is based upon examinations by chiropractors and there is no pathology or medical records to substantiate his claims.

Tied into this teaching is a very strong negative assessment of the medical profession and the outright implication that they are profiteers seeking to perpetuate illness for their own gain in many instances.

Ironically, in recent years, Malkmus has suffered a stroke and had high blood pressure which his diet and herb treatments could not control. He now sees a doctor and is on medications to control this condition. There is some question as to the nature of the stroke itself and whether it might not have been caused or exacerbated by his diet's deficiencies.

In closing let me tell you how the story of my father ended. He was diagnosed in October of 1999 with kidney cancer in the 4th stage. He went on the Hallelujah Diet when the medical prognosis offered little hope. He did make remarkable progress although it was never medically verified as he refused to see a doctor.

He dropped 70 pounds, exercised and did seem to do very well and went beyond the 2 year outside window he was given as an estimate by the doctors. He was convinced he was healed and gave a great deal of credit to the Hallelujah Diet for his progress.

In July of 2004 he travelled to Shelby, North Carolina to become an elite Health Minister to step up his promoting of this diet to the many people that were encouraged by his testimony.

He submitted a testimony to Hallelujah Acres and they published it in their Health Tips Newsletter in August of 2004 emphasising his claim of healing and his praise of their diet despite the fact that in the testimony itself he acknowledged it was not verified medically.

My dad finally began to go to see 2 doctors in Mexico where he retired to when he began to have serious health issues and pain. In October of 2004, just 3 months after his testimony of healing was published, it was confirmed that his cancer had furhter metasticized and spread to 6 other organs.

Dad refused further medical treatment even for pain management, and died on Christmas morning of 2004, 5 months after his testimony.

In fairness to Hallelujah Acres, I sent them an update of his story recently asking them to publish the update in their newsletter. They did so, but only after considerable pressure on my part to get an answer from them and when they did publish the e-mail they edited out the date of death and allowed people to think by implcation that Dad lived longer than he did. They also stated, without any medical support that Dad was in remission and then inferred that he came out of "remission" due to some actions of his own, rather than any shortcomings of the diet.

I think there are many good elements to a vegan diet and than managed carefully it leads to weight loss, a correction of some medical conditions and a sense of energy and well-being for many people.

I am not against veganism or diet.

I am skeptical of the Hallelujah Diet's inner teachings, workings and their personal profiting from their diet plan which they entwine with questionable theology, questionable science and less than honest representations of their for-profit status and manipulation of testimonies and claims.

Please read this book with this in mind, do some additional research on your own. Don't accept the claims of this organization without checking their claims, teachings and science from other sources as well.

I usually shy away from cookbooks with no pictures because they're not as inspiring and it's more difficult to decide on recipes. However, I've been interested in Ayurveda for a couple of years and thought I'd try it out. I turn to this book everyday...It's a shame that people are writing reviews about the recipes in this book using too much fat or sugar. I wonder if they actually read the first section of the book that explains why the recipes are this way and to remember to honor what one feels like eating. Sugar has a place in our diet, but as Miriam states, those of us who crave sugar might have an imbalance. Those recipes are to be used sparingly. Also, if you find that you'd prefer cooking with alternative flours to white flour, or alternative rice to white rice, I think the idea here is to follow your intuition. These recipes are only meant to be a base for your ideas and not to be the end.

What I love about this book is the flexibility the recipes provide with suggestions for variations depending on your mood and what you have on hand. In no time, you'll be creating your own recipes inspired from Miriam's.

This is the first Amazon review I've written, that this book has truly inspired me to do so.

I am relatively new to the Ayruvedic Lifestyle having read several books and consulted an Aryuvedic Physician. The book however is a wealth of information about Ayruveda and eating healthy. The author presents much general information in an informative and at times humorous style that is clear. The recipes are sometimes complex but once the reader assembles the ingredients, the rest is fully explained. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is serious in learning how to cook for balance and health.

This is my favorite, most-used cookbook. It is the Gold Standard for Ayurvedic Cookbooks. The name of the book says it all. It is filled with wonderful, taste-full recipes that are fairly easy (for Ayurvedic recipes) and that turn out pleasing to all of the senses.
So many Ayurvedic cookbooks seem to be from post-Macrobiotic types that focus on the 'austere' and 'clean' aspects of food (so much so that they overlook the 'wonderfulness' of food). Ms Hospodar's book is about beautiful and sensual food that is true (as far as I know) to Ayurvedic guidelines. Her book is enjoyable to read and is full of useful information. I have used this book for over two years and still grab it first.
It is simply the best. It is not exclusive to vegetarians or followers of Ayurvedic. Any lover of good food should be satisfied with this Banquet's offering.
I highly recommend this book.

Since getting Heaven's Banquet, I have thrown out many of my old cookbooks. The recipes are simple but very tasty and the introduction about food preparation, mind-body types is easy to read, makes great sense and is a foundation for better nutritional eating. I cannot recommend this book highly enough so stock up the crisper and go vegetarian - it really is the best way to eat

This is the book to cook from for delicious new flavors and dishes, and to learn from to discover the effects of foods and spicing on the body and mind. Every page is full of interesting, well researched information about food , how it changes as it is prepared, and how it effects the person who eats it. The cultural richness is delightful, and the ease with which the author moves from tradition to tradition while maintaining the angle of cooking for the various Ayurvedic body-mind types is awe-inspiring. For those looking for a wider range of culinary experience, this book is a treasure. And for those learning how to navigate the 21st century emphasis on healthful cooking, it is invaluable.

I've had this cookbook since the 70's when vegetarian cooking was new to me and vegetarian cookbooks were not so easy to find....and those that were were rather bland and boring. Anna Thomas introduced me to a number of new (to me)cuisines and her recipes were creative and satisfying. There are many that my family has enjoyed over and over again. This is a classic in the field of vegetarian cooking.

I just re-ordered this book since the one I bought in 1972 is, sadly, falling apart. Some of my favorite recipes ever come from this book. Try the Leniwi Perogis (probably spelling it incorrectly, but it means "Lazy Dumplings"). In great demand from all my kids friends in the neighborhood. Also the quiche recipe is great!

You don't have to be a vegetarian to enjoy this wonderful food.

This always was and always will be my favorite vegetarian cookbook!
Easy to make recipes that never fail.

This is just a great cookbook. Recipes are rich, colorful, and flavorful. Not just for vegetarians, all good cooks will enjoy this classic.

I had a copy of this cookbook years ago and couldn't find it after we moved. I remembered some recipes as favorites of mine and as some requested by friends and family for "bring your own" occassions. I was delighted when Amazon found it for me again. And the recipes are as good as I remembered, especially the eggplant and tomato casserole,the gazpacho and the mushrooms Berkeley. The format is easy to see; the directions specific and clear and the results, excellent.
For me, some of the recipes have too many ingredients and are too complicated to be bothered with but that's because I'm not vegetarian and I'm using them, mostly, as part of a meal, not the whole meal.

This is just a good, basic vegetarian cookbook with lots of variety. One may not use every recipe in it, but I rarely use every recipe in any cookbook, so I don't think that is unusual. And, it IS 1001 recipes to work with. A nice addition to vegetarian cooking, and really nice to have. It is not a how to be vegetarian book, I would recommend Becoming Vegetarian for that, or The Vegetarian Way.

I'm not even vegetarian and this is one of my most used books, especially in the summer when fresh fruits and vegtables are abundant. Very tasty and adaptable recipes.

I bought this because my friend has this and made so many great recipies from here. It's huge with many great recipies that I use very often. My only complaint would be it's no frills without photos. Everything I've made is great... hard to believe it's all healthy!

I've had this cookbook for six months or so, and I've made somewhere around 40 of the recipes. Every one has been a huge success! Sue Spitler understands that vegetarian doesn't have to be boring. I've fed non-vegetarians meals made from these recipes and have had rave reviews! If you're new to vegetarianism, or if you want to bring excitement to your meals, you have to own this cookbook!

Having gone veggie a few years ago, this was my first non-introductory style vegetarian cookbook, and although I commend Spitler and company for the sheer quantity of recipes here, I've found the recipes to be very hit or miss. I think this is partly due to the often non-intuitive combinations of ingredients found in many of the recipes. While sometimes these out-of-place ingredients are genius (i.e. the black -not adzuki- beans in the egg rolls, or the more than liberal use of celery seed in the bleu cheese dressing), sometimes these combinations can turn what seemed like a tasty dinner into something even my dog looks askance at (like the orange juice and zest in the hummus or the cream cheese and cranberries in the savory wontons). The dishes err more on the sweet side of the palate than on the spicy side. That said, all of the dessert type foods I have tried so far have been solidly good, while the majority of the entrees required a healthy dose of crushed red pepper. My suspicion is that these recipes were generated by a crew less than adequately familiar with vegetarianism, as many of the recipes attempt to make use of meat substitutes (i.e. Mexi "meatball" soup, rigatoni with italian "sausage" and fennel pesto, "burgers" provencal, swedish "meatball" and dilled potato cassarole, etc, etc)with less than appetizing results. There are a least two problems here: first, there are plenty of amazing veggie dishes that don't try to imitate the "meat and potato" style meal (there are almost NO Indian entrees in this book), and second, nothing makes one miss the real thing more than a poor substitute. Yes, those tvp crumbles look innocent enough in the grocery aisle and are easy enough to throw into the pasta sauce, but unless you want to spend you're evening sobbing over your half eaten plate of "sausage" lasagna for your momma's home cooking, then PLEASE skip the phoneys and throw in some chopped baby bellas instead. To summarize, this book is like the bargain basement of vegetarian recipes: over-stuffed with so-so items, but amidst the bland and the out-and-out bad, there are a few gems that make this book deserving of a place on your shelf.

As a bonus for those tracking diet information: each recipe is tagged as vegan, lacto-ovo, lacto, or ovo, to make finding appropriate recipes easy, and all recipes come with calorie counts, basic nutrition information, and the exchange listings for the ADA.

My husband and I have been vegetarians for 10 years and I am always ont he lookout for new recipes. This is one of my favorite cookbooks. The recipes are good, but I also appreciate the thought that was put in to writing in. Eventually I will try his method of capturing wild yeast and making my own sour dough. In the meantime, it is nice to see a cookbook that provides this much detail.

Everything we've made from this book is amazing. Simple, easy to read instructions, nothing too fussy and still end up with great food at the end. Try the chili. I've never had anything so good.

Okay, so he's gone over to the dark side lately (flexitarian? I'm sorry), but I agree, Peter Berley is a genius. This is the best cookbook I've ever seen--vegan or otherwise (and it is almost entirely vegan except for some of the desserts). Simple, subtle, and clean. When I make this food, my friends think _I'm_ a genius. My meat-loving relatives want the recipes. You won't be sorry.

Any author who states "For me vegetarianism is very adolescent and very sentimental. A lot of people anthropomorphize animals - "They have the same feelings that we have" but they don't." A fish is perfectly happy to die for you because its fulfilled its fishdom." I can't support.

I am currently 35 and have been vegetarian for almost 20 years. I don't consider my continued vegetarianism (veganism) adolescent. To every vegetarian "not eating meat" is part of who they are, not a passing whim; and with all the books available on overfishing, environmental impact, (not to mention spending time observing animals -including fish and learning how intelligent they are) it's a little more than sentiment. I've never seen a fish stay still so they can be caught and eaten. Perhaps Berley is thinking of the fictional creature in Douglas Adams "Restaurant at the End of the Universe", that was bread to be an entrée and encouraged his consumption.

As 2 other reviewers have pointed out, he has said, "For me vegetarianism is very adolescent and very sentimental." The may be fine for those who want to add some (not so modern actually) vegetarian dishes to their diet, but he's needlessly insulting to vegetarians.

This book, and all Dr. McDougall's works, are incredible. So straightforward and sensible. You won't be disappointed.

just read john robbins book... dr mcdougall is specific with regards to the requirements of the program, but there is something lacking -- warmth... he seems like a snobbish know-it-all who brags too much, judging from the way he wrote his book.

Dr. John McDougall is that rare doctor in American medicine: One who tells the truth about the drugs or surgery stance of the AMA. Most refreshing is his absolute candor, leading the reader to wonder at times why his medical license is stil in tact. For those who seek medical truth, it doesn't get any straighter John McDougall.

I purchased this book after visiting Dr. McDougall's web site. Actually, almost all of the information in this book can be found at his web site, so if you are looking for new recipes or other information not posted on his site, this is not the book for you. You might want to buy something else, a newer book or DVD. This book outlines his recommended diet and lifestyle for optimal health including the rationale for avoiding certain foods and including others - basically avoiding all animal products and lowering fat intake. There is a 12-day diet plan included as well as various recipes and information on a number of health problems that can be helped by healthy eating. Overall, very interesting reading and a good start for anyone wanting to follow a low-fat vegan diet.

This book has been a godsend in my life. I had lost 8 pounds by starting walking, got stuck, lost another 8 pounds through Weight Watchers and got stuck again for several months. Finally, I decided to try Dr. McDougall's plan. I had the book for quite some time, but didn't think I could follow his plan. Wow! What a surprise! Not only am I having fun with it, I've lost a total of 22 so far on the McDougall Plan with only 9 left to reach my idea weight and it has been faster than anything I've tried before - about 1.5 - 2 pounds per week. It has been easier than I could have imagined because I am never hungry. For the first time in my life, my body tells me when I am full and I can stop eating. I have always loved starches anyway, and this diet is perfect for me. I've started trying a lot of the recipes and have been thoroughly happy with most of them. I have only one disagreement with Dr. McDougall and that is in the area of plant fats (unprocessed) like avocados. I eat them quite often and am still losing weight and feel great. If I slow down in my weight loss, I may try to cut down, but right now I'm doing too well to change anything.

Any body who has read more than two or three books on veganism and vegetarianism runs across references to Pythagoras, Henry Salt, Francis Moore Lappe, Leo Tolstoy, etc. etc. as people who wrote important works on vegetarianism. But their books are hard to find. This book steps in and presents the central writings of these and many other people who have defended the notion that diet is a moral moatter. Very helpful, very well organized.

--on the road to vegetarianism. This book supplies centuries of moral wisdom by persons who refused to kill animals to satisfy their palates. I've given copies to several of my relatives. I'm not sure why the authors included their nonvegetarian appendix at the back of the book. Maybe in the interest of fairness; but the pro-vegetarian choices are top notch, especially the ones from the ancient world.

If you're curious about why vegetarianism is the right way to go, get this book. Vegetarians throughout the centureis have made rational and compelling arguments for their diet choices. This book collects the most important of them, and the editors provide informative and helpful introductory essays. A great investment.

As the title implies, various philosophers through the ages have come to the conclusion that meat eating is neither necessary nor ethical. Here, in Ethical Vegetarianism, their most articulate arguments are organized sequentially for the common reader. A great book and a bargain nonetheless.

I'm not a vegetarian and I doubt I'll become one. But I found this collection interesting because I've always thought of vegetarians as nice but sorta flakey tree huggers. The essays here are written by people who offer strong arguments for their beliefs. (Usually, that is. The one by Harriet Schlieffer is over the top). But sorry folks. My appetite over-rules my head in this case.

Some of the recipes are good and some not so good as per typical cookbook. This definetly shouldn't be listed as RAW because it's not. They use flour in many recipes.

This book is a very good edition to any reader the reads and studies the word of God. Place it next to your Bible for easy knowledge about what God says about our health.

You do not have to be a clinical nutritionist or a Biblical scholar to dispell some of the erroneous information and find flaws with the recommended diet in this book.

To start with, the author's "ideal" diet which she claims is ordained by God quoting heavily from Genesis is faulted in that she includes some passages and ignores others. She manipulates what the Bible says to fit in with her diet. Especially her limitation of fats and her reasoning on avoidance of fish and meat or "flesh foods" as she calls them and their consumption in relation to longevity. Read Genesis yourself especially Genesis 1:28-31 and Genesis 9:1-5;28-29. You will clearly see that flesh foods have no effect on life expectancy (Noah lived for 350 years after God made the new covenenat with man to include eating flesh foods). Also, there is no place in the Bible God states eating fruits, nuts or seeds which are high in fat should be limited or the water we drink should be distilled removing all minerals from it.

Another major point of misleading information is what she claims is the "ideal" diet for a weaned 2 year old child: Lunch: 1/4 cup raw summer squash, 1/4 Cup raw carrot

I was very pleased with this book as my wife & I are on a RAW diet. This book helps you to understand why we need to eat more raw foods and has some great recepies in it also.

I am not an accomplished food preparer thus I want and need all the help I can get from a recipie or recipie book. It is maddening that some of the recipies in the book (indicate only) that it is for one serving and some ( indicate only ) it will be for multiple servings but majority do not even indicate what it will serve. This is a major issue with me but probably not with practiced food preparers. Otherwise the book and principles it serves are excellent.