Have you been considering going plant-based to improve your health/immunity, save some animals and help the planet? A lot of people are checking out the various options available to them these days.
I was never a big meat eater and shortly after I married my husband, I surprised him by becoming a vegetarian. After raising two healthy boys as vegetarians, my eldest decided to go vegan and I began following a vegan diet as well.
I’ve been eating a plant-based diet for 30 years now and I am still learning new and innovative ways to cook delicious dishes for my entire family. Whether you want to start slowly by incorporating a few additional vegetables, fruits, nuts or legumes into your daily life, or you are interested in becoming a vegetarian or vegan, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh has a virtual garden full of materials to help get you started.
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Bryant Terry reworks and remixes the favorite staples, ingredients and classic dishes of the African Diaspora to present more than 100 wholly new, creative culinary combinations that will amaze vegans, vegetarians and omnivores alike. You can also check out this title as eBook on OverDrive/Libby.
“The Book of Veganish” contains everything the curious may need to help them navigate through the transition to a vegan lifestyle. The 70 simple recipes are perfect for those with tight budgets and rudimentary cooking tools (and skills). You can also check out this title as eBook on OverDrive/Libby.
“The China Study” is one of the most important health and nutrition books ever published. “The China Study Cookbook” takes these scientific findings and puts them to action with more than 120 plant-based recipes. You can also check out this title as eBook on OverDrive/Libby or as eBook on Hoopla. (Note: The eBook found on Hoopla is the “Revised and Expanded” edition.)
Including over 100 recipes, this guide provides the information you need to adopt and maintain a plant–based diet. You can also check out this title as eBook on OverDrive/Libby or as eBook on Hoopla.
Activist, motivational speaker and the youngest Certified Integrative Health Coach in America, Thomas began her quest for healthy living at the age of 8 when her father was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes. Through plant–based recipes developed with help from her mother she was able to reverse her dad’s health and begin her quest to bring better nutrition to underserved and at–risk communities. You can also check out this title as eBook on OverDrive/Libby.
When Kim Barnouin discovered that every ailment she had pointed straight at the food she was consuming she changed her eating habits and discovered that food could heal her. She found her purpose in guiding people to making positive changes through food. You can also check out this title as eBook on OverDrive/Libby.