Living Vegan For Dummies by Alexandra Jamieson (US edition, paperback) - 9780470522141

The fun and easy way® to live a vegan lifestyle Are you thinking about becoming a vegan? Already a practicing vegan? More than 3 million Americans currently live a vegan lifestyle, and that number is growing. Living Vegan For Dummies is your one-stop resource for understanding vegan practices, sharing them with your friends and loved ones, and maintaining a vegan way of life. This friendly, practical guide explains the types of products that vegans abstain from eating and consuming, and provides healthy and animal-free options. You'll see how to create a balanced, nutritious vegan diet; read food and product labels to determine animal-derived product content; and stock a vegan pantry. You'll also get 40 great-tasting recipes to expand your cooking repertoire. Features expert guidance in living a vegan lifestyle and explaining it to friends and family Includes proper dietary guidelines so you can get the nutrition you need Gives you several action plans for making the switch to veganism Provides parents with everything they need to understand and support their children's choices With the tips and advice in Living Vegan For Dummies, you can truly live and enjoy a vegan way of life!Table of Content Introduction 1 About This Book 2 Conventions Used in This Book 2 What You’re Not to Read 3 Foolish Assumptions 3 How This Book is Organized 4 Part I: “Ve-gan” at the Beginning 4 Part II: Building a Healthy Vegan Diet 4 Part III: Sticking to Your Guns: Staying Vegan 4 Part IV: Tasting is Believing: Vegan Recipes 5 Part V: Living Vegan in the Real World 5 Part VI: Veganism for All Walks of Life 5 Part VII: The Part of Tens 5 Icons Used in This Book 6 Where to Go from Here 6 Part I: “Ve-gan” at the Beginning 7 Chapter 1: The Lowdown on Vegan Eating and Living 9 You are What You Eat: The Health and Food Connection 9 Heart-healthy, low-fat, cholesterol-free foods 10 Feeling fine with fiber 11 The power of proper protein12 The healing power of plant foods 12 Living Vegan Beyond Your Diet 13 Fierce, fabulous, fur-free fashion 13 Keepin’ it real at home 14 Staying vegan in a nonvegan world 14 Energetically Speaking: The Spiritual Side of Veganism 14 Tackling Common Questions about Veganism 16 Why on earth would you live like that? 16 What can a vegan eat? 17 Is it a balanced diet? 17 Chapter 2: Understanding the Impact of Vegan Living 19 Straight Talk about the Ecological Impact of Animal Protein 19 Water pollution and water scarcity 20 Toxic odor and air pollution 22 Mountains of manure 22 Having Reverence for All Life 23 Taking action against food injustice and malnutrition around the world 23 Standing up for animals 24 Chapter 3: Transforming to Veganism 27 Going Cold Tofurky 27 The pros of converting quickly 28 The cons of going too fas