The First Book of Vegetarian Cooking: More Than 300 Recipes Combining Great Taste with Good Nutrition

by Dionne Stevens

Are you considering "going vegetarian?" Or, are you an experienced vegetarian looking for new ideas? Either way, this is the right book. You see, while the value of eating a meat-free diet is well-known, you need a road map to get the most from the vegetarian experience. A truly healthful vegetarian diet requires careful attention to nutritional balance-something few of us have time to consider. And, of course, the recipes must be delicious, so that...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761513426
• ISBN13: 9780761513421
• Release Date: August 1998
• Publisher: Prima Publishing
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.5" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

A good basic vegan cookbook for the health-conscious cook

The emphasis in this book is good nutrition with a vegan approach. The author teaches a whole type of cooking based on whole foods, dairy & egg substitutes, texturized vegetable protein (TVP), and a low-fat diet. I found the recipes simple and rewarding. This is a really good book to use as a main source of recipes for a vegan household. Each recipe provides calorie, fiber, sodium, protein, fat, and cholesterol analysis for people on restricted diets. A 20-page section at the end of the book on General Nutritional Information is useful for basic information. This is followed by a Glossary of Ingredients and Remedies which will explain some of the more exotic vegan foods to the uninitiated.