"In The Kind Diet, actress, activist, and committed conservationist Alicia Silverstone shares the insights that encouraged her to swear off meat and dairy forever, and outlines the spectacular benefits of adopting a plant-based diet, from effortless weight loss to clear skin, off-the-chart energy, and smooth digestion. She explains how meat, fish, milk, and cheese—the very foods we’ve been taught to regard as the cornerstone of good nutrition—are actually the culprits behind escalating rates of disease and the cause of dire, potentially permanent damage to our ecology.So, as someone who has flirted with the idea of vegetarianism and possibly veganism for quite some time, I really enjoyed this book. I think it gave me the little extra oomph that I need to go through with this and make the change from our current diet (whole foods, organic produce, organic grass fed/free range animal products) to veganism. I am not an animal rights type of person by any stretch of the imagination. This book presents so much information about the negative effects that animal products have on our bodies. How consuming animal products has been directly linked to heart disease. Folks... that right there is enough reason for me. My father passed away this past summer from heart disease. I know that his diet was high high HIGH in animal products... So from just a health stand point, I am sold. Completely sold. Alicia Silverstone does a good job of presenting the information, as well as adding her own comical style, making this not only a very informative read, but a fun one too. My one negative is that the recipes in here are just crazy! But, I went into this book knowing that (having heard from a friend of mine.) So I just need to get some good vegan cookbooks, finish off the rest of some animal stuff (how gross does that sound when you put it that way???) and we should be on our way. Oh, gotta talk to the hubby about it too... That will be exciting!
Yet going meat- and dairy-free doesn’t mean suffering deprivation; to the contrary, The Kind Diet introduces irresistibly delicious food that satisfies on every level—it even includes amazing desserts to keep the most stubborn sweet tooth happy. Alicia also addresses the nutritional concerns faced by many who are new to a plant-based diet, and shows how to cover every nutritional base, from protein to calcium and beyond.
Alicia knows that changing life-long dietary habits is a process, and that each person progresses at a different pace. For that reason, The Kind Diet encompasses 3 separate levels, from Flirting to Superhero. Flirts learn to dip a toe into the vegan pool, reducing their meat-eating and swapping out a few key foods for plant-based substitutes to see quickly how even small changes can reap big results. Vegans get to experience the life-altering effects of forgoing animal-products entirely, while still enjoying many convenience foods and meat substitutes in addition to the wonderful grains, vegetables and fruits that form the core of that diet. True enlightenment comes with the Superhero program, based on the principles of macrobiotics and built on a foundation of whole grains, vegetables, and other yummy foods that Alicia describes in detail.
Whether your goal is to drop a few pounds, boost your energy and metabolism, or simply save the world, Alicia provides the encouragement, the information, and the tools you need to make the transition to a plant-based diet deliciously empowering."
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