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New Vegetarian Cookbook by Vesanta Melina

There is lots of misinformation on the web (and other places) concerning vegan and vegetarian diets.  Most claim that vegans/vegetarians do not eat enough protein without meat!  The New Vegetarian Cookbook by Vesanta Melina addresses this misinformation and offers an alternative to folks wishing to eat a healthy plant based diet.

Author, Vesanta Melina,  holds a master of science degree in nutrition from the University of Toronto and has also taught nutrition at UBC.  This woman knows her stuff and, thankfully, shares it with the rest of us in her books.

Cooking Vegetarian author Vesanto Melina dispels myths about vegan diets and nutrition

It’s easier than you think to eat well on a plant-based diet

By Stephen Hui, May 10, 2012
A long-time vegan, Vesanto Melina is highly aware that several myths surround plant-based diets. Two common misconceptions are that it’s hard for vegans—who eschew dairy, eggs, honey, and other animal products—to get enough protein, and that tofu is unhealthy for men to eat. …

… Spanning 274 pages, Cooking Vegetarian opens with informative chapters about ingredients and nutrients. There’s a vegan food guide outlining the recommended servings per day of vegetables (five or more), legumes (four or more), nuts and seeds (one or more), fruits (four or more), and grains (three or more).

Twelve menus each set out a day’s worth of meals using recipes in the book and meet the recommended intake for protein, fat, carbohydrates, vitamins, and minerals. There are raw vegan, gluten-free Japanese, and holiday menus, for example.

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Vesanta Melina has co-authored several cookbooks on the topic of vegan, vegetarian and plant based diets.  You can order her books by clicking on the links below:

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