Review: Packed With Good Information
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 27, 2014
Vine's book explains the benefits of a vegetarian dietwhich include weight loss, reduced cancer, betterglucose control and reduced coronary heart disease.The Preventive Medicine Research Institute conducteda study which showed that a vegan diet can cut up to24 pounds or more a year and extend life by 13 years.This is true in the reviewer's own experience with food.The book explains how various colored vegetables helpwith health. For instance, yellow veggies contain carotenoidswhile green veggies contain chlorophyl. The author makes clearthat vegetarians should eat whole grains like oats daily.The book has plenty of recipes to show how to eat daily.For instance, the author explains recipes for tofu sandwiches,scrambled egg burritos and grapefruit cran mixed salad amongothers. Exercise is another important part of weight reduction,as well as portion control.In the reviewer's experience, the Vita-mix 5000 Total NutritionCenter Series provides an easy way to process veggies like celery,radish and carrots into a paste which is similar to a pudding. Theprocessor also has a variable heating element for soups.Overall, Vine's book would be very helpful for a wide constituencyof vegans and dieters seeking to reduce or eliminate meatconsumption in favor of a vegan diet.