Alice Alvrez - Vegans Save the World Plant-Based Recipes and Inspired Ideas for Every Week of the Year

I love this plant-based lifestyle cookbook in part because I can truly relate to this approach to food and the importance of feeding your family in a healthful and sustainable way. I also consider myself to be vegan, living the good life as a result. I was raised in a meat and potatoes household, but I have turned to a more vegan diet partly because of food sensitivities such as dairy. Lucky for me, others in my household are lifelong vegetarians and have fantastic recipes. They are over-the-moon for the yummy menus and inspired ideas in Vegans Save the World.

Any cook can use this book, even if not totally vegan or vegetarian. If you want to focus on creating a healthy diet for your loved ones that is predominantly whole foods and plant-based, this is the perfect companion for that deliciously healthy journey!

The recipes are fairly easy to prepare and are delicious. Best of all, they got the all-important approval from my grade-school kids. The recipes and variations are written in a logical progression of steps, which is great and might be extra helpful for someone just learning to cook with lots of veggies and grains. There are many thoughtful suggestions that definitely enliven the vegan or vegetarian diet to expand your repertoire of plant-based meals, including ideas for special occasions. My favorite aspect of this guide to getting healthy is all the options and encouragement to follow your own desires as to the specific ingredients or to use what you might have on hand or what is in season. This is a cookbook I love and highly recommend to others. I keep it in my kitchen to refer to often, continuing to turn to it over and over again.

Join us for the adventure of plant-based living. Eating vegan is good for you, good for your family and contributes to a sustainable, planet-positive lifestyle.

How vegans can save the world:

Eating for the Environment

Cutting back on meat consumption is good for the environment, your health and your wallet. Designate one day a week meat free and know that you are helping reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Producing one pound of beef puts as much carbon dioxide into the environment as driving a typical car 70 miles! Read Livestocks Long Shadow, the 2006 UN paper on the effects of the meat industry on the environment and human populations, to learn more.

Just Say No to GMO

Buy organic heritage seedlings whenever you can. Most fruits and vegetables have an incredibly diverse range of varieties, but we typically only see one or two different kinds in the grocery store. By choosing to grow heritage plants we can preserve that diversity and give a big, green thumbs-down to monoculture.

More Beef = Fewer Trees