Reshma Shah - Nourish: The Definitive Plant-Based Nutrition Guide for Families--With Tips & Recipes for Bringing Health, Joy, & Connection to Your Dinner Table

Praise for Nourish

Nourish is simply the book for any family wanting to raise healthy children. At a time when companies marketing junk foods are spending billions to get our children hooked for life, and confusion reigns about the pros and cons of various diets, you have cause for gratitude. This wonderful book will fortify you and your whole family against the predatory practices of industrial food companies, and it is also jam-packed with useful and practical guidance that is 100 percent supported by science. Get it, read it, and heed it and it will guide you and your family on a delicious, convenient, and exquisitely health-promoting food journey. If you want your children to thank you for the rest of their lives, get this book.

John Robbins , bestselling author and president of 650,000+ member Food Revolution Network

Nourish takes the mystery out of eating for optimal wellnessnot only for yourself but for those you love and nurture. Plan on keeping this book nearby as a trusted resource and constant companion. No one makes healthful, compassionate eating as clear and concise as Brenda and Reshma.

Colleen Patrick-Goudreau , author of The 30-Day Vegan Challenge and The Joyful Vegan

Just when you think a comprehensive guide to adopting plant-based eating could not be made fun and family friendly, along comes Nourish by seasoned pediatrician Dr. Reshma Shah and renowned registered dietitian Brenda Davis. This book tenderly introduces us to arguably the most important concepts in health, ecology, and ethics today with a tone that is clear, enlightening, and empowering. The authorswho are both parents and working professionalscourageously explore the aspects of making plant-based diets work in the real world, from shopping on tight food budgets and unforgiving time crunches, to feeding picky eaters and growing toddlers. Nourish provides a sane, reassuring, and practical path to evolving your food choices to those that will deliciously transform your life, the lives of those you love, and all of our futures. It will be the go-to book that I suggest for my patients who need to make the plant-based transition. Savor the life-affirming journey that Nourish offersyou are in good hands.

Michael Klaper, MD , program director of Moving Medicine Forward Initiative

Nourish is the definitive resource weve been waiting for. Brenda and Reshma couple research and experience with a practical, welcoming approach so that nutritious plant-based meals can be on every familys table. From nutritional specifics to practical concerns, Nourish delivers with expert support and guidance.

Dreena Burton , author of Plant-Powered Families

Reassuring and packed with essential information, this is the book all parents need to ease their familys transition to a plant-based diet. Writing with warmth and enthusiasm, Reshma and Brenda provide the tools and the knowledge that will allow anyone to confidently choose a more compassionate and healthy way of eating.

Virginia Messina, MPH, RD , author of Vegan for Life

Nourish, by Reshmah Shah, MD, MPH, and Brenda Davis, RD, is an outstanding guide for families adopting plant-based diets and for health professionals who want accurate, up-to-date, and reader-friendly nutrition information. This book is exceptionally well written and provides carefully researched scientific material plus a wealth of practical tips. Nourish guides readers expertly through the potential challenges of pregnancy, lactation, childhood, and adolescence. It includes helpful information on meal planning along with recipes that the whole family will enjoy.

Vesanto Melina, MS, RD , lead author of the current position paper on vegetarian diets of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

What we eat in our childhood has far-reaching and powerful effects on our health throughout our entire life. Nourish is a well-researched and authoritative work that gives parents the most accurate information to assure their childs well-being. But more than that, this book can help anyone at any age understand and apply the foundational principles of nutritional excellence to prevent health problems, support our emotional well-being, and even protect our planet.

Joel Fuhrman, MD , New York Times bestselling author and president of Nutritional Research Foundation

Evidence continuously supports the myriad advantages that a plant palate proffers. Dr. Reshma Shah and Brenda Davis have gifted the world with this comprehensive, conscientious, and caring guide to help families navigate a plant-based diet safely, healthfully, and effectively. Nourish is an informationally dense tome that belongs in every familys library.

Julieanna Hever, MS, RD, CPT , author of The Healthspan Solution and Plant-Based Nutrition (Idiots Guides)

In Nourish, parents will finally find what they have been looking forthe complete guide to a plant-based lifestyle for the whole family from experts they can trust. Beautifully written and relatable, this book is the perfect nutrition guide for kids. Parents, this is the book youve been waiting for.

Dr. Gemma Newman

Nourish will give you and your family the info, answers, recipes, and umph to maximize your plant-based lifestyle with 100 percent confidence. With Brenda and Reshma at the helm, you can rest assured that no stone will be left unturned as you and your loved ones set sail to the plant-strong promised land!

Rip Esselstyn , founder of Plant-Strong by Engine 2

This year, if you had only one book to help you and your family reach optimal health, it would be Nourish. Based on science and written to be easily applied to your life, we assure you this book will be a life-changing gift.

Ayesha Sherzai, MD, and Dean Sherzai, MD , co-directors of the Alzheimers Prevention Program at Loma Linda University Medical Center and authors of The Alzheimers Solution

To our families

Daniel, Maya, and Owen (Reshma)

Paul, Leena, and Cory (Brenda)

The openness of our hearts and minds can be measured by how wide we draw the circle of what we call family.

Mother Teresa

W e all know the expression food for thought. The case could be madeand, indeed, I have made it more than oncethat, if anything, we think a bit too much about food. We parse and we argue, debate and probeand all the while, the fundamental truths that matter most hide in plain sight. The essential elements of eating vastly better were famously distilled into just seven words by Michael Pollan: eat food, not too much, mostly plants.

Pollans insight stuck with us, like hearty food to the ribs, not because it was pithy, but because it was correct. An overwhelming body of evidence of stunning diversity and staggering consistency tells us that plant-predominant diets of wholesome foods in sensible assemblies foster longevity and vitality alike. They favor equity, social justice, kindness across the spectrum of biodiversity, and sustainability as well. And while important, the not too much tends to take care of itself when such dietary patterns are achieved. Calories count, but counting them is a tedious enterprise. Get the quality of their sourcing right, and the quantity of calories consumed tends to itself. Achieve not too much as a byproduct of putting the right stuff on your table.