Main Street Vegan : Everything You Need to Know to Eat Healthfully and Live Compassionately in the Real World

by Moran, Victoria; Moran, Adair

• ISBN13: 9781585429332
• ISBN10: 1585429333
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-04-26
• Publisher: Tarcher

Summary

Hollywood celebrities are doing it. Corporate moguls are doing it. But what about those of us living in the real world-and on a real budget? Author and holistic health practitioner Victoria Moran started eating only plants nearly thirty years ago, raised her daughter, Adair, vegan from birth, and maintains a sixty-pound weight loss. In Main Street Vegan, Moran offers a complete guide to making this dietary and lifestyle shift with an emphasis on practical "baby steps," proving that you don't have to have a personal chef or lifestyle coach on speed dial to experience the physical and spiritual benefits of being a vegan. This book provides practical advice and inspiration for everyone-from Main Street to Wall Street, and everywhere between. "Finally, a book that isn't preaching to the vegan choir, but to the people in the pews-and the ones who can't fit in those pews. This is a book for the Main Street majority who aren't vegans. Once you read this, you'll know it's possible to get healthy and enjoy doing it-even if you live in Paramus or Peoria." -Michael Moore "A great read for vegans and aspiring vegans." -Russell Simmons "Yet another divine gift from Victoria Moran. Main Street Vegan covers it all-inspiration, information, and out of this world recipes. This book is a gem." -Rory Freedman, co-author Skinny Bitch "Main Street Vegan is exactly the guide you need to make changing the menu effortless. Victoria Moran covers every aspect of plant-based eating and cruelty-free living, with everything you need to make healthy changes stick." - Neal Barnard, MD, president, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, and NY Timesbestselling author of 21-Day Weight Loss Kickstart "A great book for anyone who's curious about veganism. It shows that not all vegans are weirdos like me." - Moby

Author Biography

 

Victoria Moran is the author of 11 books, and is also an inspirational speaker, monologist, and certified holistic health counselor (HHC, AADP). She is the founder of Main Street Vegan Academy, training vegan lifestyle coaches. Victoria’s latest book is MAIN STREET VEGAN: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW TO EAT HEALTHFULLY & LIVE COMPASSIONATELY IN THE REAL WORLD, written with the able assistance of her daughter, Adair Moran, an actor, playwright, stunt performer, and lifelong vegan. Among Victoria’s other titles are the best-selling Creating a Charmed Life (in thirty languages), and the plant-based weight-loss classic, The Love-Powered Diet: Eating for Freedom, Health, & Joy.

Cited by VegNews among the Top 10 Contemporary Vegetarian Authors, Victoria appeared twice on Oprah and she’s one of the celebrity coaches for the PCRM 21-Day Vegan Kickstart. Her articles have appeared in Yoga Journal, Mothering, Natural Health, Woman’s Day, VegNews, and Vegetarian Times. Her work has been noted in USA Today, the Chicago Tribune, the Washington Post, Self, Elle, Glamour, Allure, and O, the Oprah Magazine. Follow her on Twitter @Victoria_Moran, and if you’re a vegan who’d like to share that with the world at large, post your photo on the Main Street vegan tumblr page.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Decide That You Can Do This	p. 11
Recipe: My Mom's Wacky Cake	p. 17
Start Where You are	p. 19
Recipe: Lentil-Spud Burgers	p. 27
Retire from Dieting	p. 29
Recipe: Grandma's Lasagna (Raw)	p. 35
Propel Yourself with Plant Protein	p. 37
Recipe: 3-Bean and Quinoa Salad	p. 43
Recast the Entrée	p. 45
Recipe: Neat Loaf	p. 50
Find Out What Other Vegans Eat	p. 51
Recipe: Baked Chee Spaghetti Casserole	p. 58
Amaze Your Doctor	p. 60
Recipes: Oh-So-Good Mashed Potatoes and Easy Mushroom Gravy	p. 66
Save Your Money as Well as Your Life	p. 69
Recipe: Cheapish Chili	p. 80
Take a Bird's-Eye View	p. 82
Recipe: Veggie-Edamame Pot Pies	p. 88
Know the Beings Behind Bacon and Burgers	p. 90
Recipe: Classic Quiche	p. 95
Let Fish Off the Hook	p. 97
Recipe: Mock Tuna Salad	p. 103
Outgrow Your Need for Milk	p. 105
Recipe: Uptown Pizza	p. 113
Get Your Calcium Where the Cow Got Hers	p. 114
Recipe: Gena Hamshaw's Collard Wraps	p. 120
Thrive with the Five Fitness Food Groups	p. 123
Recipe: Casablanca Couscous	p. 133
Go Green	p. 135
Recipe: Corpus Christi Cornbread	p. 140
Go Greens	p. 142
Recipe: All Hail the Kale Salad	p. 146
Go the Whole Way with Whole Foods	p. 148
Recipes: Brown Rice and Millet	p. 152
Veganize Your Kitchen	p. 154
Recipe: Scrambled Tofu	p. 172
Supplement with Vitamin B12 (and Maybe a Few Other Nutrients)	p. 173
Recipe: House Dressing	p. 179
Move Your Body, Manage Your Stress, and Poison Yourself Less	p. 181
Recipe: ALT, the BLT Alternative	p. 186
Dine Out	p. 187
Recipe: Savory Stuffed Mushrooms	p. 192
And Cook Out	p. 194
Recipes: Spicy Coconut Lime Grilling Sauce, Asian Peanut Glaze, and All-American Fat-Free Marinade	p. 197
Wake Up and Smell the Breakfast	p. 200
Recipe: Nick's Holiday Pancakes	p. 204
Joyfully Juice	p. 207
Recipe: Kris Carr's "Make Juice, Not War" Green Juice	p. 214
Have a Drink if You Want One	p. 216
Recipes: Adair's No-Place-Like-Home Chocolate Martini and Adair's At-the-Bar Choco -Hazelnut Martini	p. 222
Eat Soy and WheatùOr Skip One or Both of Them	p. 224
Recipe: Peanut Butter "Minus" Cookies	p. 229
Rethink Macho	p. 231
Recipe: Working Man Stew	p. 236
Replace Cruel Cosmetics and Household Cleaners	p. 238
Recipe: Chef John's Spa Smoothie	p. 248
	p. 249
Recipe: Catwalk Cobbler	p. 259
Bring the Kids Along	p. 261
Recipe: Krispy Kale Chips	p. 269
Walk the Walk	p. 271
Recipe: Mock Chicken Noodle Soup	p. 276
Don't Sweat the Small StuffùAt Least Not in Public	p. 278
Recipe: Better Fruit Gel-Oh	p. 285
Invite People Over	p. 287
Recipe: Hot "Cheesy" Vegetable Dip	p. 291
Win Friends and Influence Omnivores	p. 293
Recipe: Cool Dilly Tofu Dip (or Dressing)	p. 298
Love the People Who Wish You'd Just Eat Some Meat	p. 300
Recipe: Pumpkin Pie	p. 305
Travel Tastefully	p. 367
Recipe: Chickpea Curry	p. 314
Engage in a Little Activism	p. 316
Recipe: Chocolate Chip Cookies	p. 320
Grow Older Better	p. 322
Recipe: Shangri-La Soup	p. 328
Engage Your Spirit	p. 329
Recipe: Seitan Stroganoff	p. 334
Go the Distance	p. 336
Recipe: Chocolate Mousse	p. 344
Acknowledgments	p. 347
Bibliography	p. 349
Vegan Cookbooks	p. 349
Books About Plant-Based Nutrition and Health	p. 351
Books About Plant-Based Weight Loss and Fitness	p. 352
Books About Vegan Philosophy, Lifestyle, Animal Rights, and Ecology	p. 355
Children's Books	p. 355
Appendices	p. 356
Organizations	p. 356
Farmed Animal Sanctuaries	p. 358
Web Sites and Blogs	p. 359
Documentary Films	p. 362
Cruelty-Free Cosmetics, Toiletries, and Household Products	p. 364
Online Sources for Shoes, Bags, Clothing, and Consumer Goods	p. 367
Some Famous Historical Vegetarians	p. 369
Recipe Acknowledgments	p. 371
Index	p. 373
About the Authors	p. 383
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