Cooking Vegan: Healthful, Delicious, and Easy

by Melina, Vesanto; Forest, Joseph

• ISBN13: 9781570672675
• ISBN10: 1570672679
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-04-30
• Publisher: Book Pub Co

Summary

Internationally renowned vegan registered dietitian Vesanto Melina and professional chef Joseph Forest combine their expansive knowledge and experience in this tour de force of nutrition information, tempting recipes, and menus. This book is designed to help anyone use plant-based foods to achieve optimal health and makes a great companion to the best-selling Becoming Vegan, co-authored by Vesanto with registered dietitian Brenda Davis.

Author Biography

Vesanto Melina has taught nutrition at the University of British Columbia and at Seattle's Bastyr University. She is coauthor of the joint position paper on vegetarian diets from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (formerly the American Dietetic Association) and Dietitians of Canada and is a consultant to the Government of British Columbia. Vesanto is also the coauthor of Becoming Vegan, The New Becoming Vegetarian, and Becoming Raw. More information on Vesanto can be found at www.nutrispeak.com. Joseph Forest has over twenty-five years of experience working in fine-dining restaurants and hotels, and as a caterer to Hollywood film crews and stars in Vancouver, Canada. He writes a monthly column about organic food for grainworks.com and has made numerous appearances on North American television and radio. Learn more about Joseph at www.josephforest.com

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. vii
A Word	p. viii
A Word	p. ix
Making Sense of Vegan Food Choices
Vegan Nutrition	p. 1
Vegan Ingredients	p. 11
Vegan Cooking	p. 33
Vegan Food Guide and Menus	p. 43
Recipes
Introduction to the Recipes	p. 60
Breakfasts and Beverages	p. 63
Dips, Spreads, Snacks, and Sandwiches	p. 73
Soups	p. 91
Salads	p. 105
Salad Dressings	p. 123
Entrées	p. 135
Sauces and Gravies	p. 177
Side Dishes	p. 189
Sweet Treats	p. 211
Dietary Reference Intakes for Minerals	p. 240
Dietary Reference Intakes for Vitamins	p. 241
Notes and References	p. 242
Index	p. 243
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