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Plant-Based Diet For Dummies

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Plant-Based Diet For Dummies

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Get healthy, lose weight, and feel great on a plant-based diet The benefits of a plant-based diet have been publicized far and wide, and you can no longer deny it-you're fully ready to experience the health benefits of this lifestyle. Plant-Based Diet For Dummies has been created to help even the most stubborn carnivores adapt to and even learn to find joy in a plant-based diet. Besides providing useful tips, delicious recipes, and meal ideas, this lively resource discusses all you have to gain from adopting healthier eating habits, including a decreased risk for cancer, a lowe

At a Glance; Recipes at a Glance; Table of Contents; Introduction; About This Book; Foolish Assumptions; Icons Used in This Book; Beyond the Book; Where to Go from Here; Part I: Getting Started with a Plant-Based Diet; Chapter 1: What Is a Plant-Based Diet?; What Does Plant-Based Mean?; Getting to the Root of a Plant-Based Diet; It's Not a Diet, It's a Lifestyle; Common Questions and Answers about a Plant-Based Diet; A Quick Guide to Making Plant-Based Part of Your Everyday Life; Chapter 2: Seeing the Benefits of a Plant-Based Diet; Eating According to a Plant-Based Food GuideFeeling Good with FoodBecoming a Wellness Warrior; Chapter 3: The Macro and Micro Essentials of a Plant-Based Diet; Making the Most of Macronutrients; Meeting the Micronutrients; Chapter 4: Packing an Extra Punch with Power Foods; Enriching Your Diet with Super Nutrients; Celebrating Superfoods; Considering Sea Vegetables; Favoring Phytonutrients; Biting into Bioflavonoids; Acknowledging Antioxidants; Part II: Embracing Plant-Based Living; Chapter 5: Taking the Plunge into a Plant-Based Diet; Transitioning to a Plant-Based Diet; You Can't Do It Alone: Leaning on Others for SupportOvercoming Common PitfallsChapter 6: Looking at What's on Your Plate; Thinking about Your New Plate; Going with Your Gut; Getting Organized; Exploring Sample Meal Plans; Modifying Your Favorite Recipes to Be Plant-Based; Chapter 7: Overhauling Your Kitchen Contents; Cleaning Out Your Kitchen; Creating Your Plant-Based Starter Kit; Rounding Out the Rest of Your Goods; Getting the Must-Have Equipment; Finding Alternatives to Common Ingredients; Chapter 8: Being a Savvy Shopper; Reading Product Labels; Conquering the Grocery Store; Shopping Off the Beaten PathOrganic and GMO: Figuring Out What It All Means to a Plant-Based DietChapter 9: Boosting Your Plant-Based Diet with Supplements; Understanding the Basics of Supplements; Focusing on the Main Plant-Based Supplements; Choosing the Best Form for Your Supplements; Picking the Right Times to Supplement; Part III: Plant-Based Recipes for Success; Chapter 10: Brilliant Breakfasts; Wakey, Wakey, No Eggs and Bakey; Easy to Make and Easy on the Go; Chapter 11: Lovable Lunches; Making a Meal of Salads and Soups; Rethinking Handheld Lunches; Chapter 12: Super SuppersRethinking What Your Dinner Plate Should Look LikeChapter 13: Guiltless Desserts; Getting to Know Alternative Sweeteners; No Eggs, No Dairy, No Problem!; Chapter 14: Sensational Snacks; Boosting Your Metabolism with Healthy Snacking; Choosing Sweet or Savory Snacking; Chapter 15: Sauces, Sides, Dips, and Dressings; Seeing the Benefits of Whipping Up Your Own Sauces, Dips, and Dressings; Adding Variety with Sumptuous Sides; Part IV: Plant-Based for All Stages of Life; Chapter 16: Navigating Restaurants and Special-Occasion Dining; The Ins of Dining Out: Being a Proactive Plant-Based Eater