A supermarket guide, arranged by type of product, emphasizes low-fat foods, explaining how to understand labels, compare food types, and reap the benefits of fresh fruits, vegetables, and grains

Shopping for Health: A Nutritionist's Aisle-By-Aisle Guide to Smart, Low-Fat Choices at the Supermarket

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Havala, Suzanne

Hobbs, Suzanne Havala

Special Diet

Perennial

Discover the Dangers of Trans Fat and Learn How to Avoid It The media and health professionals are loudly proclaiming the health risks of trans fat, because even the smallest amounts in your diet can raise your risk of heart disease and other health conditions. But trans fats—especially from partially hydrogenated oils—are found everywhere! From the grocery store shelves to restaurant menus, trans fat works its way into the foods we eat and jeopardizes our health. Get the Trans Fat Out shows you how you can identify and avoid these damaging fats—without sacrificing taste or convenience. Inside you’ll find all the information you need to protect you and your family from trans fat, including: • Key health and nutrition information on the risks of trans fat • Tips on grocery shopping for healthy products • Delicious recipes with zero trans fat • Information on how to stay healthy when eating at restaurants • A complete, easy-to-understand guide to the trans fat content of many common products and menu items from fast food chains For every health-conscious consumer, Get the Trans Fat Out is the definitive resource to living trans fat free.

Get the Trans Fat Out: 601 Simple Ways to Cut the Trans Fat Out of Any Diet

Harmony

Practical ways to explore and adapt a vegetarian lifestyle Are you considering a vegetarian diet for yourself or your family? Wondering if it's safe and how you'll get the right amount of nutrients? This authoritative guide has all the answers you need about living vegetarian, featuring healthful advice as well as delicious dishes involving vegetables, fruits, grains, and dairy. Inside you'll find expert advice on adopting a vegetarian lifestyle, from creating a vegetarian shopping list and understanding the nutritional aspects of vegetarian eating, to using the right cooking supplies to vegetarian etiquette, eating out, and converting a kitchen-and your family's mindset-away from meat. You'll discover how to make it work when you're the only member of the house who is vegetarian, as well as how to support a family member, including a child. <ul>
<li>Provides the latest information on vegetarian diets as they relate to health, the environment, and other areas of our lives</li> <li>Includes tips for gradually reducing your meat intake</li> <li>Explains the benefits of a vegetarian lifestyle</li> <li>Offers dozens of new recipes designed to ease the transition from omnivore to vegetarian</li> </ul>
Whether you're a long-time vegetarian or just starting out, Living Vegetarian For Dummies, 2nd Edition is your guide to evaluating and enjoying a meat-free lifestyle.

Living Vegetarian For Dummies

Vegetarian & Vegan

Wiley Publishing,Inc.

If you thought you had to be a nutritionist to figure out avegetarian diet, it’s actually a lot simpler than you think.Eating vegetarian, in addition to being healthy and delicious, isjust plain fun. Discovering new and exotic vegetables like celeriacor kohlrabi will widen your palate as well as your sense ofadventure in the kitchen. Plus, vegetarian cuisine is chockfull ofdishes that are robust and flavorful, and a match for any standardmeat dish. And, most important of all, eating a plateful ofvegetarian lasagna or pasta primavera, or any other scrumptiousdish prepared vegetarian style will let you indulge—withoutguilt! 
With Vegetarian Cooking For Dummies, you’ll get theskinny on just what lacto-ovo, lacto, and just plain vegan dietsare all about and how to create nutritious meals from the richcornucopia of whole grains, legumes, vegetables, fruits, nuts andseeds, and dairy and egg substitutes that are the staple of thevegetarian menu. You’ll also find out:
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<li>How to get your full complement of protein and vitamins,including calcium, iron, C, B12, and zinc—and from what,often surprising, food sources</li>
<li>How to successfully convert to a vegetarian diet</li>
<li>How to stock up a vegetarian pantry—including tips onwhere to shop, starting a kitchen garden, as well as handy weeklyand monthly food lists</li>
<li>Vegetarian cooking basics—including preparingingredients, cooking beans and grains, handling tofu and tempeh,washing and cutting fruits and vegetables</li>
<li>Simple cooking techniques—including baking, boiling,steaming, sautéing, and stewing</li>
<li>The ins and outs of vegetarian etiquette</li>
</ul>
Not only will you become fully acquainted with the new anddelicious world of meat replacements (like tofu, tempeh, seitan,textured vegetable protein, veggie burgers and franks) and egg,dairy, yogurt and cheese substitutes, you’ll see how trulysimple and enjoyable cooking vegetarian can be. With over delicious100 recipes, you’ll find yourself choosing among suchsoon-to-be favorites as:
<ul>
<li>Smoothie snacks—including a Caramel Apple Smoothie and aWinter Berry Smooth</li>
<li>Breakfast dishes—including Savory Mushroom Tofu Quiche,Healthy Pancakes, and French Toasties</li>
<li>Delicious dips—including Hummus, Baba Ghanouj, and FreshAvocado and Lime Dip</li>
<li>Soups for all seasons—including Vegetarian Chili withCashews and Southern Sweet Onion Soup</li>
<li>Scrumptious salads—including Festive Broccoli Salad, TofuSalad, and Lentil Vinaigrette Salad</li>
<li>Entrees for everyone—including Basic Bean Burritos,Spinach and Mushroom Manicotti, Garden Pizza, and Tempeh SloppyJoes</li>
</ul>Full of tips on adapting traditional recipes to vegetarian stylecooking, plus a spicy spin on old standbys like Home Fries,Vegetarian Cooking For Dummies lets you reinvent thevegetarian lifestyle to suit your needs and tastes. With pages offull-color photos, black-and-white how-to illustrations, andhumorous cartoons along the way, this fun, informative, and upbeatguide makes every meal an exciting step in the journey towardlifelong health.

Vegetarian Cooking for Dummies

For Dummies

Before you arrived at the restaurant, your friends all ordered a large pizza—half pepperoni, half sausage. As the solo vegetarian, you discreetly add a small cheese pizza to the order—with peppers and onions, of course! Welcome to the world of a vegetarian in an otherwise carnivorous population. 
Vegetarianism has found itself growing in popularity, whether for religious, health, moral, or many other reasons. Still, it’s not uncommon to be the minority in a large group of people based on your vegetarian lifestyle. Going to a restaurant, a dinner party, traveling, and holidays (think: tofurkey!) can often be a challenge for many vegetarians. Being Vegetarian For Dummies helps you choose the vegetarian lifestyle that is right for you, whether you’re a vegetarian in the making or if you’ve been a vegetarian for years . With the helpful advice this guide provides, you’ll: <ul>
<li>Discover the vegetarian food guide pyramid</li> <li>Figure out true benefits of vegetarianism</li> <li>Find out how to reinvent your favorite recipes</li> <li>Learn how to arrange for vegetarian foods at wedding, banquets, and other social events</li> </ul>
Best of all, Being Vegetarian For Dummies tackles head-on some of the most common questions that vegetarians often face when someone learns of their dietary lifestyle. Aren’t you lacking a ton of vitamins and minerals? What exactly do you eat? Don’t you get tired of salads? Isn’t it dangerous to be vegetarian when you’re pregnant? The list goes on—mainly because most people don’t have a clear understanding of what being a vegetarian really entails. Being Vegetarian For Dummies offers you all you need to know to make smart, healthy choices, and also covers: <ul>
<li>Deciding whether to switch to vegetarianism overnight or gradually</li> <li>Finding vegetarian sources of protein</li> <li>Ensuring that you have a healthy vegetarian pregnancy</li> <li>Vegetarian diets for children and teens</li> <li>Understanding what’s really in your food and other products</li> </ul>
Being Vegetarian For Dummies definitely promises that you won’t be eating grilled cheese sandwiches for the rest of your life.

Being Vegetarian for Dummies

Discusses the advantages of reducing fat in the diet, and shares vegetarian recipes

Simple, Lowfat & Vegetarian: Unbelievably Easy Ways to Reduce the Fat in Your Meals!

Clifford, Mary

Vegetarian Resource Group

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