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Informative, brilliantly written and accessible- this book is a must have.
In a world of ‘noise’ about ‘healthy eating’, where there is so much confusion and contradictory advice, Rhiannon’s latest book is an absolute tonic. The book doesn’t try and convert you to being a vegan (being a vegan/vegetarian and being plant based are very different!) but explains so much about the benefits of plant based living, introducing more plants into your diet and explaining how to make sensible, sustainable choices. This can include eating small amounts of good quality meat and fish. A truly realistic way of approaching healthy eating for life, rather than the latest fad, this book should be in all libraries, all schools and all hospitals as a bit of a bible on how to eat properly. It’s also beautifully photographed, which makes it a joy to read. Rhiannon is a registered nutritionist, and that’s clear to see from the book. I absolutely loved reading it, and continue to follow Rhiannon’s sensible, realistic advice both through her books and social media pages. A must buy!
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 July 2024
Informative, brilliantly written and accessible- this book is a must have.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 July 2024
In a world of ‘noise�� about ‘healthy eating’, where there is so much confusion and contradictory advice, Rhiannon’s latest book is an absolute tonic. The book doesn’t try and convert you to being a vegan (being a vegan/vegetarian and being plant based are very different!) but explains so much about the benefits of plant based living, introducing more plants into your diet and explaining how to make sensible, sustainable choices. This can include eating small amounts of good quality meat and fish. A truly realistic way of approaching healthy eating for life, rather than the latest fad, this book should be in all libraries, all schools and all hospitals as a bit of a bible on how to eat properly. It’s also beautifully photographed, which makes it a joy to read. Rhiannon is a registered nutritionist, and that’s clear to see from the book. I absolutely loved reading it, and continue to follow Rhiannon’s sensible, realistic advice both through her books and social media pages. A must buy!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 July 2024
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 July 2024
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 June 2024
Love Rhiannon's book. This is her 3rd one I have brought. This book doesn't disappoint. It is helping me feed my knowledge of leading a healthy plant based lifestyle. Definitely one you need in your home to explore more of a healthy lifestyle around foods from the earth. Fantastically written, easy to understand.
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 June 2024
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Kelsey
Another Great Book from Rhiannon
Reviewed in the United States on 24 June 2024jda5id
Approachable details about plant-based nutrition
Reviewed in the United States on 8 July 2024
N. Wallach
Good reference material on plant-based nutrition
Reviewed in the United States on 14 July 2024
N. Wallach
Reviewed in the United States on 14 July 2024
On the positive side, it is a gorgeous book. It is chockfull of information. And, it is written for the general public: meaning that it keeps the biology and chemistry in check. It does not overwhelm one (at least it did not overwhelm me) with too much scientific terminology. For the most part I found many of the explanations to be very clear. For instance, there is a page explaining the different spectrum of plant-based eaters: from Omnivores to Vegans. I include a picture of that chart with this review. I found this chart to be the clearest way of explaining the different terms that I have seen to date. Similarly for other topics: Many of the explanations provided were spot on. The book is organized in chapters by general topics, and then, within each chapter, each pair of pages is composed in a Question-and-Answer format: with the Question making the Page heading and the rest of the two pages being the answer. Again, I am providing a photo to make this clearer. What this translates into is a book that is a reference manual.
I also liked that this book’s writing tone is not preachy. The author is not stating that everyone needs to become a vegetarian or vegan. While she does recommend that everyone increase the quantity of vegetables they consume, she provides both health and environmental reasons for why you should adopt this course of action. If you are considering becoming a full-fledge vegetarian or vegan, she provides you with the information on what are the nutritional shortcomings of these choices and how you can overcome them. She also has chapters that address specific situations: For instance, pregnant women and their unique nutritional needs during pregnancy (meat-eaters through vegans) or the elderly, etc. She also does a good job of debunking the idea of the popular fad diets and points out that each person is a unique individual and has unique nutritional needs within broad guidelines.
On the negative side because of the construction of this book as a reference manual, much of the information is repetitive. To make it even more obvious, she cross-references many of the statements from chapter to chapter. Since I read the book from cover to cover, this became very obvious and really detracted from my enjoyment of the book. Secondly, I was very surprised at the quantity of editing errors. This has to be blamed on the publisher and to give just two examples: On pages 68-69 the acronym for Short Chain Fatty Acid (which should be SCFA) is consistently presented as SFCA. On page 94 we see an arithmetic error where 45 to 65 percent of 2000 is presented as 225 to 325 (it should be 900 to 1300).
However, the author does not get away Scot-free either! She proposed a point system to monitor how well you are progressing towards, or are following a plant-forward diet. The problem is that she provides no guidance on what quantity of vegetables constitute a point in her system. So, for instance, onions give you a point. So, does putting a single, thin, slice of onion on your half-pound cheeseburger give you the benefit of a point of vegetables?
These are the kinds of problems that are distracting from a book of this quality. In this case, they caused me to take away one star from what would otherwise be a five star review.
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Mike
The power of plant-based nutrition-an inspiring must read and reference to empower you
Reviewed in the United States on 7 July 2024
Mike
Reviewed in the United States on 7 July 2024
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Vedgehammer
Science-backed, easy-to-understand plant-based "How Do I...?" book!
Reviewed in the United States on 18 July 2024