The Vegan Handbook

by Debra Wasserman

Book Overview

A much-needed guide for the novice as well as the long-time vegan. It contains extensive information for vegans, including dietary exchange lists for meal planning, sports nutrition for vegans, vegan... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0931411173
• ISBN13: 9780931411175
• Release Date: June 1996
• Publisher: Vegetarian Resource Group, U.S.
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.5" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

Some Beliefs Not In Tune

I bought this book for my vegan husband. He did not like some of the recommendations for recipes as they weren't all natural foods. Otherwise, I think it's a good book to have and share with non-vegans.

Interesting

Very good articles, poems, and recipes...truly a handbook. Interesting information for parents and creating vegan recipes for children and babies.

A Great Resource Book

I find this book to be invaluable for checking nutrition information, health concerns, and other vegan-related issues. It is always a good idea to have several sources for these particular questions, and I think this handbook is an honest resource for this information. The authors do a thorough job of researching, and they stay away from fantastic claims.I also appreciate the stories and the historical and cultural articles. It is interesting to read about vegetarianism from these perspectives, and it gives a person a good basic background on the topic. I am not quite as enthusiastic about the recipes, but that could be because I do a lot of my own creations when cooking. I am also not a fan of many of the "traditional" vegetarian foods, like bean-centered dishes, so I tend to steer clear of them. I will say that this book has a wide variety of dishes, and someone who is not as creative on his/her own with cooking should enjoy them.

This book is a wonderful resource.

I really like this cookbook. It is very useful, especially for young vegans like me who need to cook for themselves. The recipes are easy follow, but sometimes complicated to prepare, and not always quick. I really like the poetry and biographies in it, but some of the information isn't completely true, for example, they talk about Ben Franklin being a vegetarian, but they don't add that he decided that vegetarianism wasn't for him after smelling fish.