New Adult Nonfiction: Plant-based Diet for Families

Mon, 06/08/2015 - 4:56pm by yugure

Don’t miss these upcoming additions to AADL’s collection of plant-based, vegan cookbooks. Get your holds placed now!

Plant-Powered Families: Over 100 Kid-Tested, Whole-Foods Vegan Recipes, by veteran cookbook author Dreena Burton, has over 100 whole-food recipes for meals, desserts, and snacks made to appeal to the whole family, with such comforting fare as Sunday morning pancakes, hummus tortilla pizzas, teriyaki stir fry, smoky bean chili, and the intriguingly named Apple Nachos Supreme! Burton shares her insight into managing a plant-based household, including how to please picky eaters, packing school lunches, and navigating tricky social situations. There are also nutritionist-approved references for dietary concerns.

Rich Roll’s first book, Finding Ultra, chronicles his fall from elite college swimmer to middle-aged, out of shape lawyer and his ascent back into the spotlight after switching to a vegan diet and becoming a famous ultra-distance athlete. A sincere believer in the power of plants to change your life, Roll has released The Plantpower Way: Whole Foods Plant-Based Recipes and Guidance for the Whole Family. Roll works with his chef wife Julie Piatt to bring more than 120 easy, whole-food recipes to your kitchen, including meal ideas, sides, drinks, and sweets. It also talks about sprouting, superfoods, and fermented foods. The Plantpower Way isn’t just a cookbook; it’s a primer on the plant-based lifestyle. The last chapter of the book focuses on three different lifestyle paths that the plantpower way may start you on: vitality, performance, and transformation.

For more books about cooking vegan for the whole family, check out this list.