Paleo Vegan: Plant-Based Primal Recipes - Softcover

Ellen Jaffe Jones; Alan Roettinger

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1570673055 ISBN 13: 9781570673054

Publisher: Book Pub Co, 2014

Synopsis

With their heavy emphasis on meat, paleo cookbooks have had little to offer vegans...until now. Athlete, coach, and vegan advocate Ellen Jaffe Jones joins forces with chef extraordinaire and culinary genius Alan Roettinger to present a surprising yet delectable blend of plant-based vegan cuisine and popular paleo diets.
Ellen examines both vegan and paleo dietary approaches, culling myth from reality. Laying bare the essentials, she proposes a simple, straightforward way of eating based on natural, whole, unprocessed foods that both diet styles endorse. Nutritional charts let you compare at a glance the value of vital macronutrients, such as protein and calcium, which play an important role in paleo diets, so you can easily select healthful, power-packed, plant-based alternatives to help you survive the rigors of civilized life. Just a simple hunt and gathering at your local grocery store, farmers market, or back-yard garden is all you'll need to evolve your diet from primitive to superhuman.
Alan then takes these basic principles and guidelines and sets your primeval taste buds ablaze by dishing up wild creations and exotic flavor combinations using a bounty of fresh, whole foods such as nuts and seeds, fruits, vegetables, wild-crafted greens and mushrooms, and healthy fats (as well as the occasional cheat of beans or grain-like seeds). Dishes like Oyster Mushroom and Baby Bok Choy Curry, Dandelion Salad with Beets, Roasted Pumpkin Dip, and Tuscan Kale with Chili, Garlic, and Black Olives highlight the culinary delights that await in Paleo Vegan.

About this title

From the Author:

Like my other books, "Paleo Vegan" tries to dispel myths about eating vegan. I've done tons of research using my investigative reporting, not-bought-by-anybody background to redefine what our paleo ancestors really did for food. Truth is, elk and buffalo just weren't available 3 times a day, and most of our ancient relatives were more gathering than hunting...maybe exclusively so. All the recipes are 100% vegan, not high protein (unless you want to eat that way) and delicious. I just placed in my 66th 5K race for my age group, so you get plenty of protein on a balanced, vegan diet. ;)I wrote the book after ordering vegan with friends in a restaurant, and the waitress said, "I used to be vegan but I just lost 20 pounds going paleo." When I hear that, and as a personal trainer and running coach, I've heard this more than once, I always wonder, at what expense? I lost 25 pounds going vegan, after decades of trying many high protein diets. While they worked in the short term, I would regain the weight and then some, and my cholesterol shot up, as it does for many who eat a lot of meat. I wrote the book to give readers who want to give paleo a try, and do it while still remaining vegan. Or perhaps you'll understand as increasing numbers are these days, that eating vegan is so much better for your overall health, and especially the health of the planet. 

About the Author:

Award-winning television journalist Ellen Jaffe Jones has eaten a plant-based diet for more than thirty years and credits it with helping her dodge the breast cancer genes and exposure to toxins that afflicted her mom, aunt, and both sisters. Ellen is a certified personal trainer, running coach, and the author of Eat Vegan on $4 a Day and Kitchen Divided.
Alan Roettinger is a writer, food designer, blogger, and public speaker. He has served clients as a private chef in the United States, Europe, and Australia and is the author of Extraordinary Vegan, Speed Vegan, and Omega-3 Cuisine.

About this edition

• Publisher: Book Pub Co
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1570673055
• ISBN 13: 9781570673054
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 144