Nourish: The Definitive Plant-Based Nutrition Guide for Families--With Tips & Recipes for Bringing Health, Joy, & Connection to Your Dinner Table

Great coverage of raising babies and children as vegans - an area that most people are apprehensive about.

I am a vegan and a forks over knives convert. I have and read most of Brenda's books. I have admired her work in the Marshall Islands and listened to many of her lectures of youtube. So, I looked forward to her new book and preordered it. But, by the time I got to Chapter 2 on climate change and read all the left wing globalist socialist propaganda, I was so upset that I grabbed my book in threw it in my burning wood stove. My contribution to climate change. I just may burn the rest of my Brenda Davis books also.

This book is a rich, fun and yummy journey that will first teach you the science, then equip you with the practical tools to enrich your spirit, nourish your mind and win over the most veg-skeptic family member, for life. Get ready to taste the rainbow, with ease and speed, in a versatile and fun way!Nourish includes personal stories to help emphasize key points of the book. There are also top tips, pointers, tables and summaries that provide a quick reference.For those who really want to “geek out” on nutritional science for all life stages, the authors have made this book incredibly comprehensive while keeping the information accessible. However you don’t need to be intimidated! Just think of it as a useful reference book that you can come back to as often as you like – to dig deeper into what is most useful and interesting to you.As a kickstart for incorporating more plant-based meals into your family routine, you can jump into Chapter 6 – “What Makes a Healthy Diet”, Chapter 10 – “Family Meals”, and the final section of the book. Part IV “Connection” includes incredibly helpful details on shopping, planning, and preparing food, as well as meal plans and recipes that our old friend used to say: “Make your eyes light up and your tummy say ‘Howdy!’”

Good nutritional information has never been more import with a pandemic and America’s “truth decay”. So many vested interests keep the simple truth about the best eating practices suppressed. With a grand baby on the way, there is no better resource than this book in my opinion to provide the best choices for the next generation.

Whether you're a parent, school administrator, teacher or part of the school kitchen staff - this book is a must read! It offers a beautiful balance of the nutrition science, including nutrients of concern, practical tips, as well as the ethical conversation about the environment and our treatment of animals. Its so refreshing to see a plant-based nutrition book also discuss the bigger questions of where food comes from and its impact on our soil, water, air, land use contributing to climate change. I applaud Dr. Shah and Ms. Davis for having the courage to include this in a book having to do with children who are most impacted by how we're treating this one planet. I also appreciate the care and thought provoking way they cover the ethical aspects of eating animals. I'm so grateful they wrote this. What a gift!