Becoming Vegan, Express Edition: The Everyday Guide to Plant-based Nutrition Paperback – August 12, 2013

I consider this book a must-read for everyone who eats food! As I'm reading it, I think 'this needs to be a mandatory course in high school to combat the epidemics of diseases in our country.' Seriously. I've done a great deal of studying nutrition off and on over the years, more intensely as I am now a 'senior'; I am so impressed, sold, and excited by this compact, easy to read, highly informational book! It puts everything together. I started reading the 2000 edition and knew I had to have the updated one so ordered this before I'd finished the first book. It definitely does not disappoint, and is much easier to read, so for those who had trouble deciphering the words and phrases of the first book, no problems here - try it. I highly recommend this for ANYONE who is having any kind of physical/emotional problem remotely related to food. Die-hard meat eaters just add some meat, but be sure to incorporate the recommendations in this book to improve your health.One of the things I like so much is the charts giving detailed info on food sources of vitamins and minerals, and what they contribute to our health. Also, detailed explanations of phytochemicals and phytosterols - how important they are.I can't say enough about this book - just get it and judge for yourself.

This is the vegan nutrition bible, and the express edition is short enough to read through start to end. You *will* learn things from it, even if you've already been a health-conscious vegan for years. There are fairly comprehensive food tables, detailed chapters on different stages of life and different micro and macro-nutrients, and lots of background information. For me, the most valuable aspect of this book is that it ties together everything you've heard or read from various incomplete sources before, and integrates into a consistent picture.There's a complete edition as well. I own it too, and I use it as a reference for specific topics (it's about twice as long, so it's a bit harder to read through the whole thing). The complete edition is great to bring to your doctor to discuss specifics like blood tests (for example, the express edition talks dedicates a few pages to Vitamin B12, including its role, how much to consume, and symptoms of deficiency; the complete edition adds a list of all lab tests, the impact of deficiency on homocystein and MMA levels, and a discussion of optimal serum B12 levels).

I'm a vegeterian who's pursuing a vegan lifestyle but wanted to make sure I would be successful by educating myself. This book is full of great information. I cried through the entire first chapter. The rest of the book is pretty much your key to success. I am so greatful for the people involved in the making of this book. Thank you for your love for animals and others as you're helping me and many more. Must buy for anyone pursuing a vegan lifestyle. You will gain knoledge on diet, nutrition, health, lifestyle and the horrondous truth behind the cruelty and torture or these inoccent animals. 5 stars all the way.

Questions I will answer in the book review: Is it a good resource for people who are becoming vegan and why? What could have been better about this book?Is this book good for people who want to become vegan? I think this book is necessary for people who are becoming vegan. People coming from any other diet, especially the standard american diet, will gain a foundation of knowledge on how eat a vegan diet without getting nutritional health problems or wanting to quit veganism. The authors advocate for following a whole food plant-based diet as opposed to the vegan diet that I and many of my vegan friends started out with. When I first went vegan, I didn't know what to eat.I didn't know that I should be eating whole foods instead of sugary breakfast cereals, potato chips, and Oreos. Brenda and Vesanto describe what whole foods are and make it easy to understand which ones to eat on a daily basis. They covered carbs, fats, and protein, all of the known vitamins and minerals while highlighting the ones that vegans tend to fall short on. For example, vegans tend to eat low amounts of calcium and zinc. Not only new vegans but seasoned vegans (like me) who are experiencing health problems will want to read this book. Before I knew how to follow a whole food plant-based diet, I experienced problems like acne on my face and body, bloating, farting a lot, oily hair, rashes, and dandruff, oh the dandruff. People new to a plant-based diet might find health issues unwelcoming and may quit the diet because they looked and felt better eating animal products. I thought I was following a whole food plant-based diet correctly, but after reading this book, I learned that I should fill half my plate with vegetables. Before, I would eat entire meals of grains and legumes. I'd get bloated, feel tired, and would have skin problems on my face. Now, I'm making sure to put the vegetables on my plate because I want the nutrition that they provide and because I believe they help me look better.What could have been better about this book? I think the charts and tables in the book were a nice addition but I didn't feel the need to look at them. The reason I was turned off by the charts and tables was that they included foods and their numerical values of things like calories and the macro- and micronutrients. This could prove useful when deciding what foods to buy but I think it's better to focus on buying produce that's in season and buying grains and beans in a wide variety. That said, the authors urge vegans to eat vegetables that are high in calcium daily because calcium is found in vegetables and fortified plant milks. If you're like me and you don't buy fortified plant milks or calcium-set tofu, knowing those vegetables is crucial. In fact, I don't know them so I'm going to look them up! I can see how the tables would help in planning diets because you can use the information to make sure you are getting enough vitamins and minerals. I wouldn't be as worried about the macronutrients unless you are eating too many grains because grains are energy-dense, not nutrient-dense The other thing I didn't like about the book is that it was a dry read. I took notes while reading this book or else I would have forgot everything except for the crucial stuff. I don't easily remember things like how much of a mineral I should be getting everyday and I think I speak for most people when I say that. There are nutrition-tracking apps out that make that task easy for people so I recommend getting one instead of memorizing all those daily nutrient values. To sum things up, yes, I would recommend this book to people who are just becoming vegan to help them eat vegan in the healthiest way possible and avoid potential health problems from eating the vegan foods most newcomers gravitate towards. I wish the book contained some stories from the authors and other vegans about their food journey to spice things up. However, the information is solid and that alone is worth the $10 I paid for the ebook. I bought this book within my first couple months of being vegan, yet I didn't read it until now which is almost 5 years later. I can only hope that this review will help other new vegans learn from my mistake and focus on eating a healthy vegan diet early on so that they will want to keep eating it rather than going back to eating animal products and telling everyone why they are no longer vegan (a trend in YouTube videos in 2019).(Side note: calcium is rich in low-oxalate vegetables like broccoli, bok choy, kale, napa cabbage, watercress, and collard, dandelion, mustard, and turnip greens. Fresh and dried fruit, almonds, tahini, and calcium fortified foods)

I just received it and have barely made it through chapter 1. What I did read hit me to the core, and I know that I probably will never eat meat again.

Brenda Davis offers a great amount of information for the new or veteran plant based eater. I use this book frequently to double check ideas. People often challenge me on how I get enough nutrition and I use this book to double check my facts. It also has some good ideas for raising kids as vegan and sample menus. I would recommend this to anyone who is thinking of going vegan or who wants to make sure that they are eating healthy enough. She also offers ways to use the diet for certain goals such as weight loss.

Probablement un des livres les plus complets et les plus sérieux sur le sujet .

Libro molto completo, adatto a chi è già vegano, a chi sta sta considerando una dieta vegana ma è pieno di dubbio, ma anche solo per chi da onnivoro è incuriosito.All'interno ci sono informazioni molto utili inerenti ad una dieta vegana bene pianificata, che si possa conciliare anche con condizioni fisiologiche particolari (infanti o donne incinta) o patologiche. Consigliatissimo

This is not a particularly user friendly book but then how many books on nutrition are? It is all there carbs and cals, vitamins and minerals, what foods you derive what your body needs from. A superb book but reads like a text book. Recommended though if you want to eat a varied nutritious and healthful diet.

è perfetto

Lots of tactical information in the book. Not that hard to read - re : scientific information and nutritional facts that you need to consider.