Living Vegan For Dummies (eBook)

Alexandra Jamieson, CHHC, AADP, is a professionally trained vegan chef and board-certified holistic health counselor. She has appeared on Oprah, The Final Word, 30 Days, and The National Health Test with Bryant Gumbel. She was also featured in the Oscar-nominated documentary Super Size Me.

Introduction.

Part I: "Ve-gan" at the Beginning.

Chapter 1: The Lowdown on Vegan Eating and Living.

Chapter 2: Understanding the Impact of Vegan Living.

Chapter 3: Transforming to Veganism.

Part II: Building a Healthy Vegan Diet.

Chapter 4: Essential Nutrients for Healthy Success.

Chapter 5: Protein Protocols.

Chapter 6: Transforming Food into Health-Supportive Meals.

Part III: Sticking to Your Guns: Staying Vegan.

Chapter 7: Cooking and Shopping Like a Vegan.

Chapter 8: Coexisting with the Meat Eaters in Your Home.

Chapter 9: Planning Your Meals to Stay on Track.

Chapter 10: Comfort Foods: Veganizing Meat, Dairy, and Other OldFavorites.

Chapter 11: Beyond Food: Embracing the Whole VeganLifestyle.

Part IV: Tasting Is Believing: Vegan Recipes.

Chapter 12: Breakfasts of Vegan Champions.

Chapter 13: Sides and Lighter Meals.

Chapter 14: Main Course Recipes.

Chapter 15: Just Desserts.

Part V: Living Vegan in the Real World.

Chapter 16: Walking the Vegan Walk (without Being Preachy!).

Chapter 17: Vegans on the Move: Travel and Hotel Issues.

Chapter 18: Dining Out.

Chapter 19: Navigating Tricky Social Situations.

Part VI: Veganism for All Walks of Life.

Chapter 20: Pea in a Pod: The Healthy Vegan Pregnancy andPostpartum Period.

Chapter 21: Bouncing Baby Vegans.

Chapter 22: Vegan Diets for Kids, Tweens, and Teens.

Chapter 23: The Vegan Athlete.

Chapter 24: Aging Gracefully and Veganly.

Part VII: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 25: Ten Reasons for Eating a Vegan Diet.

Chapter 26: Top Ten Questions (and Answers) about GoingVegan.

Chapter 27: Ten Ways to Make Vegan Living Extraordinary.

Index.