How to Transition to the Life-Saving - Plant-Based Diet

The whole planet is getting fat, each cow uses over 2000 gallons of water, cows and chickens produce a huge amount of methane and global warming, and animal fats cause heart attacks (read the story about Norway in WW2). I'm curious: Is there ANY benefit to eating a high calorie, non-plant based diet?
If you can't just do it, this book makes it doable.

A lucidly written book that leads you by the hand into a vegan diet. For every question that I had there was an answer and in most cases the science to back up their position. I am now in my mid 70's and have only been following this plan for 8 weeks, not out of a philosophical viewpoint but out of necessity. You see I had a range of health problems that I thought were due to old age, from frequent atrial fibrillation, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, pre-diabetes and irritable bowel syndrome. But apart from arthritis, most have either gone entirely or are much less troublesome than they were. My heart has not troubled me for weeks now, and my cardiologist has reduced my medication. My blood work has returned to normal and I hoping to come off statins in the near future. My stomach feels the best that it has for years and without trying or feeling hungry I have lost 10kg in 8 weeks. A few weeks ago I thought that Vegans were the lunatic fringe, but now I realise that it was my own lunacy that was killing me. There is a better way and this book points to it.

I had everyone I know watch the movie. It's like when we had seat belts in cars back in the 70's but no one wore them. Why are we all falling prey to the FDA and our doctors when we can just heal ourselves.

Forks Over Knives Plan is exactly what I needed to get my "health" going in the right direction. I am a huge fan of Forks Over Knives..I saw the documentary, and was blown over…with eyes open! It truly was an eyeopener. I love FOK, and know it's what I've needed to wake up and take responsibility for my weight problem, and get rid of the fake food. I have given DVDs & books to many of my friends. I've been a longtime fan of Drs Barnhard, McDougall, Ornish & gang. I'm so glad they've combo agree on everything, they've all been heading in the right direction for years.

I wish more people would give this lifestyle a chance. It clearly shows you how to live a healthier lifestyle without deprivation. Not only is this the best way for our bodies but for our planet too. After watching the film Forks over Knives and reading the book, I feel great that I am doing my part for a healthier me and planet.

Several years ago my wife and I came across the work of two leading authorities on diet in a book called Forks over Knives. Frankly, it changed our eating habits dramatically as we have not ingested steak, lamb or pork ever since. And our focus on fruits and vegetables has meant better health and bodily functions than ever. Remember diet is not the only vital part of the key triple musts to a healthy life style---exercise and constant use of your brain to fathom topics with which you may or may not be familiar--be sure a goodly number of those topics require your new analysis, are vital to your balanced and renewed conduct of life!

Just started reading it, but so far its terrific! I loved the documentary and the book follows suit. Plants were created to nourish and heal us. We need to get far away from the SAD(standard American diet) and give our bodies what they were built for.

I teach a plant based class at my church and this has been my "go to" book that I use for every session. It has a great breakdown for how to incorporate a plant based diet into your life. I also encourage you to watch the "Forks Over Knives" documentary. The two doctors in the movie are the authors of this book. This book gives you everything you need to slowly transition to a healthier you! Each chapter gives you new information about "why" to eat this way, as well as a ton of tips on "how" to do it. Starting with cleaning out your pantry, grocery shopping, eating out, and transitioning out a "typical American" breakfast, lunch and dinner. Get this book, it will change your life!

I like the way these authors approach changing to a healthier lifestyle. Not all at once - over several weeks. However, I can't say the same for their recipes. I've made 8 different recipes out of this book and they were all pretty bland. Recommend their philosophy, but not their recipes.

First I watched the film, which changed my life, then I bought the book. I was scared straight I guess you could say when I had a recent medical issue. Finding out your arteries are clogged due to the poor eating habits all your life is an eye opener. This book gives you the knowledge to understand what food actually does inside your body and gives you recipes to live a clean healthy life.

I'm not sure. Seems to make sense, but I'm not sure about the science. I personally think that a mostly plant-based diet is healthy but a little animal protein here and there doesn't hurt. To each his own. We have to choose a diet that personally works for each of us - I don't think there is one right answer for all. Keep an open mind.

Life Changing! This way of eating has changed my life. I have lost weight, look better, feel healthier, and have more energy. I fully believe that this is the answer as preventative care in combating the chronic illnesses that plague our country today. You are what you eat!

This instructional book is also a wonderful cookbook. Forks over Knives Plan and PurePlan Nation's cookbook and you'll be prepared for quality and appetizing combinations. These two are the Best Set of cookbooks out there.

The book’s sub-title, “How to Transition to the Life-Saving, Whole-Food, Plant-Based Diet”, says it all. I switched to this way of eating over 5 years ago. I lost 50 pounds and got off cholesterol and blood-pressure medicine and I’ve never felt better. I’ve had some good recipes over the years but the recipes in this book look like some of the best yet. Twice-Baked Breakfast Sweet Potatoes, Spinach-Potato Tacos, Tex-Mex Bean and Cornbread, Mushroom and Green Pea Risotto, Lentil-Pecan Hummus, and a whole section of desert recipes to boot! I can’t wait to make them. Drs. Pulde and Lederman have done a great job. As you can see in the Editorial Reviews above, the smartest people in the field of nutrition love this book. You will too. It’s a no-brainer!

I have only used this diet for dinner & I eat reduced animal products for breakfast & lunch; I have lost weight, leaned up & my cholesterol improved 15 points in 2 weeks. I will get my cholesterol checked again in 3 months - I can't wait.

Excellent guide to becoming vegan. easy to follow. I was already halfway there, just needed some additional information. the food chart was best item in book for me as it provides the food groups you should be eating from daily. Makes the grocery list simple.

Great detail about food in general, vitamins, recipes and how slowly transition to a whole foods/plant-based diet. There are no pictures in this book - I prefer pictures but am happy with this purchase because of the great information inside.

This is a wonderful book for anyone thinking about or has been eating plant based. The recipes in this book are well written and all are healthy low-fat and plant based. I highly recommend this book.

Great book with common sense information and recommendations. Lots of great recipes with a wide range of food choices. Definitely a good read with helpful information for a person leaning toward trying to eliminate meat from his/her diet.

I'm retired so don't have a demanding work schedule and family to keep up with. I like to try out the recipes that look & sound appealing, but have gluten & lactose & other dietary restrictions that I have to adjust to the menu. Also, I don't live in or near a big city & have difficulty finding at least one ingredient in most recipes so it takes more time to get ready to prepare something from the suggestions.

It says on the book not for re-sale. In a recipe, if it calls for a sauce, it will tell you to go to page 000, so I then have to look thru the whole book to find the sauce because there is no p.000.There is also no index to help find anything .

I am addicted to this book. I have read it several times just to make sure that I got all the right information. It gives you a plan for a smooth transition to a vegetarian diet. I would definitely recommend.

I was drawn to this book by the FOK movie. A great deal of it makes sense. However, in terms of actual recipe ingredients I was disappointed. Canned foods don't make it around our house. And if it isn't a good idea to feed soy products to animals, why would it be good for me? It increases estrogen in the body. For women that could lead to breast and other cancers. Canned foods are generally less nutritious and come with added contaminants from the inside of the cans. I had been curious to find out how one can get enough protein from vegetables alone, and found out it's mostly soy. As such I returned this book. It is of no use to me. I will modify my diet to contain far less meat. But I won't be so fanatical as to remove every trace of it. I do not believe the so-called CHINA STUDY tells us to do so. In fact, that study does not prove such a program is required. Something that is not even mentioned throughout FOK discussions is how the food should be grown and how much ill health is due to commercial agriculture as opposed to organic agriculture. This is information we could all use -- environmental toxicants as a proponent of disease.

I hate to leave a negative review, especially for a way of eating that is so good for people. I believe in the benefits of a plant-based diet, which is why I got this book. This starts you out by converting just one meal a week; breakfast, then breakfast and lunch, and finally all three daily meals. It's a good transition plan that most people can handle, not too much strangeness all at once.

I don't know where to begin. This cookbook is not going to work for my family. I'm all for eating healthy; we use fresh-milled whole grains, beans, plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables, plus meat, and keep an eye on nutritional balance.

1. You need everyone who will be eating this food to be committed to the plan. You cannot gradually sneak these recipes into your family menus. Everyone will notice the food isn't the same, not by a long shot. Putting tofu in a blender with garlic is just not going to make your potato salad taste like it does with mayonnaise. The committed may be okay with it, but no one else will eat it. The garlic in the recipe was overpowering; after eating one portion, the rest had to go to the compost pile because no one wanted to eat it. That could be altered next time, but I think it's a mistake to try to duplicate familiar dishes everyone likes, and claim it's delicious. Sorry, it's just not; it's passable and depressing. I found far better recipes (though still no nutritional information) in "Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone" by Deborah Madison. However, the Forks over Knives plan dispenses with oils or fats, so might be more suitable for your needs. Personally, I think eliminating fats from your diet is a disaster, particularly for brain health.
2. There is no nutritional information with the recipes. None. Not calories, not vitamins, not protein, nothing. How do you create a nutritionally balanced menu plan? A breakfast smoothie recipe was unnecessarily nutritionally deficient (almost no protein, which I consider essential with breakfast), and it should not have been.
3. Too many recipes cook foods that would be more nutritious raw, or just lightly steamed at most. It's like traditional New England hearth cooking meets the Vegans, and runs them over. If you don't have to cook it, I think you shouldn't, at least not much. I prefer the oriental approach.
3. Brown rice plays a prominent role. It also has more arsenic than any other type of rice, and should not be eaten often, according to online guidelines from reputable sources. White rice isn't all that full of nutrients, so doesn't make a good substitute. I'll be skipping these recipes. (See update on the arsenic, below - good news!)
4. Most recipes are so time-consuming I imagine they come from commune life with designated cooks. They also take more time and electricity than necessary; for example, to heat polenta that will have a fruit sauce over it, you warm it in a 450* oven, not the microwave. I just can't see a family with kids and working parents making these recipes without undue stress on their time and patience. You'd have to be more devoted to the ideology than the practicalities of it. Is this for the old, the sick, and the retired?
5. If you want to go through life blind to the nutrition you're getting, with the real possibility of deficiencies through ignorance, you can follow this plan. Or you can enter every ingredient and recipe into a food tracking app and find out. This is so time-consuming it's more than a lifestyle, it's nuts. Yes, the plan may protect you from diabetes and a heart attack, but there's more to good health than that. If you are desperate to do something about those two health conditions immediately, this book would get you started. You'd be healthy enough for a while, until you got a handle on the nutrient side of things.
6. If you follow the plan, you can pretty much say goodby to eating out, even when on the road (though there are some suggestions). You'll have your oatmeal, or a cooler of primitive, sensible, vegan foods with you, and eat alone. There goes one of the joys of travel.
7. I'm just grateful I'm not living in this household. If you really don't care about food and will eat anything, maybe. But I'd be in despair and looking for a way out.
8. There are some recipes I know I'll enjoy, but not many.

Finally, it's a good idea, but you may do better to familiarize yourself with the basic ideas, and find your own way.

UPDATE ON RICE & ARSENIC 2/11/17: Just read that soaking the rice for 24 hours before cooking it will remove 85% of the arsenic - throw the water out before adding fresh water and cooking. Manufacturers are working on percolating rice cookers that will remove 80% of the arsenic.

Just got this book yesterday!! I'm SOSOSO excited to get going on this plan with a PLAN that is outlined and easy to follow. I've been impressed with the authors ever since seeing the Forks Over Knives production in 2011.

I was so excited about this book but it's not at all what I hoped it would be. I really don't see much difference in this book and the previous one (which I already have). I know the benefits of a plant-based diet. I've read all the testimonials. I know how to eat clean, real food. But that is exactly what 2/3 of this book reiterates and re-visits. The back of the book has some recipes. They are good, but not new. I have the cookbook. I was hoping this would be an eating/menu plan (thus the name of the book). I was really looking forward to a menu outline that makes menu development a no-brainer. Sadly, there's not much here I can use. If you are new to Forks Over Knives, this might be helpful, but alternatively I would recommend the website, movie and the full-size cookbook instead.

I was really disappointed with this book. I had already made the decision to make the transition to a plant based diet. What I was looking for and what the title of the book claims to be is a way and help to make the transition. This book seems to still be trying to sell the reader on why to go with a plant based diet rather how to transition as claimed in the title. Not to say that the information isn't wonderful and recipes amazing, but I didn't get what I thought I was buying. It should just be a FOK 2.

LOVED THE MULTIGRAIN PANCAKES BUT RECIPE NOT AT ALL ACCURATE. MINE CAME OUT SUPER THIN AND CHEWY BUT DELICIOUS. I LEFT OUT MAPLE SYRUP AND THEY WERE SWEET ENOUGH. I TOPPED THEM WITH STRAWBERRIES AND COCONUT MILK WHIPPED CREAM. RECIPE MAKES 16 PANCAKES AND NOT 12. NEED TO REDUCE LIQUID BY 1/2 A CUP. HAVEN'T MADE ANYTHING ELSE YET. NOT OVERLY IMPRESSED WITH THE RECIPES BUT AT LEAST THESE PANCAKES TASTE WISE ARE A WINNER.

Some contradictory info... Not bad but mostly common sense.... Better book is The Glycemic Load Diet by Dr Rob Thompson..... Not vegan but it works.... I've lost 50 pounds in three months.... Adams is jealous.....

this book should be broken down into it's different topics and sold separately or created in a much more concise version. I don't find the advice sound enough to follow (eat anything in any quantity if it is vegan). I like the engine 2 resources more for creating meatless versions of what my family is already eating. The social advice is good because behavior and social pressures should be addressed in order to succeed on a new diet or lifestyle change.

A thorough and detailed analysis of how to go from a meat eater to a vegan diet. It is also shows the data that backs up the vegan diet as healthy and life changing in the long run. The recipes are great, the stories are great, and Dr. Lederman and Pulde do an awesome job summarizing their own life change and how to slowly adapt into a new healthier person! Thoroughly enjoyed.

VERY disappointed in this book....a lot of hype about it, but it is not a usable reference for someone wanting to morph into vegetarianism....also there is a lot of hyperbole and statements that seem scientifically unsound (more like propaganda).....VERY disappointed in it.

While I have an enormous amount of respect for Dr.s Pulde and Lederman, this book isn't so much a Plan as it is an idea. I was hoping for a more definitive 4-week "eat this amount of such and such a vegetable at such and such a time" instead this book provides a very high level guide for an eating lifestyle... I was hoping for more 'feet on the floor' guidance. Still, the book does have a wealth of recipes to browse, but in order to have an actual Plan, I've got a weekend of work ahead of me... Personally, I wished I would have waited to buy.

Just got this book yesterday!! I'm SOSOSO excited to get going on this plan with a PLAN that is outlined and easy to follow. I've been impressed with the authors ever since seeing the Forks Over Knives production in 2011.

I was so excited about this book but it's not at all what I hoped it would be. I really don't see much difference in this book and the previous one (which I already have). I know the benefits of a plant-based diet. I've read all the testimonials. I know how to eat clean, real food. But that is exactly what 2/3 of this book reiterates and re-visits. The back of the book has some recipes. They are good, but not new. I have the cookbook. I was hoping this would be an eating/menu plan (thus the name of the book). I was really looking forward to a menu outline that makes menu development a no-brainer. Sadly, there's not much here I can use. If you are new to Forks Over Knives, this might be helpful, but alternatively I would recommend the website, movie and the full-size cookbook instead.

I was really disappointed with this book. I had already made the decision to make the transition to a plant based diet. What I was looking for and what the title of the book claims to be is a way and help to make the transition. This book seems to still be trying to sell the reader on why to go with a plant based diet rather how to transition as claimed in the title. Not to say that the information isn't wonderful and recipes amazing, but I didn't get what I thought I was buying. It should just be a FOK 2.

LOVED THE MULTIGRAIN PANCAKES BUT RECIPE NOT AT ALL ACCURATE. MINE CAME OUT SUPER THIN AND CHEWY BUT DELICIOUS. I LEFT OUT MAPLE SYRUP AND THEY WERE SWEET ENOUGH. I TOPPED THEM WITH STRAWBERRIES AND COCONUT MILK WHIPPED CREAM. RECIPE MAKES 16 PANCAKES AND NOT 12. NEED TO REDUCE LIQUID BY 1/2 A CUP. HAVEN'T MADE ANYTHING ELSE YET. NOT OVERLY IMPRESSED WITH THE RECIPES BUT AT LEAST THESE PANCAKES TASTE WISE ARE A WINNER.

Some contradictory info... Not bad but mostly common sense.... Better book is The Glycemic Load Diet by Dr Rob Thompson..... Not vegan but it works.... I've lost 50 pounds in three months.... Adams is jealous.....

this book should be broken down into it's different topics and sold separately or created in a much more concise version. I don't find the advice sound enough to follow (eat anything in any quantity if it is vegan). I like the engine 2 resources more for creating meatless versions of what my family is already eating. The social advice is good because behavior and social pressures should be addressed in order to succeed on a new diet or lifestyle change.

A thorough and detailed analysis of how to go from a meat eater to a vegan diet. It is also shows the data that backs up the vegan diet as healthy and life changing in the long run. The recipes are great, the stories are great, and Dr. Lederman and Pulde do an awesome job summarizing their own life change and how to slowly adapt into a new healthier person! Thoroughly enjoyed.

VERY disappointed in this book....a lot of hype about it, but it is not a usable reference for someone wanting to morph into vegetarianism....also there is a lot of hyperbole and statements that seem scientifically unsound (more like propaganda).....VERY disappointed in it.

While I have an enormous amount of respect for Dr.s Pulde and Lederman, this book isn't so much a Plan as it is an idea. I was hoping for a more definitive 4-week "eat this amount of such and such a vegetable at such and such a time" instead this book provides a very high level guide for an eating lifestyle... I was hoping for more 'feet on the floor' guidance. Still, the book does have a wealth of recipes to browse, but in order to have an actual Plan, I've got a weekend of work ahead of me... Personally, I wished I would have waited to buy.

Both the movie and the book are perhaps the best argument in favor of consuming exclusively a whole foods, plant-based diet. The authors have no problem telling their acolytes to eat enough to feel fully satiated, not to leave the table with an inkling of appetite remaining. What concerns me in that regard is Dr. Lederman's statement on p. 11 of the 2017 paperback edition "I am now a lean 180 pounds." Lean? His body-mass index is 24.4 which is about the maximum it could be while still considered at the proper weight. A fraction of a point higher and Dr. Lederman would be judged overweight. How he could call himself "lean" rather than "high-normal" deserves to be explored.

I am very very disappointed that a recipe has can sugar in it. It says I. The narrative that added sugars should be eaten occasionally. And that overall calorie count will only contribute minimal calories. I guess it depends on why you are avoiding sugar. I do not avoid it for the calories, I am an almost 5 year cancer survivor and am doing it because sugar has an effect on cancer. I just received the book and it does look there are some recipes that look good and I can use I sill am very disappointed.

The Forks Over Knives Plan is user-friendly, flexible, and a fairly easy transition into better health and diet plan. It covers four weeks, starting with changing breakfasts, then lunches, then dinners, and then a comprehensive review of the change. The focus is fully on plants and this diet differs from others in that all oils are removed (even for cooking) and fish is also off the plate. It is a bit different than a lot of the health plans out there, eschewing any kind of nutritional supplement (e.g., calcium or fish oil) and not putting a limit or portion size on meals.

The book breaks down as follows: Part 1 Eating the forks over knives way: What is the forks over knives plan, Let food by thy medicine; The forks over knives lifestyle. Part II Welcome to your four week transition; Week one Breakfast, Week two Lunch, Week three dinner, Week four fine tuning your lifestyle; conclusion you are on your way. Part III The recipes: Breakfast; Wraps, burgers; Side dishes and salads; soups and stews; casseroles; Pasta and noodles; Amazing grains; Sauces, dressings; Desserts. Acknowledgement, Resources, Notes Index.

I've read quite a few of the latest health/nutrition/diet books and this does take a few stances that others don't. For one, any kind of oil, including olive or flaxseed, is not used. Meals are sauteed using a water method rather than the oils and salads don't use oil as an ingredient in dressings. Fish is also off the menu as it is an animals and this is pretty much a vegan diet. That means chicken stock will also not be used as a soup base. Plant milk is pretty much the standard in a lot of recipes as well.

The book is pleasantly laid out using color and fonts to differentiate recipe parts/callouts/tips/testimonials. There are several call outs for important points the authors wish to make and quite a few different 'testimonial' type stories for inspiration. Recipes have a large bold faced title, serving size info, a quick introduction in italics, list of ingredients in bold on the left and numbered steps on the right. The font size is large for easy reading while cooking. Admittedly, I found a lot of the recipes to be quite ingredient intensive - even when they call for frozen vegetables so you don't have to do the chopping.

Tackling the first section takes roughly an hour or so - it's not too onerous but really is required reading since the authors do have a more unique viewpoint on healthy eating right now. While they do explain calorie density, protein issues, calcium and supplements, etc., they take a firm stance that a plant based diet can provide all the nutrients and health needed - with no extra supplements (including fiber, protein, calcium, Omega 3/6, etc.). They also discuss how to deal with the questions that will be raised socially about the new eating patterns undertaken. So you won't be running to health food stores for weird nature supplements.

The diet is very flexible and forgiving. And it's not about limiting intake at all - it's about eating to satiety but doing so with foods that are not calorie dense and empty. In that regard, I think a lot of people will like what they find in the book. Since the recipes are heavy on beans and greens, kids may have to be dragged in kicking and screaming. Of course, a lifetime of better eating habits developed when young more than make up for some fits and rebellion.

I really liked the conversational tone of the book and the flexibility of the diet. Giving up fish and olive oil on salad was a bit more difficult, though, perhaps even more so than cake or candy. But this is a four week plan that transitions slowly, week by week, for a smoother integration into better eating and living.

Reviewed from an ARC.

I was looking for a book that would present sample meal plans and menus to help me transition from vegetarian to vegan diet, not a book on why a vegan diet is the best. I did not want a lot of reading- as I have the Other Forks Over Knoives books. I just wanted something simple to help me meal plan. I do like the shopping list, but it should have been presented in a different layout so that it popped from the reading material. It would have been good to include an appendix with several weeks worth of menus as samples.

I also thought there were too many personal stories. I was already convinced to eat a vegan diet, that is why I bought the plan.

I really liked this book. I am definitely familiar with whole-food, plant-based eating, and I've read a bunch of books like Happy Herbivore, Esselstyn, et al. I saw the movie a few years ago, and I go to their website regularly, but this is the first book of theirs I've read. What I appreciate about Forks Over Knives is that they bring an understanding of the SCIENCE behind the food -- it's nice to have an answer for that pesky relative or friend who always asks you "how do you get your protein?" or "are you sure that's healthy?" every time you opt out of a burger at a barbecue or something. After reading this, I felt like I could tell them with authority -- "don't worry; I've got it covered." My husband read it, too, and he thought it was a little science heavy but I actually liked that about it.

I thought the food suggestions were good, the recipes are GREAT on this one (seriously, the pizza recipe is out of this world), and I really finished up the book with a clear understanding of how to take it to the grocery store and start cooking and eating. If you need a dose of inspiration, definitely pick up this book. I found a meal plan PDF at the Forks Over Knives website that goes along with the book. I didn't follow it exactly, but it have some good suggestions, especially about how to use leftovers from one meal to make another meal later in the week.

http://www.forksoverknives.com/your-free-meal-planning-guide-for-the-forks-over-knives-plan/

I eagerly anticipated the arrival of this book but am disappointed in it. I watched the Forks Over Knives documentary, bought the book and the cookbook. When I saw the title of this book, I assumed it would at least include a menu or two. This is supposed to be geared towards someone who doesn't know how to implement a plant-based diet but it seems to be a repeat of the documentary and first book along with some recipes thrown in. There is a section in the recipes labeled, "Breakfast" but other than that, I wouldn't know how the other recipes fit together. They do sound good and simple but I would save the time and just get the FOK cookbook.

Excellent material based on the documentary, which has completely altered the way I think about food. But the recipes....oh dear. Have yet to find a recipe that isn't a bomb to my not-convinced, non-vegan household and we've given it a good shake. Dinner = disappointment. I'm on board with the concept, but the recipes if you're trying to move to a vegan lifestyle will not convince a meat-loving family that this is the way to go--I have a huge garden, gorgeous veggies, already loved beans and legumes, but I will have to find another source for recipes. These seriously disappoint and I love to cook and am adventurous when it comes to eating. Dry, flavorless, and dissatisfying. I can only imagine that this would be even worse for a family trying to come off of fast-food. Love the idea. Just need different recipes...or we'll be right back to the beginning.

I read this book cover to cover in one sitting and loved every page! As a practicing physician, I will suggest this book to my patients with the aim of educating them in the health and medical benefits of a plant based diet. The information in this book is invaluable and the recipes delicious! -Jeremy Fine, MD

This book explains how to implement a plant based whole foods diet that was introduced in the documentary "Forks Over Knives". The first part of the book explains why a plant based whole foods diet is healthy and necessary. The "plan" is rather simple and that part of the book tells you to begin by eating according to this diet for breakfast the first week adding in lunch the second week and dinner the third week. There are also interesting nutritional facts in the plan part of the book. The last part of the book is the recipes and they look like good recipes. I like them, but, disregarding the health rules of the book, I have found that many of them are even better when made with chicken broth or with some added feta cheese, olive oil, or butter. I received this book free to review from Netgalley.

I like the premis behind a whole food plant based diet and I bought this book to help me transistions. However, I'm a foodie. I love my dairy. This 321 page book has a whopping 16 recipe photos. 16! I expect more of a book geared to helping us meat eaters transistions. We deserve more than the 5% of the pages you limited to photos of your recipes.

In modern times who publishes a cookbook without calorie counts? Fast food restaurants even do this so if you want to stick to certain calories this is not a good cookbook. I returned it and replaced it with others that did this last important step for any recipe touring better health.

My sister had the classic symptoms from the book, "high blood pressure, diabetes, and high cholesterol." She wanted to give this plan a try and asked me, her sister, to join her for support. It is working wonderfully!. After the first three weeks her doctor cut her diabetes medicine and her high cholesterol medicine in half after her blood tests! Awesome, right? We plan on sticking with the plan.

I read this book cover to cover in one sitting and loved every page! As a practicing physician, I will suggest this book to my patients with the aim of educating them in the health and medical benefits of a plant based diet. The information in this book is invaluable and the recipes delicious! -Jeremy Fine, MD

This book explains how to implement a plant based whole foods diet that was introduced in the documentary "Forks Over Knives". The first part of the book explains why a plant based whole foods diet is healthy and necessary. The "plan" is rather simple and that part of the book tells you to begin by eating according to this diet for breakfast the first week adding in lunch the second week and dinner the third week. There are also interesting nutritional facts in the plan part of the book. The last part of the book is the recipes and they look like good recipes. I like them, but, disregarding the health rules of the book, I have found that many of them are even better when made with chicken broth or with some added feta cheese, olive oil, or butter. I received this book free to review from Netgalley.

I like the premis behind a whole food plant based diet and I bought this book to help me transistions. However, I'm a foodie. I love my dairy. This 321 page book has a whopping 16 recipe photos. 16! I expect more of a book geared to helping us meat eaters transistions. We deserve more than the 5% of the pages you limited to photos of your recipes.

DISAPPOINTING! DOES NOT FOLLOW THE FORKS OVER KNIVES EATING PLAN! Numerous recipes call for nuts or almond butter WHICH IS NOT ALLOWED BY FOK DIET! Don't waste your money, in fact I want my money back!

First we all need to learn and know where the fruit and vegetables come from. I didn't buy the book yet but by looking through this I see a million things wrong. First beans potatoes etc are starchy foods which turns into sugar. Carrots was invented in a labor so people do your research and I recommend you follow Dr. Sebi you will learn a lot if you want to live a longer life