Living Vegan For Dummies

Introduction 1

Part I: “Ve-gan” at the Beginning 7

Chapter 1: The Lowdown on Vegan Eating and Living 9

Chapter 2: Understanding the Impact of Vegan Living 19

Chapter 3: Transforming to Veganism 27

Part II: Building a Healthy Vegan Diet 35

Chapter 4: Essential Nutrients for Healthy Success 37

Chapter 5: Protein Protocols 53

Chapter 6: Transforming Food into Health-Supportive Meals 65

Part III: Sticking to Your Guns: Staying Vegan 77

Chapter 7: Cooking and Shopping Like a Vegan 79

Chapter 8: Coexisting with the Meat Eaters in Your Home 99

Chapter 9: Planning Your Meals to Stay on Track 109

Chapter 10: Comfort Foods: Veganizing Meat, Dairy, and Other Old Favorites 123

Chapter 11: Beyond Food: Embracing the Whole Vegan Lifestyle 137

Part IV: Tasting is Believing: Vegan Recipes 151

Chapter 12: Breakfasts of Vegan Champions 153

Chapter 13: Sides and Lighter Meals 167

Chapter 14: Main Course Recipes 181

Chapter 15: Just Desserts 197

Part V: Living Vegan in the Real World 209

Chapter 16: Walking the Vegan Walk (without Being Preachy!) 211

Chapter 17: Vegans on the Move: Travel and Hotel Issues 219

Chapter 18: Dining Out 229

Chapter 19: Navigating Tricky Social Situations 237

Part VI: Veganism for All Walks of Life 251

Chapter 20: Pea in a Pod: The Healthy Vegan Pregnancy and Postpartum Period 253

Chapter 21: Bouncing Baby Vegans 273

Chapter 22: Vegan Diets for Kids, Tweens, and Teens 283

Chapter 23: The Vegan Athlete 303

Chapter 24: Aging Gracefully and Veganly 313

Part VII: The Part of Tens 325

Chapter 25: Ten Reasons for Eating a Vegan Diet 327

Chapter 26: Top Ten Questions (and Answers) about Going Vegan 333

Chapter 27: Ten Ways to Make Vegan Living Extraordinary 339

Index 345