Category Archives: Food Issues

The Green Foodprint

Everything you could want to know about the environmental impact of your food choices is gathered here in a well-organized and reader-friendly format. You can dip into it anywhere and learn something. Each topic ends with “What You Can Do” … Continue reading

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On a Dollar a Day

On a Dollar a Day: One Couple’s Unlikely Adventures in Eating in America, by Christopher Greenslate and Kerri Leonard.  Hyperion,  2010.  I always enjoy reading about people who care enough to look closely at their values and how well they … Continue reading

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The Engine 2 Diet

The Engine 2 Diet, by Rip Esselstyn.  Wellness Central, 2009.  Watch video and learn more: engine2diet.com. In case there is any lingering doubt that veganism is for guys—and not only average guys, but tough athletic guys–here’s a book to dispel … Continue reading

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How to Eat Like A Vegetarian Even If You Never Want to Be One

How to Eat Like A Vegetarian Even If You Never Want to Be One, by Carol J. Adams and Patti Breitman.   Lantern Books, 2008. If you’re looking for a book to help yourself or others who are new to preparing … Continue reading

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Vice Cream: Gourmet Vegan Desserts

Vice Cream: Gourmet Vegan Desserts, by Jeff Rogers.  Ten Speed/Celestial Arts, 2004. I’m writing this in the hottest part of the summer, and wish I could serve you some of Rogers’ delicious vegan ice creams.  I’ve tried two so far: … Continue reading

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The New Good Life

The New Good Life: Living Better Than Ever in an Age of Less, by John Robbins.  Ballantine Books, 2010. Robbins attained fame as an author with his book Diet for a New America.  Here his scope has widened beyond food … Continue reading

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Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows

Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows: An Introduction to Carnism, by Melanie Joy.  Conari Press, 2009. Ideally qualified to investigate the mindset that permits humans to mistreat and eat so-called “food” animals while lavishing love and expensive … Continue reading

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