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Starting your journey on a whole-food plant-based lifestyle can be confusing. I will tell you that as an avid cook and passionate baker, it was quite a challenge for me. Then I realized I don’t need to forget about the foods I used to eat. I need to learn how to eat them.
Ahhh, a new lifestyle and not another diet. A journey to a healthier lifestyle that will reduce my risk of disease and take back my life.
What are the benefits of a whole-food plant-based (WFPB) diet?
Benefits of a whole-food plant-based diet include lower blood pressure, better heart health, lower risk of diabetes, and weight loss. Remember, a whole-food plant-based lifestyle is free of processed foods and refined sugars, regardless of whether they are marketed as vegan or vegetarian. Also remember, that you have control over how you start. Will you go all in, or will you eat WFPB more often than not, or will you eat WFPB all the time.
What are whole-food plant-based diet books?
Baking For The Soul is on a mission to give you the information you need to fully understand how to start a whole-food plant-based diet. Part of that mission is to review plant-based cookbooks for you and present them here for you to purchase.
Not every book will focus solely on a WFPB lifestyle. Some will be focused on vegan recipes, vegetarian recipes and may also include gluten-free, dairy-free recipes.
I do not cook with oil. however, some of the books I purchase, and review will have oil in the recipe. You can always substitute vegetable broth for sauteing or leave the oil out altogether. A really good alternative to oil in soups and sauces is miso paste.
The purpose of the WFPB books is to give you more information and use it as a guide to making a successful transition to a WFPB lifestyle.
As I purchase and use new books, they will be added to the list with a short review. I also will reference throughout the blog what page in what book will pair nicely with the recipe I publish.
Delicious Gluten-Free Vegetarian Italian Recipes Made Easy
Written by Donna Klein, this book is not only a book full of delicious Italian favorites but also a fabulous educational resource on the science behind gluten-free, vegetarian cooking.
Essential Oils In Food Preservation, Flavor and Safety
This book provides an authoritative synopsis of many of the complex features of the essential oils as they apply to food science, ranging from production and harvesting to the anti-spoilage properties of individual components. It embraces a holistic approach to the topic, and is divided into two distinct parts, the general aspects and named essential oils.
Flava My Plate
More than a cookbook, well worth the read; I encourage you to get this book. This is an educational tool for beginners on a plant-based whole food diet.
Think:
🍲 Southern Mac & Please
🍲 Loaded Broccoli & Brown Rice Casserole
🍲 Smokin’ Soul BBQ Sliders
🍲 Smokin’ Collards, and don’t forget dessert,
🍲 Purple Sweet Potato Pie
Seriously, is this not a delicious mouthful of comfort? Complete with “Flava” and packed with healthy nutrition, this is just a tiny sample of her luscious creations.
The McDougall Program For Maximum Weight Loss
Can I say this book is absolutely AMAZING! I spoke to my Dr. about the sugar cravings I was having, and she recommended I read this. On the second day of following the steps laid out in the book, sugar cravings are gone! The recipes are healthy and delicious.
Think:
🍲 Curry Stuffed Peppers (taste like Samosa)
🍲 Couscous and Orange cereal (so refreshing)
🍲Sweet Potato Beginnings (yes breakfast is served)
🍲 Thai Vegetable Salad (out of this world)
🍲Vegetable Rice Casserole (fabulous)