Benefits of a Plant-Based Diet
From the Set Food for Life
A plant-based eating pattern has numerous benefits for health and wellness, the environment, and even the food budget. As more people are switching to a plant-based diet, they're beginning to realize the benefits in their own lives, and to positively impact their families and communities and the world. Decades of planning meals around meat, dairy, and ultra-processed convenience foods have left people feeling sick and tired, with serious health consequences that follow them for a lifetime. Is switching to a plant-centered way of eating the answer? Many have discovered they have the power to reclaim control over their health and quality of life through a plant-based diet. However, choosing a plant-based eating lifestyle does have some challenges that keep many people from realizing the benefits. This book tackles common myths that say, "Plant-based choices are inconvenient, expensive, impractical, or can only be done one way." It explores specific solutions to overcome perceived and real barriers to living a plant-based lifestyle and encourages students to consider why they might want to eat plant-based, and what doing so means to them.
Food for Life - School Library Journal
Gr 9 Up–Diving into the hot topics of food for teens, these titles explore nutrition from farm to digestion and help explain everything along the way. They provide a refreshing look at
evidence-based, reliable information on important ideas like supplements and plant-based diets. Those subjects in focus do a great job of keeping the readers on the track of healthy diets and habits while avoiding the pitfalls of disordered eating and exercise behaviors. While the text is lengthy, the affirmative knowledge broken down in a no-nonsense way paired with scientific diagrams and illustrations help make the content much more accessible.
VERDICT An indispensable selection for high school libraries that addresses topics around dieting and healthy eating in an age-appropriate, healthy way for young adults.