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3.76 AVERAGE
Overall I do like the idea of this book. A change in eating and habits instead of dieting. Changing a mindset is always better than fad diets. I liked the recipes. But honestly, the book was rather dry for me and really dragged in parts. It was not a fast read at all.
I received an ARC from Grand Central Publishing through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This in no way affects my opinion or rating of this book.
I received an ARC from Grand Central Publishing through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This in no way affects my opinion or rating of this book.
This book breaks down the ways that we can simplify eating the best not only for our bodies, but also for our communities and the planet. I will revisit this in the new year to take on the deeper efforts we can take.
A very reader-friendly book. There wasn't a whole lot of new nutritional information for me (I have read many of these types of books), but I enjoyed the new environmental information.
My husband has already been eating this way for several years now and it's played a huge part in keeping him healthy despite the fact that he has the autoimmune disease CIDP. He went from liters of soda a day (for the caffeine to help him through his high stress job), few fruits and vegetables and lots of processed foods to eating a Whole Food Plant Based diet. Instead of now being in a wheelchair, as his doctors predicted, his disease has barely progressed and we think his intensely nutritious way of eating and drinking (he has a 72 ounce smoothie a day, full nutritious ingredients) has kept him so healthy.
It's me who needs to find tune (an understatement) my way of eating. Emotionally I'm attracted to the processed foods of my youth but that is something I can work on and am working on. Even though I was very familiar with the advice in this book, it has helped me to read the step by step chapters towards eating in a healthier way. The only thing I would like from a book like this is for the recipes to be more "Marilyn" friendly (but that's a tall order). I'm still having a hard time taking the steps towards making and liking most of the recipes that the book contains. I do think that if I enjoyed cooking more, I might make more progress with the recipes. Sure wish I had my husband's steel stomach because he happily throws everything in his smoothies, including cooked mushrooms. He's getting all the good stuff but while I gag in the background.
Still, with the help of this book, I'm remembering why I want to put in the effort to eat more fruits and vegetables and ditch processed foods for good. Reading the book over 31 days allows one to make a change each day, with guidance and encouragement. I'm so lucky to have someone in my home who is showing me how it's done and showing such awesome results.
It's me who needs to find tune (an understatement) my way of eating. Emotionally I'm attracted to the processed foods of my youth but that is something I can work on and am working on. Even though I was very familiar with the advice in this book, it has helped me to read the step by step chapters towards eating in a healthier way. The only thing I would like from a book like this is for the recipes to be more "Marilyn" friendly (but that's a tall order). I'm still having a hard time taking the steps towards making and liking most of the recipes that the book contains. I do think that if I enjoyed cooking more, I might make more progress with the recipes. Sure wish I had my husband's steel stomach because he happily throws everything in his smoothies, including cooked mushrooms. He's getting all the good stuff but while I gag in the background.
Still, with the help of this book, I'm remembering why I want to put in the effort to eat more fruits and vegetables and ditch processed foods for good. Reading the book over 31 days allows one to make a change each day, with guidance and encouragement. I'm so lucky to have someone in my home who is showing me how it's done and showing such awesome results.
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We've been wanting to eat healthier, and I have family members who have gone mostly plant based in their diets, so I gave this a try. There is a lot of wisdom in his approach and I like that he meets people where they are and gives them three different action items based on what will work for them. However, his is iffy. He often strongly implies that individuals have cured their cancer with their diets without citing any actual case studies. I'm sure a healthy diet goes a long way towards preventing disease but a cure is another matter. There is a fair amount of anecdotal material.
He also uses a lot of justifications for items such as red wine, which, if someone used the same justification on refined sugar, for example, he'd tear down.
The recipes at the end seemed uninspiring and lacking in flavor.
It's not terrible, but doesn't bring anything new to the table and and sometimes uses bad science.
Read Michael Pollan instead.
We've been wanting to eat healthier, and I have family members who have gone mostly plant based in their diets, so I gave this a try. There is a lot of wisdom in his approach and I like that he meets people where they are and gives them three different action items based on what will work for them. However, his is iffy. He often strongly implies that individuals have cured their cancer with their diets without citing any actual case studies. I'm sure a healthy diet goes a long way towards preventing disease but a cure is another matter. There is a fair amount of anecdotal material.
He also uses a lot of justifications for items such as red wine, which, if someone used the same justification on refined sugar, for example, he'd tear down.
The recipes at the end seemed uninspiring and lacking in flavor.
It's not terrible, but doesn't bring anything new to the table and and sometimes uses bad science.
Read Michael Pollan instead.