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ktyler 's review for:
The Kind Diet: A Simple Guide to Feeling Great, Losing Weight, and Saving the Planet
by Alicia Silverstone
I really want I like this but can't quite get there. I adore the tiered system that encourages people to eat vegan more often even if they aren't ready to be "superheroes."
Some of the macrobiotic stuff reads like the pseudoscience it is (the chewing for one) but what bugs me the most is the use of too many Japanese ingredients that a lot of people wouldn't be able to source locally. You may be able to get some through Amazon but lotus root, umeboshi plum, umeboshi vinegar, barley miso, daikon, burdock, mochi, and agar agar, are just not that simple to find easily if you're not living in a city with access to a good Japanese market. I do and I still couldn't find everything here.
Also, it's nearly unforgivable that there is no recipe table of contents. With recipes divided into vegan and superhero, it can be frustrating to quickly identify something new to make or find that thing you saw once that you want to try.
I give it three stars mostly because I enjoyed the read and do agree that life on earth would be better if we lived this way. It's just too bad that it's not quite as accessible as other vegan books make it. Neal Barnard's books, for one, are much more accessible.
Some of the macrobiotic stuff reads like the pseudoscience it is (the chewing for one) but what bugs me the most is the use of too many Japanese ingredients that a lot of people wouldn't be able to source locally. You may be able to get some through Amazon but lotus root, umeboshi plum, umeboshi vinegar, barley miso, daikon, burdock, mochi, and agar agar, are just not that simple to find easily if you're not living in a city with access to a good Japanese market. I do and I still couldn't find everything here.
Also, it's nearly unforgivable that there is no recipe table of contents. With recipes divided into vegan and superhero, it can be frustrating to quickly identify something new to make or find that thing you saw once that you want to try.
I give it three stars mostly because I enjoyed the read and do agree that life on earth would be better if we lived this way. It's just too bad that it's not quite as accessible as other vegan books make it. Neal Barnard's books, for one, are much more accessible.