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A review by onelovelylife
The Kind Diet: A Simple Guide to Feeling Great, Losing Weight, and Saving the Planet by Alicia Silverstone
2.0
There were some great arguments for eating more vegetables and whole grains, which I completely supported. I was also glad she put in the information about the environmental impact of the commercial meat industry, and made such a push for whole foods.
I was really put off, though, by how poorly defended many of her points were.
"Humans are the only species who drink another species' milk" (while true, we are also the only species who cooks & uses recipes, watches movies, wears clothes, and who has the capability/dexterity to make things like pasta, which she advocates heartily. I just didn't think this was a solid enough argument.)
"Make this choice like me, and many, many others" (I can't tell you how often she used the words "many, many" or "very, very" or "much, much." Plus, the bandwagon approach is pretty lame.)
Definitely not the best book I've read on veganism. I felt like the majority of the points weren't well-defended or supported by solid data. Call me crazy, but "it's sexy not to eat meat" just isn't convincing.
I was really put off, though, by how poorly defended many of her points were.
"Humans are the only species who drink another species' milk" (while true, we are also the only species who cooks & uses recipes, watches movies, wears clothes, and who has the capability/dexterity to make things like pasta, which she advocates heartily. I just didn't think this was a solid enough argument.)
"Make this choice like me, and many, many others" (I can't tell you how often she used the words "many, many" or "very, very" or "much, much." Plus, the bandwagon approach is pretty lame.)
Definitely not the best book I've read on veganism. I felt like the majority of the points weren't well-defended or supported by solid data. Call me crazy, but "it's sexy not to eat meat" just isn't convincing.