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A collection of over three hundred plant-based recipes with fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and legumes for basics, breakfasts, salads, soups, stir-fried grilled and mashed vegetables, great grains, beans, casseroles, and desserts. The secret is out: if you want to lose weight, lower your cholesterol, and prevent (or even reverse!) chronic conditions, the right food is your best medicine. Cut out meat, dairy, and oils and see amazing results.

Lindsay Nixon, vegan chef with one of the top 50 food blogs on the Web, HappyHerbivore.com, shows that the vegan diet is not only healthy but delicious, too. Here, she combines some of her tastiest recipes, each made with no added fats, using only whole, plant-based foods that can easily be found at any store, on any budget. This cookbook includes: a variety of recipes from quick and simple to decadent and advanced; helpful hints and cooking tips,...

Fear of carbs has taken over the diet industry for the past few decades--the mere mention of a starch-heavy food is enough to trigger an avalanche of shame and longing. Here, diet doctor and board-certified internist John A. McDougall, MD, and his kitchen-savvy wife, Mary, show that a starch-rich diet can actually help you lose weight and prevent a variety of ills. By fueling your body primarily with carbohydrates rather than proteins and fats, you'll...