Descriptions, Reviews, etc.
Description:
Whether it s for health, humane, or taste reasons, many young people are vegetarians. This is the perfect book to help them be healthy ones. It provides a history of vegetarianism, advice on balancing one s diet, yummy food ideas, and, best of all, ways to cope with sticky situations. How do you handle the inevitable trips to the local burger joint? How do you resist Grandma s attempts to get you to try just a bit of her famous roast turkey? How do you respond to dire predictions that it s meat that makes you strong? For young people who are vegetarians, or for those who are thinking about making the switch, this is an invaluable resource."
Review Quotes: "Teens will find much encouragement in this guide to navigating the vegetarian lifestyle...A friendly, rational volume..."
-School Library Journal
"As more and more teenagers explore the possibility of becoming vegetarian, their curiosity about this choice is fueled by a need for information and reassurance. Schwartz provides both in this easygoing yet thorough overview...highly recommended..."
-VOYA
"What the book does best is supply young vegetarians with information and tools to make their lives easier; there are menus, Web sites and hints about dealing with family meals..."
-The Globe and Mail
"It's an invaluable resource full of advice on how to eat properly, tips for navigation in a meat-eating world, food lore and history and even some good, basic recipes."
-Books
"Ellen Schwartz has created a volume chock full of information for young people...an invaluable resource many individuals will appreciate."
-Register-Pajaronian
