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Thrive Foods: 200 Plant-Based Recipes for Peak Health
by
Brendan Brazier (Goodreads Author)
Focusing on an environmentally friendly diet, Brendan Brazier's new book builds on the stress-reducing, health-boosting nutritional philosophy introduced in Thrive. Finding creative ways to use basic ingredients such as kale, blueberries, and wild rice, Thrive Foods recipes are plant-based and nutritionally complete. They utilize the power of superfoods such asmaca, chia,...more
Paperback, 376 pages
Published
September 6th 2011
by Da Capo Lifelong Books
(first published July 5th 2011)
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Definitely an interesting read! I found myself wanting a little more though... The book is mostly recipes and resources, I would have liked a little more dialog. The recipes themselves look good but there are a number of them that require ingredients I have never even heard of, or that require a dehydrator which I don't and probably won't ever own. A lot of them are also very labor intensive so I tended to shy away from a number of them; but I do have quite a few bookmarked!
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This is a book that I really wanted to love. As a triathlete and vegan myself, I was extremely exited to try all the exotic new foods and techniques Brazier presents here. But sadly, after 25 recipes, I'm afraid it's time to move on.
The informational component of the book is nicely done. Brazier makes a very convincing case for sustainable vegan eating, particularly for athletes. He also provides an enticing introduction a variety of ingredients that most readers (myself included) will never hav...more
The informational component of the book is nicely done. Brazier makes a very convincing case for sustainable vegan eating, particularly for athletes. He also provides an enticing introduction a variety of ingredients that most readers (myself included) will never hav...more
I love this book! He does an amazing job building a case for a plant-based diet. He shows how it is better for our health and better for our environment. (e.g., "For the average American, switching to a plant-based diet would prevent more CO2e from being released into the atmosphere than by eliminating driving altogether.")
I highly recommend this book to anyone who is considering cutting back on their animal product consumption, anyone who wants a mostly or completely plant-based diet, anyone wh...more
I highly recommend this book to anyone who is considering cutting back on their animal product consumption, anyone who wants a mostly or completely plant-based diet, anyone wh...more
I love the concept of the book...tying together plant-based/animal food's nutrient density with the environmental toll of food production. What I liked most was the highlighting of the 8 components of good nutrition, and examples of foods within each category (and especially that it is geared towards athletes). I can't wait to try the recipes!
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Thanks, Nat! Looks real good, I've got about 30 recipes tagged to try first, plus new ingredients to buy (sacha inchi? yacon syrup? dried goldenberries? arame?) and some shelved ingredients I could always use more (dulse, coconut, cashews, spirulina, nori)...and then I'll complete this.
Phenomenal Book with amazing recipes!
Has a lot more information than just recipes. It goes into detail about the benefit of being Vegan not only to us as humans, but the environment as a whole. He is very thorough with calculations of water, energy, and land savings by going Vegan.
Has a lot more information than just recipes. It goes into detail about the benefit of being Vegan not only to us as humans, but the environment as a whole. He is very thorough with calculations of water, energy, and land savings by going Vegan.
I read Brazier's other books, both of which included recipes, but I wasn't very excited about making any of them, so I wasn't sure how I would feel about this cookbook. We've tried close to a dozen recipes, however, and they're all DELICIOUS. And--bonus--most of them are super easy to make. There are a few that require special equipment, but they're definitely in the minority. If you're completely new to vegan or healthy cooking, this might require a rather extensive grocery-shopping trip, but i...more
I found this book to be a little to text-book-like for my taste so I ended up skimming a lot of the boon. There were some interesting facts in the book as a good recipe section. I did not try any of the recipes but may go back as do that at a later date.
I can't get behind these recipes. I'll be the first to say I don't have the most discerning palate, but I'm not about to go hunting for irish moss gel or sacha inchi seeds.
This is a great book full of solid and useful information in the front and interesting vegan and raw recipes in the second half. I like Brendan Braziers philosophies and straightforward approach.
I have to check out his other books. This book reaffirmed why I became vegan and is a wonderful guide to healthy food choices written by an Ironman triathlete.
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Probably the best book on veganism I have read! Excellent background info too, about environmental issues etc.
As someone who is 90% vegetarian, it seems like this book will help me choose nutrient dense foods to optimize my health.
After eating it: Got it from the e-library. Loved it so much, I will buy it for my Kindle to refer to it when needing to make best choices in menu planning.
After eating it: Got it from the e-library. Loved it so much, I will buy it for my Kindle to refer to it when needing to make best choices in menu planning.
Great book. Brendan makes logical argument about the nutrient/ resource ratio. I really liked the vegan alternatives to get nutrients. I've not tried all the recipes at the end. I tried few so far with pleasant results. Now I would like to read his first book 'Thrive'.
Just got this and can't wait to try some recipes this weekend.
Not much new information (for me) in the first half of the book. There's some strange comparisons to number of driving miles saved by food choices that seemed a little abstract to me. But all in all, good information. The second half of the book is full of healthy, interesting recipes. I took this book out of the library but decided I had to buy a copy so that I could have all the recipes.
This book is a great resource. It describes for you the health benefits of nutritional components as well as lists foods to eat which have these nutritional components. Some foods may not be something you wouldn't have originally thought of thus giving you alternatives. There is also a great recipe section which is awesome and really helpful! Love good healthy recipe ideas! Great find!
Interesting recipes, but be ready for complicated ingredients (which, admittedly, buying organic is a main premise of the book.)
very interesting.
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Best-selling author (The Thrive Diet, Penguin 2007) and professional Ironman triathlete, Brendan Brazier is the founder and creator of a raw, organic, whole food health optimizer nutritional porduct called Vega.
As one of the only professional athletes in the world with a solely plant-based diet, Brendan advocates the benefits of plant-based foods for both environmental and physical wellbeing. He...more
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As one of the only professional athletes in the world with a solely plant-based diet, Brendan advocates the benefits of plant-based foods for both environmental and physical wellbeing. He...more
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