Feeding the Healthy Vegetarian Family: A Cookbook

by Ken Haedrich

In this book, Ken Haedrich shows that it is not only very possible, but also easy, fun and utterly scrumptious to raise your family on an entirely meat-free diet. The father of four (ages 6 to 14), Haedrich is the master of the vegetarian family menu.



The emphasis here is on family, and Haedrich offers over 250 recipes that consider such important issues Does it taste good? Will my family eat it? Can I prepare this in a reasonable amount of time? Are the ingredients easy to find? And, is it healthy and balanced? The book also features special sections designed specially for kids. Written in Haedrich's warm, endearing style, the book is filled with little anecdotes, family jokes and traditions, special recipe contributions from his kids, hints, secrets and tips which make it inviting, appealing and completely accessible. Ken Haedrich welcomes you into his family and into his kitchen to help introduce your family to vegetarianism. Yes, it is possible to raise a healthy, happy, well-fed vegetarian family. And in this book, Ken Haedrich shows you how to do it with easy-to-follow instructions, fun for the family and undeniably delicious results.

Genres: Cookbooks, Nonfiction, Cooking, Food

320 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1998

Reviews

[Ostap Bender · Rating 4 out of 5]

Healthy and filling comfort food. Love the variety and the spirit the book is written in.

Loved these:
Barley, Mushroom, and Spinach Tian (p. 179)
Tempeh, Onion, and Cheese Enchiladas (p. 181)
Caramelized Onion Tart (p. 206)
Mushroom Barley Soup (p. 54)
Braised Kale, Winter Squash, and Corn (p. 124)

These were more in the ‘OK’ category, but fun to try nonetheless:
Magnificent Muffins (Dairyless Blueberry-Pumpkin Muffins) (p. 240)
Veggie Burgers (p. 79)
Karen’s Macaroni and Squash (p. 138)

[Deborah · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is fantastic. Okay not all the recipes can be made super fast, and not all of them are as delicious as they might sound, but we have made many that are keepers and there are still many more that we want to try. The neat thing I like about Haedrich's book is that he treats the presentation of the food like an art form. Healthy is important, but so is presentation. This book emphasizes both.

[Erin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent recipes for anyone with an abundant garden!!! Tons of recipes that can use up all your extra eggplant, tomatoes, and peppers. Enjoyed the vegan peanut butter cookies and Karen's macaroni and squash. My go-to summer cookbook!

[Nancy]

Got this from the library. I haven't made anything from it, but 3/4 of the recipes look good. No odd or hard to find ingredients, either. I'm going to have to hunt down my own copy of this one. My only problem is that it doesn't have pictures. I like my cookbooks to have pictures.

[danica · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was the first vegetarian book I got from the library when Matt and I decided to become vegetarian. Ken Haedrich and his family like bell peppers more than I do.

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

Since my son is a dedicated vegetarian, but picky about his vegetables this gave of some new things to try.

[Shelia · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one of my favorite cookbooks.

[Monica Willyard Moen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This cookbook is worth having whether or not you have any plans to become a vegetarian. It has recipes for food that most children would actually eat. I was a vegetarian for approximately three years when my daughter was born, and one of my biggest complaints is that most vegetarian cookbooks have recipes that are too fancy or too weird to serve a family. I wish I had this cookbook back then. I might not have decided to give up on being a vegetarian.
I became vegetarian when I became pregnant with my daughter because I wanted to avoid the hormones, antibiotics, and other chemicals in our nations meat supply. I couldn’t afford grass fed beef, and I didn’t live on a farm where I could raise chickens to get healthy eggs. That was back in 1993. By the time my daughter was a toddler, I gave up on being a vegetarian because I wanted good food, food that was good both in taste and health. The Internet was in its infancy at that point, so I depended on books from the library to learn to cook vegetarian food. I was so burned out and bored with my same few dishes.From my point of you, back at that time, most vegetarian cookbooks were written by hippies who had very strange ideas of what children would eat, or what I wanted to eat come to that.
Things have changed a lot since then. There are several excellent family focused vegetarian cookbooks now, and this is one of them. The recipes have just the right amount of information for preparation, the food tastes good, and the book is easy to use. The ingredients are easy to locate, even when living in a small town. I have made three of the recipes for church potlucks, and my pan came home empty each time. 😀 I didn’t mention that what I made was vegetarian. The food was good, and that’s all that seemed to matter to me and the people eating it at church.