Introduction 1Part 1: Being Vegetarian: What It's All About 7Chapter 1: Vegetarianism 101: Starting with the Basics 9Chapter 2: Vegetarians Are Sprouting Up All Over: Why Meatless Makes Sense 25Chapter 3: Nutrition Know-How for Living Vegetarian 39Chapter 4: Supplement Smarts 65Chapter 5: Making the Transition to Meat-Free 81Part 2: Planning and Preparing Your Vegetarian Kitchen 97Chapter 6: Getting Familiar with Common Vegetarian Ingredients 99Chapter 7: Shopping and Stocking Your Vegetarian Pantry 117Chapter 8: Cooking Tools and Techniques 139Part 3: Meals Made Easy: Recipes for Everyone 165Chapter 9: Beyond Cereal and Toast: Whipping Up Breakfast Basics 167Chapter 10: Serving Simple Starters 187Chapter 11: Enjoying Easy Soups, Salads, and Sides 205Chapter 12: Making Meatless Main Dishes 219Chapter 13: Baking Easy Breads and Rolls 239Chapter 14: Dishing Out Delicious Desserts 249Chapter 15: Celebrating the Holidays, Vegetarian-Style 265Part 4: Living -- and Loving -- the Vegetarian Lifestyle 275Chapter 16: Getting Along When You're the Only Vegetarian in the House 277Chapter 17: Vegetarian Etiquette in a Nonvegetarian World 285Chapter 18: Eating in Restaurants and Other Venues 299Part 5: Living Vegetarian for a Lifetime 313Chapter 19: When You're Expecting: Managing Your Vegetarian Pregnancy 315Chapter 20: Raising Your Vegetarian Baby 327Chapter 21: Meatless Meals for Children and Teens 337Chapter 22: Aging Healthfully: Vegetarian Lifestyles for Adults of All Ages 353Part 6: The Part of Tens 367Chapter 23: Ten Sound Reasons for Going Vegetarian 369Chapter 24: Ten Simple Substitutes for Vegetarian Dishes 375Chapter 25: Ten Vegetarian Lunchbox Ideas 381Chapter 26: Ten Vegetarian Dinner Menus 387Index 393
Suzanne M. Babich, DrPH, MS, RDN, is a registered dietitian and Professor and Associate Dean of Global Health at the Indiana University Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health in Indianapolis. She holds a doctorate in public health from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. A former newspaper columnist, she is the author of 14 diet and health books and more than 600 newspaper columns and magazine articles translating research into practical advice for the public.