The Flexitarian Diet: The Mostly Vegetarian Way to Lose Weight, Be Healthier, Prevent Disease, and Add Years to Your Life
by Blatner, Dawn JacksonEdition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2010-05-31
Publisher(s): McGraw Hill
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Summary
"Flexitarianism" is the hot new term (one of the "trends for 2010" from Bon Apetit!)for a healthy way of eating and managing weight that minimizes meat without excluding it altogether. This diet, from a high-profile nutritionist, shows how to use FlexFoods to get the protein and nutrients you need with just a little meat for those who like it.
Author Biography
Dawn Jackson Blatner, RD, LDN, is a national media spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association, a flexitarian cooking instructor, and an internationally recognized speaker. She has a regular healthy eating television segment called "Take a Bite" on NBC Chicago, is the nutrition consultant to the Chicago Cubs, and writes a food and nutrition blog for USA Today. She lives in Chicago.
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments | p. v |
| Introduction: Flex Effects-Weight Loss, Disease Prevention, and So Much More | p. ix |
| Getting Started: The Five-by-Five Flex Plan Design | p. 1 |
| The Flex Five | p. 2 |
| Setting the Right Flex Goal | p. 10 |
| Your FlexScore: How Flex Are You? | p. 12 |
| Five Flex Food Groups | p. 17 |
| Meet the New Meat | p. 18 |
| Veg Out and Satisfy Your Fruit Tooth | p. 33 |
| Go with the Grain | p. 43 |
| Dairy Discovery | p. 53 |
| Sugar and Spice (and Everything in Between) | p. 56 |
| Fill in the Nutrient Gaps from A to Z (Vitamin A to Zinc) | p. 74 |
| Five-Week Flex Meal Plan and Five-Main-Ingredient Flex Recipes | p. 75 |
| Flex Fridge, Pantry, and Spice Rack Staples | p. 79 |
| Essential Flex Kitchen Tools Checklist | p. 81 |
| Week One Recipes, Meal Plan, Shopping List | p. 84 |
| Week Two Recipes, Meal Plan, Shopping List | p. 115 |
| Week Three Recipes, Meal Plan, Shopping List | p. 146 |
| Week Four Recipes, Meal Plan, Shopping List | p. 177 |
| Week Five Recipes, Meal Plan, Shopping List | p. 208 |
| Five Flex Fitness Factors | p. 241 |
| The World as Your Gym | p. 243 |
| Start-Up Strategies | p. 244 |
| Maintaining Motivation | p. 246 |
| Tools of the Trade | p. 248 |
| Beating Exercise Barriers | p. 252 |
| References | p. 257 |
| Index | p. 267 |
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