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Guides to the Veggie/Vegan Issues
Want to know more about protein or what to eat?
Confused about genetic engineering? Interested in saving animals and protecting
the planet? Want to know where to start? Start here! Read
them on line now or order them from our Books
for Life on-line catalogue.
Viva!’s Guides are all written by experts or celebrities and are
packed with up-to-date information and helpful advice - a brilliant way
to expand your knowledge on vegetarianism/veganism.
Healthy Veggie Kids is a must-have guide for any parent of a 0 to 16 year old who wants their child to be healthy!
This invaluable guide shows parents why a plant-based is so health protective. It covers what children aged 0 to 16 years need to eat and where to get it. It has an easy to digest food chart and portion size advice. It also explains why animal products can cause harm to children and adults.
A fascinating read for anyone interested in helping children eat healthily.
New guide for kids makes cooking veggie easy! A fabulous 28 page colour booklet featuring 23 delicious, quick and healthy recipes, many of which were invented by young veggies and vegans themselves!
1. Nutrition in
a Nutshell
Why a plantbased diet is healthy and nutritious. Includes vitamin chart
and where to obtain all the nutrients you need on a vegetarian or vegan
diet by Juliet Gellatley and Amanda Woodvine, Nutritionist, Vegetarian & Vegan Foundation. Introduction by Audrey Eyton
2. NEW Stop Bugging Me
Food poisoning affects around 850,000 of us in the UK every year - enough to fill Wembley Stadium almost ten times over. It can feel like a full out battle between your body and the food you have eaten! The fact is that almost all food poisoning germs originate from animal farming and animal foods.
This guide explains:
- the major causes of food poisoning
- what are the nasties. bacteria, viruses and superbugs?
- what happens when you are poisoned
- the steps you can take to avoid a war with bugs!
- why going vegetarian or vegan protects you and your family.
Stop Bugging Me! is easy to read and fascinating. Arm yourself with the facts now!
3. End of the Line for Fish
Excellent new Guide on how commercial fishing is devastating the world’s
oceans. Sections include: State of the Seas, Fishing Methods, Bycatch,
Shellfish, Fish Farming, Do Fish Feel pain and Fish and Health.
4. The Food of Champions
Vegetarian and vegan diets for sports. By Laura Scott (MSc Nutrition),
Senior Nutritionist, the Vegetarian and Vegan Foundation. Introduction
by Dr Chris Fenn.
5. Martin Shaw Cooks Veggie
A delicious collection of totally animalfree recipes from TV's popular
actor. Perfect for inexperienced and experienced cooks alike.
6. NEW Wheat-eaters or Meat-eaters?
What is our natural diet? Are humans evolutionarily adapted to eat animals, plants or both? Fabulous, easy to read guide with anatomy chart of carnivores, herbivores, omnivores and humans which looks at our dietary history and explains why we consume animals at our peril! By Amanda Woodvine, Nutritionist and Colin Spencer, author and Edited by Juliet Gellatley (BSc Zoology)
7. Your Health in
Your Hands
Dr David Ryde, a Fellow of the Royal College of General Practice and
Viva! and VVF associate director, Tony Wardle, explain how diet affects
our health. Listing many of the common diseases they review the latest
research and show that a vegetarian diet is overwhelmingly healthier
than the typical Western meat diet. Easy to read and with 150
references.
8. Genetic Engineering
The implications for health, environment, animal welfare and farming explained.
A very readable summary of the impact of the biotech revolution.
9. Planet on a Plate
The link between human and animal
suffering and how it threatens the world. By Tony Wardle, Associate Director, Viva!
10. Justice Denied
The link between human and animal suffering and how it threatens the world. By Tony Wardle, Associate Director, Viva!
11. A Matter of Life and Death
Intergalactic guide to how farmed animals are treated in the UK; plus info on how you can save lives
12. Feed the World
Introduction by Jeremy Rifkin
Meat is not the only reason for world hunger but it is high up in the major
league. Find out who in the world is hungry, why countries are in debt, why
factory farming is a disaster for the developing world and going vegetarian
is a vital solution.
The L-Plate
Vegetarian
The ideal guide for teenagers and new veggies. Not a recipe
book but a guide to quick tasty lunches, main meals and ready foods
and to the masses of foods available from supermarkets.
The L-Plate Vegan
Here’s the ideal
guide for new vegans. This excellent and practical booklet explains how
to replace dairy products and eggs. Not a recipe book, this guide gives
masses of ideas for breakfasts, lunches, main meals and ready-made foods available
from supermarkets.
NEW Vegetarian and Vegan Mother and Baby Guide
A wealth of practical information on having a healthy pregnancy and vivacious, robust baby!
Invaluable guide by Rose Elliot, Britain's best loved vegetarian cookery writer and Juliet Gellatley, founder of Viva! and the Vegetarian & Vegan Foundation. Includes a two-week menu plan for older babies and toddlers.
Vegetarian
Guide to the Lake District 2011-12
The only guide to the Lake District catering specifically for vegetarians
and vegans … and offering a wonderful choice of more than 70
guest houses, hotels, B&Bs, restaurants, cafes, tearooms, health stores
and shops selling cruelty-free products, including over a dozen establishments
that will welcome you and your four-legged friend with open arms.
Disabled access is also highlighted for
several entries.
How to be Dairy-Free is a fantastically helpful and friendly
guide, with 36 pages of practical advice and inspirational, easy recipes.
It showcases many alternatives to everything from butter and cheese to
milk chocolate; and tastes tests soya milks. It has lots of useful info
- which coffee chains offer soya milk; how to ensure soya milk doesn't
curdle in coffee; lists the best vegan stockists; as well as allaying doubts
about vitamin B12 and calcium. How to be Dairy-free also has 20 vegan recipes
- with a Tofu Heaven section explaining how to use this wonder food for
starters, main means and divine desserts - many with colour photos. All
this and it's FREE!
Get Healthy With Heather
Viva!/VVF guide,
paperback, £2.90
Buy now
Get fit, feel good, look great! Heather Mills shows you how with this indispensable guide to going vegan. It covers everything you need to know about making the transition from animal to plant foods. Includes a wealth of information on nutrition, shopping, recipes and a handy “veganiser” chart. Heather motivates and encourages with tips and quotes throughout.
 Featuring the very best season recipes and everything you need to know about meat and dairy-free dining this Christmas
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