Tundra Books
$14.99

Making a choice to eat a vegetarian diet is not an easy one, especially for children and teenagers. Not only do they face questions and misunderstandings from non-vegetarian family members, they are not in control of the family meals. I'm a Vegetarian is written to address the concerns of teenagers and their families about to embark on vegetarian diets. It gives young vegetarians strategies for gaining support for their new diet, even at traditionally meat-filled fiestas such as Thanksgiving.

The book explains vegetarian foods, nutrition and meal planning in a simple straightforward way and is a good resource for anyone approaching a meat-free diet for the first time. There are lots of interesting vegetarian facts sprinkled throughout - did you know that the word "vegetarian" was coined not from "vegetable" but from the Latin word "vegetus", meaning lively or vigorous. Once the basics of staying healthy on the new diet have been covered, the book has vegetarian recipes for things like hummus, veggie chili, and a few vegan-friendly desserts. The resource section at the end features a well-chosen sampler of websites, organizations, cookbooks, and magazines.

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