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The skeptical vegan, my journey from notorious meat eater to tofu-munching vegan - a survival guide, Eric C. Lindstrom ; foreword by Victoria Moran

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 262-264)

autobiography

no index present

non fiction

The skeptical vegan

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Eric C. Lindstrom ; foreword by Victoria Moran

my journey from notorious meat eater to tofu-munching vegan - a survival guide

Growing up in an all-women household and coddled endlessly by his Italian mother and grandmother, Eric Lindstrom was nourished to obesity on meaty sauces, fried eggs, and butter-laden cookies. After spending the first half of his life as an adamant omnivore, Lindstrom went 100% vegan. Reluctantly. Overnight. From burgers to beets, from pork to parsnips. It's time for a down-to-earth book that proves anyone can go vegan (even someone who once ate sixty-eight chicken wings in a sitting). How can a man adopt a vegan approach? Won't he die of protein deficiency? What if he is married to a vegan woman? How would he order a salad at a Minnesota steakhouse? What should he bring to a gluten-free, nut-free, macrobiotic, nightshade-free, oil-free, vegan potluck (true story)? Part confession and part survival guide, The Skeptical Vegan explains how simple it really is to be vegan, covering topics from food and nutrition to social challenges and lifestyle. Snarky, witty, and opinionated to a fault, Lindstrom speaks as a male vegan, contesting the notion that "real men" should only eat meat. With twenty original "veganized" recipes including portobello steaks, carrot hot dogs, tofu wings, "meaty" chili, and cauliflower bites (which helped him shed thirty pounds), Lindstrom demonstrates how to take control of your diet while still eating "meatily" and taking into account the ethical considerations of living a better life for the animals, the environment, and yourself

The Skeptical Vegan: one man's transition to veganism -- Fair-haired golden child: the only son in an Italian household -- Meaty, beaty, big, and bouncy -- Four funerals and a wedding -- Taking a vacation from vegetables -- What's the number for 9-1-1? -- Meeting Jen and going vegan -- The bet: woke up vegan -- On being skeptical: going "all in" -- Friday dinner -- The travelling vegan; or, a vegan in a Minnesota steakhouse -- Survival mode: anything you can eat, I can eat vegan -- The history of milk, eggs, and the world -- Poop and other bodily functions vegans go on about -- Potatoes: the other white meat -- ABCs of vegans -- How to go vegan in two easy steps -- Eating plants is sexy: making vegan babies -- Speciesism and the humane touch -- Defending veganism -- Cravings, vegan potlucks, and the holidays -- The angry vegans -- Why I stayed vegan: vegan butchers -- A horse with no name -- Be vegan. Be better. -- Planet vegan -- The meaty vegan recipes and the vegan kitchen