Bøger af Ellen Jaffe Jones

Not only can a plant-based diet be good for health, it can also be easy on the pocketbook. Learn how to forgo expensive processed foods and enjoy flavorful meals based on delicious, high quality basic ingredients. Author Ellen Jaffe Jones has scoured the shelves of popular supermarkets and big-box stores and calculated exactly how much it costs to eat healthfully and deliciously. One week's worth of menus shows how these recipes can be combined to get a per-serving cost of $4 a day, less than an average meal at a fast food outlet. Readers find out how to adapt their favorite recipes, cook with beans and grains, and use bulk buying to get big savings.

Discover essential strategies for the single vegan cook, including how to set up the kitchen for one, plan exciting meals and menus, shop for fresh produce, choose the right tools and equipment, trim prep time, and save money. Both neophytes and experienced cooks will benefit from the valuable tips for extending the shelf life of produce, determining which canned goods and packaged items to buy, and transforming leftovers into appetizing meals. Cooking solo doesn't mean cutting corners when it comes to flavor and satisfaction. With over 100 recipes perfectly portioned for singles, Vegan for One proves that cooking and eating alone can be both pleasurable and gratifying.

Anyone who wants to be more active but doesn't think they're athletic enough to pull it off will find help and inspiration. Packed with practical information and achievable programs for both aerobic and weight-bearing exercise, this book provides enough great tips to motivate even the most avowed couch potato. Acclaimed athlete, trainer, and nutrition consultant Ellen Jaffe Jones describes how to develop basic routines for walking, running, biking, swimming, weight lifting, and yoga. Learn about how and why to employ warm-up and cool-down exercises into a workout, which gadgets and gear will help improve performance, tips on how to stay injury-free, and how to utilize the everyday environment from walls to furniture to instantly fit in exercise anywhere, anytime. In addition, readers learn why eating vegan can augment the benefits of exercise and help prevent exercise-related injuries.