Badass Vegan
Fuel Your Body, Ph*ck the System, and Live Your Life Right: A Cookbook
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Publisher Description
A “wake you up” manifesto and plant-based lifestyle plan to buck the system that keeps us fat, sick, and tired—from the Badass Vegan.
As John Lewis, aka “The Badass Vegan,” says, when most people meet him, vegan isn’t the first word that comes to mind. He’s six-foot-six, African American, with the build of a guy who played Division I college basketball. Not bad for someone who hasn’t had any animal protein in fifteen years.
Lewis became a plant-based eater when he saw how the conventional American diet was utterly failing his community. As he describes, heart disease, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and chronic pain are killing Black people faster than any gun. The issue of food injustice is huge and complex, but as Lewis tells his strong community of followers, one solution is simple: Wake up now and do better in your own life. Want to give the middle finger to the processed food and pharmaceutical industries that are keeping you fat, sick, and tired? Go plant-based.
Badass Vegan offers an irreverent and eye-opening four-part master plan to help readers shift their mindset and enjoy the massive health benefits and pure pleasures of a plant-based lifestyle. Lewis demystifies going vegan and makes it realistic—even if you’re intimidated by a whole avocado (Lewis once was, too)—with rock-solid advice on stocking a pantry, getting your nutrients, building strength, shedding excess weight, and ultimately creating sustainable change for a lifetime of health. Complete with 75 recipes for delicious food that’ll keep you motivated, from Jack U Up Street Tacos to Cucumber Watermelon Smoothies and Kimchi Nori Maki Rolls, Badass Vegan is a timely and profoundly needed manifesto for living a life with a lower risk for disease and making a positive impact on the world.
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"Being healthy is a right, not a hobby," contends Lewis, who was a butcher before becoming a vegan, in his pragmatic debut. He surveys the benefits of "becoming a badass vegan" and warns that diets high in meat, milk, and eggs lead to plaque buildup and eventually heart disease. The livestock industry, Lewis explains, contributes to deforestation and sucks up significant water resources; therefore, going vegan is also better for the planet. Pushing back against common misconceptions, he explains that lentils and seitan have more than enough protein to compensate for not eating meat and that athletes can thrive on a plant-based diet, as Serena Williams and NBA star Chris Paul have demonstrated. Elsewhere, Lewis positions veganism as a social justice issue, condemning the federal subsidies for meat and dairy production that prop up the fast food industry, whose restaurants pervade Black communities that lack access to more nutritious food and contribute to residents' high levels of hypertension, cholesterol, and cardiac disease. The examination of how veganism intersects with food justice issues enlightens, and readers will appreciate the dozens of recipes, including a panzanella salad and Saint Louis BBQ that uses jackfruit instead of pulled pork. Those curious about veganism will find this a powerful resource.
