-Ellen Coleman, RD, MA, MPH, Sports Nutritionist, Author of Eating for Endurance
... an exceptional resource for individuals who want a user-friendly guide to ultra low-fat eating.... my highest recommendation!"


-Ginger Patterson, Ph.D., RD, LD, Wellness Consultant on Nutrition & Fitness
"... excellent ultra-low fat cookbook... The recipes are enticing and the sheer number of them provides something for everyone."


-Dean Ornish, M.D. President, Prevention Medicine Research Institute
"Highly recommended."


Book Description
Recipient of the Benjamin Franklin Best New Voice Award for Excellence! This ideal, to-the-point guide describes how to remain healthy without eating red meat, fish or poultry. Over 130 recipes that are creative and easy-to-follow, are ultra low-fat, require no exotic ingredients, and follow the heart-disease prevention guidelines advocated by Dean Ornish, MD., Offering invaluable advice on changing to a vegetarian lifestyle, Vegetarian Cooking for Healthy Living covers the basics of successful fat-free cooking, shopping right, stocking the vegetarian kitchen, cooking smart, and choosing the best fat-free products available.


About the Author
Co-author Jamie Gates Galeana, MS, RD, LD, practices as an independent nutrition consultant in Florida. She received her Masters of Science Degree in Nutrition from Boston University and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Dietetics and Nutrition from Florida International University in Miami. Specializing in cardiovascular, wellness, and sports nutrition, Jamie has been a freelance nutrition writer for over ten years. She resides in Fort Myers, Florida with her husband and family. Co-author Mary Ter Meer earned her degree in home economics from Western Michigan University. Her lifestyle changed after her husband, Dave, suffered a near-fatal heart attack and his only freedom from further health complications could be found in Dr. Dean Ornishs heart disease reversal program. She has since then developed many delicious and nutritious low-fat, low-cholesterol vegetarian recipes for herself and for her husband. She lives in Bay View, Michigan during the summer and in Fort Myers, Florida in the winter months with her husband of nearly 50 years. They have three grown children, and one grandchild.

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