A twice-weekly sharing of eco-shwag.
Two lucky green LA girl readers will each win a copy of The Kind Diet: A Simple Guide to Feeling Great, Losing Weight, and Saving the Planet by Alicia Silverstone!
Those Clueless about eating veg can learn about how eating a more plant-based diet can help you eat healthier and greener too. The Kind Diet isn’t just for vegans — though the book certainly encourages veganism. As Jenny Rough describes it in Lime, this book offers “three paths toward better eating”:
1) Flirting, a diet that’s rich in veggies, but includes small amounts of animal products; 2) Vegan, a diet with no animal products; and 3) Superhero, basically a vegan diet minus processed foods (even the “healthy” ones).
Hopefully this’ll not only encourage factory-farmed meat-eaters to rethink their hormone-filled steaks, but also convince long-time vegans that water-hogging-and-polluting Coke, imported-from-Taiwan processed soy “meats,” and mercury-tainted Hershey’s chocolate syrup aren’t exactly eco-friendly or healthy either.
Comment by Thursday to get into the drawing for The Kind Diet, which’ll happen Friday (more info on freebies here). US addresses only.
This book looks awesome! Count me in. :)
Comment by Dorothee — October 23, 2009 @ 9:35 am
Oh, yes, must have this book! Jessica Porter, author of Hip Chick’s Guide to Macrobiotics, co-wrote this book. Her book is great if you want to know more about macrobiotics.
Comment by Deb — October 23, 2009 @ 9:43 am
This sounds great, please count me in.
Comment by Valerie — October 23, 2009 @ 9:50 am
This book looks so great! I was bummed to miss her when she was at the book signing in Santa Monica
Comment by Cosmo — October 23, 2009 @ 10:12 am
i love her so much! I’d love to read this and improve my diet. it’s existential!
Comment by debbiesnax — October 23, 2009 @ 10:17 am
I flipped through this book at a bookstore. Recipes look really good, and not very hard.
Comment by Monica — October 23, 2009 @ 10:32 am
please count in for this draw! thanks muchly…
Comment by Lisa Inversin — October 23, 2009 @ 10:33 am
I’ve heard such great things about her book. Can’t wait to see it and try new recipes :-)
Comment by Sylvia — October 23, 2009 @ 11:27 am
Have been looking for a book like this! It sounds amazing! Saw her recently on the view and the food looked awesome!
Comment by marra wilds — October 23, 2009 @ 11:36 am
Count me in too!
Comment by Whitney — October 23, 2009 @ 1:10 pm
I have read many good things about her book!
Being a vegetarian for many years now, this book
would be wonderful to win. Please count me in.
Many thanks…..Cindi
Comment by Cindi — October 23, 2009 @ 1:13 pm
like omg..lol…count me in.. I LOVE ALICA SILVERSTONE
Comment by Jamie — October 23, 2009 @ 3:54 pm
Very interested in getting my hands on this one.
xoxo
Elena
Comment by Elena — October 23, 2009 @ 7:13 pm
“Now that takes care of our minds and bodies, but we should do something good for mankind or the planet for a couple of hours.” -Cher in “Clueless”
she was way existential in that movie
Comment by mel — October 24, 2009 @ 12:36 am
I am a huge Alicia Silverstone fan. I just know I will love this book!
Comment by Melissa — October 24, 2009 @ 6:17 am
Friday freebies: The Kind Diet
Cool book
Comment by michelle rosborough — October 24, 2009 @ 11:07 am
Another great looking book.
Comment by Jeffry S. P. — October 24, 2009 @ 2:23 pm
I always considered my diet to be a healthy one, but lately, I’m realizing more and more that what I’ve been taught to eat growing up isn’t necessarily the best for me. I love that this book addresses that very notion, and offers new ideas and ways to embrace healthier eating & living. Needless to say, I’d love to learn more.
Comment by christina — October 25, 2009 @ 10:12 am
sign me up!!! =]
Comment by Jordan — October 25, 2009 @ 2:18 pm
This would be a great book to have right now. I’m in the middle of detox and changing my lifestyle/eating habits.
Comment by Cathy — October 25, 2009 @ 3:04 pm
Count me in! I’d love to read this book (already vegan but can always learn new things) then pass it on to a friend.
Comment by Erica — October 26, 2009 @ 7:56 am
I’d love a copy. I saw an interview with her and Joy Behar and it has inspired to cook more vegan things again. You can see a photo of one of the hummus, Corn and Edamame-Sesame Salad, and Chewy Oatmeal-Raisin Cookies I made recently from Veganomicon here.
Comment by Britt Bravo — October 26, 2009 @ 1:06 pm
I’m a vegan who needs to lose weight…LOL… so maybe this will help.
Comment by Adrienne — October 26, 2009 @ 3:03 pm
Would LOVE to win this book as I’m just learning more about green cooking and this would be a yummy read!
Comment by Pam — October 26, 2009 @ 7:13 pm
Hershey’s chocolate syrup has mercury?!? Yikes. I’m interested in reading this book. I’m a flirter and could learn more.
Comment by Kathy — October 27, 2009 @ 12:15 pm
Sylvia and Jeffrey S.P. are the lucky winners!
Comment by Siel — November 2, 2009 @ 3:29 pm