Mushroom: A book review and a talk about health from a reformed junk food junkie.

Recently I was book shopping in town. I found a wonderful book that I had passed over several times before, because lets be honest....mushrooms don't seem too exciting. I mean even the book cover was plain.....But look inside!

Chinese Mushroom soup

Mushroom Bruschetta

Hot and Sour Noodle & Mushroom Salad

Mushroom Brioches

Mixed Mushroom Pizza

Mushroom Burgers

Mushroom & Bean Chili

Garlic Mushrooms

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Not only is this book filled with visually stunning pictures, it is mostly vegan, and what isn't vegan, can be made vegan fairly easy.

I try to buy all of my books used. I know that probably sounds strange to some people, but if I can pay for $20.00 for 5 like new books, instead of $50.00 for two that is my kinda deal. Hastings Book store occasionally has this book deal and when they do I stock up! It is not unusual to see me walk out with 15 books at a time.

Here is what I picked up this time.

Really interesting read, actually healthy food based on a custom eating plan. Very ETL approved!

This book really surprised me, it is not as filled with seafood as I thought it would. Alot of the recipes are easily converted to veganism.

I hesitated to put this in my post. We have family with prostate cancer. It is a truly important subject with me and I am not one to take any type of cancer lightly. I have intimate knowledge of cancer and life threatening disease and so I take my health and the health of my family very seriously.

Eating is something you have to do, you should take it seriously. Would you feed your children Mc Arsenic Nuggets, if it was the latest craze? Would you change your diet if you could live another 30 years? While that may sound funny to some, and even more absurd to vegans, vegans can eat unhealthy foods too.

I cringe at the thought that I ate as a junk food vegan for as long as I did.

Think of it this way, like I do.

I use to smoke.... alot. I was also a vegan.

My children had to sit in the back of my car while I smoked. So what if the window was down, so what if I never smoked in the house. I smelled. I stunk. I quit smoking and now I cannot stand the smell of smokers.

It is disgusting, it is unhealthy and it causes cancer.

Third hand smoke is more lethal than smoking, did you know that?

Food is just as damaging as smoking, or drinking for that matter.

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Those who drink an entire of bottle of wine with dinner, in my opinion have a problem.

If you eat huge portions of food, vegan or not you are going to die early, you are robbing those that love you years of time together. Just because it is vegan does not make it healthy.

Tofutti cream cheese is deadly, so is Better than Sour Cream.

If you must eat things like this, make it yourself. Use organic tofu. That way you will not be subject to harmful GMO'S.

Make a vow to yourself this coming year that you will do what it takes to make healthy resolutions and stick with them. YOU ARE WORTH IT!

With that said. I am very interested in feeding my granddaughter healthy vegan fare that tastes good and is going to give her what a growing baby needs.

Yes she is only three weeks old, but if I start now, think how informed I will be in three months!

This is not a vegan book, but the recipes are so intriguing I know I can make them healthier and vegan.

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I am not perfect. I learn something new everyday. I struggle to fight against my own inner monologue telling me it is ok to cheat.

Just eat a damn twinkie, it is vegan after all.

I ate the twinkie btw...Then I suffered terrible pains. Was it worth it? NO..

Will I talk myself back into trouble, most probably yes.

I love food..

It is a never ending struggle to maintain. I will triumph! You will too, I just know it!