Sarah Elton

Meatless? A Fresh Look At What You Eat by Sarah Elton is a fantastic and easy read for any person who is considering vegetarianism, veganism, or plant-based diets.

This book would be great in a public library or available in schools for younger readers who are seeking honest answers to alternative ways of eating. There is no obvious bias from the writer in this book. She simply offers interesting facts and information regarding the food that we eat and why we eat it.

I am impressed by the amount of information available in this book regarding the environmental effects of eating meat and the costs of eating meat.

For readers who do want to remove meat from their diets, there are easy to follow suggestions and recipes available in this book. The glossary and index with source information and further reading titles also make for a handy guy for those who want to really consider a plant-based diet.

I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in a meatless diet. For vegetarian, vegan, or plant-based diet parents, this is a great book to share with your children!

I received this book at no cost, courtesy of NetGalley, for my honest feedback and review.… (mehr)

This looks at trying to eat locally in various parts of Canada. The first half of the book looks at agriculture and farming (the family farm, young farmers, organics, greenhouses), and the second half of the book moves into cities (urban farming, restaurants serving local, etc.)

Lots of people in lots of places across the country are doing things to try to make the world better by sourcing locally. It was interesting to learn about some of those different things. The author has a section at the end where she tries to help offer suggestions on what people can do/look for/ask if they want to move toward eating locally. She admits that she isn’t perfect about it, but really, every little bit helps. At the same time, once again, I wish I liked to cook or garden or both – would be really useful for my environmental sensibilities.… (mehr)

Meatless? By Sarah Elton had so much more information that I was expecting. This is a very educational book for middle grade (junior) children to understand what it means to be a meat eater. It discusses things such as where meat comes from, the environmental cost (cutting down forests etc.), greenhouse gasses, and other food options. It also explains the differences between being vegetarian, vegan, flexitarian, and pescatarian. It also talked about various religions and what they believed. The way it was presented was easy to read and interesting. It would help children make decisions about how they want to eat, and what they want to eat. The book doesn't try to sway anyone to be for or against meat, it just explains the simple facts. The author even included a weeks menus showing how you could eat without meat for one week. The back of the book contained a glossary, further reading suggestions and even recommended some vegetarian cookbooks. I liked that the book talked about accommodating everyone's eating style at your home so they feel welcome. A good book to be used with youngsters asking these types of questions, those considering a change in their eating habits as well as when you are teaching about the environment and the impact raising animals for meat has. The publisher generously provided me with a copy of this book via Netgalley.… (mehr)