The Flexitarian Diet: The Mostly Vegetarian Way to Lose Weight, Be Healthier, Prevent Disease, and Add Years to Your Life : The Mostly Vegetarian Way to Lose Weight, Be Healthier, Prevent Disease, and Add Years to Your Life

**If you'd like to have all the health benefits of a vegetarian diet--but can't imagine giving up meat . . . If you'd like to lose weight, increase energy, and boost your immunity--but can't stand following a bunch of rules and restrictions . . . The Flexitarian Diet is just for you!** ''With her flexible mix-and-match plans, Dawn Jackson Blatner gives us a smart new approach to cooking and eating.'' **--Joy Bauer, M.S., RD, CDN, ''Today'' show dietitian and bestselling author of Joy Bauer's Food Cures** '' The Flexitarian Diet is a fresh approach to eating that's balanced, smart, and completely do-able.'' **--Ellie Krieger, host of Food Network's ''Healthy Appetite'' and author of The Food You Crave** “Offers a comprehensive, simple-to-follow approach to flexitarian eating-the most modern, adaptable, delicious way to eat out there.'' **--Frances Largeman-Roth, RD, senior food and nutrition editor of Health magazine** “It's about time someone told consumers interested in taking control of their weight and health how to get the benefits of a vegetarian lifestyle without having to cut meat completely out of their life.” **--Byrd Schas, senior health producer, New Media, Lifetime Entertainment Services**

Lose weight, increase energy, and boost your immunity—without giving up meat!

"With her flexible mix-and-match plans, Dawn Jackson Blatner gives us a smart new approach to cooking and eating."

—Joy Bauer, M.S., RD, CDN, "Today" show dietitian and bestselling author of Joy Bauer's Food Cures

"The Flexitarian Diet is a fresh approach to eating that's balanced, smart, and completely do-able."

—Ellie Krieger, host of Food Network's "Healthy Appetite" and author of The Food You Crave

"Offers a comprehensive, simple-to-follow approach to flexitarian eating—the most modern, adaptable, delicious way to eat out there."

—Frances Largeman-Roth, RD, senior food and nutrition editor of Health magazine

"It's about time someone told consumers interested in taking control of their weight and health how to get the benefits of a vegetarian lifestyle without having to cut meat completely out of their life."
—Byrd Schas, senior health producer, New Media, Lifetime Entertainment Services

Introducing the flexible way to eat healthy, slim down, and feel great! "Flexitarianism" is the hot new term for healthy dieting that minimizes meat without excluding it altogether. This ingenious plan from a high-profile nutritionist shows you how to use "flexfoods" to get the necessary protein and nutrients—with just a little meat for those who crave it. As the name implies, it’s all about flexibility, giving you a range of options: flexible meal plans, meat-substitute recipes, and weight loss tips. Plus: it’s a great way to introduce the benefits of vegetarianism into your family's lifestyle.

Enjoy these Five Flex Food Groups:

Flex Food Group One: Meat Alternatives (Beans, peas, lentils, nuts, and seeds; Vegetarian versions of meats; Tofu; Eggs)

Flex Food Group Two: Vegetables and Fruits

Flex Food Group Three: Grains (Barley, corn, millet, oat, quinoa, rice, wheat, pasta)

Flex Food Group Four: Dairy

Flex Food Group Five: Natural flavor-enhancers

(Spices, buttermilk ranch, chili powder, cinnamon, Italian seasoning, herbs; Fats, oils, butter spreads; Sweeteners, granulated sugars, honey, chocolate; Ketchup, mustard, salad dressing, vinegars, low-fat sour cream)

Less meat = more weight loss and better health. Introducing the flexible way to eat healthy, slim down, and feel great Flexitarianism is the hot new term for healthy dieting that minimizes meat without excluding it altogether. This ingenious plan from a high-profile nutritionist shows you how to use "flexfoods to get the necessary protein and nutrients--with just a little meat for those who crave it. As the name implies, its all about flexibility, giving you a range of options: flexible meal plans, meat-substitute recipes, and weight loss tips. Plus: its a great way to introduce the benefits of vegetarianism into your family's lifestyle. Enjoy these Five Flex Food Groups: Flex Food Group One: Meat Alternatives. Beans, peas, lentils, nuts, and seeds Vegetarian versions of meats Tofu Eggs. Flex Food Group Two: Vegetables and Fruits. Flex Food Group Three: Grains. Barley, corn, millet, oat, quinoa, rice, wheat, pasta. Flex Food Group Four: Dairy. Milk, cheese, yogurt. Flex Food Group Five: Natural flavor-enhancers. Spices, buttermilk ranch, chili powder, cinnamon, Italian seasoning, herbs Fats, oils, butter spreads Sweeteners, granulated sugars, honey, chocolate Ketchup, mustard, salad dressing, vinegars, low-fat sour cream Flexitarianism allows you to get the health benefits of a vegetarian diet without giving up meat. Studies show that flexitarians weight on average 15% less, have a lower rate of heart disease, diabetes and cancer and live nearly four years longer than their carnivorous counterparts. Presents a five-week diet plan that divides food into five groups and incorporates these groups into weekly menus, along with recipes, shopping lists, and advice on how to incorporate exercise into the program Provides a flexible meal plan, meat-substitute recipes, and practical weight loss tips, along with five-week meal plans, five "FlexFood" categories, and a helpful Flex Score quiz.